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  • Lea Loses Her Glass Slipper

    Vacation starts tomorrow. It is nearly 9 pm and I haven't yet started packing. "Why not?" asked Tawn when he called from work two hours ago. Well, there's been a lot to do. I already know what I'm going to bring so I don't feel like I need to pack before getting done some other priorities, like…

  • Merry Jolly Mango Christmas

    As you peruse these pictures and two-minute video of the holiday decorations around town, just keep repeating this mantra to yourself:"It's a predominately Buddhist nation... It's a predominately Buddhist nation..."Sure, you may find that really hard to believe given the huge quantity of Christmas o…

  • View from the Athenee

    Sunday afternoon I met Brian for dim sum at the Conrad Hotel, then we walked up the block to his new condo. The complex, the Athenee Residences, is part of the Athenee Hotel, a five-star Royal Meridian property on Wireless Road near the US and British embassies.(Yeah, a little hi-so for me, but wha…

  • Photo Shoot at Brent's

    A few weeks ago I wrote about the Health & Cuisine magazine photo shoot at our condo. The magazine is always looking for people to feature in their "Men's Cooking" column, so Tawn has used his connections to promote people as potential profiles.Brent is an expat American who manages Chanintr Gr…

  • Thai Pile Driving

    I carry my camera with me just about everywhere I go, because you never know what interesting, blog-worthy things you will see. Case in point: as Tawn and I were driving down Soi Phom Phong (Sukhumvit 39) we saw a group of laborers driving piles for the construction of a guard shack.No large piece…

  • Caught up in the PAD march

    Despite Prime Minister Samak's being removed from his post by the courts, despite former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra being convicted in absentia and sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion, the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) continues its protests. It seems the…

  • Turning the other cheek

    What a busy few days. Don't know if you saw, but my last entry asking for everyone to support the "No on Proposition 8" campaign ended up as a featured entry on the front page of Xanga. As of Sunday evening my time, there are 2600+ views.The good news is that about 80% of the 150+ comments are sup…

  • The Dog Days of Rainy Season

    Above: an exhausted dog keeps watch (barely) over a table of local eggs for sale along Soi Rang Nam. The vendor was nowhere in sight. I was curious whether, if I wanted to buy some eggs, the dog could give correct change.The final days of Bruce's trip were lower-key. I had to get back to work an…

  • Bruce's Visit

    As mentioned before, we've had a houseguest for the past week. Bruce came for a visit from the United States and I've been busy playing tour guide for much of that time. We have seen a lot of things and I've been so much on the go that I haven't had time to properly update the blog - especially si…

  • Tawn's Birthday

    Tawn's birthday was last Wednesday, so we went out for dinner at Lenôtre Paris, a Parisian outfit that has several cafe locations here in Bangkok. Owned by the Accor Group (Sofitel Hotels, Ibis Hotels, Motel 6), the chain offers a nice taste of French cuisine and very nice baked goods. Early after…