If the massage doesn't kill you

There are many things that are spirit houses or places of remembering.  I don't know what spirit is near the water and apple..but it was just on the walk that I was on.

My class is going well, except I end the class sopping wet. Tomorrow I will bring a cloth or sweatband. I bought his little manual and now it is sitting on my desk and I am too tired to look at it.. Also I sure will not shower before the class

Long day... I drove way out to San Kempaeng and then watched a older man with an older woman riding on the back of his scooter...he lost control and started excellerating in a zig zag manner... which eventually zigged in my direction. I was next to a phone booth with garbage behind it and that looked for a moment my only way out...but they fell in the middle of the road. All in a day I did not take a picture of the accident..but the phone and the mail box. My faithful “steed” is the bike in the middle. Also, loved the three wheeler...like this better than the two wheels in the front..so when I come in 20 yrs..it can be a tricycle….

Now there is Thai Massage and then Thai Massage. I went to a place Bonnie said was true by the book thai... I ordered up 1.5 hrs. There was the usual discomfort in my legs, but my knee got torqued and I had to cry uncle...or whatever that sounded like dire distress. She discovered the knot in my shoulder and she was not going to back down until I was out of knots. She used every pointed part of her body as well as staning on me and using her knee. She even used some Thia Boxing ointment...I was able to walk out and even got home.

While I was waiting for the massage, I wondered about the street and found the small Thai boxing arena. There is nothing like a bar when it is empty...and this had a row of bars all with bar signs that lined the walk to the arena.

In the ring was this skinny french boy trying to learn how to do this...he was very sweety... I decided not to go to a fight...but the process is interesting.   I am off to class

scooting is inhibiting my photos....need a change

I am up early this morning so I can write before I start the day. It is amazing how compatible the Chi Gong and Ayurveda are..I think a 2 hr session would have done me in ...but I kept up just fine. Yesterday afternoon I took a long ride in the country... I am glad I figured out what bridge out meant..and I ended up on a single lane road going through rice paddy. I will try to get better about the camera... with it locked under my seat requiring me to stop the bike get off open the seat etc... there are no pictures. I stopped at the wood carving village and had the worst meal at the super c center.... I ordered my favorite lunch...which usually has cinnamin she added a couple of chili's which caused me to sweat and feel the heat...I ate enough to keep me going and had some cool cocco and got out of there. There is a good thing about being a girl scout...even without a watch, I can pretty much imagine the watch and with the sun find my direction... since I was many miles away, I could not see the mountains with are north of the city..., eventurally you get back to some civilization beyound a small village and there is some directional sicen indicating a direction to the city or the night safari or hung dung or someplace..and you get back into your directional traffic lane. I filled the tank again. I also had dinner with the other Bonnie last night and she showed me how to downloade books and movies from some pirate cite that I need to trash before I come home...it includes the entire kindle collection, millions of books, tv back to the 60's and movies...so when I have an evening..i will try that and then trash the program. I saw Michele yesterday..she took a day off and said to come out and tell them I have been there before and enjoy the ellie's and the dogs and I can always help her a bite. She confirmed and then the brit couple I told confirmed that I can get an extention at imigrations ...it will take a long day..and some $...but better than 500 baht a day for the time it would take to get out and back. And then there is the dentist...which I will not know about until thursday...so off to breakfast.and my class... and a massage today... I will not go so far today.

scooting sunday

I am writing must later on Monday since I started my class today and did not want to be late. Also  I  am writing this on line so it will take me a little longer and will not write as much. So yesterday, I had a long talk with me and said..why am I worried about getting  bike... mostly it is that I see frang who had never been on a bike riding all over and not having a clue.   So..I went to the shop and gave them my passport and got an automatic with a large under-seat compartment for my camera...and a basket for my bag..map etc.  The helmet... if you can call it that is for a boy... it is a little like WWII army helmet...  that you could boil soup in... but i am wearing it most of the time...just not down the street to eat. This is not a super picture...but i had to put the self timer on a trash can etc... you get the picture.... and I don't undo the helmet.. just pull it off of my chin....I think all it will do is keep the road dust off my hair... maybe
I went around and around the city a few times to get my left side going ...but in general...even though I am saying stay left all the time... I am sure I will be fine.

