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Moving on
2008-07-30 06:29:00 I have booked three one-way flights: one to Singapore, one to Bali and one to Dili. I?ve handed in my notice and work and my last day of full-time employment in Thailand will be on August 26, not including a few vacation days that I will be cashing out. As if that?s not enough, I?ve ...
BK magazine is coming to Phuket
2008-07-01 06:49:00 Interesting bit of news today. The guys behind BK mag (Asia/Azia City) are setting up a tourist rag in Phuket. For anyone who might want a job in the media in Phuket, now’s your chance. I’m guessing the salary would be pretty decent, but I just find it hard to imagine that there is room ...
Too Hot To Think.
2008-06-09 16:52:00 Today has certainly started off like a typical Monday… I was 15 minutes late for work, thanks to an accident on south-bound I-95 that buggered everything up. I spilled a few drops of my iced coffee down my shirt and my Tide pen didn’t work well at all to get rid of the mess. The humidity today is ...
You know you?ve been in Thailand too long when?
2008-06-08 19:34:00 You know you?ve been in Thailand too long when you find out through Wikipedia that you?re father has become a Lib Dem politician and last year stood in a local election for a council seat. He didn?t win the election, but there are more than 800 people in his particular ward who had faith enough to ...
When the pressures of work appear in your dreams
2008-06-05 20:08:00 I don’t mind that my job is hard work, but I know that when aspects of my life start appearing in my dreams, it means that they are heavily weighing on my mind. How do people deal with high-pressure jobs? My job isn’t exactly high pressure, but it’s given me an insight into the conditions that ...
Happy Saturday!
2008-05-31 19:23:00 Why is it that every time I sit down at my computer, I have to pee? Hi! Welcome to my weekend! Hubby and I just got back from a nice lunch at Red Lobster. I have been CRAVING seafood since the beginning of the month, but this is the first time we’ve really had a ...
I Lost My Desk.
2008-05-31 03:34:00 I decided to be a nice wife today, so I stopped at our favorite Italian place on the way home and picked up dinner. Hubby was surprised when I walked into the apartment carrying a pizza for him. Okay, so maybe it was a little incentive for him to clean the cat boxes tonight…heh. After we ...
Every Once In A While, I Have A Good Day.
2008-05-29 04:44:00 It has been what I would consider a VERY GOOD DAY. Work blew by in the blink of an eye. I was busier than hell today, and the day passed by quickly. I love it when we’re busy, even though occasionally the boss’s head explodes… Hubby signed up for a nice hunk of overtime. Of course, I’m ...
Pull A Dumpster Up Underneath The Window.
2008-05-26 06:01:00 One third of the closet in our home office has been emptied out. So far, I think I’ve thrown away just about everything except for the old kitchen faucets. Those go back to the rental office. Ye gawds, we’ve got a lot of junk! There’s two very heavy trash bags to go out. Trash ...
It?s Gonna Be A LONG Weekend!
2008-05-23 15:53:00 Damn, I can’t believe I haven’t posted anything since Monday night. This week slipped by SO FAST. The best part of that? THREE DAY WEEKEND! AND! It’s also hubby’s off-weekend!! Yay! Unfortunately, it also means that I’m going to have to get off of my lazy ass, unplug myself from my computer, ...
Vacation and blog hibernation
2008-05-23 09:30:00 I will be away from all things Internet related for the next few days as I am taking a much-needed (short) vacation from work and this blog. I will be doing the same next weekend, so don’t expect many posts ni between. I?ve been working quite a lot recently and sleeping at the most bizarre ...
Rainbow around the sun
2008-05-22 07:29:00 Did anyone else in Thailand see this curious spectacle last Friday? I?m unsure if it was limited to Phuket, but sure enough, there was a rainbow around the sun. I tried in vain to catch a glimpse of the rainbow with my naked eyes and subsequently spent the proceeding 30 minutes completely blind. It was only ...
Congratulations to the people of Bangkok
2008-05-21 20:05:00 Your parties to raise money for the people affected by Cyclone Nagris were a tremendous success. When are your parties for the Chinese affected by the recent earthquake?
