A Thai 4th of July

 Independence Day or Interdependence Day?
 

A thought to ponder…

 How it works......... IN THE USA

John Smith, an American started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 am

While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA)

  was perking, he shaved with his electric razor

(MADE IN HONG KONG)

He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA),

designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE)

           and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA)

                 After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet  (MADE IN INDIA)

             he sat down with his calculator

             (MADE IN MEXICO)

to see how much he could spend today.

   After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN)

to the radio (MADE IN INDIA)

he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY)

filled it with GAS (from Saudi Arabia)

and continued his search

for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

 At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, checking his DELL Computer

(made in MALAYSIA),

John decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL),

poured himself a glass of wine

(MADE IN FRANCE)

   and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA),

     and then wondered why he cannot find

   a good paying job in AMERICA…

  AND NOW HE'S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A PRESIDENT - MADE IN KENYA!  

  I was lucky enough to find a job teaching in Thailand where age is respected, wisdom honored, knowledge appreciated, and education is a priority.                      The Thai elections were held first weekend of July and so the teachers at our school decided to celebrate…a combination of the American 4^th and a newly elected FEMALE Prime Minister in Thailand.

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. The King is still King and very much loved by the people of Thailand.  

Pala Beach seemed like the perfect place for our all American traditional picnic and BBQ, complete with hot dogs, potato chips, and marshmallows to roast. The Thai teachers also brought yummy Thai food to add to the feast. The calm water glistened in the hot afternoon sun as we successfully gathered driftwood and twigs for the fire.

The first round of cooking and eating was almost finished when we saw that an ominous black cloud was forming as the ocean turned dark, gray, and angry. After all it is the rainy season and not wanting to fool with Mother Nature we quickly packed up, and headed to one of the teachers carport, arriving just as the sky opened up with a heavy downpour. The pelting rain continued and so did our celebration, just minus the singing around the campfire and fireworks!

Hoping you had a magical and brilliant 4th of JULY in AMERICA

Sending bright starry lights & BLESSINGS from THAILAND