tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69304788601876401762012-02-16T23:35:14.967+07:00Living in Bangkok is a new and interesting experience!!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930478860187640176.post-63257319408519014982009-01-21T10:00:00.001+07:002009-01-21T17:58:10.657+07:00

Well, it's been a hell of a two and a half years!! We've had an absolute ball and met some life long friends along the way but nothing stays the same forever so.......It is now time to announce the winners (Yes, I did say winners - they both made the same suggestion on different blogs) to the 'Name the new blog' competitionand the winners areDrrruuummm roll pleaseSpiral Skies and Sue Guineywith

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It's not easy trying to cram everything you want to do into the last few days and I didn't manage to do half the stuff I wanted to!! (I didn't have time to do my last minute handbag shopping (I know.....I was horrified too but JJ said that she will do that for me) which was probably a good thing as I don't think we could have fitted one more thing into our suitcases!! What we did manage to do

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We had a lovely few days away...not sure if they were particularly relaxing (We did a lot of travelling) but they were fab!!We got the train from Bangkok Noi up to Kanchanaburi on Sunday.....I do love taking the train (You can read about the first time we took the train here) and arrived just in time to get checked in at our hotel and to have a beer whilst watching the sun set. It was stunning...

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We have one week to go and one of the things that is occupying my mind is my blog. I don't feel like I can continue to blog here when I will no longer be living in Thailand so obviously I am going to have to start another one....the problem is I have no idea what the hell to call it!! I mean 'Only In Swindon' doesn't have quite the same ring to it does it and I can't help but feel that the title

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I can't believe it's 2009 already and that we only have 10 days left in the land of smiles!! (where does the time go??). It's been a slightly strange festive season for us to be honest.......highs and lows.....We had a lovely time on Christmas Eve....met up with friends at our local pub on Soi 8. It was supposed to be for just a couple of drinks but erm 7 hours later we finally emerged slightly

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Which is why my wee blog has been neglected (and I've got loads to blog about!!). I think I shall start by wishing you all a (slightly belated) Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year.Oh, and if anyone knows where I can buy a mirror that does this then perhaps I can ask Chris for one for my Christmas next year :-)Right, I'm off to see what you've all been up to.....

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The lovely JJ has tagged me with the letter H (I did ask for a letter so brought it upon myself...well, I thought you needed a break before I finish the Mae Hong Son trip) so I now have to blog about ten things I love beginning with the letter HHere goes1. Husband - I adore him...he's the only man I have ever met that can make me laugh so much I get belly ache and I wouldn't swap him for the

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The lovely French Fancy has given me this gorgeous award (Thanks hon) and as always there are rules associated.1. Copy and paste the rules and instructions into your post.2. When you post about receiving this award, make sure you include who gave you the award and link it back to them.3. Post five winners and link it back to them as well.4. Post five of your addictions.5. Add the award image.6.

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Gawd it's taking me some time to get to the end of this trip isn't it......Your going to be fed up reading about it by the time I'm finished!!. In my defence, during the last week, we have gone through all our stuff, had it packed up ready to be shipped, had the splats chipped (Lugs was determined not to get into the cat basket and had all four feet employed in the task of avoiding it) and we've

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Things are very tense here at the moment!! The PAD are refusing to leave Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports and the PPP (Ruling Government) are refusing to stand down. Last night tanks were spotted on Bangkok streets and ten buses full of troops were seen leaving Prachin Buri which added fuel to the rumours about the possibility of another coup. So far today, we have heard that Mr Somchai (The

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I was going to split the details of my trip over two posts but when I sat down to write day 2 I discovered that to do it justice, and to share my impressions of the place (and some of the stories of the people who live there), the village of Mae Jong needed a post all to itself!!The lovely Lane mentioned in her comment on the previous post that she was curious as to why the people are known as

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I have been struggling for the last week to work out how to blog about my trip away....I think my main problem has been that I was deeply affected by it and I just didn't know how to share that with you!! So, I've finally decided that I should just start writing about it and see what happens....I'm not going to bore you with the details of our entire journey (but it did involve being up at the

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Last weekend whilst I was away in the back of beyond (I'm still trying to work out how to blog about my trip - please be patient with me) Chris had his own adventure here in Bangkok. It was the funeral of King Bhumibol's sister Princess Galyani and Chris decided to make his way down to the Grand Palace to pay his respects.For those of you that don't know....the Grand Palace is not a million miles

