21 April, 2013
WE MOVED THE BLOG!
Hey Folks, we moved the blog over to a new host, so please find us over there at www.bangkoklucid.wordpress.com
No new content will be posted here. See you at the new place!
Thanks for reading!
17 March, 2013
Short and Sweaty — Krabi Province, Thailand
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Phra Nang Beach |
01 March, 2013
Mandatory Vacation — Vientiane, Laos
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The Mekong River |
Any expat who’s lived or worked in Thailand will tell you that dealing with visas is a pain in the arse—especially if you don’t have a long-stay, work visa. Keeping your papers current is expensive and tedious, especially if you’re not near the border. Fortunately, my work permit went through and I was able to get a ‘multiple re-entry visa’ that is good for a year. Unfortunately, Reaksmey won’t have a job until May, so we have to deal with keeping her visa current. It’s all a moneymaking racquet in my opinion, and just goes to show that even if you’re living in the most laid-back country in the world you still can’t avoid red tape.
19 February, 2013
Koh Chang tree house tryst
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Seaside innuendo |
17 February, 2013
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — October 22, 2012
Tonight Reaksmey and I were very warmly received by her
extended family of whom she has not seen in over 15 years. All of the tension we
built up during our 11-hour journey from Bangkok, passed through the bowels of
Poi Pet, and smeared across the country highways of Cambodia was immediately
released as we hugged and laughed with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in the hot
evening rain. We had long since bid adieu to Monkey Jim and his companion, and
we were struggling to get the cabby to take us to where needed to be. We were
stopped on the side of the road trying to buy time while we squinted into the
dark through the beaded lines of light that the rain was tracing on the
windows. He was itching to kick us out of the car, and no sooner than he was
opening the trunk did we see our family pulling up.
15 February, 2013
Dining at a prince’s feast before dragging the river of lust
We had of pleasure of being invited to one of my student’s birthday party (an offer we couldn’t refuse) and we went along with some of the other teachers. The entire school was invited but that’s neither here nor there, thank you. The child’s name is Bright, and he is the six-year-old heir of the 3rd largest rice exporter in Thailand. Royal Rich’s Rice Co. or something along those lines... Needless to say, this kid has his own house right next door to his folks’ mansion and a personal servant that he calls “The Boy,” who is more of a slave than a nanny. Naturally, The Boy was not allowed to come out of Bright’s house to join the party and his dinner was literally passed to him through a window of the house.
13 February, 2013
On traffic and taxis
The city of Bangkok operates at a pace altogether unlike any
city I’ve ever been to. A year in Philadelphia was but sugarcoated languor
compared to the speed and honest grit that inhabits this bustling metropolis.
In our little district of Nongkhaem (approx. 25km west of
downtown Bangkok), the term “sidewalk” has a loose meaning (if any at all) and
if you’re not watching your back, front, and sides at all times you are likely
to be toppled over by the perpetual stampede of every manner of motorcycle and
motorized cart weaving through the pedestrian minority. And yet, the locals
maintain such a well-tempered balance and respect for proximity that the fact
that they push its limits would never cross their mind. It is this balance that struck me in my first week
here.
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