Thailand blogger sued for defamation
2008-05-20 23:40:00 I?ve been keeping tabs on a certain area of the Internet recently. In this particular area, a prolific Thailand blogger is currently being sued by one, possibly two, real estate agents for defamation. This, the latest turn in a bizarre string of events, poses interesting implications for bloggers in Thailand and around the world. While most ...
Trying To Get Back On Track.
2008-05-19 20:57:00 Coming back to work after a week off…no matter how bad that week off was…is quite a slap in the face. Especially when both copiers are down and there’s a major job sitting in your print queue that needs to be done now, NOW, NOW! I am day-dreaming of us getting one of ...
Remembering Ian Curtis
2008-05-18 06:17:00 Today marks 28 years since the death of Ian Curtis. He died at the age of 23, more than two years before I was born. He would have been 52 this year. For someone who died so young, so long ago, Ian Curtis has had an unprecedented impact on modern-day music, in a similar way ...
The day there was no news
2008-05-15 07:09:00 By Jason Arber. Adam Buxton once did something similar. I find both of these videos really quite intriguing.
Some facts about Coke
2008-05-12 22:41:00 After drinking about one liter of Pepsi Max a day for several weeks, I found these facts about Coke (is there really much difference) that made me decide to stick with water for the time being. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway ...
A Busy Little Bee.
2008-05-12 01:20:00 I have been a very productive girl today. I HAVE FINALLY TAKEN CONTROL OF MY INBOX AGAIN. *huff* To say my inbox was out of control is a bit of an understatement. I have well over a hundred different sub-folders in my inbox, and they weren’t TOO bad, but the inbox itself was a complete wreck. ...
From cigarettes, to Pepsi Max and on to fruit juice
2008-05-09 15:46:00 I?ve documented my previous attempts to quit smoking in varying degrees on this blog. Coming from a country where cigarettes are ludicrously expensive to a country where they are 10 times cheaper means that cost is not much of a deterrent for any smoker in Thailand. I?m three weeks into my latest attempt to quit, which ...
Interpol?s most wated may be in Thailand ? again
2008-05-08 04:19:00 Interpol has launched an international appeal for information about the whereabouts of an unnamed man suspected of sexually abusing children. As usual, there?s a fair chance that this guy is in Thailand. The accused allegedly appears in hundreds of photos abusing Southeast Asia boys. Interpol has so far received about 250 leads. After Interpol successfully ...
Burma death toll may exceed 100,000
2008-05-08 03:43:00 Wow. Just a quick post this morning before I go to work. From The Nation: Burma’s military government is under pressure to open its borders to more international help after a devastating cyclone that a US diplomat said may have killed more than 100,000 people. The numbers just keep getting higher. What a tragedy.
Being offered porn work in Thailand
2008-05-07 14:29:00 I received something of an indecent proposal through a forum last week. Firstly, the forum I?m talking about is Thailand Friends, an odd community of Thais and expats who, from what I can tell, are looking for people to date. I registered about one year ago and then left my account unattended until I received ...
Treading the line
2008-05-06 18:05:00 I had a hard day in the office today. My usual workload somehow became heavier with the knowledge that I ruffled a few feathers with an article I wrote last week. The article was a review. It could have been a restaurant, a nightclub, a hotel, whatever. The point is that my review reflected badly ...
More on freelance writing in Thailand
2008-05-03 20:44:00 I wrote an article about freelance writing in Thailand that some of you found useful. Well, almost a year later and I feel like I?m a little older and a little wiser. I still receive a lot of emails about freelancing in Thailand, so I thought I?d update you with my thoughts and the best ...
Stupid Freakin? Kitchen.
2008-04-30 05:35:00 Hi, I’m exhausted. Not that y’all care, but tough. You know me…if I’m not complaining, then life’s not worth livin’! Yesterday found me EXTREMELY annoyed, thanks to our damn kitchen. While the Flyers were playing in Game 3…which they won, mind you…hubby and I spent some time trying to get the kitchen back ...
