Hi,
This morning the Chiang Rai sky was strangely overcast. It stayed like that all day, which kept the temps down to a comfortable level. This afternoon we visited the trade expo.
This week's 'Zany Day' tune was remembered by a few of you. Here's a little more from this 'concept' song:
"You don't have to answer, there's no need to speak. I'll be your belly dancer, prancer, and you can be my sheik..."
Hint: Clearly, this song doesn't take place in the city, imagine a stand of palm trees, desert breeze, and a cozy tent. Hmm.
Today was one of those slow days. We went into town and did a few things, but nothing exciting. Well, there was the thrill of negotiating a major intersection where the traffic lights were out. Luckily we were making a left turn (think right in the west), so it was easy to sneak by, but those trying to go through had a little more trouble. It was one of those moments when a policeman with white gloves directing traffic would have calmed things down.
Lisa went to lunch with our friend Sutheera, and I had a solo lunch at home. While at lunch, Lisa learned that there are ordinances against burning, and there has been a big publicity campaign informing the public, but there is no enforcement. This seems to be a pattern for a lot of things. Once again, the realization that this is an evolving nation comes to the front of my mind. Change takes time and some change takes a lot of work. I will suspend the urge to go on another rant. Life goes on and we deal with it.
This afternoon we went to the Trade expo near our house. We invited Tatt to go with us. He needed to get out of the house and socialize a bit. He's been camping out in his room watching old Thai movies on his phone. A teenager on vacation. Boot and Kwang also went and the five of us walked up and down the aisles, looking at some of the same products we see at all of these affairs. There was a booth selling special mops and Boot was very excited about how it worked so we got one. Floors are a very big deal here and ours get mopped every day, even though we don't sit or eat on the floor, it's the way things are done. There were a couple of tables with yard tools that were interesting. Next to the various kinds of rakes and brooms was a display of cutting tools. Giant knives with a variety of blade shapes. These machete type tools are used for all kinds of things and people learn how to handle them at a young age. At 5pm there was to be a big rice sale. One bag per person, and they were lining up at 4:30. From the sound of things, there will be music tonight and tomorrow it ends.
The photo for today is from the housewarming we went to on Sunday. It's a center piece created by the designers of the interior of the house. Nothing like a bunch of Thai orchids to dress up a table.
A Few Orchids
As a final note, there was a new weather designation today: 'Stray thunder storms'. What? I guess they can predict when the storms wander from the herd. (555)
Have a Thrilling Thursday.
Peace,
Danny
your mind and your mouth."
~African Proverb
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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