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For I have been neglecting you dear blog and dear blog friends (If my blog were a plant it would look something like this picture). I will be visiting you all over the next couple of days.So what have we been doing I hear you ask....well, we spent most of last week taking random sales people round the apartment in a bid to find a company to move our stuff and the splats....blimey, that is not an

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You would think, wouldn't you, that as you get older you get more sensible.....I am definately regressing!! Yesterday was The Melbourne Cup - we started drinking at 9.30am and I lasted pretty well - got to bed at 9.30pm. I think the pictures say it all really!!! Oh dear oh dear, will I ever learn? Probably not.....hehehehe (Can you believe Claire, pic on the right, made that hat herself!!)My Mum

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We decided that we would have a beer and pizza night for Halloween this year....the 'turn the lights out and watch scary movies' type of beer and pizza night. On the way home from work Chris spotted a lovely set of false plastic teeth and a plastic axe......Chris being Chris just couldn't resist the temptation!! He went into the kitchen doing a very bad zombie (or sobeep as Moon calls it)

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A new craze has begun here (it even made the BBC Asia-Pacific News!!) the latest protesters 'must-have' accessory is a hand-shaped plastic rattle called "clapping hands". They make a sound somewhere between the chattering of insects and the clickety-clack of factory machines and that is what Chris and I heard yesterday during the protests!! Apparently they are very useful because they can be

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Chris and I witnessed something rather amazing today completely by accident. We met for a coffee at lunch time in Time Square (our nearest shopping mall) and were a bit baffled when the street suddenly went very quiet (those of you that have visited will know that Bangkok is never quiet!!), the traffic stopped and then we heard an odd noise. It was very faint at first.....then it slowly built....

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I've had a real grumbly couple of days.....so today I thought I would blog about reasons I have to be cheerful1. I've sold another picture (an original) to a lovely guy called Brad who lives in New York.2. The commission piece that I am currently working on is going very well.3. We are going to a birthday party on Saturday night.4. Next month I am going on a trip to Mae Hong Son on the Thai/

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We both really enjoy living here but I have to say that when someone you love is unwell it really hits home just how far away you actually are and that's basically the reason we have decided to come back. So.......Whilst we were in the UK Chris managed to get five interviews sorted out. We charged about all over the country trying to fit them all in and I have to say that he did fantastically

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(I kinda feel like there should be a drum roll here so if you could do me a favour and just imagine one I'd be very grateful)We're moving back to the UK(There....didn't see that coming did you!!)

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and I was absolutely delighted to discover that the lovely Tam has given me an award which includes a Meme of one word answers.....absolutely perfect for a jet lagged mind!! (I currently have a head that feels as if it's full of cotton wool and I have the attention span of a gnat!!)Here goes:1. Where is your cell phone? Bedside2. Where is your significant other? Work3. Your hair colour? Brown4.

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Well, it's been a tough few days!!! A very close family member has been diagnosed with cancer and is going to have to have an operation to remove the tumour. We have delayed our departure for a week (it wasn't possible to delay for longer) so that we can be around. I don't want to say too much but please keep all your fingers, legs, toes and eyes crossed that all will be well.There is no internet

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I just wanted to let everyone know that we are having a lovely time but that we have sporadic internet access (am currently in a public library) so that is why I have not had a chance to get round everyone's blogs. Hopefully I will catch up with you all soon :-)

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It may have taken us a while but we got here in the end!! (I had forgotten just how long the journey is!!). We had two great flights.....the first one left Bangkok at 1am so both Chris and I pretty much flaked out as soon as we sat down (it had nothing to do with the three large glasses of wine we had had before getting on the plane....nothing at all!!). I was aware of phlegm man behind me.....

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You've not seen me.....this post is just a figment of your imagination!!We leave on Thursday night......I'm supposed to be packing.......and wrapping presents......and buying a few last minute things (like cat food)......and working on a commission .....and....and....and.....I'm not!!!I'm here....getting all excited about our first trip to the UK in a year and a half!!!I really must get on with

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I am a bad bad blog mother *slaps back of own hand*......I missed my own blogs 2nd birthday!!!Only In Thailand was born on the 5th of September.....five days after we arrived in Bangkok. It's been a hell of a couple of years and you can read about The Beginning if you click HERE.Happy belated birthday little blog!!

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If you have come here via Caroline's Wonderful Black Box widget then do say Hi and let me know what choices you made to get here (If you can remember)Right, I'm off to see what other blogs I can find....

