Today was dry, sunny and the air was clear. There are forecasts calling for more rain late tonight. I hope it doesn’t rain, for the sake of all the folks who are camping out to celebrate Loy Krathong.
The ‘Zany Day’ song was “Lovely Rita” by The Beatles. Time for a trip back in time with an ‘Old School Friday’ tune. “__ __ __ __ __ __ I held you, held you tight. ‘Cause I love, love you so, promise I’ll never let you go __ __ __ __ __ __.” Hint: This song was originally written by Hoagy Carmichael and Jo Trent, a long time ago. This R&B remake begins with background vocals singing: ’Shoo doob shoo be doo’ several times. That should help (555).
This morning Natcha and I went to Makro. We thought we’d be getting there early at a little after 9am. Not so, the place was jumping and crowded with shoppers. Natcha knew where everything was and we made fairly short work of our list. Most big stores have an aisle that is used for product promotions. This morning at Makro they were promoting various house brands of sweets and desserts. They had tables set up with samples, and special outfits for those serving and selling. It was quite festive and I’m sure it created a traffic jam once they got started. The timing couldn’t have been better, considering the holiday weekend.
We are gradually adapting to our new life downstairs. It’s gone beyond ‘camping’ in our house and has now been shifted to ‘living’ downstairs. I think Daku misses hanging out on the balcony and surveying the yard, but he also likes the cool tile of the guest room so it’s a toss up. Nitchanan likes it because she can visit us without the stairs. Lisa can move about the house and that is a lot better than being stuck upstairs. There is still the issue of where Daku decides to sleep. Sometimes he’s right in the path of the wheelchair and has to be stirred from his sleep. Other times, if he’s just dozing, a little kibble is bribe enough to move. I think my back is doing a tiny bit better, although my range of motion is limited. Sometimes I have to remember that it takes time to heal.
Since Monday, when I hurt my back, Lisa has been housebound. Today I went to The Wanderer to meet a friend. I saw Khun Kwan and told her of our situation. She said they could have someone take the chair out of the van and then reload it later. That means we can go out for coffee or a meal and not have to deal with the lifting. This was a bright spot in the day.
We can hear the thumping bass from across the river. When the bedroom door is closed, it's barely there, but walk into the hall and it’s very clear that there’s music out there.
Today’s photo was taken at Wat Pra Kaew. This is a copy of the Emerald Buddha that was found buried in a wall of the temple. In the days of conflicts, invasions and such, many artifacts were hidden in case a temple was overrun. The legend is that the Emerald Buddha was buried for safe keeping and then forgotten. It was revealed after an earthquake. The original is now at Wat Poh in Bangkok.
Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. The ‘Funnies’ are coming.
Peace,
Danny
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