Rice Grains

I have not even started back on my "normal" (what's normal, anyway?:) schedule, and I am feeling busy. Saturday I taught 2 English classes at Promise, since Beth was away. Saturday evening, as I previously mentioned, Anita, Candice and I watched Fiddler on the Roof; I didn't get home till almost midnight, and before I got to my apartment, my street vendor friends on the corner called me over to chat while they cleaned up. By the time I got to my apartment I decided it wasn't even worth trying to sleep, since I needed to leave again by 3 AM to meet some friends at the airport.

Those friends were none other than Harold and Betty Miller and their daughter Luceeta. For those who don't know, Harold and Betty go to the church I attended in Ohio, and they also happen to be my former bosses at Miller's Furniture (http://www.millersfurniture.com/). Very nice Amish-made furniture, by the way:).They had just spent some time with the rest of their family in southeast Asia and were on their way home.

As this was the only time to see them, I decided to be crazy and meet up with them at the airport at 4:00 AM, so we had a very nice time chatting at Starbucks at Suvarnabhumi Airport, about 30-40 minutes from my apartment.

When I got home I slept for maybe 4 hours; then I took a songtaew to Bang Phli to the home of some Thai friends who had invited me to come for lunch--or so I understood in my limited understanding. Being a Thai event, it did eventually include a nice meal, but the main intent of this gathering was to present Amway products, especially their vitamins and water filter machine.:)

My friend invited me because she is very concerned about my health after my long hospital stay. I didn't "join", but I did purchase about 4 months' supply of vitamins. That should keep me healthy for the time being, right?:)

I returned to my apartment, planning a quiet evening alone and an early bedtime. It was mostly that, but then I noticed a girl from apartment 412 had tried to call me. When I called her back, she asked if I could teach her and her boyfriend English. I get excited about getting to know neighbors, so we set up a time for them to come study.

About 30 minutes later, Kun (Goon) called me back and asked to come to my room, as she had a snack for me. So she came up, bringing with her a container of various mini cookies and a carton of soy milk.:) So we got acquainted a bit more. I wanted to take her picture, but she asked if we could do that another time, as she was not prepared to have her picture taken (my sue-eye, meaning "not beautiful":) Maybe in 2 weeks I will have a picture to post.:)

Today I slept in till about 9:30 and then had a phone call from a gal I couldn't even remember at first. I hate when that happens, but I discovered that she also knew Anita, so after our conversation, I called Anita and discovered that this girl came to one of our Celebration meetings. OK, so NOW I remember her--a very sweet girl who is a neighbor to Wana and Uthai, a Christian couple who have been meeting regularly with Dan, Raul, and a few others for Bible study.

Now I am waiting for this girl to show up at my apartment. She wanted to come visit, and I suspect we will eat together--you know, favorite Thai pasttime.:)

The rest of my week is turning out the same way--the phone keeps on ringing with other invites, etc. But I will talk about them as they happen. This is already long enough.:)