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I have been swithering about whether to do this or not but have decided that if I don't do it now.....As you all know, we are coming to the UK for a holiday in 10 days time. This means that if you have been considering buying one of my pics (original or print) I will be able to bring them with me saving you money on postage and packaging. To purchase an original costs £100 and for a print it's

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Yesterday I donned a posh frock, jumped into a taxi and made my way to the British Ambassadors Residence to have coffee with the Ambassadors wife Alison Quayle. She is the Patron of the BWG and had very kindly offered to open up her home and host a coffee morning - I think there were about 70 of us there in total. 'The Residence', as it's known, is absolutely stunning....the walk way leading up

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Chris and I are now in full countdown mode......only 15 days to go till we hurtle through the air in a big metal tube heading towards the UK. We've been shopping for Birthday and Christmas presents....that sounds very organised doesn't it.....until I tell you that the Christmas ones are the ones we didn't get to give last year!!! I've ordered some new clothes to be made in the vague hope that it

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I'll start with the politics - A judge ruled today that Mr Samak and his entire cabinet have to step down because they are in violation of the constitution - The judge stated that 'his position as prime minister has ended'. So that's that then....except it's not....It's never that simple!! The ruling won't come into force for another 30 days and even then Mr Samak has not been banned from

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their comments and e-mails after I posted here about the state of emergency being declared - It was much appreciated!! Nothing much has changed since yesterday...there have been rumours flying around but so far we are just living our life as normal and will continue to do so until we are told otherwise.------------------------------------------------

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Political Update - A State of Emergency has been declared after violent clashes last night between Government and PAD supporters. I just wanted to let you all know that we are both fine and that I will keep you updated.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I wrote this post yesterday but couldn't get online to publish itI'm all excited....I

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Well, Thailand hit the worlds headlines again last night when over 30,000 protesters took to the streets of Bangkok, invaded a state-run TV station and took over Government House demanding that the current Government of Thailand step down. The protest was organised by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) who say that the current Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is a proxy for ex-PM Thaksin

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A story hit the headlines here today about a school in Thailand that now has three bathroom choices for it's students....yep....you read correctly....three.MaleFemaleand TransvestiteThe Thai's are well known for their tolerance of the country’s very visible transsexual and transvestite community and they are regularly seen on TV soap operas and throughout Bangkok, working at department stores,

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Not a lot is going on at the moment!! We've been having a rather lovely time catching up with friends who have been away for the summer.....which basically means we've been eating too much and drinking too much (again!!).So since I have been neglecting you I thought that I would share one of my favourite Thai recipes. It's called Pho Bo Thai and is a soup that you have as a main course. It takes

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We decided that we were going to have a quiet night in the apartment on Friday night. We had dinner and then watched a bit of TV....an old episode of Friday Night with Jules Holland came on and after listening to it we decided to dig out our old LP's. (Yes, we still have a record player!!). We discovered that we have a lot of old crappy LP's but in amongst them were a few wee gems. Chris

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Because we've been rather stressed and not doing much I thought I would do another meme. The lovely Caroline did this one and I thought I would give it a goLook at the list of 'classics' and:1) Bold those I've read.2) Italicise those I intend to read.3) [Bracket] the books I love.4) Pass it on to a few others.1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre -

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Erm....that would have been mine!!!Tuesday was Queen Sirikit's birthday and as part of the celebrations there was a special Charity 1.8km 'fun run-walk' event being held in Benhakiti Park next to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. It only cost 250 baht to enter (£3) and all the money raised was going towards The Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer to assist the early detection

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It's been a rather stressful few days!! My poor Mum has been diagnosed with Keratitis in both eyes and has been off work for the last couple of weeks (and will be off for the foreseeable future). I phoned my Gran on Friday night to see how she was doing only to be told that my Mum had just been admitted to Hospital. Her vision is bad because of the Keratitis but she had started to see star bursts

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The Thai's have an amazing ability.....they can sleep anywhere!!! Take a look at this lot......That really doesn't look comfy does it!!!She doesn't really strike me as the party animal type!!Nor does she.....just goes to show what I know eh!!!(Just in case you are wondering.....those weird hairy things are fruit called Rambutans.....Chris and I refer to them as aggressive strawberry's!!)Fruit

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I had a really lovely birthday!! (And we're going out for a posh meal on Saturday so the celebrating hasn't stopped yet!!!).Chris woke me up with a cup of tea and then made us both scrambled egg on toast for brunch which we had with champagne (Ooohhh...we are naughty!!) and then I got to open my pressies. I knew there was a good reason that I married him......I wanted to buy something special

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I so want one of these cakes!!

