FLOWERS and MORE FLOWERS and MANGOS

With the warm (or should I say HOT) weather we have this time of the year and with the once in a blue moon rain shower , all the seasonal flowers and blubs have started to bloom and the orchids are putting on new flowers that will last for at least a month , (I have had some to last 2 mths). the jackfruit treee is loaded and the mangos are close to picking time . Actually a lot of folks have already been picking mangos to eat as the Thai's love to eat them green with sugar and pepper mixed , not bad , but, I like my mangos ripe, a golden yellow and deep orange color for the fruit and served with a scoop of stick rice and a lots of sweet coconut milk poured over the top (IT'S TO KILL FOR ) have you ever had it that way??? whats your favorite way to eat mangos?

Ciejay has been busy as usual with , spring cleaning (she spring cleans every week ) and potting and planting a lot of new varity and color of flowers and plants and I can already in my minds eye see all the new colors that will be added to the yard and porchs.

Ciejay does not like any house plants inside soooo we have lots of the sitting all around the house ,(I love it) . hope all is well with you and if you love gardening and plants and flowers as much as we do now is the time to start getting them pots ready for new ones , the market had a lot of them this week and I'm sure whereever you are the same is true. Take care and plant a tree for the future. Malcolm

ANOTHER DAY OLDER AND STILL KICKING HIGH

HANUMAN WINE , BEING DISPLAYED WITH THE JAPANEESE LABEL

THE GIRLS MAKING THE ICE CREAM SELECTION , FOR DESERT LATER

TWO OF MY FAVORITE LADIES --MY SWEET WIFE CIEJAY AND LA LA

A MEAL FIT FOR A KING

THE THREE OF US AFTER A TOAST

MY GIRL

PAK-WAN

LOTS OF LIGHTS

ONE OF THE BUNGALOW DINING ROOMS

LOTS OF ORCHIDS, HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT

Yesterday was a good day to be alive , I turned 68 and feel (some days) like I'm 48 , I really am convenienced , now more than ever that the move to Thailand was not only a move to get Ciejay closer to her family and back to her as they say" ROOTS" , she loves being back home in the LOS and close to her family and , and for me , many reasons to numerious to mention in this post for me. One thing that I have noticed is that it has so greatly (Thailand) improved my health and well being. What a great side benefit this is, and at the same time living in a little bit of paradise, as a plus.
Ciejay and La La thought I had been a good boy and that I deserved a special dinner for my birth-day , soooo they took me to one of my favorite places to eat and celebrate my B-Day .
Pak _Wan is a family owned and operated Restaurant almost to the turn off to go to Whang Pho , on the right hand side of the road about 45 kl. from Kanchanaburi on highway 323, it's a can't miss place , as it is sooo beautifuly decorated with Orchids blooming it seems like all year long and they have lots of colored lights in all the trees in the parking lots to attract you attention when driving down the road . They have a huge open air dining room and 12 individual bungalow style eating rooms , under the trees for your dining pleasure . My favorite dishes to eat there is the cashew chicken, green chicken curry, with roti(fried) Indian bread ,and the three taste (sauce) deep fried fish and their signature deep fried pak-wan ,and of course a great glass of our (Hanuman) red mangosteen wine to put the finishing toast and touch to a wonderful evening and a fine meal with My wife and our friend La La.
As I say in lots of my post "IT DON'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS " and thats why I'm still RETIRED IN THAILAND AND LOVING IT .

TREE TOP ADVENTURE

Ciejay and me went to check the wine at one of the resorts we stock ( The River Kwai Cabins )and noticed that they had put up a new tree top adventure(obstacle course) for their guest, we stopped and I snapped a couple pictures of some kids having fun , high in the tree tops . Have you ever done this sort of thing ? I told Ciejay I was going to give it a try and then she reminded me that I was 68 years old and my ole bones break easy , soooo I think I will take her advise and stay out of the trees , BUT it still looks like a lot of fun,What do you think???? Malcolm

ELEPHANT---CROSSING -- AHEAD

Of course this is Thailand and when you are driving down the road sight-seeing you just never know whats up ahead and around the next curve in the road, this was such a time . Ciejay and me were out on a day trip to scout out a couple new resorts in the area for her wine business, we were talking and looking at the mountains on each side of the road when all of a sudden there they were ,it was a elephant crossing and NO sign to give warning , lucky I was not driving to fast and we stopped and waved at the folks enjoying themselves on their elephant trek and me murmuring under my breath words that could not and should not be spoken out loud and especially in the company of a lady.And so I settled down and enjoyed the surprise and unexpected Elephant sighting that we were treated to on our day trip , I even snapped a couple of photos to post , and for I hope your enjoyment. Malcolm

As for Ciejay and me we are still RETIRED IN THAILAND AND LOVING IT