All in a day...

Okay so this is not going quite as planned… EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING is written in Thai on the blogger site, intepreted means for sure that I have no idea how to start BLOG FROM SCRATCH IN A LANGUAGE I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT. That means I am going to be rewriting another one of mine… this is the Rita Speaking here.

Right- first things first… yes we are happily ensconced in the warm humid blanket that is also known as Bangkok, Thailand. We share our bathroom with unnamed others… sometimes to the extent that we know one another by the aromas from the shower stalls… ie, the chap across the way from us has a really wonderful shower gel or shampoo… I figure its shower gel, as his hair looks as though there is something living in it!

Note the 'foot room.... " Or lack of, there is but ONE TILE between the loo and the door, acrobatics abounds!

Waking up in the mornings to the sound of different birds, accompanied with the continual hum of the AC… makes one realize how far away from home one really is. The locals smile as faithfully as always and business continues... as always here in the bustling hot city. Last year when we were here, as a family, we decided that it was a good time to come, January! It is already careening towards the hot summer time here, making it almost unbearable… well for us visitors at least!

Our personal kitchen here at Asha and our groceries.... so far anyway...

We have met up with Deon& Corne’ and also with Philip. We have spent the whole of last weekend with them, even went to movies! Taking the youngsters to see the animated movie BOLT was one of our better ideas. They have been wonderful. Watching how well the children have adjusted to their new culture has been a true treat.

Having two rather lively children here must have been quite an experience to begin with. Especially since the Thais in general are rather quiet and decorum is all in their culture. IE… don’t shout at your kids in public! Even if they are haring off into a busy street! A quiet ‘Tiaan’ will have to suffice!

The Scholtz’s new culture, somehow, imagine that their boys are dolls… and are continuously harassing them in some way or another! The boys are the cause for endless Thai speculation, about what no one is entirely sure. It would be great for you to keep them in your thoughts!

Our passports are snugly tucked away at an Embassy, far longer than we thought, which means as soon as we get them back… Wednesday… we will send them to the Vietnamese Embassy, hopefully for a shorter time… but this being the case we are unable to move from where we are in any way as one is unable to check into a hotel/guesthouse or anything else without presenting one’s passport to reception.

In the meanwhile we will enjoy the sights, taste the food and smile at our hosts…