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I've been having real problems adding the image (So much for the expensive scans eh!!). The best way to see it in all it's glory is to click on the picture (It will open much bigger in another window)All the images in here represent the family that commissioned the piece. The two trees represent the two adults - Their names are written in Thai on the tree trunks and if you look closely you will

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Heheheh....I went to a special preview of the Mamma Mia movie last night.....it was absolutely fab........I don't think I have laughed so much at a movie in a long long time!! The special screening was at one of the huge shopping malls here, Central World, and we got VIP seating (Big reclining chairs and a blanket...bliss), wine, canapes and popcorn. If you've not seen the film I can highly

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you look at this and think 'Ohhh, lets go down there!!'Friday saw the start of Buddhist Lent (If your not interested in the history just skip this bit) which is also known as the Rains Retreat (The Thai's call it 'Phansa'). The tradition of Buddhist Lent dates back to ancient India when all holy men spent three months of the rainy season in permanent dwellings (Normally they roamed the county -

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1. I have finished the Commission....(WOOOO HOOOOO!!!).....it has now been scanned and is going to the framers tomorrow. I can't post a picture till the person who commissioned it has seen it....I am now really worried that she's not going to like it!!! (All being well it should be on here by Friday)2. I have finished my Dad's novel!!! I knew once I started it I wouldn't be able to put it down

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Who was it that said 'I can resist everything but temptation'? I'm struggling at the moment....there is something I desperately want to do but will be in trouble if I do it *sigh*.My Dad has sent me a copy of his new book.....it's here.....sitting on my computer and I desperately desperately want to read it.......but........I know that once I start I wont be able to put it down (or in this case..

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Honestly......would you look at the state of that!!! He really has no shame....

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I'm still here folks......I've just been distracted by all the art work I've to do. I'm nearly finished the front cover illustration for the Children's books - there was a slight delay as I'm doing them in colour and discovered that I didn't have enough colours in my arsenal so had to go out and buy some more which was harder than I had imagined!!! Once it is finished and sent I should be able to

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Hmmm......I can access blogger, I can write and publish a post but I can't actually go onto my blog cause the connection keeps timing out. (Weird eh!!). This is why I've not responded to anyone's comments or commented on anyone's blog.....the connection keeps timing out on yours too!!!Hopefully whatever the problem is will sort itself!! (Oh, and do keep commenting.....I am getting them via e-mail

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Every month the BWG have some kind of activity.....these are not compulsory but I often go along cause I think the plans sound interesting. Yesterday it was finger knitting....now, I'm not the worlds best knitter....I once knitted a scarf.....it took me three years to finish and then I decided that I didn't actually like it!!! I thought that perhaps finger knitting would be different and, if

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We were walking though Central World (Very large shopping mall) on Saturday when we saw thisThere were also Thai's dressed up as Cowboys and Indians (we weren't fast enough with the camera).....we have no idea what it was all about but I'm sure it made perfect sense if you were Thai!!! (The robot is pretty cool though!!)

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Well, there have been some exciting developments on the art front recently!! I will be able to tell you more about it soon (and hopefully be able to direct you to the website) but through a blog friends introduction (You know who you are) I am now working with a guy in the UK illustrating his children's stories. I've done four already and next week will be working on a design that will be the

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If you had been out wearing a pair of these little beauties!!!! They are rather incredible aren't they......These were brought to you courtesy of the lovely Mel from Thai Village Life.....I think it might have been a case of 'saw these and thought of you'......

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I spent eight hours last Tuesday with my friend Jane working on a Power Point Presentation for the Queen's Birthday coffee morning!! We got photo's of the Queen from when she was a wee lass to now and put them together in a kind of celebration of her life (I'm not too sure how I ended up doing it since I'm not a huge fan but hey ho!!). The coffee was on Thursday last week and the apartment it was

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Before I tell you my wee story I just want to let you know that I'm fine - Mini Me is still there but is no bigger :-).Now, when I was first diagnosed with Mini Me my Doc told me that, due to the amount of blood vessels going to her, she had the capacity to change.....in my mind that meant that the nature of the tumour could change aka the cells could become cancerous at some point in the future.

