Hello

Hi,

The sky was a mixture of textures today.  At one moment it was clear, and within an hour there were rain clouds and the light breeze that usually means a storm is coming.  Then it would all be gone.  ‘They’ say showers are coming, but several of the predicted hours have passed with nothing happening.  Still waiting for rain.

‘Easy Monday’ really is easy.  In case you weren’t one of the many who responded, here is the chorus of the song:

“And __ __ __, baby, now __ __ __, though we really did try to make it.  Something inside has died and I can’t hide and I just can’t fake it.”  Clue:  Something has run out of time.  It’s from the early 70s.

We found out today that our refrigerator has been sitting at a shop, and has not been repaired because they don’t know how to repair it.  Our friend Sutheera rattled some cages and found out that it’s still under warranty with Hitachi and our friends at Sinthanee can repair it at no charge.  It’s been a month since it stopped working.  We have been very grateful for the use of a small fridge loaned to us by Caty.  Today’s photo shows one of the mysteries that can unfold when you least expect them.  There is no door on the freezer compartment, so when the egg tray in the door was filled, one of the eggs made contact with the ice and this magical thing happened.  The floating egg.

In the time we have been in Thailand I have learned that sometimes you have to listen beyond what it said.  Today Khun Nung came to do some fixit stuff and change some light bulbs.  He kept mentioning that he finished in the chicken.  After the second time I realized he was referring to the ‘kitchen.'  He has ‘some’ English, which makes life a lot easier for us, but sometimes harder for him.  The language thing works both ways.  We each assume that the other person knows more than they do, and we start to rattle on and leave them two sentences behind.  When you get that blank look, you know you’ve gone too far too fast.  I learned that the light sockets (a word he didn’t know) are mostly made in China and are not of high quality, and that’s why we keep having to change them.  I still can’t get him to understand that I would like him to get some high quality replacements.  We’ll have to have this conversation when Cat is at home and can translate.

Just when we thought we had a new system for getting some of our vitamins here in Thailand, it all fell apart.  The company in Thailand orders the product from the U.S.  We discovered that the package is sitting at Customs in Mae Sai.  Vitamins are no longer allowed to be shipped into The Kingdom.  The last time this happened, we had to drive up near the border with Burma and negotiate with the Customs man.  Maybe it will be the same tomorrow.  We’ll make the best of it by stopping at the fairly new and improved Makro while we’re up there.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

                Peace,

                          Danny

“Saying ‘Hello’ to the unknown takes faith.

Saying ‘Goodbye’ to the familiar takes courage.”

~Unknown