Hi,
We're back in Chiang Rai, and the dogs are quite happy about this. When Boot greeted us she exclaimed about how cold it was. We just laughed and said, 'Not cold'. It was cool, but we now have a different reference point for cold.
It would appear that no one knew the 'Old School Friday' song, except Lisa. You should have known 'Misty' by Johnny Mathis. Oh well, time for 'Easy Monday' and a song that will stick in your head. "I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather sad, well, I just had to laugh. I saw the photograph..." Clue: The title is in 5 words and is not sung in the song. Four lads and an orchestra.
The flight home was a little longer than the one that took us to America. We don't usually fly on weekends so this was a new experience. Flying out of LAX on a Friday night was also crazier than usual. When we landed in Taipei it was 6:30am and the airport was bustling with activity. As we headed for our departure gate I couldn't resist taking this picture to share with you.
One of the toughest parts of flying into major airports is the amount of walking that must be done after sitting on an airplane for so long. When we arrived in Bangkok the walk seemed endless. Then, when we walked up the incline to immigration we had to stand in a very long line. There must have been several landings at the same time. The only way to pass the time without screaming was to listen to the various languages and wonder what they were going to do in Thailand. After our immigration check it was time to get the bags and find the bus to the 'little' airport. A bus ride later it was a short line to the window where we had to pay for our extra weight. We knew this was coming but it was worth it. When we finally arrived in Chiang Rai our friend Chalit was waiting to take us home.
Every time we cross the ocean we experience Jet Lag. I don't think we've totally defeated it, but while on our visit it seemed a little less dramatic this time. I've also noticed that this first day back in Thailand didn't include that overpowering urge to collapse. I didn't wake up at 4am ready to start the day. These are good signs that maybe sleeping on the plane has benefits. Especially if it's timed with where you're headed. I didn't even try to keep up with the time thing, but I know that I had some long stretches of sleep in-flight.
Today I hit the ground running, as the saying goes. Sleeping in might have seemed like a good idea, but there was the alarm and Daku. I made a early run to the post office and then Makro. Those were two things that haven't changed much in 3 weeks. There were other things that had changed, including the completion of a restaurant, the filling in of lots of land, and the fact that Boot has a gentleman friend.
While we were gone, Tatt's parents came to visit him. They stayed in our guest room and had a good time. Tatt took them to a few places in town and they went into the mountains to take warm clothes to some people in need. We will get to meet them when they come back for his graduation.
Daku has his first 'hot spot' in a little over a year. It's pretty intense so we took him to the vet this morning. When we got there I noticed some monks inside. As I looked closer I could see that there was a ceremony going on, not a pet visit. When Lisa got out of the car with Daku, a staff member came out and told us they were closed for the day. I'll just say that we were a little disappointed that they didn't offer an alternate clinic. We'll take him tomorrow and get it cleaned up.
We found out from our friend Jaffee that Lisa's four-panel cast acrylic print about Chiang Rai is now hanging in the VIP room at our local airport. We'll have to go back and see how it looks. He also told us that a writer from the Thailand edition of AMEX (American Express) magazine is coming to interview her. It's nice to return to news like that.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
not the way I want them to be."
~Unknown
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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