Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Nov 30th, 2006 3 Comments »
You don’t think it looks like a petrol station? Well it is .. they sell petrol.. I know you can’t see it very well… but hey tell me something. Can you see those ‘bubbles’ on the photo? I get them on tonnes of pictures. My brother calles them ‘orbs’ . I think is […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand on Nov 29th, 2006 4 Comments »
Did you know that since mid 2005 all the petrol stations were closed from 10pm- 5 am? I never mentioned it, did I, hmmmm…. the Taksin Shinawatra goverment thought this would be a good way of
reducing fuel usage…. well, aren’t we glad that the Engery Ministry
doesn’t agree This has made travelling at night quite […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai, Family on Nov 29th, 2006 1 Comment »
To my absolute great delight, B2S.. or ”Back 2 School” has opened a new shop in Airport Plaza. It has quite a big section of books in thai AND english, childrens books, good selection of books about cars, art, cooking, building etc etc and ofcourse the usual stationary stuff and DVDs. My Son6 and I […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand on Nov 28th, 2006 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I was buying some secondhand books at the Backstreet Bookshop. I came across this book. Looking Back : Book Two. Written by Sthirakoses. Sthirakoses was born in 1888 and died in the year 1969 at the age of 80. His book has been translated from Thai to English by Pongsri Lekawatana. […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand on Nov 27th, 2006 4 Comments »
This is very alarming news. In Pattani province 322 schools will be closed indefinitly. Bangkok Post writes that the director of a community school was shot, schools have been burnt down. The situation is so bad, that its dangerous for teachers and students. The separatist groups or insurgents, as they are called, are believed to […]
Posted in Family on Nov 26th, 2006 No Comments »
We were very lucky to be invited to a thanksgiving dinner last Thursday. All I had to do was take some bread along. Others had cooked turkey with the wonderful filling, potatoes, cranberry sauce etc and for desert pies. Apple pie and my favorite, pumpkin pie. After eating an unexpected guest arrived. Captain Jack Sparrow!! […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Nov 25th, 2006 1 Comment »
There is alot going on that I don’t want to, or can’t write about… So what should I write about. Weather Isn’t that very typically swiss? We complain about the weather alot. Like my last post, I complained about how cold it is.. we’ll now its 29 C and I think how nice, tonight […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai, Family on Nov 24th, 2006 3 Comments »
My site was down for two days. TWO days.. how long is that! I missed writing, reading comments and looking who visited my blog. Well, I’m back. And hope all my readers will be too As I write this, my brain is slow and my fingers COLD. Its 15 C this morning…. Just as well […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Nov 20th, 2006 2 Comments »
I had a great night out on Saturday. Got to know some friends better, made new friends, enjoyed good, loud music and laughed alot. Amazing the people I meet. Again, people from so many diffrent backgrounds. Its FUN!!! Some of the band players from my favorite band in town were not playing that night, instead […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai on Nov 19th, 2006 1 Comment »
My children and I were walking through Airport Plaza and were surprised at all the diffrent nationalities we saw. We saw alot of Thai people…(ofcourse) We saw people from the China, Singapore, Middle East, Africa, America, England and Europe. I love being in a multi cultural place. The diversity is amazing. The Royal Flora Ratchaphruek […]
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