observations, humor, and nonsense
// The world has slowed down, and I’m not sure we like it. // I live in an apartment in Thailand, so sometimes I smell what other people are cooking. When this happens I shut my windows because it’s often the neighbor deep frying garlic or fish. Now, if I’m frying garlic, I don’t mind…
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Eating out in Thailand requires a bit of patience, and knowledge regarding how things work (or don’t).
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Hello again! I’m back for another monthly photo recap hosted by Su at Zimmerbitch. Click on over for the guidelines.
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The other day I went to a tourist information booth and asked, ‘Tell me about some of the people who were here last year. – Steven Wright Until recently, I’ve pretty much lived in tourist towns.
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Do you have a kitchen? Apparently, that’s not such a strange question to ask. It’s believed that by 2030, kitchens will be either shared or smaller due to more people ordering-in.
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I’ve compared the two cities via transportation, accommodation, shopping, visas and more.
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It was Facebook that reminded me that the milestone had passed. Otherwise, I’m sure I would have continued to scroll past this moment, drinking my coffee and eating my banana. I posted, “I signed up for Intensive Thai, but based on my photo (with my application) I was enrolled in Intensive English instead.” Now, normally,…
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“Time, time, time, see what’s become of me.” – Hazy Shade of Winter, Simon & Garfunkel Since moving abroad, I’ve taken on a different perception of time. I’m convinced time moves slower. Concepts like a “long time” and “being on time” are completely relative to the landscape, the people and the mode of transportation. Living…
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I’m not entirely sure what causes a power line to catch on fire, in the rain, on the first day of a major Thai holiday, but it did right at our apartment.
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I was at the Maejo Lantern release (aka Yee Ping Festival) when a colleague of mine loudly stated, “My god, there are so many foreigners here. This is insane. I bet they don’t even know what this event is all about. Why are they even here?”
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My friend M and I were looking at new places to live when she whispered how she didn’t like the bars on windows. Many Thai homes have bars on the windows for security reasons.
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After about 4 years in Chiang Mai, I finally made the move. And what a move! I was so stressed out over our things making it in Kuhn Jan’s truck. I was fretting over the motorbike falling out of the truck as it seemed precariously perched on the tailgate. And I wondered how the office…
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Thailand. The football cheer and chant of trapezing travellers. Overrated yet ever popular. An expat port of call, and a backpacker’s paradise for the budget and banana pancake minded. It’s many things to many people, but to me it’s a place that has changed the course of my life, and it’s a place that seems…
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It’s the most common question: What brings you to Thailand? Why are you here? How long have you been here? How long do you plan on being here? What visa are you on? How did you do it?
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No, I’m not teaching etiquette. I don’t work at an all-girls finishing school. I’m talking about what you need to know as a foreign teacher in the Land of Smiles.
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It’s time to debunk the top myths on what it means, and what it takes, to be an English teacher in the Land of Smiles.
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In order to cope with the intense and glorious situation that is traffic, tourists and construction in my little world, I’ve been using the analogy of a “fish in water”. I keep telling myself that I am a fish in water, a fish swimming and gliding, and it helps me because otherwise I think I…
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My mom was born here before Thai food became as edgy and hip-hop as Pad Thai noodles, before the Vietnam War put Thailand on the US map. Before Thailand became the Hail Mary pass for dirty Jesus wannabes and lonely horny old men. But that didn’t make me any more educated about what to expect…
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