So I went to a very large Wat...and remain amazed at the construction folk who scamper up and down on bamboo poles.  There is usually a time clock, a gong and some stuff to buy to give to the monk.  Here you can see me putting in the 108 coins in the bowl... that was for a pray to keep me safe
Then the night market.   I am not one to buy things I do not need.   I  bought 2 pair of pants and 2 shirts... i  will ware to Chi Kong class....so  look over the stuff and it you would like something...just tell me and it will be honor to get it...but to buy to buy and give so you can say thank you and then put it in a  box only to say.. now what do I do with this... not my style.

fans                                 wood carving wall hang         hats (the in thing)          inlay wall hanging
an painted umbrella         scarf collection             pants                                        a dog jacket
jean shorts purse              dog hat                         pillow cases                     cotton scarves.
Really...anything anyone might want...just let me know.
Todays Chi Gong class was great..and he has a super book  and DVD.... i am ready for this....

2 hrs of Consultation 2 hrs for beer/lunch 2 hr for massage...where did the day go

Ok what are the chances that the Kripalu Ayravedic teacher and practicioner family live on 9h in Clavereck...near Georgette's farm. A lovely man that gave me two hours of his time( ok I payed $30)..but he was very good..and I ended up with some simple life changes and oil. He thought I was in great shape for my age..which made me feel very good, however, I am already very greatful to be in the eye of the huricane and know that like all of us..when we are enjoying the came that the turbulence is just ahead.. It is all about living whether in free fall spiral or just coasting along. He also said to do the waterfalls and rub my legs with Coconut oil... Walking 20 minutes a day here is no problem, except that I will try to rent a automatic scooter today. Olivares will not be surprised that he gave me a bottle of seaseme oil and said I should chew at night and in the morning. My right gland is very swollen and I know there has been a major event in my mouth...so all made sense.... and Rick and Jan would not be surprised that he said anything inverted is great..amazing.. so I will do breathing, shower and waterfalls daily.. and I suspect the legs will be much better. He drew lots of pictures and explained things very clearly...I got most of it..but it was a two hr crash sourse and I crashed. The Gecko books had a pretty simple book which I am now reading and using his notes. So the day was not filled with pictures and I had a camera issue... which since I was taking a long lunch and reading (which interprets as 2 large Chung) I decided not to tackle. I took the lens off and rest it and it is fine.

Re the dentist... I will know nothing until Thursday..when he will put in two more post and take impression.. I think it will take another week after that..but i  will not have to go  every day.

One of the biggest problems in vowing to make changes is not honestly assessing the depth of attachment to the way things are.. It has been very interting to see how I am attached to things that I am not fond of or that have been a habit. Rather like the sand in the shoe...hou get use to it...and while you “know” it is uncomfortable, you keep walkting....

 

I have met some very nice people who have spent time chatting.. Graham is from London and he does commercial painting..works for himself..and had a group of peoplewho feed him work. This is a slow time for him..so he is off to enjoy Asia.. he was reading a metaphysical book.. I don't know the girl's name but she was reading Love Story. It is very strange to me to be sitting looking at all the amazing lives that are coming at you to be reading... I read an interesting article in the BKK Post..and it said, it you are changing your life...change your lable...so this guy lived in the city but loved trekking..so to get himself to not use the lift or walk rather than drive...he wrote a poem which I have made mine

I am an urban ranger

I walk, its what I do

The city is my wilderness,

Buildings are my trees.

I hang my dreams on Wat doors

and park my thoughts on faces ignored

I know my poem is far from a finished product and it really rediculous but that is just it..I have always felt that I was more Don Quixote...tipping windmills and not carring that I was sometimes a bit ridiculous...and that is ok. It is when I think if I just buy a new pen, I will write better that I get sucked into the undertow of not doing something the way it is good for me...and on to another day...

and another plate of cashews, a lrg Chang, and a plate of mushrooms and rice.... and another beautiful day in paradice,  

trip day

I did not write before I came down and ofcourse there is someone who wants to chat...so I will put in the pictures and then talk around them.  The trip was one that you would do once... the highlight was the karen village weavers.. I have admired Monika's scarf and so I bought two...brown and blue... very nice.. and I will ask Joyce to help me learn how to put it on.... then i will look like her....(right).

