I am up in Scotland tomorrow – too late alas for a trip to Tesco’s in Greenock - with a Chinese IPP, Huaneng Power, – oh happy days - so thought I would drop an early Bodhi into the mix. Hen is back from Asia which is lovely of course, but people of Newmarket and road users in the surrounding areas should be warned. We are on a renewed campaign to teach her to drive. I say “we” I think it is fair to say I will not be allowed a particularly hands-on role in this initiative. Things didn’t go very well last time around. Despite an absolutely enormous investment in lessons she never quite made it to taking the test and it is often said amongst the family that my contribution was at least partially to blame. We only went for one short drive together, but it ended with Hen, having had enough of my panicked administrations, pulling somewhat erratically – in my view at least - onto the verge of the country lane we were on and saying “You know what Dave. I’m not that bad a driver really, but I do have a very high awareness of the dangers around me.”
Talking of dangers, her companions having already flown home, Hen was on her own in Bangkok on Monday, her last day in Thailand so, principally on grounds of safety, I decided to treat her to a night in The Sukhothai......although I enjoyed a fleeting peace of mind I havn’t yet decided whether it was a good idea or not! Certainly, she seems to have got more out of it than I did. The following are a couple of texts I received.....
OMG there are no words. This is absolutely amazing! I have a menu for pillows! WHAT!!! In-freakin-sane! Thank you!!!
Jeez dave if this how you live when your off on your business trips screw photography, I want to be a stockbroker! I feel like royalty! Just had a jo Malone bath, ran around the room in my birthday suit for about half an hour and finished it off with the last five minutes of peter pan. This is the life! So now I’m sitting by the pool with a glass of wine. Aaaah nice xxxx
Besides these effusive messages I did receive from my deluded daughter a pair of Sukhothai bedroom slippers as a gesture of appreciation, but she is keeping the “convenience kit”, a packet of mints from the mini-bar and a dressing gown.
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