My Thailand Diary

 One family left this evening. We were at the airport. Two more trips to the airport to see two more families off.
Tears
last words of thank you
last time you are special
last time I will miss you
last hug
tears
more tears
Four years is a long time
our children were friends
we often met
you were always there
you cared
you carried
you often helped

and offered […]

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 I just spent two nights up in a village near Fang where I visited some friends. Here two of my favorite photos ! Everything is so green ! Beautiful.
 

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“Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth,
a forgetting of the breath.
Stress is an ignorant state.
It believes that everything is an emergency.
Nothing is that important.
Just lie down.”
-Natalie Goldberg

 
Ok, thats what I will do. Have I said it before? These days are soo full so much going on. Now, I will lie down and not […]

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Yesterday I met a friend who used to live in Chiang Mai and is now back visiting.  What a lovely break from all the farewell parties, driving, consoling crying children, shopping for our trip to  Switzerland ( upps..I haven’t mentioned it? must be denial ..) farewell BBQs etc etc etc. We talked and  talked and […]

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Always try to keep folks happy,
even if it means going out of your way
to avoid ‘em.

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Most of my Germany friends were up the other night watching the game. And me?Me who loves parties? Well.. I was fast asleep. And now I’m just a little mad at myself for loving sleep over party for not going over. Well, on Wednesday the 25th I have one more chance.1.45 am! Will I go […]

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…in Chiang Mai, on the San Kampang road. Thats where I went this morning and took a friend along. The products are cheaper than if I buy them at the night-market. I don’t want to pay tourist prices, after all, I’m practically a local I haven’t been here for a while and it […]

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End of the school year is always hard and this year is no different. Last play-dates, last BBQ and lots of far-wells. Emotionally I’m streched to the max…I’m tired and really need a break. But that won’t be happening right yet. Why does everything always seem to come together at once? hmmm

 
PS..  […]

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So, as most of you know there is a big trash/rubbish problem in Chiang Mai. Some go as far as to call CM the stinky rose of the north. Rubbish gets collected and separated and some recycled, most burnt on the spot. In our mubahn the collectors come round more than once daily and collect […]

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The games are on 11pm or 1.45 am here in Thailand.. arrrrggghhhhh.
I would watch
IF it were earlier and
IF all the guys looked like this

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