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Hi,

We had a day with some promising clouds, but no rain.  A few miles north of us, in Ban Du, it was raining.  So goes the weather in Chiang Rai.  

I was a bit surprised at how many of you knew this ‘Zany Day’ song.  Here are a few of the dances he’s learned.

“I can mash-potato (I can mash-potato).  And I can do the twist, (I can do the twist).  Now tell me baby (Tell me baby) do you like it like this?  (Do you like it like this?).  Tell me, (Tell me), Tell me.  __ __ __ __?… Now that I can dance.”  Clue:  The intro was the only real lyric in this song.  The rest is basically a list of all the popular dances of the day.  Get your dance on while it’s looping in your head.  

Our morning adventures began with a trip downtown to the Thai Airways office.  Cat is going to Hua Hin next month for a weekend ‘camp’ to learn more about the airline/travel program at the university there. This will be Cat’s first time on an airplane. She will be flying Thai Air on her return trip and we couldn’t purchase it online.  Lisa is going to fly with her to Bangkok, help her get the bus to Hua Hin, and give her the 'dime tour' of the airport.  

The next stop was Big C for supplies.  Across from the entrance we saw a very large crowd gathered in front of the A.I.S. (Cell phone provider) store.  It turns out A.I.S. recently got access to the 3G network and was offering a SIM card exchange.  Each customer has to turn in their present SIM and have a new one encoded.  The provider we use already has a 3G network so we know the joys (555) of having fast internet when it’s needed.  Today’s photo shows a bit of the crowd.

Thailand is one of the largest users of Facebook and other social media in Southeast Asia.  Of the 30 million active users per month, 66% login on a daily basis, and 28 million are active on mobile devices.  That’s just a brief overview of the activity.  No wonder the crowd was so anxious to get onto the 3G network.  We have had to invoke a ‘no phone at the table’ rule at The Big Brown House.  

This afternoon the couple that cleaned our curtains returned.  They hung everything and told us that the price was less than the estimate.  Hmm, how often does that happen?  They also brought a new shade for our shower room.  They were very efficient and friendly.  At one point, the wife commented that Daku was a very lucky dog, not having to be out in the heat.  Daku agreed with her.  Now we can close out the night.  Cat is also very happy to have her curtains back, since one complete side of her room looks out on the backyard.  Without the curtains it felt like a fishbowl.  

It was such a hot day, we just knew the pool would be perfect for swimming, but it was not to be the case.  We had a cool night last night and it never got enough direct sunlight today.  There’s always tomorrow.

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

               Peace,

                         Danny

“Be the reason someone smiles today.”

~Unknown