I mentioned in a previous entry that the mid-Sukhumvit area in Krungthep (Bangkok) used to be on the outskirts of town, home to the weekend homes for well-off residents of Rattanakosin Island (the old city) and Yaworat (Chinatown)....

Christmas in my household never quite sets off. Even from like a young age, we never really got into the spirit of setting up Christmas trees, giving presents, eating ham and playing Christmas music. It’s just not how we...

  Apparently, Tanya has had an epiphany. She realized that the way she acts is unacceptable. You cannot go gallivanting about, hitting on your friend’s boyfriends. Tanya’s drunken proclamation of passion for Ch...

I was just reading an article, which expressed some backlash, against the recent trend of "secularizing" the holiday season. As you are probably aware, in recent years, Christmas displays and even Christmas greetings, ha...

Today started off with an unusual twist. I woke up bright and early at 6 am, poured my self a glass of orange juice and went to go outside for a smoke. To my dismay my front door was frozen shut. Stupid winter. So now I ...

Here is a lovely path to walk down in our neighborhood. It's really someone's driveway that hooks up to other driveways. I got my tower back and they said there was nothing wrong or my hubby didn't understand. 

The world is covered in a blanket of white snow. Everything looks magical. Kids wait anxously for Santa to come and visit them. There are fake trees with lights and ornaments and everything in the world seems to be at pe...