A Week

Saturday night we went to a big show at the Thai Cultural Center called Siam Niramit.  Before the show there were dancers and elephant rides and a Thai village. In the village were women demonstrating silk making and weaving cotton cloth. The show is on a huge stage with at least 80 performers and a little river on the front of the stage. It had live elephants (and goats) and was a very good show.

On Sunday night we had 3 Sisters and 4 Elders over for dinner. The Elders got these "skirts" from Myanmar and brought one for Elder Grange to wear for the evening. This is Elder Slabaugh, Elder G, Elder Cooper, Elder Roberts, and Elder Arne.

Sister Sattatip made this really awesome birthday card for me. This is the outside and it opens up in two layers to show pictures of the Elders and Sisters we spend time with.







Here is the first inside layer with crazy pictures.

And the second layer.

I have found my most favorite Thai fruit. The mangoes are amazing. I have been having one or two complete mangoes every day.

Look at these beauties.

Ready for eating

CRUISN' THROUGH LIFE, THE STREETS OF BANGKOK AND ON THE CHAOPRAYA RIVER

These cute girls are the interns in the service center.  They come by and visit me and we practice their English.  They actually speak really well, but I like them to come by.

Meet Beth and Yo.

 

 I went to Chinatown with another Senior Missionary.  We rode the subway, then caught a Tuk Tuk to Chinatown.  Sister Smith got the price down from 150 baht to 80.  We bought some fabric and a few other little things.  Elder Grange was happy he did not have to go!

 

 

 

The branch had a talent show and here are some of the local talent.  It was fun to see some of the local Thai dances and dress.

 

These are the 5 senior couples that serve here in Bangkok.  We are about to leave the office for a dinner cruise.   The couples on either side of us will be leaving at the end of this month.  We will miss them.

Elder Seppi and Grange

This was our dessert platter.  If you look close you can see a bird in the nest made of taro.

 And a view from the boat.  We had this beautiful Thai playing music for us while we cruised.  We also had some Thai dancers.  The food was traditional Thai and there was lots of it!