Category: 2020

The Chiang Rai Alternative Hour #32 and #33 – 4th April 2020

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Music from Girolamo Ugolini, Dragibus, Giant Sand, The Majic Ship, Bellini, Psychedelic Furs, The Sugar Shoppe, Sax Ruins, Beefeater, The Show Business Giants, The Hoax, Lindsay Cooper, The Afterglow, Amaxonas, Delroy Wilson, Dag Nasty, David Bowie, Christian Fitness, Beekeeper, Jackie Wilson and Negazione.

Music from Here and Now, Bob Drake, Orthrelm, Per Purpose, 20 Minute Loop, Shinki Chen, Tuxedomoon, Smog, POX, Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers, The Move, The Who, Unsane, Samla Mammas Manna, Unwound, Bob Dylan and Retox.

Gratitude Journal

I am so happy and grateful for these cushions where I rest my head on these lazy days.

Take a swipe at it with a single feather – 2nd April 2020

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Gratitude Journal

I am so happy and grateful that we will go out today to take our cats to the vet.

Krishna descends to this planet every 8.6 billion years and this purpose is stated in Bhagarad-gita and we have to accept it as is; otherwise there is no point in trying to understand it!

Swami

To-do list

  • Finish one more lesson
  • Start that course – now is a good opportunity ½

I taught Bruce today though actually, I didn’t really teach him anything. We ended up talking about Chinese history and how things repeat themselves. I should try and talk to more people – though I don’t really need a high quota to be happy, I have to be aware that I don’t cut everyone off.

I talked with Hayden for a little while today too. He seems to be doing okay under the conditions of the lockdown in Australia.

I watched some of Joe Rogan’s interview with Andrew Yang about Universal Basic Income and I’m starting to consider Hayden’s attitude to work may serve him well in the future, maybe at least not wasting his time and energy on a career that leads nowhere or is made redundant by technology and automation. He still needs to master himself in self-motivation and hard work for himself though.

I’m still confused about my own direction in continuing teaching at the moment. If we move to online teaching it will remove one of the things that I enjoy about teaching and that is the connection I have with the students.

And why waste time working hard when this virus could just stop me dead at any time? If we have only a year left, do I want to spend it in the frustrations of this teaching system? But I guess I shouldn’t be thinking like that (and I am still, very slowly, preparing lessons).

We got that attitude! – 30th March 2020

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I am so happy and grateful for my books and my newfound pleasure in reading.

Everybody now has at least two cars, two television sets and a haunted look in their eyes. In short – we are happy.

Albert Umber

To-do list

  • Finish going through book list ✅
  • Start Logic course
  • Carry on – clear emails, close tabs, sort CDs ½

Thursday now – we took the cats to the vet in the city for vaccines. It was good to be out if only very briefly and directly – no dilly-dally.

There’s talk of having to teach our classes online in the new semester – not sure how well that will work and not sure how enjoyable it might be. A challenge – but is it a challenge I want to take? I suppose I would still like to be doing something – let’s see.

Amy has been even more vocal about not wanting to stay here anymore and I think she will go to Oz as soon as it’s feasible again and we’ll get our heads around moving back there. We can’t really do it until Cap and Tigger have gone though – taking them back isn’t really possible.

We got that attitude! – 29th March 2020

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I am so happy and grateful for the wind because whilst it may be blowing the smoke in our direction, it is also helping to blow it further away

I’m just this big open field, waiting for the rain.

Henry Rollins

To-do list

  • Continue with lessons ½
  • Finish TCRAH upload and promote ✅
  • Tidy up laptop ✅

Tuesday now, no new report. Not much thinking going on. Not in the mood for thought-provoking reading or listening – just entertainment. No end in sight for this shutdown.

We got that attitude! – 26th March 2020

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I am so happy and grateful for the fruit and vegetables still growing in our garden.

Across the far-flung kingdom, religious practice helped manage the loyalty and production of the peasantry.

The King Never Smiles

To-do list

  • Record and plan new TCRAH ½
  • Sort some CDs ✅
  • Use new book to plan lessons ✅
  • Meditate

Now is Sunday. Time and effort have dissolved. I finally managed to start putting together lessons – now that the deadline has passed! Inspirations have to be followed at the appropriate time.