1. Daughters - Kaaren looked like something out of the advert for Scottish Widows this morning. Completely attired in black, she was to attend a ceremony with Buddist Monks, who were going to bless the company and pray for good business during the coming year and offer condolences to the king on the death of his sister. The shops are running out of black and white clothing. Kaaren and others in the management team are to run 10k on February 3rd. Something to do with team building or building spirit.
Emily and Simon have departed back to the worn torn country for the last stint. Emily was suffering from a horrible stomach bug yesterday and so was not relishing the travel much. I found out that she has to wear a bullet proof vest when she goes out.
2. Accidents - the papers stated that there were circa 5,000 accidents over the two day New Year holiday with 262 fatalities. That surely takes some beating.
3. Shopping trip - the sky train deposited me at a huge shopping tour where all kinds of fake designer label merchandise is sold. The sight was overwhelming and I wondered how on earth anyone made sense of either where to start or what to believe. The mobile phone, ipod and general electronic floor was stashed high with goods. You may remember during the summer the dash to the shops for a cloth bag labelled 'I am not a plastic bag'. People queued to buy and even paid over the odds for the bag. Kaaren gave me one for Xmas and I bought two today for under three pounds.
4. The suit looks superb. The finishing touches are admirable. Now fingers crossed that all the measurements were perfect. The carrier states the name of the tailor and Bangkok. Perhaps you could leave that hanging about somewhere!
Weary shopper
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