Well, Thai New Year has come and gone; Easter has been celebrated and we have just had a week going back to normal. But I ask what is normal? I ask this especially after Songkran when everyone just lets it all out, as they used to say. The picture here shows a street scene for the occasion and gives a flavour for what happens. It is mayhem. Well, the week that was didn't have the people and the water guns on the streets but life was every bit as unpredictable or adventurous. I think of the ever present demands of a chaotic Thai work scene. They think they are going along in a smooth and organised way but they never quite make it; something is always missing. I think of my day at the refugee centre. A large donation from a school arrived for distribution. I was in charge and no matter how organised you were in preparing the donation of clothes and other items for distribution, you faced the rush by the people for whatever they could get. I found it sad to watch as it struck me that the mad rush for whatever was dehumanising.
We may be back to normal but life is every bit as chaotic and unpredictable as during Songkran. It just happens in different settings and in different ways.
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