bangkok
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It’s been a busy busy year and am glad to have a few days off year end. It’s amazing what just a few days off can do to your soul. It’s wonderful to wind down and hear yourself think for a few days. It’s wonderful to have ‘me’ time. Today, I want to share with…
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Last week I wrote about cleaning up and purging things. The next question then is always where should I donate the clothes I no longer where or other stuff I no longer need? Below I’ve compiled a list of places you can donate your things to for reference. Pankan Society: www.panakansociety.com . They accept…
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It’s May and it’s hot in Bangkok. Thailand broke an all new record for electricity use the other day. My thermometer reads 36 degrees celsius but yahoo weather says it feels like 45 degrees. I agree. There’s not much I feel like doing in this heat except stay indoors, out of the heat and with…
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It’s hard to write anything non-political when most of what occupies my mind these days is politics, even on a day of love. I think about politics every day, because it very much affects my life, and I do not mean just dealing with the commute or having to work at back-up sites or work-at-home.…
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Yesterday was Children’s day. Entire families were out en masse watching airplanes, dancing, singing and having quality family time. Shops and restaurants were filled and everywhere there was a queue. You’d think food was being given out for free. Tomorrow, it’s the Bangkok Shutdown. Literally. Major roads and intersections will be filled protestors, protesting against…
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Tomorrow has been set as the D-day that Thais will walk out on the streets of Bangkok and protest against corruption and misuse of power by the current government. Still many are asking, why are you protesting when the government has already abandoned the controversial amnesty bill? Isn’t it enough? Protesting a democratically elected government…
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Having my own home, kitchen and not so crazy about food as in my fat days, I’ve been eating out a lot less. However, don’t get me wrong, I still go out and enjoy good food. Today my good friend recommended we go try this new place in town called “Chu: chocolate bar and café”…
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Summer is coming soon to Bangkok and already I am dreading the summer heat. Fortunately we have a few days of cool weather at the moment so it feels as if we are enjoying a short festive season. I love it, because it is a short reminder to enjoy the little things in life.…
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Happy Songkran everyone! It’s the Thai New Years now and how wonderful it is to have a peaceful one filled with sounds of laughter, happiness and splashes of water. It’s a great way to cool down during the hot summer weather where the sun burns in the mid thirties (Celsius). I won’t dwell on Songkran…
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It’s now April and the weather has gone all awry. I wonder if sometimes there is ever a “normal.” Perhaps we just adjust and what is awry now will be the new “normal.” On some days it is so hot you would think you could fry and egg on the scorching cement ground. Hot air…
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