Weekend Recap.
2008-04-28 18:40:00 This past weekend stunk. Stunk like one of my husband’s late-night broccoli farts. Hubby and I had so much stuff we needed to get done. Do you know how much we got done? LESS THAN NOTHING. Unless you count gouging two huge holes in a brand-new kitchen floor SOMETHING… Saturday, hubby’s sleep schedule was all ...
Police informant crucified in Thailand?s Deep South
2008-04-27 18:33:00 This is based on a very sketchy translation of tomorrow?s edition of Bangkok?s Daily News newspaper. On April 26, suspected insurgents in Yala shot dead a 22-year-old informant and nailed his body to the middle of the road. The informant, who had been shot in the back of the neck with a 9mm pistol, was dragged ...
Dealing Out The Agony Within.
2008-04-25 20:46:00 My day, in a nutshell. “Ma’am, do you know who owns this car?” Construction worker points to hubby’s car as I’m trying to leave for work. “Yeah, it’s mine. Why?” “I need you to move it so we can put our truck there to put the shingles up on the roof.” ...
Has Jodie Marsh lost her mind?
2008-04-23 18:22:00 I think Jodie Marsh is even more loathsome than Paris Hilton. As if faking a wedding as part of a massive, televised publicity stunt weren?t bad enough, the 29-year-old tramp decided to enhance her already-full bust by getting her breasts supersized to double-Gs. Jodie told The Sun, ?I said to the surgeon, ?I want them ...
Swept under the carpet
2008-04-23 15:03:00 From a credible source whom I won?t name: There are 14 children, currently in custody in Thailand who witnessed the deaths of their parents in that container. I don?t think I have read a single news story with information about the number of children Thai police have in custody.
Monday Rambles.
2008-04-21 20:22:00 Mom’s gallbladder removal surgery that was scheduled for Wednesday? Canceled. Thanks to the pre-surgical blood work, Mom’s now got an appointment with an endocrinologist because her thyroid is out of whack. Mom’s pretty blasé about the whole thing. Dad, on the other hand, is a little bit of a wreck. I’m the one blowing ...
The Lost Boy vents
2008-04-15 19:13:00 It?s been a long, hard few days. While there was the brief interlude of Songkran on Sunday, we still had a newspaper to write, edit, lay out and polish on Monday and today. We did it ? just about ? thanks to a solid effort, but today?s deadline is bittersweet. You may recall that we had ...
Portland Travelog - Ch. 1
2008-04-15 08:01:00 This past weekend; Bryan, The Boy and I made a trip to Portland, Oregon. As Bryan was unable to produce a man-child, he almost brought Youngest Daughter with him (they’re not really interchangeable). It was to be a glorious weekend of manly endeavors with tickets to see the Portland Trailblazers take on the Dallas Mavericks ...
Desperate For A Good Night?s Sleep.
2008-04-14 17:02:00 It has been decided. Hubby and I had a long discussion about it last night, and we came to the conclusion that it’s something that REALLY needs to be done. Something that’s best for both of us, although more so for me… We’re buying a new mattress. What did you think I was ...
Sorry! Wrong Number!
2008-04-13 05:57:00 Hubby has been getting the WEIRDEST phone calls for the past three days. Twice on Thursday, some Asian lady called him TWICE, telling him that she wanted to meet up with him to go over the paperwork for the house she was buying. Hubby’s all, “Wrong number lady. I don’t have a ...
It?s All About The Food.
2008-04-12 00:27:00 I need to figure out what’s for dinner. I hate cooking for one, and on the nights that hubby’s working, expending the energy to just cook something for myself is a bit too much. I have a tendency to cook in bulk, so that I’ve got leftovers for another meal, but eating the ...
Little Birdie Goes ?Tweet Tweet!?
2008-04-10 20:33:00 UPS has SERIOUSLY pissed me off, but I’ll save that rant for its own post. *grumble* Not even 2:30 and I’m already home from work. It’s such a gorgeous day today that I didn’t bother taking the Beltway home like I normally do when I get out of work insanely early. Instead, I took ...
