Hi,
We had another one of those 'post-card' days here in Chiang Rai. Actually, the afternoon was very hot. People are still talking about the hail storm that was most unusual. Today we went all over town doing things.
A few of you jumped right on the 'Easy Monday' song. Maybe the last line of the first verse will give it away:
"... gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shiny day." Hint: Too easy.
This morning we hit the streets with a list of places to go and things to get. Our first stop was the large stationary store called 'Munich'. When we pulled up it was closed, empty, gone. There was a map on the front of the building so I tried to read it. (555) The landmarks could have been anywhere. A school near a hospital, near a temple left me unsure as to where to go. We continued with the list and went to the veggie/fruit market.
On our next stop we paid a visit to our friends at 'The Tractor Store'. Jen and two of her sons were there. We hadn't seen them in for a long time and we had a gift for Poon-Poon, Nu's daughter. Jen showed us some photos from the flower show and told us about the continuing show at the park. She's going on a trip to China in a week.
During the thunder storms BamBam always wants to be next to me or hidden away somewhere. We stopped at one of the pet stores to find a little enclosed bed that she could use as her 'den'. We found one, now it's up to BamBam as to whether it's suitable. A quick call to our friend Chalit revealed the new location of Munich and we found it without any problems. It was a good day.
As we motored around the town we saw many new buildings that are finally finished. There are lots of shophouses and apartments. Some of the apartment buildings look like shophouses since the first floor has a sliding metal door. This is used as a garage instead of a business. With parking at a premium, it makes perfect sense.
Oh, we did see the Super Bowl, on Monday morning. I recorded it and by the time we started watching, we had enough on the disc that we could fast-forward through the black-out. It was a good game and it was fun. We didn't get to see any of the commercials. We kept seeing the same ones from this region, from airlines and travel promos. One new one really caught our attention. An Indonesian airline handles your visa check-in while you're still in the air. No waiting in long lines in the airport. I wish we could have that on our flights.
The photo of the day is from the big parade a few weeks ago. I thought you'd like to see these cool hats worn by a group of Hill Tribe men and women.
Cool Hats
Have a Happy Tuesday.
Peace,
Danny
~Stephen Covey
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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