Posted in Singapore on Jul 13th, 2005 No Comments »
We arrived in Singapore safely.Tiger Airlines actually left on time and arrived in Singapore earlier than it said on our flight plan ! As with all cheap flights you can buy food on the flight. Its not expensive but we declined… wasn’t tempting AT ALL. The plan wasn’t full and there were many empty seats. […]
Posted in Chiang Mai on Jul 12th, 2005 2 Comments »
The Lahu tribe originated in the southwest of China and have migrated into Thailand from northern Burma. Most of the villages are close to the Burmese boarder, in Chiang Rai, near Fang and in Mae Hong Son province. They have four tribes. The Lahu Black, Red, Yellow and She-leh. Lahu is spoken by 580 000 […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand on Jul 11th, 2005 No Comments »
1000s of ethnic Hmong in northern Thailand have been evicted from their homes. See the eviction in pictures on BBC news…It doesn’t make top news but its still terribly sad. They can’t stay in Thailand and they return to Laos. Some have already been accepted as refugees and sent to the States. Apparently more than […]
Posted in Tsunami -Thailand on Jul 10th, 2005 No Comments »
We love ThailandThis is a website of how diffrent christian churches and NGOs are working together in the south of Thailand, after the tsuanami. There are ways how you can donate and even how you can get involved personally. Check it out !
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Jul 10th, 2005 1 Comment »
I’ve taken my kids swimming the last three days. Its been so HOT and sticky and the best place to be is the pool. There are many pool in Chiang Mai ! Most Hotels have one, some guest-houses. Many ‘mubahns’ or living areas have their own pool. Unfortunately the one where we live doesn’t have […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Jul 9th, 2005 1 Comment »
Going to the hairdresser here is a different experience than in Switzerland. For a start, you enter a shop and say what you want, haircut, highlights etc etc. Before you can sit down or before you even know who of those 4 people will cut your hair, your are lead to a the ‘washing hair’ […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand on Jul 7th, 2005 No Comments »
I spent 2 days in a village, in the north of Thailand. I finally got to visit one of the villages my husband works in ! Its a village with about 20 families. They belong to an ethnic group called Lahu. ( I’ll write more another time about that)Anyway, I came to appreciate water again. […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems on Jul 6th, 2005 No Comments »
Goodbyes hurtI knew it was coming But still I wasn’t readyI couldn’t say the things I wanted to sayTears came, couldn’t hold them backMy heart hurts, I can’t sleep. I feel like numbing the painbut there is no anaesthesia strong enoughThere are no words that comfort meThere are no songs that reach me.I’m alonein […]
Posted in Poems on Jul 4th, 2005 No Comments »
waitingwaiting for the rainwaiting for the trainwaiting for the phone to ring
waitingwaiting for the morningwaiting for the storywaiting for a new beginning
waiting for some news from youwaiting for a mail from youwaiting for an I love you
lillian june 05
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Jul 3rd, 2005 1 Comment »
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