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Well, I have now spent three days surrounded by Chris's work colleagues - they are lovely lovely people but I have never in all my life seen a group of people that can eat so much!! AND they are still thin.....it's not fair you know....not fair at all!!!Anyway, 30 double decker bus loads of us left from in front of Chris's office building last Friday morning to go to Pranburi which about a three

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Every month the entire BWG Committee get together to discuss the events of the past month and to organise events for the upcoming months. Everyone has their proper job to report on but we all pitch in and help out doing all sorts of things. JJ and I are the unofficial weird artistic types and in that capacity are usually asked to put together posters, powerpoint presentations, do the writing on

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The FCCT (Foreign Correspondence Club Thailand) is a brilliant place to go if your here in Bangkok. You don't need to be a member and it's not just for journalists - anyone can go along (They even let me in, so, you know.....they are not too fussy!!). Every month they hold a host of different events - from politicians giving a talk with a question and answer session at the end to book launches to

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I've been tagged by the lovely Debs over at The Lehners in France to share my tea cups with you. Soooooo, I am throwing caution to the wind......here are my tea cups -This set is very special to me....I absolutely love it!! I used to work for a not-for-profit and part of my role was providing support to 50 volunteers who used their time to try and improve the health care system for patients in

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We have been wee social creatures this last weekend - normally we might manage one night out but this weekend we were out two nights in a row.....shock horror!!Friday night we met up with a group of friends (There were ten of us in total) and headed over to the British club for a night of food and frivolity. The evening started with drinks in the bar (Oh, life is hard!!) followed by a three

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I've got new Gregory Pecks - For those of you not in the know - that is rhyming slang for specs. The lovely JJ helped me pick them - aren't they fab!!

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There was a holiday here on Monday, Buddhist Visakha Bucha Day (This is the day that the Lord Buddha was born, became enlightened and then passed away), so we decided to make the most of it and visit The Ancient City, Muang Boran.It's not the easiest place to get to as it's about a 30 minute drive from Central Bangkok along the old Sukhumvit Road (We hired a car and driver but I guess it would be

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Well, we've made it to 3 years without killing one another :-). We had a very sedate celebration on Wednesday night - since Chris was working on Thursday and I had the CWL we didn't think it was a good idea to go out and paint the town red!! (We went out Sat night instead). We had a bottle of bubbly and opened our pressies - I got Chris a beautiful corkscrew that folds up and goes into a leather

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Jane Bond (hehehehe)Thursday was the combined women's lunch organised by The British Women's Group (I had a stall at the event so was running around trying to sort out prints, paintings and lots of piddly other things that shouldn't take long to do but seem to take forever - which is why I've not been blogging much!!). The theme of the lunch was James Bond - you may remember that JJ and I did the

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'I've got to go.......I have a hair-drierthat needs to be painted gold!!'

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There have been a couple of Thai public holidays recently so Chris and I decided that we would do a bit of site seeing and visit some of the places that we've not been to before. One of the area's we have talked about visiting is the Island of Ko Kred - it's fairly easy to get to and sounds really interesting. It's inhabited by the Mon people (thought to have originated either in India or

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Can anyone tell me what on earth has been going on with Blogger?? I've had horrific trouble trying to post (Ha, and you just thought I was being lazy!!). I was able to go into the 'New Post' page and then copy and paste my ramblings, add the pics and then when I tried to publish....nothing....nada.....zip. Is anyone else having this problem?Anyway, I shall endeavour to update you all on that

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We took Fa, Dawan and Moon bowling - none of them had ever been before (It was going to be ice skating but when we got there Dawan decided he didn't like the look of it so bowling it was!!) and it was an absolute hoot!!!.When we arrived at the bowling alley we discovered that there was a bowling tournament in progress (which seemed to involved lots of very impressive looking bowling gloves and a

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I have just been 'tagged' by the lovely Sue G (Thank you hon...my first proper tag!!). So, now I have to try and think of six random things about me then tag another six people to do the same!! It is not as easy as it sounds......First I need to include the instructions so the people I 'tag' will know what they need to do -1. Link to the person that tagged you - i.e. me 2. Post the rules on your

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I don't know if you remember but about this time last year I visited an area in Klong Toey slum which had been decimated by fire (you can read about it here). I was just starting in my BWG Welfare role and going there made a huge impression on me.....one which has haunted me ever since. At the time I knew I was going to visit a fire site and had prepared myself for that but still wasn't really