So I?m a would-be winner
2008-04-06 11:15:00 I took Andrew?s advice and went to put a tenner on Comply or Die to win the Grand National yesterday. I tried to open an account with Ladbrokes, but then realised I already had one. So I went to deposit some money into my account via PayPal only to find out that Ladbrokes can?t accept ...
There?s A Bright Light Comin? Down?
2008-04-04 04:33:00 My eyes are really starting to get bad. I just had to readjust my monitor’s brightness AGAIN, as I’ve been noticing that I’m having a lot more trouble reading the monitor, especially on sites that are all white. You know, like mine. Heh. At least I’m not squinting to read things, and I ...
Line ?Em Up, I?m Ready To Go.
2008-03-30 05:13:00 I can seriously see how alcohol rehabs can be a good thing. I was sitting on the floor of my kitchen late this afternoon, trying to fix the mess that hubby had left when he moved all of the stuff over from the old fridge to the new. He didn’t exactly take his time to ...
This Week Needs To Be Over. NOW.
2008-03-27 18:20:00 I am walking a tightrope today. I said to K. first thing this morning in an email: You know, when your day starts off with a grumbled “what the fuck EVER” to your co-worker in reference to something your boss just said….it’s not going to be a very good day. It hasn’t been. I’ve ...
Remind Me To Not Say Anything When I?m Happy?
2008-03-27 03:41:00 Pissed off doesn’t even begin to cover it. And I was so excited over getting a new kitchen, too. What happened? One of the workers turned the power off at the breaker box so they could replace the outlets. WITHOUT TELLING MY HUSBAND. Which means both desktop computers in our home office went down. ...
Pie And Chips?
2008-03-26 14:58:00 Oh. My. GAWD!!! I’m SO EXCITED, to say the least. Hubby called me just before 9 AM as I was navigating my way through the hell that is the parking garage at work. He called to let me know the workers were already there, and that they’ll also be ...
I Need Some Valium, Please.
2008-03-25 18:27:00 The boss got angry and belligerent with me again today, all because he misspoke. “Customer F was just here and he placed a BIG order!” the boss says to me, all excited. I know who the customer was that the boss was just with, and it most certainly WASN’T Customer F. “Customer F?” “Yeah! Customer F!!” “Don’t you ...
I Can Has Steak, Plz?
2008-03-21 15:48:00 Hallelujah! It’s Friday! AND! It’s payday! Hubby doesn’t know it just yet, but we’re having Chili’s for dinner. I’m in the mood for my usual Cajun Ribeye. I’m salivating just thinking about it! Is it time for lunch yet?! I am pretty much done all of my work for the day. The ...
Counting Down To The New Kitchen?
2008-03-18 15:32:00 I couldn’t be any more bored at work if I tried. When I say that I have absolutely NOTHING to do, I mean it. Ugh. Can I go home and go back to bed, please? We were slow yesterday, so I took off before 2 o’clock so that hubby and I could get the kitchen ...
Full Of Fail.
2008-03-17 16:16:00 Yesterday was a day full of FAIL! of EPIC proportions. And if you understand what I just said, you’ve been hanging around the internets WAY TOO LONG. Just like me. The kitchen that we were supposed to clean up and empty out? SO NOT DONE. The laundry that’s been piling up for the last week and ...
Hubby Can Do The Dirty Work For Me.
2008-03-14 02:31:00 The DYMO Twin Turbo LabelWriter that I ordered the other day arrived. Talk about a fun little machine! This thing ROCKS! And being able to print out stamps WITHOUT a monthly stamp account fee? AWESOME. I am in love. Granted, I officially CAN NOT buy another piece of computer equipment that has to be plugged in for ...
Pool. Food. Hockey. What Else Is There In Life?
2008-03-13 03:23:00 Tonight was a good night, pool-wise. Not only did I beat a 4, but I closed out the match with a 9 on the break. That means I get a 9 on the break patch, along with a 9-break pin. I was a bit surprised when K. told me that we could now get ... |
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