Ranked

Matt the Lost Boy launched his top 100 Thailand blogs ranking. Guess who came in at #21? ETA: Ranking changed daily.  So I’ve dropped like gazillion spots since the launch.  Haha!  Get over there and help me at least stay on the list, okay? I am surprised and honored to actually get to share the edge of the spotlight where the really good blogs about Thailand are featured. My blog is more of a personal rant and rave with some Thai flavors. Well, heck, I’m Thai! What other flavor is this blog going to have? Even my husband says that...
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Splish Splash

Southern California weather today is perfect for Songkran. Blazing hot. And sunny.  A freaky couple of days of summer weather here just in time to go splash somebody and welcome the new year.  🙂 The closest I’m going to get to that is going to be when I wash my car this afternoon.  Hahah. By the way, check out my Songkran line of clothing.  $1 of your purchase will go to Thai Red Cross....
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How do you sign WTF?

Again, Thai politics never fail to amuse me. Here’s a report from The Nation: ‘Keep your nose out of our sign language’ A welfare group has called for hands off over how deaf people should describe politicians – in particular the prime minister – in sign language. Published on January 31, 2008 The Council of Disabled People of Thailand claimed yesterday any interference in the way deaf people communicate with their hands “would not be appropriate”. Council chairman Wiriya Namsiriphongphan was responding to queries from PPP members on the way deaf people referred to party leader and Prime Minister Samak...
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100 Days

Tomorrow is the 100-day marker of the world without mom.  And so far, it has been full of surprises. Before I hit the road to go to the temple, I stopped by Starbucks for my breakfast latte.  This guy in scrubs looked up from his paper and called my name. Wouldn’t you know it?  It was Doc Trojan, my ophthalmologist!  (And yes, he reads my blog…so hello there, Doc!)  He had a few minutes before going in to do surgery at the medical center by my house.  So we visited for a little bit.  You know, talking about Trojan football. ...
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Black and Geeky Friday

I didn’t go anywhere near a mall, if you were wondering. I am not THAT insane.  Thank you very much. As a matter of fact, we had Shane over for a good part of the afternoon.  We were thinking of going to the movies, but changed our minds as we figured all the bored family members from out of town would be at the theaters.  Heck, that was what I did before. Anyways, the boys played on the XBox 360 while I got my magazines and recipe folders sorted out. Later that night, we picked up Tamara and we all...
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Recouperation Monday

Y’all, finally the week for social calendar explosion has ended. Last night in Santa Monica proved to be a lot of fun.  Elan, a former coworker from the dot com, is in town from her current home in Cambridge with her friend Jesse.  Joining us were other dot com survivors Joyce, Terri, and Allen.  We hung out, ate, caught up and gossiped over the intermittent screams of Chicago Bears fans at Barney’s Beanery.  Much fun!  It wasn’t a late night as some had to work, some was jetlagged and some needed her rest to get better.  🙂 Now, my sick-ass...
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