My Thailand Diary

(this is the part where I pretend that I know something hahaha)
The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a standardized indicator of the air quality in a given location. It measures mainly ground-level ozone and particulates (except the pollen count), but may also include sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Various agencies around the world measure such […]

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I saw something positive !! This is the first time I see someone actually putting out fires and not lighting them !!

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AGAIN..

I know.. its getting boring but it is a problem. Can’t believe what I read today in Bangkok Post… Officials had been searching for sources of smoke and found that Korean Bulgogi, a chain of outdoor barbecue restaurants, was a major source of smoke in northern cities, he said.
”We will soon ask these restaurants […]

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Holidays are coming up! YIPPEEE. We WILL be leaving Chiang Mai for a break. And here is one of the places I’d like to take the kids. My youngest has never seen snow and this place has snow ! That will give him (us) something to look forward to. By then his fingers should be […]

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Its awful.  My family and friends are suffering from respiratory problems, itchy eyes, dizziness and generally irritible. I woke up this morning with a sore throat. Its the smog. My daughter asked if we have a gas leak. Thats  how it smells. It looks like fog. Thick fog. Apparently some planes couldn’t land yesterday due […]

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Yesterday my Son6 broke 5 fingers at school. He was sort of sliding under the table, holding on to the edge, and the table tipped and fell right on his figures. Luckily I was at the school and immediately took him to a clinic. The doctor wasn’t in so I went to Ram2 hospital. We […]

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Ally cames from the UK and is now working in Chiang Mai caring for dogs. Check out her website for more information, on what a group of volunteers do to help dogs on the street in Chiang Mai. Great work Ally.

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These buffalos cross the road here occasionally. This is on the road between Baan Wang Tan and Padaed. Always make me smile. Chiang Mai seems very provincial, on this road. Just better not drive to fast or it could get a bit messy hahaha.

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I have my own particular
sorrows, loves, delights;
and you have yours.
But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love,
belong to all of us, in all times and in all places.
Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions
in their universality.
~H.A. Overstreet

 
 
Is this true? Have to think about it abit…
 
 

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Bangkok Post had this on the front page.. Chiang Mai residents told to stay home and avoid dust. […] The level of dust particles smaller than 10 microns was measured at 197.7 micrograms per cubic meter in the city on Monday. 120ug/cu m is acceptable !! [..] All burning is prohibited.
Last weekend there were […]

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