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Well I have been working pretty hard and, with the help of the lovely Leigh, I now have my drawings permanently displayed in the Die'n Art's Gallery. I've taken some photo's so that you can see what it looks like......pretty great eh!!That's my character, Iona Kyle, that you can see in the pics.If any of you fancy a tour in real time give me a shout. Going into SL is really easy......go to the

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It's Songkran again!! (The Thai New Year and Water Festival that lasts three days....THREE!!). It's great fun on day one, for about five minutes, by day two it has lost all it's charm - you can't take three steps from your door with out being covered in a white paste and being completely soaked to the skin!! The upside is that it cools you down....the down side is that money and mobile phones

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I'm a little worried about Lugs.......I think he may be developing an alcohol problem!!

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I thought I would share them with you.The first one was last Sunday night. Monday was Chakri Day (This is the anniversary of the founding of the present Chakri Dynasty of which the present ruling monarch, King Bhumibol, is the ninth king) and was a holiday so we decided that we would go to one of the local pubs to celebrate the fact that Chris had a day off. We met up with Marrisa (Downstairs

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This is the first time I have ever done a 'Me Me' on this blog but there is one doing the rounds at the moment and I just couldn't resist doing my own version. The 'Me Me' isIf Your Life Were a Movie…What Would the Soundtrack Be? Here are the rules -1. Open your library (iTunes, Media Player, iPod, etc)2. Put it on shuffle3. Press play4. For every question, type the song that’s playing5. When

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Yes I do have rather a lot of tat but what TAT actually stands for is Tourism Authority of Thailand. I've been contacted by them, via Steve, because they are currently looking for a handful of Thailand travel bloggers for one of their new websites (I don't need to do anything just fill in a profile) and they will take previous travel posts and put them on their website. I will get full credit for

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We are now officially in the hot season (actually that should be HOT season) - It's a stonking 34 degrees today with 57% humidity and it's not about to get any cooler!!It is too hot to write (If Chris were here he would probably tell me that it's too hot to read the nonsense that I write) and it's waaaay to hot to think. (We currently have a power cut so have no air con.........my computer has

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I'm about to embark on a second life - isn't that exciting!!So far I have created a character (Avatar for those in the know - the photo shows some examples.....I'll need to work out how to take one of me so I can show you) called Iona Kyle (I wanted something that had a Scottish feel to it hence Iona and didn't have a lot of surnames to choose from so Kyle seemed like a good option!!) and last

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The BWG had it's AGM yesterday and I've been voted in for another year - Yay!!! I had to do a round up of all things welfare and had to read it.......aloud.......into a microphone......which was practically up my nose it was so close!!. (I hate doing things like that!!). Anyway, I thought I would share my round up of the year with you cause I think we've done pretty bloody well!! (Oh, and do you

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I thought it was only fair to share this with you - How to make Roti: (This should make 15 or 16)Ingredients: 1lb (450 g) unbleached white flour1 tspn salt1 tbspn sugar1 egg (Beaten)Between 3/4 and 1 cup of water1/2 cup of vegetable oil or ghee1/4 cup of butter For filling: Sweetened Condensed MilkRipe Banana (Optional)Granulated Sugar (

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Slept better on the second night.....this had nothing to do with the fact that the 2nd village was quieter (It wasn't) but had more to do with the fact that I found my ear plugs!! (This is what I get for letting Chris pack my stuff.....I couldn't find a bloody thing and had no signal on my phone so couldn't even ask him where they were!!). I slept better until 4.30am when the two cockerels that

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Whoever talked about the peace and quiet of the countryside has obviously never tried to go to sleep on an Island off the Andaman Coast of Thailand. I have never experienced noise like it!! There were creatures that hummed, buzzed, flapped, croaked, rustled, hooted, clucked, squawked, bleated and there was even something that sounded like two really pissed off ducks, one at either end of the

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Before I post Day two of my Andaman adventures I have to ask you all a question. (It is a serious question)Where do chickens sleep?*whispers - I really hope you don't all show me up with your knowledge of all things chickeny*

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If you want to experience real Thai life then you must MUST go on this trip!!Everything ran like clockwork (I was so worried that van's wouldn't turn up on time, that we would miss the flight etc......I guess it's always like that when you organise things for other people) and we arrived on time at Phuket Airport where we were met by our van and truck (The truck was for the bags......no I don't

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You know what it's like when you go away from work for a few days and you come back to sooooo much stuff that you kinda wish that you had never gone in the first place.......well that's how I have felt this week!! (and can I just point out that I don't work......allegedly!!)The Andaman Trip was absolutely fantastic!! (I will be updating properly on that soon). I got back home late Friday night...

