7th Report, Thailand 2022 July 26, 2022 Today played golf with BJ’s group on Soi 3. Had my usual thrilling ride to get there on a motor cycle taxi. Laid clubs across my legs while riding which is an improvement over letting it hang from my shoulder. Hurts. I repeatedly told the driver Soi 3 and yet he took me to a driving range. He was shocked when I told him no. We finally got there and I sat waiting to leave for Pattaya Country Club to play golf with Paul Sharples. Very nice person from England who has lived over seas for many years. I read him my two poems about playing golf and Vacationing in Thailand. He was feeling weak this morning and eventually went to play golf with us after eating food. I road in the van and sat next to BJ himself who told me his history of owning a bar in Pattaya for 20 years and other activities. He had gone on an R&R to Thailand from Vietnam and liked it so much he came here after leaving the military and made his life here. Very nice person. There has been YouTube interviews on him and are posted on YouTube. It was a good day of golf, hot as usual. My caddy named Tuk was very nice and worked hard at taking care of me. I shot a 103 from white tees. The course had lots of hills, water hazards and was very demanding. I was able to complete the round and was running out of energy towards the end. I walked over 11,180 steps with 15 flights to climb. I am tired after such an effort. I did par four holes. The par fours were long. I played with Bill and Doug both from the USA. Very nice people. BJ entertained us with jokes on the way back to town. A small lady motorcycle taxi driver drove me back to the hotel. On the Van ride back to town had a talk with Tom from Australia who had not been vaccinated for COVID, had it and is adamant not to be vaccinated. He quoted various alleged experts who he sourced as advising not to get vaccinated. He admitted experiencing extreme discomfort during his illness. He had lost jobs in foreign countries for not permitting vaccination. He is a FOX news channel watcher and did not like MSNBC or CNN. I took my last laundry to the my laundry source for cleaning and picked up a batch. After this batch, too close to leaving to leave any more for cleaning. Just one more golfing activity this Friday and will leave to return home on Saturday late in the day, to fly out early in the morning the next day. July 27, Wednesday Played bridge with Jim from Minnesota today. Says he plays the precision system and does not do transfers. He played standard American with me and except one bid where I thought we should have done a transfer, played well. I have not seen the results yet. We must wait until next week. Had some dental work here and said that this work will almost pay for the trip for him. To get to the bridge area it started raining and I drove on the back of a motorcycle taxi in the rain. My sleeves of my shirt, forehead were wet from the ride. One area that I struggle with each time I take a motorcycle taxi is hoisting me leg over the seat. I struggle. It is a chore. Also, getting off the motorcycle is difficult. I need to develop and exercise for this at home. Linda is having a lot of fun coming up with ideas for this exercise. Most of her ideas are unrealistic. She loves doing it though and chuckles with each suggestion. The traffic here is chaotic at its best. It is a learned skill to move around the the vehicles without being struck by one. Dangerous. July 29, played golf with the Stay Smart Group which does not have competition. Played with Shawn and Todd from Australia and Mark from Houston Texas. Tough day at golf shot miserable score. It was fun to play. Golf here is a whole different experience. I need to use at least two clubs more to make what be my normal distance. Also, where I would normally use a 54 degree wedge, I need to use a six iron and run the ball up. The balls stick and do not move. Took over 11,000 steps today climbed 7 flights. I got a full body massage and ate at my favorite 5 star restaurant which is a considerable commute. I had an emergency allergy attack from ointment the massage person used to massage me. It should have gave me a hint when she suggested that I take a shower before I left the massage place. I finally figured it out after going on to a late operating drug store and getting some antihistamine. I also took a shower and took off all of the clothes and slept on the other side of the bed. I am ready to come home.