Sep
19
In the Land of Smiles at Last
September 19, 2007 | 4 Comments
So I finally arrived in the Land of Smiles at last. We landed in Bangkok last Thursday and with virtually no cue at immigration, and luggage arriving the same time we got there, and on top of that, the dude from the car rental company right there waiting for us, we were on the road […]
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Sep
12
Final Day
September 12, 2007 | 2 Comments
That’s It!
18 months in La-la land has come to an end. I have handed over to the next schmuck to do this job, and I will fly out to Thailand tomorrow morning. Nan is ecstatic to get away from here as well, so there will be two happy faces on that flight tomorrow.
There will probably […]
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Sep
7
In my home town there is a street called Tore Hunds Gate. This is quite odd, since most towns in Norway may have a street or a square or something named after his opponent, St. Olaf, Norways infamous King who turned Norway into a Christian country. Well, he did it by slaughtering everyone who did […]
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Sep
6
Say Cheese
September 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
There are a few things you really start to miss when you spend an extended time out of your country. I guess food stuff would be a good number one for most expats.
At least for me. One of the most difficult things for a Norwegian abroad is to make do without our brown goat cheese. […]
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Sep
5
A Boring Couple
September 5, 2007 | 2 Comments
We are really a boring couple me and Nan. We don’t really do much. Well apart from going trough the motions of everyday life in an Asian country.
Of course, after she arrived, she has been my only interest after work. And she is not much interested in exploring La-la land. Especially after dark, which is […]
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Sep
3
A Dinner Party
September 3, 2007 | 4 Comments
Saturday I invited some colleagues over for dinner. It was to be Nan’s first ever attempt at cooking for Farangs only. So she was a bit snappy for most of the afternoon as she chopped, fried and boiled all the stuff she was going to make.
She did ask for some advice regarding what these Farang […]
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Sep
2
The Fly
September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments
So once more we taxied to the airport. And this time Nan had her own ticket. We checked in without a problem. They did ask for her visa to La-la land, but that is one of the few countries where Thai’s do not need one. So no problem there.
We then passed trough Emigration. I sent […]
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Sep
1
Leaving Again
September 1, 2007 | 6 Comments
It was the end of yet another trip to Thailand. However this time I was not to take farewell with Nan at the airport, leaving her standing there looking small and vulnerable, while I shuffled trough emigration with the biggest lump in the world in my throat, trying hard to fight back a tear or […]
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