The nearest we are getting to a white Xmas
here is the carpet of frangipani flowers all over the decking that get knocked
off the trees by the odd heavy downpour... With all the non Brit Europeans
here, Xmas Eve is the big day, and every hotel (apart from here thank goodness)
has a poster outside advertising their gala dinner. And everyone around the
pool was sporting their Santa hats today and wishing everyone happy xmas. I had to double check the calendar to see I
hadn't lost a day... So with all their
celebrating done today, looks like I'll be a solo Santa hat wearing sunbather
tomorrow! But today, with all my Xmas shopping done yesterday, no last minute
stuff for me, just a leisurely walk along the beach this morning and a lazy
afternoon by the pool, with the odd tech problem thrown in. Why is iTunes so
difficult? All I want to do is transfer
music from the iPad to the iTouch, but it does not go smoothly. And I hate
Windows, why does it always play up. OK
Ant, I know, I should go the total Mac route....
So tonight's the night here in Karon. All the "girls" are dressed in red
and Santa hats. According to the Danes next door, the tradition for most people here is a big evening meal followed by presents - explains all
the kids about tonight in their new clothes and up rather too late for my
liking....
But no room at my favourite inn tonight, I
arrive to find it closed for a Xmas Eve dinner booking. So round the corner to
another place that looked nice. Not one of
my more successful meals - well, the green curry was really good, but a disaster on
the why why front. It's blowing a real
gale here tonight, and at one point something heavy landed on the bamboo roof
above me and dropped a pile of detritus right into my why why... Looking back
of course it could have landed on me, but at the time...
Nothing for it but to give up and wander
back to the peace of the hotel. The walk
back was somewhat bizarre, nearly getting knocked over in the wind, "O
Little Town of Bethlehem" in tinkly Thai voices and language streaming out
from a hotel's gala dinner, Thai's wishing everyone "Happy Xmas" and
sounding exactly like (for those of you were privileged enough to hear it),
Kev's very funny impression of the old Pope's Xmas message. And feeling like
walking through downtown Baghdad as the fireworks are going off left, right and
centre. And when I finally get back a
young guy and what looked like his Xmas present to himself in the form of a
Thai girl, getting to know each other rather intimately on their balcony as I
walked past!
Happy Xmas everyone, have a lovely day. xxx
