We landed in Bangkok on January 4th, it's now August 13th. and we've eased into the idea of living in Thailand to the point where Canada sounds more like the cousin of an exotic species of sugar cane than the place from whence we came. It seems like we've always lived here. While the flora and fauna still astound, our appreciation and growing understanding of the Thai people and their culture/philosophy puts a perspective on our day to day living.

The euphoria of the tourist, the joys and difficulties of the life within the microcosm of this island, the locals, the expats, the wildness of pets, reveal an insight into human nature, the frailties, the strengths, the innate philosophy, the dreams and wishes of those we've come to know, the loves found and the loves lost, tumbling around on the incoming tide. They are the spice of day to day living on Koh Phangan.

They are universal.

We've recently been invited to perform a series of Moscow fish concerts at the 1/2 moon festival starting in September. So now, we're well into the software that will allows us to fulfill a vision we had for a new musical direction as we were packing up our life in Canada back in December of last year. 

Many of the items necessary for a live show where left behind in Canada. They just didn't fit in our two small backpacks and single suitcase. With help from our new friends on this island, we have found some of their counterparts here, unconditionally loaned to us, a midi keyboard, digital percussion, an electric guitar, a small mixing board etc., which will allow us to do a performance that incorporates our live music, our live loops, and dj technology/software, rolling it all into a live performance art.

We came here, with a nano studios, equipped to explore a new method of making music, to create and refine ideas, and to play with new software. The thought of creating a new way to performing our music was a ways off into the future, with perhaps a trip back to Canada to pick up more gear.

Funny how life works.

Now,  we've been given the opportunity to put some of this into practice - a little ahead of schedule, but I think it's better to bend with what life blows your way, especially if you may have unconsciously wished it.  

I'm also glad that as much as we've been diving into the ocean to look at fishes, we've been learning to crack the 9th dimension of a lot of new software.

So I guess it's all just another day in a beautiful place.

We've got another visa trip coming up at the end of the month. This time it'll be Kuala Lampur in Malaysia, or Venentian in Laos. Rumour has it that right now Penang, Malaysia (the closest place), is being a bit inconsistent with regards to the issuance of visas, so we think we'll avoid it this time around, despite how much as we loved being there the last time. This visa thing can be somewhat complicated, with the rules changing regularly, and the interpretation of said "ever changing rules" is at the discretion of the official holding your passport.

And that too is same same the world over.