Awesome storm, visiting hospital, and a drunk taxi driver!

Last night there was an amazing storm. Thunder and lightening was almost non-stop, the ground shook from the noise of the thunder. The thunder was a whole different octave then I experience in Alaska, much deeper in tone, almost a constant flow of noise. In the morning there were palm fronds everywhere. When we walked out to catch a taxi, some power lines were down from an old palm tree which blew over. It was the sound that was amazing. I wonder how the noise would compare to being in an artillery bombardment.

We got up early, 5:00, to take Jit's mom to the hospital. The morning light was beautiful, misty from the storm, and the colors were pastel. The monks were circulating gathering food. The Saffron color of the monks robes is really beautiful. We got to the hospital about 7:30, after many lines, and waiting for different procedures we were done. The hospital was a very large public hospital. I think it was Vishniut hospital in the Dusit area. It was a great place to watch people. Hardly anybody came to the hospital alone. I saw many kids and young adults shepherding there parents or grandparents. It was great to see the caring across generations. Waiting was similar to the system at the Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles, draw a number and wait. At least at the hospital they did not play outdated Disney movies, the TV's were on a real channel.

Coming back was a disaster, the taxi driver was drunk. We had little choice when we got into the taxi. There was a taxi que, and the hospital attendant lifted Jit's mom into the taxi. We made it, but it was not a good trip. Jit took the taxi number and will call to report the driver. Jit's dad was great, visiting with the driver and keeping him calm. Pretty helpless feeling, we did not have a wheel chair for Jit's mom. Another learning opportunity.

Last time I was in Thailand I assumed I saw Ravens. I could visualize them. Well the crows here look like Ravens when they fly. The only difference is that they only have a boring Caw-Caw, not the awesome range of sounds of a Raven. At least I was not crazy, visually the crows look like Ravens, they are very large.

I got a nice email from Finland from a person who has been reading my blog. He suggested that I change some settings to make it load faster. I made the changes and I think it will work. In order to see older posts you will need to click on the previous months links.

Yesterday I finished three Thai lessons. I am making some progress on a very large journey. We did not go into Phra Pradeang to see the Non-Traditional Education center, but we will. Tomorrow we go to STOU. I will work on the Access database this Thursday and Friday.