First they make the weave out of a hemp  and the woman sitting on the ground with the funny hat is doing that...they she strings the long was and then shuttles te colors... (if Sharon is reading this ..then she will know) The woman is 27 ...looks 12... and her little feet are so short..they have made two boards for her to push against.  250 bht...which is about 8 dollars.. Cheryl and Page might recognize her shirt from the service we went to at the Church...

Then off to the veggie market... there were some great faces there ..but I got into the produce.

The market had a great deal of dried fruits and things... but most was from a govenment ag project..and it all looked great.
Then on to the waterfalls and temple area.

I think the photo pt said it all and the guide insisted on my picture with the sign...so here I am...I put the monk waiting on the top since he balanced me...

My big fear happened yesterday... on these trips there is only squat toilets... I have my fanny pack, my camara bag...and then must hold my pants out of the way...so This is me drying my sock... Oooooo well piss happens...

Now just a few other pictures... I have lost my room mate.. he was belly up this am..and i now know it was Mr.Newt... would that the other one would go that way...but I think he would be the best to assure the reelection. He  is about an inch and 1/2 in length... I wondered what he ate.... guess not much

Knots

Joe asked for some photos of the scout event.  I was having a little melt down at the time...and was seeking a lasse..but I did take a few.  I am not sure what they were trying to do..but it was during school time. I saw a bunch of boy scouts walking down the street with red sticks... and you can see in the forgound that they have lashed them together.  Then each group was given a collection of sticks ..four to go up as a flag pole and the rest to be lashed together as a base with the flag pole tied to it at the four corners.  I could see they were doing a rabbit comes out of the hole etc.. but the results appeared to be pretty conventional lashing as you can see in the close up of the pole.The leaders were laying down on blankets in the shade...I think also looking for a lasse....so full speed ahead .....or up you petard

off to the hills

I walked and songtowed to three yoga studios yesterday..that was from one end of the Old City to the other...and yes...Mr out to lunch was home. And has the best deal...5 days of 2hrs for 1500 which would mean 150 an hr. or about $4.25. So sounds like a deal. I also went to the park and watched the scouts do their competion. Take a bunch of poles and lash them together to hoist a flag. It was hot and and indoor banana smoothie was very refresshing. Along the way, I took pictures of signs that struck me. If I can change my acupuncture apt to the afternoon... I will take the course next week....and rent a scooter to do it and do some out of town site visits.

When I got off the songtow I happen to be at the coffee house my the thape gate...so I declared that it was tie for a 15 shoot of who crossed.. For dinner, I went with the other bonnie in the house to a veggie buffet.. very good for 100 bhat. She does accounting for the Corp of Engineers in Gr but is from Pittsburg PA... and her annual is $125K to do books... again..should have been an accountant. She has a scooter and dumpted it yesterday.. I have a tour today...so must be off to breakfast and get ready.   

no dentist

Mid afternoon dental apt leaves you with a small time in the morning and then a sore mouth afternoon..it is good for food consumption since you miss lunch. Today I will get lunch but had a soft dinner..and probably without my front tooth..:(. It is a good thing that it matters only a little. So yesterday, I decided to hike to the yoga place to talk with them... I went up and down soi after soi...and back streets etc. only to find I got there at lunch time. Today I will walk the internet since I have a body mind healing site. But this is the walk way...through small soi's, and sidewalk markets and old Wat's... and finally I see the ying/yang...found it again and the lunch sign....

The top three toward the right are the path to the lunch sign....The bottom two are on the way...  the broom man and the juice bar

I continue to walk much of the day but unfortunately it is from here to clinic and clinic to there. I have a 4:30 apt today. So I will spend some time at the park near the clossover to the new city. The walk way is covered which makes it nice in the hot sun. I had two conflicts with the language yesterday.. I could not tell what was in a danish...and it turned out to be spinish..not my first choice and then I tried to order a cheese and tomato sandwich which I thought I could handle with my numb mouth.. but she bought beans on toast... now that is not to be my favoriate..when I said.. no I ordered cheese and tomato she understood the tomato and brought me beans on tomato toast.. I ate half. They could see the error and only wanted to chanrge me for the mango yogart but I split the difference.

Trying to make friends with the dogs......let sleeping sleep....

