Death Doesn’t Take a Holiday

Over 23,000 death toll so far for the entire region. Thai press confirms the death of the King’s grandson, Khun Poom Jensen, the autistic son of Princess Ubolrattana. Princess Ubolrattana married Peter Jensen, a San Diego business man, some 20 years ago, and was disowned by Thai royal family. About 10 years ago, she opened her San Diego home to a Thai magazine, and introduced her family to the people. Thais fell in love with her charming Thai-American children, 2 girls and a boy. Eventually the royal family embrace the Jensens and welcome the Princess back. In 1999, the Princess...
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Holy crap!

The 9.0 earthquake in Indonesia sent tsunami into the southern islands of Thailand. A lot less damaged in Thailand than in Sri Lanka and southern India. My family is safe and sound. My dad and brother were both in Bangkok when this happened, and my mom is in a much safer place even, in the hills of Chiangdao in Chiangmai province. I don’t have the official report yet, but I’m pretty sure the hotel that my dad designed, and we stayed at in 1999, Thavorn Beach Village, were hit as well. The Malasian geologist also warns of possible eruption of...
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Holidays Swooning

I haven’t watched so much television in a long time. I parked myself on the couch all day yesterday and watched movies on DVD, movies on Demand, and whatever movies were on television. I fell in love all over again with the charming and witty Hugh Grant in my 500th watching of “Love Actually”, and the first time watching “2 Week Notice”. That smile. That sense of humor. Those eyes. Then I caught myself swooning over Colin Firth in “Love Actually” even though I can’t really say what makes him so dreamy. Partly the accent. Partly his being a little...
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Checking it twice

Christmas is commercial to me. It’s merely a 6-day early New Year’s Day for Thai people. We do our presents for New Year, not Christmas. So, we get to jump start the New Year, year of the Rooster, a little bit early with these fine gifts: To ourselves = GameCube for Oakley, new pair of combat boots for Brandon, and subscription to NetFlix for the household. Emeril’s spices gift pack. 2 bottles of spice blends, a bottle of marinade, and a bottle of steak sauce. …...
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