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A few months ago I met up with a lovely lady called Kelly and we had a long chat about the organisation she runs, Andaman Discoveries.A bit of history - Andaman Discoveries was born from the work of NATR (North Andaman Tsunami Relief) which was an independent, non-profit, non-religious organisation set up by a man called Bodhi Garrett after he lost everything when the tsunami hit the Andaman

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You are going to laugh your heads off when I show you this!! Chris and I have now both had our photo's on the Society pages in Big Chilli (monthly magazine here).This is Shirley, Me and Sue at the St Andrew's BallandThis is Marissa, Chris and Tom at the BWG Fashion ShowTold you they were scraping the bottom of the barrel!!

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I've never blogged about this before but isn't the internet a really wonderful thing!! When I started this blog I did it as a way of keeping in touch with friends and family back home - never in a million years did I think that through it I would meet like minded people and actually forge friendships.Friendship in the blog world is similar to that in the physical world - it has to be a two way

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930478860187640176.post-57906145565733070882008-02-18T18:23:00.004+07:002008-02-18T19:45:23.962+07:00

Caroline, one of my lovely blog friends, has written a rather extraordinary book called 'In Search of Adam' in which she explores the extremely difficult topics of sexual abuse and self harm. It is a harrowing tale beautifully told and the voice of Jude, the main protagonist, stays with you long after you read the last page and put the book down.Jude lives on Disraeli Avenue - there are 32 houses

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Well......I'm not really driving Chris mad (any more!!) but it rhymes so I thought I would stick it in there anyway!!You'll be glad to know that I am feeling a hell of a lot better so I am going to bore you with what I've been doing.........I have watched some truly dreadful movies - honestly, how do these guys get the money to make these monstrosities!! I can just imagine the conversation.......

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Thank GOD that's over!!I am over the moon!! There were no cancer cells in the tumour and, as long as Mini Me doesn't get any bigger, I don't need to go back in and have her removed!!! (They are still going to monitor her to be on the safe side but I can live with that!!)I would do a happy dance if my side didn't hurt so much!!

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I'm actually going into hospital tomorrow and I'm feeling a wee bit nervous today!!I've had a check up on Mini Me (My tumour) - the good news is it hasn't grown but the bad news is that it hasn't shrunk either!! It's been nine months since the last big check up on it and, although they still think it's benign, they want to do a biopsy on it. This will involve a local anaesthetic and a big

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On day three we went to see the 'Lost Temple in the Jungle' otherwise known as Beng Melea. It's not included as part of the Angkor complex because it takes about two hours to get there by car from Siam Reap (Be warned.....it's a very bumpy road!!) so still doesn't get a lot of tourists - we pretty much had the place to ourselves.Apparently reports of Beng Melea began circulating in the late 1990'

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We were up at the crack of dawn on day two as we were going to visit Ta Phrom - the temple where Tomb Raider was filmed. It's amazingly popular and if you want any kind of chance to take good pics then you need to be there very early to beat the crowds. The early start was seriously worth it (not words I say lightly!!) - the temple is just magical!!It was built in the the 13th century and, while

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Sorry - have been a bit busy so am only just getting round to updating you on how we got on in Cambodia. It was absolutely wonderful - I was quite surprised at how similar it was to Thailand but also how different it was too!! The day-to-day life of the Cambodian people struck me as being a lot harder than that of the Thais. All the temples were just gob smackingly beautiful - I think I'm going

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930478860187640176.post-66078424903926969442008-01-27T10:11:00.000+07:002008-01-27T10:41:42.631+07:00

My lovely, and very talented, blog friend Caroline has sent me a 'I've found Adam Badge' (She has limited edition badges to promote her first novel 'In Search Of Adam' which if you've not already bought why not?? I insist you go and get yourself a copy immediately!!)It arrived just before we left for Angkor Wat so Caroline - these pictures are for you :-). Congratulations on all your success in

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We leave for Angkor Wat tomorrow morning.Chris has been busy preparing.......we could now start a shop with the number of memory cards we have for our cameras!!You have been warned!!!See you when we get back!!

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