It’s almost 2 a.m.

Had fantastic time with Rose and Janet tonight. Tons of food and lots of sweets afterward. Brandon went with us too. Much fun for all! You know Rose and I are true bloggers when we so thoroughly enjoy our first meet up that we forgot to take pictures. LOL. Will deliberate more about dinner tomorrow. Because right now, I’m trying to go to sleep. And I’m still wide awake. Not much from jetlag but from a brain that refuses to shut down. I went to bed at midnight. Couldn’t sleep. Came back out and watched a Tivo’ed Feasting on Asphalt....
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Repost from Thai-Blogs – My Ah-ha! Moments

I figure a few folks would enjoy my insights into Bangkok’s culture. So here is what I posted on Thai-Blogs a few days ago. Enjoy! Perhaps it’s because I flied solo a lot more during my latest trip home now that my mom (sick) and my friends (work) are no longer available as my sidekick, and that I am older and can drink more than one beer before passing out drunk, I just suddenly realize a few simple things in life of a Bangkokian I never noticed before. Here goes my “Ah-ha!” moments and survival tips about taxi cabs, pedestrians,...
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First Saturday Back

It’s my first Saturday back and my schedule is getting full. AM: Brandon has scheduled someone to come in in the morning to finally tune the piano. A surprise gift for me and a splurge for us. He said it is well deserved. And besides, I was driving him crazy with my wild west parlour piano twangs. LOL. AM-Early PM: Errands galore. I need to take the bottles and cans to the recycling place. Then take our heavy little blue piggy bank in to Coinstar. If the mood strikes, I may even trek a distance to find a Smart &...
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It’s 11:11

I did quite well during the day today until around 2 p.m. I was creating a special project Powerpoint presentation with my coworker who was telling me what to type up. At some point he’d think about it or word the sentence out loud. I started to nod off, unconsciously. I was staring at the monitor one second and startling myself awake the next. “I’m sorry, Coworker. I fell asleep and missed what you just said. Can you please repeat that? Actually, wait. Hold that thought.” I got up and jumped around in my cubicle as if I was in...
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