1. The palm trees flourish here. What a contrast to the hustle and bustle of the busy city streets that formed part of their life in Bangkok. Out in a gated community with big houses, large palms and quiet streets. Only the maids speak Thai here. You can hear them chattering when they take the family dogs for a walk.
2. The rainy season is upon us. Water is always close by in the swimming pool or falling from the sky. I managed a swim before breakfast not in the style of Chartham Park, of course. I still have to work out a way of avoiding the scraping of the knees in the shallow end.
3. The maid business is a strange experience. For two hundred pounds a month plus full accommodation and food, she works five days a week. She has a five year old daughter, looked after by her mother, who lives in the North of Thailand. Goodness only knows when she sees her. She is a remarkable cook and enjoys looking a recipe books.
4. We are completely untouched here by the riots that are going on near the Parliament buildings. The newspapers carry the pictures.
5. Kaaren has been working, she had a two hour meeting here whilst we entertained the young lad. Generally he is very calm, quite unlike Ollie and Tom. She will attend part of her fast track course at the week end. Presumably dash out when he needs feeding. We shall be the minders.
6. Glad to hear the bridge session went well. Everyone went away having learnt something?
I think I am required again.
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