Dec
9
Magic
December 9, 2007 | 2 Comments
The Boss is on tour again, and I do not mean Nan. Since Bruce Springsteen released Born in the U.S.A in 1984 I have been a fan. And yesterday I downloaded his latest album “Magic” from iTunes, and I can safely say that the old man finally rocks again. You can read the Rolling […]
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Dec
8
We have some lazy days. The only thing of significance we have been doing was the other day when we erected our spirit house in the back garden.
This time without a bunch of people. Just me, Nan a couple of elderly family members who knew the procedure and Nan’s uncle, the village head man.
It involved […]
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Dec
6
Trip to Buriram
December 6, 2007 | 4 Comments
Yesterday morning our friends Tui and Pun came by and asked if we wanted to go to Buriram with them. They were getting a a new bicycle for their daughter, and wanted to check out the new Big C shopping mall down there.
So we came allong, and loaded ourself and Heart on the back of […]
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Dec
4
Blessing of The Hut
December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment
So the day arrived. Nan tickled me out of bed around 6:30am, pushed me into the shower and then we had breakfast and cleaned the house. Tui and Pun arrived soon after, and we motored down to Satuek to do some food and drink shopping for the party.
At the market in Satuek, we got enormous […]
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Dec
2
Preparing for a Party
December 2, 2007 | 6 Comments
Well, as the monk said, on the 3rd of December we are kicking off our “Blessing of the House” party here in our Isaan village. And slowly but surely information is trickling in about what this actually means.
Nan was hoping for a small affair. And so was I. Get in the monks, let them do […]
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Dec
1
A Send Off
December 1, 2007 | 2 Comments
Yesterday morning, Nan’s morning torture started at 5am. The occasion was Tui and Pun’s send off party. Tui is going to a country in the Middle East to work soon. And Pun has plans to go to Bangkok and start a business, investing money they saved up during their 2 year work stint in Taiwan […]
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