Last night after my mouth was able to feel..I went to a upscale restaruant that Monika and I ate at that is near by..it has swings you sit in to eat. I sat at the edge drinking bar and read the paper but had a good conversation with a young dutch man about our values... he said they are much more pay as you go rather than charge or buy what you can't afford... sounds like a plan. The food was great and the 2^nd Chang was even better...I have been having very strange dreams or .. one about Julia Roberts and one about Rob Goodling...even here there is sand in my shoe. Lol

don't you love it.....
My work today is about emotions as control of the mind..I surely see the connection to body..I get hungry..I get impatient... so feed the beast..  We lost electric this AM so blogging later..and the dentist office called and Dr is in the hospital...so next apt next week... Also met a woman here from PA who works for the embassy in  Gr.. and we will have dinner.    

pain in the legs

End of another long day...2 hrs in the chair... many xrays..and no needle..Now is wind down time...Cion Dion is singing on the teli ..Today I had the best thai massage...mmm I hope that I can sleep tonight without my legs hurting me. If not, it will be off to the pharmacy to see what I can do...I tried to help this along with some peanuts, two large chungs and some great food...But back to the day. I ate a new place today ..actually twice. They have a little bakery and are “organic”..sorta like me...when I can I eat organic and when I can't..I try to eat fresh. I am sure the dental will go on to next week since I havfe an apt today and tomorrow (1 & 4:30) for 2 hrs each to put in the posts for the crowns. They both will be with a tooth connected. Then we will see what will be. Today, I think I wil go talk to the “out to lunch” guy about starting and what to do when I can't go to class re make up. Georgiana sent me the papers used in her class and I have a tape..so I am sure I will understand it. So for some pictures.

This is not a big flower season or I have not seen many orchads in the city. At this time, I pretty much know every soi in the Old City but I have not found the thai pants that I want.. So today I tried to look for flowers that are blooming along the way. I also found that I am dog shy. When I was young, my mother who was afraid of dogs would always tell me not to run up to a dog...I never listened and often would bring home a dog I thought needed a home..somer were very big.

I also continue to see patterns and wanted to fuss with the ampature setting..so this is some of the things I saw. I am very interested in the simple way of work and how hard everyone works to do their best. They are careful and work with great concentration. The bamboo scafling is climbed quickly but they can stand at a spot for a long time to do masonry.

Finally, this is the land of smiles and Chiangmai the home of meditation. There is said to be 300

Wats in the larger city... that is a lot of Wats..and many to tend to. The wonderful blue sky makes a nice background. I also noted that they must have really beat the drum to make a hole. Elephants and chickens are everywhere.

My practice has taken a study time rather than sit time. Although in between drilling and x-rays I do breathwork and try to focus on my breath. I almost fell asleep this is not impossible since they have your mouth open for you. If I can't get my legs to function well then a week of meditation practice at the forest Wat will be difficault and I probably will opt for a boat ride to Laos. I will not bus and hike to the plane ..very long trip to be alone....but I have no plans except shower, blog, mail, breakfast, walk to Body & Mind Healing School, sit in the park and read my meditation book and get a post.... I might go to the night market today..but might not.

end of the canals

Since dental is my anchor it is hard not to talk about it.. One tooth had three canals and one just one...so there were four canals yesterday for 1.5 hrs. Got my Songdaw organized on the way out ...40 bht..zip zip and then just a 4-6 block walk. The hardest part so far has been keeping your mouth open for that time...You have an assist tool..but your jaw gets tired. Today we will fill three teeth...2 hrs. the two days was about $600 for two root canals and treatment. I thinkshe is putting a support into the two lower teech...but who knows...Above is a pitture of my team... to one on the top is the cleaner the lower left is the root canal dr (I am spending the most time with her) and the man is Lek the crown maker...

