We checked out of the Marriott at 10 am on Friday and headed back to our apartment. We ended up with 4 surprise visitors that evening. Two of them were friends of Thavorn's from high school who needed a place to stay for the night as there was a huge party in their place that was going to last all night, and they needed some sleep as they had to work Saturday morning.
The second two visitors where Thavorn's friend Tacky and her friend/customer N..o. Their relationship is under stress for a variety of reasons that I could fill a book with and may do so at a later date. Many farangs go through this stage when they are enamored with a Thai girl and come to realize they may be nothing other than another customer. Not sure how this one will play out as it is a little complex as they both have significant others in their life like a wife and a Thai boyfriend, hence, today's song.
Today is also Father's day in Thailand and it is being played up large by the government. It is also the King's birthday. Everyone will be decked out in yellow (Royal color for King) and riding bicycles for Dad.
Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered how that old fart arrived in your place. It's funny how we often think of ourselves as younger than we are. We head off to the gym and workout and can do most of the same stuff we did thirty years ago, but our faces will show the miles we have traveled, unless, of course we start stretching the skin on our face so the wrinkles disappear.
The front facing cameras are particularly bad at showing us as others perceive us. Here is an early morning shot of the young and the old moments after we have woken up. Does not matter that I can still run 3 kms under 18 mins or bench press 260 pounds .. the camera does not lie.
The beard is grey as is some of the hair and the wrinkles around the eyes give my age away. Maybe it is time to get the eyes done as it is pretty inexpensive in Thailand. But then again Willy Nelson is taking it all in stride.
I could always add the bandanna and be a wannabe or I could go with a buzz #1 (like Willy Fox) and buy a couple of baseball caps and go with the old fart farang look. Your thoughts .. embrace the years, do the eye lift, which Willy should it be?
TTYL
I don't think the bandana is a good idea. I tried to search for Willy Fox and only found cartoon foxes.
ReplyDeleteEmbrace the years! Just go with the flo!
ReplyDeleteI say go with the buzz!!
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