Yearly Archives: 2005

[1] Random beach shot. [2] Khao San at night. I think I’m finally getting the hang of this city. My first trip to Thailand I loathed Bangkok, and when I got here this time I had much the same opinion. Even compared to China, there is just a plethora of people waiting to rip you …

My god, when they say ‘the rainy season’ they don’t mess around. It’s rained every day since I got here. At first it was charming, but now having no dry clothes and no tan, I’m getting a bit tired of it. [1] A rainy day lying in a hammock. [2] I couldn’t resist taking this …

Arrival on Koh Chang. After a somewhat adventuresome weekend in the sweaty city of Bangkok, Freddy and I have made it to Koh Chang – Thailand’s second largest island (though I think it is in close running with Samui). As mentioned, Saturday night we headed out on the town. After stumbling into a high-priced pick-a-girl …

Khao San Rd. So, as of about 9:30 p.m. last night I’ve made my return to Thailand. It’s been a year and a half since I’ve seen Rieng, Ree, Tee and Khak – but getting back to their home via a very curteous pick-up by Tee I realized that time has done little to kill …

The Bund – Day and Night. We arrived in Shanghai (上海) yesterday at about noon and it’s been full-on since. After getting in the cab bound for Justin’s place on Tuesday morning I learned that bringing my stuff to his abode was not such a hot idea due to the fact that Future School just …

Right, I’m packed and just about to shut down this laptop and bring all my crap to Justin’s where I’ll be storing it for the next 2 1/2 weeks while I’m in Shanghai/Thailand. I’ve gotta book it because I still have to set up a bank account and get a towel before boarding my train …

Alright, this is technically post-happening, as I’m posting this at the start of October, but pro-dating it to reflect when I went as I realized I never gave a proper description of my trip to the Dalian Forest Zoo. I guess I should start by saying that my opinion of zoos is divided. I recognize …

“A good traveller has no fixed plan and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Zi (老子) So, my mother has made it clear that perhaps a bit more information about Maggie is needed – and I guess that’s fair, as I’ve only ever dropped hints on here about her and suddenly I’ve decided to …

I think it was over a plate of Hui Guo Rou (回锅肉) last Saturday with Matt that something clicked. I don’t know if it was one of the multitude of enlightening things he always seems to spout off during lunch, or if it was just the first time I’d had a chance to really think …

Well, as I sorta led on that I would give an update on what happens next, here it is: I don’t know. It’s getting tougher and tougher to sort out what to do. Maggie and I are going head over heels and it’s a great feeling. It’s sort of like we’ve both had this bottled …