Thai Karaoke and Greyhound Planet Day - busy weekend!

Having a PhD doesn't necessarily make you smart.  Not day-to-day smart anyway.  And for this reason, I am sitting here amazed at how much good a dose of antibiotics and 1.5 weeks of total rest and recuperation can do when you are horribly sick.  Absolutely incredible.  I know, I shouldn't be surprised, as science is science, no matter if it's geology or medicine.  But I rarely take the time to slow down and do NOTHING.  But I was forced to for the last 1.5 weeks as a result of some sort of Ebola or Enchephilitis or lung infection (the boring choice).  Rebel is happy - it's not often he gets to spend the full day in bed with mom, but he's in for a surprise tomorrow when the world continues on its regular schedule and I go back to work!

Yesterday in Thai language class, we had a bit more fun and wound up listening to and singing along with a pop song by a famous Thai singer, Thongchai McIntyre.  It's called "Sa-rup wah bah" and is absolutely hilarious.  I'll post here the words, plus the YouTube link for the karaoke-version video so if anyone so inclines, they can check this out and have a good laugh!!  If I ever have to do Thai karaoke at Ajarn Chai's house again, at least I know I could choose a Thai song and survive!!

YOUTUBE LINK

เนื้อเพลง สรุปว่า...บ้า            Thongchai “Bird” McIntyre

Lyrics:                       I conclude that… is crazy

คนเราถ้าชอบอะไร ใจมันชอบติดตาม ใครก็ห้ามไม่ไหว

When we like something, our heart follows and no one can get in the way.

ลองมันจะชอบขึ้นมา ไม่ลืมหูลืมตา ก็เรียกว่าบ้าใช่ไหม

Try it, it’ll grow, and you’ll be deaf and blind. People would call you crazy, wouldn’t they?

บางก็บ้าสม่ำเสมอ ถ้าได้เจอะได้เจอ ก็ให้ห่างเอาไว้

Some people are always crazy, if you come across them, stay away

บางคนก็บ้าชั่วคราว บ้าฉบับกระเป๋า เอาดีก็พอไหว
Some people are just temporarily crazy, e.g. over magazines and purses. It’s better to stop.

บางคนก็บ้าเงินทอง หามาได้หลายกอง แล้วก็เก็บไม่ยอมใช้

Some people are crazy over money. They’ve found and built many piles and don’t want to use it.

บางคนก็บ้าดารา บ้างก็บ้าวิชา บ้างก็บ้าต้นไม้

Some people are crazy about stars (people), some are crazy about a subject (of study), some are crazy about trees

ฉันนี้ก็บ้าเสมอ ที่ยังบ้ารักเธอ ถึงเธอจะไม่ใส่ใจ

I’m also as crazy, that I’m still crazy in love with you, when you’re heart’s not there.

เธอเองก็บ้าพอกัน ที่เธอไม่บ้ารักฉัน ใครกันจะทนไหว
You are also as crazy as me, because you’re not crazy in love with me. Who can stand it?

CHORUS

สรุปว่าตัวฉันบ้า           สรุปว่าเธอก็บ้า          สรุปว่าคนนั้นบ้า

Sa-roop wah tua chun bah     Sa-roop wah tur gaw bah        Sa-roop wah kon nun bah 

Conclude   that   body   me    crazy      Conclude   that   you   also   crazy       Conclude   that   person  that crazy

I conclude that I’m crazy.                     I conclude that you’re crazy.                I conclude that (s)he’s crazy.

ไม่รู้ใครบ้ากว่าใคร x2

Mai roo krai bah gwah krai

Negate know who crazy than who

I’m not sure who’s crazier than whom.

คนเราถ้าบ้าพอกัน แล้วก็จะเข้าใจกัน แล้วก็บ้ากันไป

If we’re all equally crazy, and want to understand each other, and keep being crazy

เธอน่าจะบ้ากับฉัน จะได้บ้าด้วยกัน แล้วจะเกิดความหมาย

You should be crazy with me, so we can be crazy together, and meaning will arise

เราจะมีโลกส่วนตัว ให้เธอบ้าทำครัว ฉันก็บ้ากินไป

We’ll have our private world, where you can go crazy cooking. I’ll go crazy eating.

เราจะได้บ้ากันเพลิน ฉันจะบ้าทำเงิน ให้เธอบ้าไปใช้

We can then enjoy being crazy. I’ll go crazy making money for you to go crazy using.

CHORUS

After Thai class, I took Rebel to meet all his friends at Greyhound Planet Day.  He put up with trying on about 20 different collars before I decided on a purple and black one that went well with his colouring.  Blue brindles aren't the easy colour to match bling with!!  Serge Rivard Photography was also on site to take professional photos, so I brought Rebel for his photo shoot.  He was hilarious!  He had no idea what was expected of him, only that he had to sit on this white fur floor and everyone was throwing treats at him!!  He sat, stood, lay down and generally was like a dog on speed for about 10 minutes!  We finally got him sitting and ears perked by threatening to toss treats in the air to his waiting mouth "1!  2!!  3!!!".  The photos turned out awesome and I'll post the picture of the picture here until I can get a real digital file.  He's such a happy dog!!