(I got the feeling that the woman at the top...longed for the says of the young women)

After I had Koi Soi... which is turning into a favorite..and I ate with English people who told me the Chinese New Year events at the Warorot Mkt were fun. I also had a short beer but really worried about spilling it all over me since I could not feel anything. The Lila Thai that Monika and I went to several times has opened a new place near the Thape Gate... I was drawn in by my reflective self said..go back to the old one... Nice woman Phat gave me a mild foot massage and then hot minerals. I slept better and it felt great. After I walked to the market to see what was going on... here were all these little girls all dressed up trying to drink out of a straw so they would not spoil their make-up. I was in the wrong line coming into life... waste of money and time. My skin might have some clogged pores ..but in general it is soft and not too wrinkled. The lighting was not super and I have limited editing with me...but the collage gives some idea of the pomp and cercumstance. Again..the show was to start at 7..and at 7:30...I walked on...

top is fish                                                               balloon man in the crowd         pig head over noodle balls

squid on a stick                                               beef Kabobs                                        suishi

The food was also a little different...but it was very crowded and hard to get a good shot... While I organized for today, I watched the english version of law and order....it is everywhere.. At midnight..someone shot off fireworks...but soon back to quiet... and sleep.  Off to breakfast...look at another chi kong place and french toast with fruit....mmmm

Sunday one adventures

I stopped at two Wat's and then there is the out to lunch and no show....and finally my travel companion

I am hungry this morning so I want to have time for a long and good breakfast. My dental is at 10 but of course I have to get there. I will try a songtaw today on the way there. Walking to lunch is not bad and I need that kind of time to have my face start to feel like it belongs to me and I will not be drooling soup.

Yesterday was a stop start day. I had pancakes and fruit in the morning, then a mixed berry smoothy for lunch and a nice dinner at the Ginger House outside in the garden. It was a good and and attractive and I ate in the garden...and you know it is a nice toilet.. The stop start was that I walk from the lower right side of the old city to the upper left...a good hike (at the end of the day it was 4 miles)..when I got there the sign said out to lunch..so I had a large smoothy and talked to some birds in a cage. When I returned they must have had a long lunch...This is were I will do Chi Kung if I am to do it...

I then decided to go to the 3 o'clock monk chat at a Wat that is in the forest on the edge of the city. I thought of walking but why..so I took a Tuk with a guy that had a dog in the back... He was taking Bodia to the groomer..but they were closed.. so this was take dog to work day... It was a long ride and would have taken me an hour or so to get there. I got a pamphlet about the place and interesting it was the home of the author of the mindful book I am reading. I checked out the retreat site and met a few of the white clothed meditators who spoke English. While I waited I talked with a young man from England who was there working with children teaching math/art via fractals..interesting and his thoughts on Buddhism were close to mine. I located the meditation site at the back of the lake in the chinese pavillion and read about the place. The story goes that this monk was seeking enlightment and when a spirit came was asked if he would remain pure of heart...and when he answered yes..she gave him enlightment but when he took whatever it was....he touched her.. so he go enlightment but also a bit of the crazies. He was a scholar but at night he would get up and wander about. They often lost him in the woods... so the king made a series of caves for him roam but in the morning ...the help would scamper through the caves and find him... Some of the caves have been restored. Well 3 o'clock c ame and went and finally one of the white meditation folk went off and came back with the meditation moke went to the city and has not returned....so more out to lunch. The Englishman had tolk his driver to return..so we split a tuk back to the city.

The most frustrating part of the blog is getting the pictures in ..so when I can, I will use a collage to try to tell a wider story. I made it for about 3 hrs last night at the market and decided it would be children and food night...so this is what I saw... the children are sweedish, german, french, chinese and Thai.

On interesting thing in the food is the fluffer stuff with cheese on a taco....They also had Japanese pancakes... my father would call them ..50 cent size with jelly...so they made a sandwich out of them and sold 3 sandwiches for 10 bt.

The top left is a very typical scene on each corner of the market.  folks toss down a spread and put down a stool and for 60 bhat...you have a 1/2 hr massage.  Under the massage is a picture of a butterfly hair clip and then a small view down the streets.  the green is banana leaves as flowers..then marshmallow fluff on taco's with cheese.. a waffle, qual egs and center flan...mmmmm

Time to move..shower, pack up...call G..put the blog up.breakfast and off to root canal...and how is your day Mrs Robinson....

