Hey ya. I’m here. Sorry for the MIA. You know, with jet lag and all, I’ve been going to bed at 8 p.m. all week and been playing catch up with work as well. We landed Monday night after quite a long journey. The 7 hours spent putzing around Taipei airport during a layover could’ve sucked less if we would’ve found the Transit Hotel earlier. Instead of napping on the benches in a quiet terminal, we could’ve been snuggled up in a comfy bed. Oh well. Next time, we know. Wednesday, I was at my board of investors’ holiday shindig...
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Repost from my Thai-Blogs.com entry. We finally are leaving Thailand tomorrow. Out of Suvarnabhumi, to my father’s relief. Getting up at 4 a.m. to go to Bitec check-in point for U-tapao would be torturous for the poor man. My planned 2-week vacation was extended to 19 days of bliss laced with frustration, thanks to the airport closures. However, it’s always good to be home. Things are always changing around here in the Land of Smiles. For better or worse. So here’s my best/worst list of my recent trip home. Best: Extended vacation. Worst: Brandon’s extra week of time off he...
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The long weekend is winding down. So much had happened in our two weeks here in Thailand, the entire country can use a little break. Seriously, the political scenes seem to have quieted just enough to get through the weekend. The tourists can certainly use the break. Suvarnabhumi is open again. Those of us who need to go/come home now can, and those who are coming/leaving here on holiday can too. On Thursday, Brandon and I took a little bit of an early start on the long weekend by taking a day road trip with 4 of my mom’s best...
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And today, we rested. I partied two nights in a row. And lost my voice. It didn’t help that I’ve been coughing since I got back from Phuket a week ago of all the sinus drainage. I sound like Demi Moore right now. Hahah. Monday with my family at my brother’s girlfriend’s bar and restaurant. 3 tables for 5 people was filled end to end with food from glass noodles Pad Thai wrapped in thin omelet, fried nuggets of pork “Larb”, to giant Lobster Thermidor the Girlfriend whipped up herself as a promise to my brother. Then there was the...
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So, the PAD is leaving the airports. (Thanks Bangkok Pundit for all the info you’ve given me these 2 weeks!) The day after the “Smiling Moon”, a sign of good things to come. Hours after I have been told that we are confirmed for Monday to leave Bangkok, hell or high water, from U-tapao or Suvarnabhumi. Yes, kids. We are finally going home! That doesn’t mean I will stop blogging about the situation. It might not be live like the past few days but i will drop in as much of the news that I can going forward. However, as...
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*Warning! This entry contains Thai political rant at the very end.* Here we are, another airport, another day. It’s Phuket International now, waiting to head back home to Bangkok from a 3-day of bliss. So far it’s been a whirlwind trip. We landed in Bangkok on Saturday around 11:30. Later that evening, I went to Homecoming at my school, Mater Dei Institute. I met my friends at the gate while I was waiting for Tong. We went in, and all was good. Our class of 1995 had the most attendance and apparently we won an award for that. I’m sure...
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