Living out the COVID-19 crisis in Paradise presents its own dullard schedule, really not much to do every day. But I never felt unfortunate about being here rather than someplace else.
One thing I wanted to try was the new 99 Baht hamburger joint ((30 Baht=US$1) and found it to be, while not a grilled beef burger deluxe as I would do at home, a very competent set of flavors for a pork burger done in a very nice way; a good lunch.
And of course driving around the island I finally decided to stop and talk to the fellow who has these ancient motorcycles. The one that really looks so interesting and fashionable is the red Lambretta. Looking at the Wikipedia page I found this motorcycle which the Italian factory started making in Milano in 1948 was a scooter that was so sought after product it was licensed for production in many different countries during the 1950s.
And then there was the Sunbeam motorcycle which I guess was made by the same company that made the Sunbeam cars (the TV series Get Smart fame).
And then right in front of the hotel in which I stay there was a truck with Doraemon on the back which happens to match the license plate rim on my motorcycle. Yes, Doraemon is a friend of mine.
While sitting around drinking coffee at Gee’s I saw this scooter ice delivery vehicle which everyone tells me was made in China and is always in the repair shop. I didn’t find any reference to this cute vehicle on the Internet yet and I have ended the search. Too much work for a retired beach bum.
And then in the evening we had a small party for a young friend who just turned 22 win some really nice food, much of a pretty spicy but very well done, with some shrimp and other crustacean sashimi as well as gyoza and a few other nice things. And of course we had gin and Hong Tong as well.
The next evening there was a party at Chang Bar where Gee took this photo of Nikki while she was grilling something; an extremely fine photo.
So that’s a day and a little bit more in Paradise waiting for majoral sanity and normalcy to return.