Well Rambutan season has come and gone. Last weekend we went to Aon and Pong's house in Ban Na San.
Aon and Pong
While we were out there we went to their farm land and helped them pick the rambutan. Justin got to climb up in a tree and cut some down- most of which he selectively aimed at my head :) It was really lovely to be out in the country and away from traffic. I didn't realize how much I missed that till we were there. Surat is by no means a big city, but it is consistently crowded and loud. It was great to get away and enjoy the peace and quiet.
Here are some pictures from the area:
Some people working in the fields.
Monks at a local Wat.Justin and Shaun sang Backstreet Boys and Zombie for Karaoke. Andrea, two Thai girls, and myself did the backup dancing. All and all it was a very excellent time. We're planning on going back in a few weeks so Aon and Pong can take us to the cave near their house.
Justin in his Southern Man shirt with his new friend. The man thought Justin was "very handsome".
The two Thai girls who danced with us. They also taught us Thai paddy cake. ( There's an instructional video on the blog if you want to learn it as well)
Here are a few more pictures from the day and from Jim's (a coworker's) wedding that we went to yesterday.
In other news around the office it's been pretty unhappy. Everyone has been irritable for a variety of reasons and not getting along. The other day I refused to let a coworker borrow a pen- yikes Aleza!
Andrea's been upset because she got mugged last weekend. We were all biking to a bar and she had her purse in her basket. Two guys on a motorbike came up close and snatched it. She's been feeling down on Thailand after that incident. I've also been much more warry of Thai people and less apt to go out on the weekends.
Justin's shoulder's been worse and we were both sick with some kind of flu/cold thingy this week.
Overall I feel like we've just gotten a bit tired of one another from a year of working and living and playing with the same 5 people.
I think it'll be tense in the office till Claire comes and then everyone should lighten up. She gets here on the 8th of September. Pretty soon!!! Andrea's friend from Spain also comes in September so hopefully everyone will be happier.
Happy early 35th anniversary mom and dad!! Missing everyone!!!
Hugs to all!
Aleza
1 comment:
hey kids....49 days....WOO-HOO!! that makes it 55 days til we meet up with you in england !!! i'm getting VERY excited. so sorry things have gotten a little tense with the teachers and school. so glad you're nearly done. just hang in there. i'm sure when claire and andrea's friend arrive, things will change for the better. school starts here this monday-the 18th. jess got her books and is signed up for 17 hours. she gave her notice at work, and today is her last day. kinda sad really - she'd been there for 3&1/2 years. but she needs to do well this last year at school and she is carrying a pretty big load. my sisters are coming tomorrow! we're gonna hang out around the pool all afternoon and catch up - then go out to dinner i hope...to thai taste :) they'll spend the night and go home sometime on sunday. really looking forward to it. we've been having great weather....it's only been in the 80'S for nearly a week or so. cools off at night too. not your typical august in southern illinois. dad and i put in the new living room door wednesday. it looks really nice. just need to do the trim around it, then stain and polyurethane. will get to that next week. take care of each other...your nearly done !!!! love, jan
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