Not your typical Thanksgiving post

Yesterday we had lunch with my mom’s group of friends aka The Aunties.  They treated us to German brats and sausages and potatoes and saurkraut and pork legs at the Goethe Institute.  It was always a pleasure to hang out with them. All the jetting around got me a little bit sick.  Having felt very poorly last night, we canceled our river boat dinner cruise so I would be well enough for this morning’s road trip. Brandon and I started the day with the tour of the Damnuen Saduak Floating Market.  Having not eaten much of anything the night before,...
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Of Bliss…and being pissed off

*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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Grown

*I was supposed to post a warning a la spoiler alert any future Thai political comments here.  But this “alert” is NOT that.  As a matter of fact, it’s the opposite.  I will NOT be discussing politics. However, I will be discussing what politics is affecting my personal life.  So, my dearest Commenter “Ku”, you may so continue.* The Irish Cousin Robert commented that he was no longer the angriest commenter on my blog with my recent entry. Thai people have become just that these days. Angry. Frustrated. Confused. Fed up. Overwhelmed. Despaired. Saddened. All of the above. Even the...
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Dream a little dream

…of mom. Apparently, mom has been paying a visit to a few of us here and there. Last week, I woke up sobbing hysterically and freaked the hell out of Brandon.  After a long crazy dream about me being a failure (..something about burning something on the stove top when all I had to do was reheating a frozen block of soup, someone came into the house with a pet meerkat, and everyone was looking at me as if I just came off the short bus for burning that fucking soup…), I somehow ended up in a mall with my...
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Time travel

I was up at 6:30 a.m. this morning.  Jet lag is getting better! I did end up getting to work at 6 a.m. on Thursday morning.  LOL. I drove in and left promptly at 3 p.m. and miraculously got home without killing myself.  I did steal a solid hour of nap later in the afternoon though.  How solid?  I started the nap laying on the couch.  When Brandon came in to wake me up, I was sitting and I had no idea how I got there.  Yeah…interesting, isn’t it? But a sleepy Thursday worked out to my advantage as I...
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Cabin Fever

It’s 11 p.m. on a rainy Bangkok Saturday night. And I ain’t got nobody. Just me in dad’s office, waiting for pictures from the day we scattered my mom’s ashes to upload. I am in such a partying mood but my partner in crime, Tong, is out of town this weekend. But then again, it’s raining cats and dogs out there. Better not be outside puddle hopping intoxicated or out on the slippery road with drunks behind the wheels. I should definitely count my blessing. Oh well, hell. I’m just going to party with myself then. I’ll go fetch my...
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