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Hi,

This weekend we had a mix of weather in Chiang Rai.  There was sunshine and rain, major heat one day and cool temps the next.  There was also a mall experience.

Well, the ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Georgia (On My Mind)” by Ray Charles.  That brings us to another episode of ‘Easy Monday’.  “Hot town, __ __ __ __, back of my neck getting dirty and gritty.  Been down, isn’t it a pity, doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city.”  Clue:  A song many can relate to during this time of year in the metropolis.

Saturday morning Lisa, Blue and I went to the mall, after making a fruit/veggie run at the Healthy Market.  I had been told at the iSight shop (the Apple Service Center), that they could replace the camera in my phone. They said it would take about 2 hours.  We were there when the doors opened at 10am.  I had backed up my phone the night before and reluctantly handed it over.  There is new ownership at the shop and the staff is great.  Our plan was to return after lunch.  The next stop was the Apple store to get a new iPad Mini.  The one we were looking for has not been released yet, so we asked for the latest one available.  ‘No have’, was the response we got.  Then Blue and I walked across the main aisle and found exactly what we wanted at Banana, an I.T. store that has the same stock as the Apple store.  What?  On the way out of the mall we stopped at iSight to give them a number to call when they finished, and they told us my phone was done.  Yea.  The afternoon was spent putting my phone back together (555).  It’s like a new phone, since everything got wiped and a new operating system installed.  Hmm.  

Sunday we had dinner at The Bistro with our friends Brenda and Eric.  The five of us had some fun conversations, told stories and laughed a lot.  Dinner with friends is always a pleasure.

Somewhere in all that we did, we got our tickets for the bus to Chiang Mai tomorrow morning.  We will leave on the 9am bus and return on Wednesday mid-day.  While waiting in line I noticed a very important sign.

After our appointments at the Consulate, we will have a whole afternoon and evening to find things we can’t get in Chiang Rai, see some of the city in the process, and relax at our favorite hotel.  ‘Off Season’ is cool because we can stay at The Dusit D2 and it’s affordable.  It’s a small, modern/hip place with a vibe of it’s own.

The ticks are back.  The last two nights we have discovered tons of ticks on Daku.  All of our theories are flying out the window.  We thought they lessened with the rain, that the low-cut grass would help, but they are still here and attaching themselves to the dog.  I guess we still need that cedar oil compound that isn’t allowed in the country.  Hey, maybe they’d give us a livestock permit if we showed them Daku.  (555)

Have a Great Week.

               Peace,

                         Danny

“When you arise in the morning, think of 

what a precious privilege it is to be alive-

to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”

~Marcus Aurelius