Sat market and no dentist

market faces

 It was a nice day since no dentist. My little restaurant had the day off as did several others because of the new years. There was some dragon and drums but mostly it was a quiet day. This morning..and it is now 8 am ..there are fireworks. My spiritual work is coming along and I know it will help me in the next dental phase. I have discovered that there is only one street OJ person and that is on Shape Rd where we have known it to be. I am going to one of the smaller markets today and get fruit for my room use. I had the room cleaned yesterday..now sheets and it is OK to use the toilet for toilet paper... that will make it nicer. I will pay my next three days today. So I went to the market and went upstairs so I could look down. I also had a 2 hrs massage yesterday 360 ...so about $15. it was Thai and foot and she used some nice menthol on my legs. They had been an issue..I think I will take the tact that more is better..but in a few days, I might not be walking.. I found a place that has an intensive 10 day 2 hr a day chi kung course for about $30... once the teeth stuff is over I might do that. I sat next to a Scottish woman at the Chinese Dr clinic and now have run into her again. She might also be taking the course. When I went to the veggie restaurant run by the Ellie Nature Center, she was there with some Aussies who were just coming back from serving lunch on the street to raise money for the lost dogs. I am taking a good look at each dog and asking...are you kind. The Sunday market starts at 4 today and I think I might go early to see what is there..and maybe get another pair of pants. Then get someplace to take pictures. They keep you off the Gate now.. I am sure some drunk fell off.. too bad..good spot for the crowd. Today I will check out the yoga a place  and go to Wat Umong at 3 for a Buddhist talk in English. Then food and market. It is sunny and peasant. I did wake up with my legs..but the Advil got me back for a good sleep...and another beautiful day in paradise. ( I am balancing between mango shake and Chung...Monika had a good influence on me)

Phat Thai

2nd the cabbage

first the egg

x

Then the soya and mix

long days journey into afternoon

Ok...did I live? I did very well considering I just had the crowns of six teeth drilled and hammered off and then a root canal on the top back... so I will end up with six crowns, three root canals, two posts and maybe a new partial. The procedure took 3 hrs...but there were several things about the procedure that are different.; During the cleaning they put a cover over my face so that only a hole around my teeth is open. The cleaner is the one that determines what is happening to the teach. I can see she has an MS in gum work...and my cleaner is a woman diplomat whatever that means. She had great teeth and smile..Today, Dr Lek ( I felt good about that name) started and of course give Novocaine ..three shots for the crown removal and another for the root canal. After I can't feel my mouth... they start with a block in back of the mouth and tell me to bite down and it was so foreign to me..and challenged my sense of lack of control and I was also trying to breath- I had a moment of panic until I c could get my mind around it all.. ...and I had to settle myself and pretend that I could only breath from my nose. After I relaxed it became easy just to let the water be in my mouth until it was suctioned and I started meditating with a 10 count. My crowns had become fond of me and it took some pushing and prodding and hammering etc.. and I just counted. Until 2 hrs later.. I was without 6 crowns.. and with it two teeth. The root canal Dr was a woman and after shot # 3 she put a Vaseline on my lips a small towel on my mouth and some type of spring thing in the back of my mouth to keep the mouth open. It was not uncomfortable so I just went back to the counting. There was a process of drill, x-ray, drill that went on three times... and then finally all of that was over... they popped in two temporary crown sets and my bridge and I was done for the day. I got the new estimate..and for 6 crowns, three root canals, two posts and a new bridge.. it will be about 4500. I think it is necessary..so it will be done. They also gave me pain meds.. but quickly took them back when they checked my records... I wrote allergic to morphine.. so they gave me extra strength Tylenol and I was on my drooling way. I walked to the Jok place ...about a mile and let the wonderful mushed rice soup with egg and some buns comfort me. My laundry was ready and a weeks worth all folded and ironed was about $2... happy body...that and a hot shower...mmmm simple things equal great pleasure. I have slept on and off since 3:30 and it is now 7...so off for some soft veggie quesadia and the book store. While I have slept, I still feel like I had a minor accident and since I am learning to check into the body ..it is saying.. this is not the night to walk to the night market.

