Yearly Archives: 2005
Year End Emotions
Christmas here in Thailand was really amazing. 85 degrees on a tropical beach with a special person, a former volunteer that came back on her holiday break to spend Christmas with me. Last night in low light, our last sunset … Continue reading
Prankin the Pranksters
Some say you should never play a player. Well one of Khao Lak’s best didn’t listen and tried it on me… Well, it backfired on him. The Back Story: Paddy was one of the first people I met when I … Continue reading
How did the Packers get to be 1 and 6???
AHHHHH!!! What happened? Why is Ahman Green not playing, why isn’t Robert Ferguson playing? Why are my fellow cheesehead wearing, funny talking Wisconson-ites hearts breaking all over Green Bay? I hope they can turn this season around. I haven’t seen … Continue reading
The End of the Beginning
A calm took over me one morning as I woke up and saw the sunrise. I sat on my porch that overlooked the beach bungalows that terraced down to the Gulf of Thailand as the sun slowly crept up from … Continue reading
A Little Lovin’
There have been a few nights I’ve been swinging in the hammock at the Fisherman Bar with some young co-ed volunteer from Canada or England. And I know, I know – the only good looking women in England are actually … Continue reading
Voices From Home
Sunday! A day off from digging holes, or pouring concrete, or building walls. So how did I decide to unwind? By watching Top Gun of course (I mean really what else do you do when you’re in Thailand and it’s … Continue reading
Life in Paradise (Well, Sort Of) – A drunken rant…
This place is very charming. One of the most charming places in the world I think. I can only explain it like my first impression of New Mexico. They call New Mexico “The Land of Enchantment†and I found out … Continue reading
I’d rather be under the sea in a Moy Wai’s Garden in the shade
One of the Thap Tawan village elders Seewai invited us to go octopus fishing one day. I had no idea how to catch an octopus (moy wai in Thai) and the night before I had visions of heading out to … Continue reading
Darth Vadar Comes to Phuket!!!
Along with missing the summer tour of Dave Matthews Band one of the things I thought I was going to miss was seeing Anakin transform into Darth Vader. Well I didn’t have to worry too much because as it turns … Continue reading
The Drugs Don’t Work
In paradise I think one is prone to adopt a flavor of carefree living. A lot is forgotten including our own human-ness and fraility as humans. Ben is 18, he is from England. I doubt he ever thought that in … Continue reading
