death
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This past week, one event after another, the world seems in turmoil in Asia. Japan is still suffering from the Tsunami and nuclear disaster and now Thailand has its own problems. Last week, torrential rain caused mudslides, high waves and flooded many parts of the south. Everything was disrupted. It wasn’t just the usual flooding…
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My internet is finally back in working order today. I think all this weird weather has been causing havoc to everyone and even disrupting cables. Thailand at the moment is in a strange state indeed. In the north we have earthquakes, in the south we have flooding, high waves of 2-3 meters are causing people…
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Yesterday morning as I headed out to run amidst the rain, I felt like I wanted to snuggle back into bed and just enjoy sleeping through the rain. Then I turned on the news to watch while I run and saw the devastation in Japan. It’s heartbreaking, but at the same time it is also…
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It’s been two days since the earthquake in Japan, yet safe in Bangkok I still feel a certain sadness for those in northern Japan. Some entire villages were swept away. Entire families and communities gone just like that. In a blink of an eye. I cannot imagine. I cannot say I understand how it must feel to be in the…
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The weather has turned and it is no longer cool and breezy in Bangkok. The cool wintry air has just vanished just like that. Instead its hot and humid. I don’t like this weather and will probably never do. I wonder if anyone actually likes this weather or that they one day simply get “accustomed” to…
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Sitting amongst my belongings, clearing out old documents, and finding the proper place for my things I wonder about life and death. It’s really quiet here in my new house, and absent of my TV, DVD and stereo which have yet to be unpacked, I have a lot of quiet time to ponder and contemplate…
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Many articles have been written about 9/11 in the last few days especially running up to its 9th anniversary. It’s definitely a day to remember not only for Americans but for everyone around the world. Lots of my closest friends were working in the area and some even lived a few blocks down from the World Trade Center. I’m…
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