Thanks Bleth, although overly sentimental, much there I know about. My own family, now Bangkok ,but father is from Ayutthata and mother Sara Burhi, born in those places over seventy years ago.

There are family members in Chiang Rai, where I have stayed and received similar hospitality.

Have been to weddings, funerals and initiation into monkhood.

But most importantly, how my whole family look after my son.
Yes I had sons in England, and in the never ending search for career promotion, money, bigger house, more cars; lost the plot.

Maybe have lost the plot here too, but know for sure my son will be looked after, with me or without me, by his family.

Strangely, my step son was close by when I had my rant.

He understood!

Amazing.

Yes one who knows me, but does not.

One who hates me, but does not.


One who has suffered through not listening to me, but now is getting close!