Saturday At 388 And Lots Of Food,

we never really know how many are arriving on Saturday,

so Diana marinates loads of food, just in case many friends arrive,

yesterday we went to the market and Diana bought these, 70 baht for the top and shorts,

Mr. Tony Arrived shortly after Big Jim,

Big Jim did not make it last week as he was on medication, but this week all is well,

Geoff and Fay arrived full of cheer,

last week we talked about bananas and the banana diet, all you can eat or drink is bananas and milk, the girls thought that Mr. Tony was using that diet, so the girls brought him some bananas and milk,

Mike and Riza called in complete with Leo,

Richard also arrived with wife Beth and son James,

then the food started to arrive,

downstairs as well, James and Fay waiting for the other girls to join them,

James thought the fish should not be left out, so some food for them!

outside Riza and Beth tend the barby,

downstairs the food just keeps arriving,

and Diana is forever up and downstairs with the drinks,

then Gordan arrived, luckily before we ate all of the food,

"Cheers!' from all of us,

Richard joined the ladies as there was some game on TV he wanted to watch, a final or some thing, as you know I know absolutely nothing about sports except to shout "fore!" when some one puts a try in the net,

after the main course fresh fruit for the healthy amongst us, for me another vodka soda please!

it was all to much for Mr. Tony,

then James challenged me to a game of connect 4, I will not embarrass everyone by saying who won, but a word to the wise, never play this if you are drunk, or with some one who is considerably younger than you are,

James is concentrating with a vengeance, watch out Mike!

well it now around 2 in the morning so a cup of tea for Mike, then home to bed, we talked mainly about the financial shape of the world, I could not help thinking if only I had been one of the big bosses of the banks or insurance companies, I would be so rich now!

also a few more navy terms, "he knows the ropes"

when we say someone knows the ropes we infer that he knows his way around at sea and is quite capable of handling most nautical problems, through the years the phrase's meaning has changed somewhat, originally, the statement was printed on a seaman's discharge to indicate that he knew the names and primary uses of the main ropes on board ship. In other words, "This man is a novice seaman and knows only the basics of seamanship."

or how about knot as used in the measurement of nautical distance? well the term knot or nautical mile, is used world-wide to denote one's speed through water, today, we measure knots with electronic devices, but 200 years ago such devices were unknown, ingenious mariners devised a speed measuring device both easy to use and reliable: the "log line." From this method we get the term "knot." the log line was a length of twine marked at 47.33-foot intervals by colored knots. At one end was fastened a log chip; it was shaped like the sector of a circle and weighted at the rounded end with lead, when thrown over the stern, it would float pointing upward and would remain relatively stationary, the log line was allowed to run free over the side for 28 seconds and then hauled on board, knots which had passed over the side were counted, in this way the ship's speed was measured or how about log book?

today any bound record kept on a daily basis aboard ship is called a "log." Originally, records were kept on the sailing ships by inscribing information onto shingles cut from logs and hinged so they opened like books, when paper became more readily available, "log books" were manufactured from paper and bound, shingles were relegated to naval museums -- but the slang term stuck,

"Cheers!" and hope to see you all next week!