Hi,
It would appear that we are out of the deep rainy season. We had a dry weekend with hot days and cool nights. Looks like we're on our way to 'winter'. There was a festival in Thailand, music in the air, and semi-final preparations made for the Bangkok art exhibit.
That 'Old School Friday' song that escaped some of you was "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King. Oh, and you knew that one. Never fear, 'Easy Monday' is here. "When the truth is found to be lies. And all the joy within you dies. Don't you want __ __ __ __? Don't you need __ __ __ __? Wouldn't you love __ __ __ __, you better find __ __ __ __."
Clues: Fasten your seat-belts and prepare for takeoff. This is easy.
Saturday was a Makro day. We went early again and it's working for us. Periodically I stroll down the open freezer case and check out the 'specialty' items. As you may have figured out by now, delicacies differ from culture to culture. Here's an example of something that I'd never seen in the grocery store when living in Culver City, CA.
Fresh from the farm
The most exotic thing we bought at Makro on Saturday was some salmon steak. Our friend Chalit came over for dinner and Boot cooked it in such a way that it was the best tasting salmon I have ever had. We had another of our stimulating dinners where the conversation goes from political to financial to spiritual.
Sunday morning starting at about 6:45am, we had a concert from the temple a few blocks away. Through their P.A. system we heard the Thai version of Gamelon music and some traditional gong and flute work for about 45 minutes. In between numbers the monk would read a list (in Thai) of donors to the temple. Not only did he read their names, but how much was donated. All of this was a part of the nine day 'Vegetarian Festival' that is held each year. The roots of the celebration are Chinese and the basic concept is about cleansing the body and mind. All around town we saw little yellow flags on the front of restaurants, and food carts letting everyone know that they were serving vegetarian dishes. It's a very big deal and some establishments change their entire menu for the festival.
We tried something different with the dogs on Sunday. Instead of exercising them two hours after their breakfast, we took them out as soon as we got up. It was cool and they were hungry. They ran like the wind. Daku had a great time chasing the ball and even ran hard to return it. When we can, that will be our new approach. Some mornings it's too hot to run them if we wait two hours.
This morning we drove out to the countryside north of town to the 'Frame Factory'. We took Lisa's latest cast acrylic print to be framed in time for the exhibit. We also shipped the catalogues to the gallery. This afternoon we looked at the menu choices from the catering company. So many little parts to create the magic. The last big job will be wrapping all the work in bubble-wrap and loading the three crates for shipping to Bangkok. The opening is less than 2 weeks away.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
"Life is like a roller coaster.
It has it's ups and downs,
but it your choice to scream
or enjoy the ride."
~Unknown
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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