celebration
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Good friends are rare. Good friends who remain good friends decades later are even rarer. Tonight I dedicate to my post to a friend whose birthday was a little over a week ago (AA) . It’s a birthday I never forget and remember it every year for it falls close to Thanksgiving. It’s good for…
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Today is Father’s day in Thailand as it is our Majesty the King’s Birthday. He is the “Father” of our beloved country. I therefore would like to wish all the father’s of this world a very Happy Father’s Day! Without our fathers none of us would not be here today. What I love about days…
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It’s Thanksgiving weekend and with it comes turkey, stuffing, cranberry and pumpkin pie. Yes, I miss Thanksgiving in the US. Here in Thailand, it’s just not the same. We don’t get the “feeling” of Thanksgiving and families reuniting, or the felling that the weekend kickstarts the festive season and Christmas mad shopping with Black Friday. …
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This year I’m celebrating friendships and today is one of those special days for it is the Birthday of my lovely friend Dao. Yes, we love her and we’ve known each other since the days when flourescent Body Shop T-shirts were in fashion together with the the L.A. Gear shoes. Those were “must haves.” Those…
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There are quite a few birthdays in April, those of colleagues, friends and very old friends. One such birthday though was of another dear friend whom I’ve known since primary school. Fifth Grade to be exact. Time flies by so fast, before you know it, its been over 20 years since we’ve known each other. …
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Tonight is my third and last post on Valentine’s for the year. No more for 2011. What else can I write about when the day we have been looking forward to (or dreading) has finally arrived? I think overall it was a good day, or perhaps I am a little biased and always towards the…
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Over the weekend, I went out with my dear friends for a birthday celebration (Happy Birthday again!) and since it’s now the “Vegetarian” Festival in Thailand, we discussed and wondered about its origins and what is this festival really for? All we know is that for a period of 9 days, people of Chinese descent in…
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In many countries in Asia today, people are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. China, Taiwan, and Korea are officially closed for holidays. Each year, the date is set according to the Chinese calendar and falls on the same day as the autumnal equinox. This is when the moon is supposed to be at its most beautiful being…
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