same same but different teeth

I learned many things yesterday..first rather than put a crown on the top right or do gum surgery on the bottom left.. after a deep cleanning and xrays, I will have the crowns on the top left and bottom right removed, root canals on two teeth and 3 new crowns on the right bottom and left top. Today I will get the total cost...but it sounds like it is about 480 a crown and root cannal maybe 260-300 each..but who knows...what I do now that life is practice and yesterday I fell to my common spot when I am hungry...that is impatient. I got there at 1 and we went through do this no that.. and then the cleaning at 2 and another no not that but this...and then the first dr wanted to see me and at 4:15 they said could you come back at 5... I started the day at 9:30 with the good Chinese Dr and then acupuncture and heat on my knee and shoulder... then I walked...................................throught the old town and then the hospital and then to the clinic with 5 min. to spare. It was a long time since my 8:30 omelet....I found a bakery and coffee shop at 4:45...but I was confused about what I was doing and hungry and tired..and I wanted the “mother” I never had. I think they should toss out nursery rhymes … those mothers don't exist but when you are confused and alone and hungry;..you long for one. Maybe that would be a good business.. surely more real than tharpy since so few people want to do any real work..they just want to feel better. I am so enjoying a person I know who is a PhD... and very nieve...she puts on facebook ...does anyone want to do some therapy I know but have not done in awhile... I will give it to you for free since I need the practice. I guess she thinks a client would not see that... and would you just be excited to go to her to have that done if you were paying....That was so funny to be.. that I forgot about the day.... I ate so fast, you would have thought I was starving ...and today I go back for two 1.5 hr apts...from 9 until noon..but then off until monday. Anger is our emotion..whether it be depression or violence..same same but different... and no I will not call that therapist....  

oil massage...or praise Buddha for hot water

I came to the conclusion last night that an oil massage that I can afford is much like an MRI. I asked Mrs Kristi where I could go around here that was pretty cheap. I should back up that I walked and walked yesterday looking for the one Monika and I went to last year... as it turns out....it is the next street up and one soi over... very close.. at the end of that street is the rice soup place....all good to know....I don't know why, I saw the young folks waiting for a customer in there little purple jackets, eager and smiling and I thought of my older body laying there like a dead walrus and I eventually walked on... so now it was 6ish and I had talked myself into it... I decided that maybe a smaller place would be good..so Mrs.Krisiti said.just w the street and......corner. Mrs.Krisithas a nish male friend and while her english is good..when she is going from her thai head to a conversation with friend to me...I was not sure if it was just past the corner..or around the corner.. When I did not find anything around the corner I went past the corner and here was a small spot. You know it is small when they tell you to go through the internet place next door..and it has 4 computers. Did I turn around and go 2 blocks...no. So I was in...then put a towel down on mattriss, closed curtains around a space next to a spot with mens feet handing out.. and said it will be about 5 min. She gave me a towel for my body and I looked up at my cot space with thin sheets hanging about... and had to do a what the hell...I could hear Linda say..no way..and Monika say it will be OK... and Cheryl laugh...and JoAnn say, I'll wait outside..etc..but I just take off my clothes..cover myself with the towel that came over my breast and landed someplace between my thigh and my knee... better that a tea towel. So in about 2 min. in came a nice young woman and said.. on your stomach please... At that point you have to say ...what the hell..because you are about to put your ass out into this cell..and that is where you do the MRI think...close your eyes and don't open them until you are clothed. I will spare you the detail..but for the next 40 min... she put some oil on you..could have been olive oil and prepared you for the oven...rubbing you all over.. no rubbing or massage.. My head had thought Kurt and get the kinks out..and live gave me an oil pusher. This side..that side.. up and down front..the entire front.. and back..and then she ended with some rubbing her hands on your head... not deep temple rub ..just rub like you might pet a dog.. In an hour..i was ready for the oven..she whipped me down.. left the curtain open so I sat there looking at a man while I held my towel.. and he closed the curtain.. I got dressed paid her 200 baht and was off for a roti. There are two morals to the story..you get what you pay for..and two blocks to be satisfied is been than one block for less..

As I walked down the street in BKK and saw this large vehicle covered up in the daytime..it made me wonder why. It looked large enough for a bus and they are busy during the day. So I was not surprised to see the vehicle uncovered at night. At times it was very busy but I happened to catch a pic without only a few around it... This is where you need a short staff person. While the top is open, the tender was spending much of her time reaching under the counter for stock. Of course I thought of my friend with an ambulance. Not that we could have a travelling bar...but a coffee bar... how sweet.

In Chiangmai there is an other bar...which I will take a picture of at a latter date.