Hello from the great city of Bangkok! We’re having a great time so far. The weather has been just PERFECT! The cold front is moving in from China and the city just got its first taste of its “winter” with the perfect California summer temperature. It’ll be like CA spring up in Chiangmai this weekend. A lot of turns in events since we got here. Plans are changing constantly. I won’t get to spend as much time with my dad as he would be off to Dubai on business from 11/26 through 12/1. But we are planning on going to...
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Yes I’m counting down by the hours now. Everything’s packed. Going to take a nice long bath after In-N-Out for dinner with Dr. Pepper to drink. Ahhh. A few choice American luxury items you take for granted. You see, typical Thai households have shower stalls, not bath tubs. Only in nice hotels where there will be bathtubs, and fortunately for us we’d get to stay at one in Chiang Mai. Although there are McDonald’s and Burger King, there won’t be any “animal style” goodness; and there are rootbeer and Mountain Dew–even in Lychee flavor–but no Dr. Pepper. And the internet...
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Out of curiosity, I’m going to keep this post on the top of the heap until I leave for Thailand on November 18. Let’s see how many people come by to visit, and leave their marks. Being a mere geek in training, I’m forgoing the use of nifty counters and polling technolgies, and implementing the basic survey method. Besides, it’s more fun this way. 🙂 If you’re reading this, please leave me a note. i.e. Hi. Ping. Yo. Or actual comments are welcomed too. And yes, you can post anonymously if you must. Thank you....
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Crunch time! Itinerary changed just a little bit from the original plan. Thu. Nov. 18 – Leave from LAX. Sat. Nov. 20 – Arrive in Bangkok. Sun. Nov. 21 – During the day, Brandon’s dental appointment. In the evening, Oakley’s dinner with Mater Dei classmates. Mon. Nov. 22 – Tentative – Day trip to Ayuttaya with Aunty Sida. Tue. Nov. 23 – Nothing planned. Wed. Nov. 24 – Oakley and Brandon’s dentist appointment. Thu. Nov. 25 – Nothing planned. Fri. Nov. 26 – Loy Kratong festival. We’ll be staying in Bangkok for that after all. Get to glam up and...
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Chris leads me to Kevin Sites’ blog. The solo journalist is on assignment for NBC, but on his blog here it’s free for all. Get a taste of war on terror as you follow Kevin and the Marines unit he’s embedded with taking the city, street by street....
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Through the sheriff deputy at Brandon’s work, Brandon and I are gathering materials and monetary donation to get stuff to the Marines scout/snipers in Iraq. The deputy belongs to the USMC Scout/Sniper Association, and the stuff will be shipped out in bulk in a few weeks through the Association. We are handing our donations to the deputy by Tuesday, November 16. Why so soon? 2 reasons. First, we’re leaving for Thailand on the 18th. And secondly, in order for the troops to get the packages for the holidays, it’d have to go out by early December. -The following is the...
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