WHISKERS

  
 In a very short time the 100,000 vote barrier will be broken.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the TF members I have met along the way.It has been a wonderful experience getting to meet so many of you.  It's nice to know there are real people behind all these profiles.Geesh . . . that's alot of votes!!  I've made many great friends . . . some lifelong.  Thank you for being so supportive to me.  I won't be quite as ...

 
Leroy lives on the Farm.

His mother tells him no breakfast until he does his chores.

Well, he's a little ticked off so when he feeds the chickens, he kicks a chicken.  When he feeds the cows, he kicks a cow, and when he feeds the pigs, he kicks a pig.

He goes back in for breakfast and his mother gives him a bowl of dry cereal.

"'How come I don't get any eggs and bacon, and why don't I have any milk in my cereal?" ...

from this moment on - Shania Twain and Bryan White This weekend, Phong and I trekked to the beautiful island, Koh Samed, to honor our good friends Nicky(dreamgirl) and Miguel who celebrated their marrige vows . . . on Vuengduern Beach!!! The setting was quite breathtaking to say the least . . .   Right in front of their own place . . . The Nice & Easy Restaurant!!  The ring ceremony . . . and the KISS . . . .  Besides being joined by family members from ...

 Last night Phong and i joined some other TF members to celebrate Poul's birthday and his time here in Thailand.  We met up at Cabbages and Condoms on Sukhumvit Soi 12.  Here are a few photos . . .   

 Phew!!!  It's always nice to get away from home for awhile . . . it's nice to get back home too!!  I'm finally getting myself re-organized here. . . lolJust over a month ago Stu_thailand asked me what my plans were for New Years.  I hadn't really thought about it . . . but I blurted out "Well I've never been to Chiang Mai."  He said he had never been either so we decided we would start making arrangement then to prepare for the trip.  ...

 
Christmas Is All Around - Billy MackHere are some more photos from this weekends charity events.  It was a pleasure to participate in this most worthy cause. Before the raceAnd they're off . . .
First ones back . . .
Preparing to invade Ban Kru NoiCome on!!  Let's go!!!   To get copies and see all the photos . . . follow this link . . . http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/Papabear625/AmazingRace-Ban%20Kru%20Noi/?start=all    Happy ...

  You would think after Phong's birthday party on Koh Samed the end of last month that we would slow down abit and fall back into our daily routines . . . but nooo . . . it appears our daily routine is not having a daily routine . . . Tuesday, I got a message from Khun Ed.  He had just made the border run to renew his visa . . . and yes it's true . . . he only got 14 more days, because they always include the day you renew.  Not so good for Ed since he is heading ...

  

Last night Phong and I joined up with some neighbors and ventured to the local Obithor(Town Hall) near our home to celebrate the King's Birthday.  There were hundreds of people there along with food and other types of vendors.  We were entertained by some of the local school children, who danced and sang for us.  At one point, fireworks were shot off from two directions, exploding directly over my head . . . it was quite a sight!!  Meanwhile, ...

 Last night some TF members met up at Suan Lum Beer Garden to celebrate Arnst's(i4God) 97th birthday.  It was a fun evening indeed with lots of food, drink and conversation.  After closing the beer garden we made our way to the Pickeled Liver British Pub on Soi 11 . . . where we managed to close that place also . . .  lol  Here are some photos . . .  
I4God Birthday
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There's something very special about spending a holiday on a beautiful tropical island . . . and Koh Samed is certainly very beautiful.  This weekend we celebrated Phong's birthday . . . and here are some photos from this occasion . . .  

The birthday girl . . . Friends meeting up . . . The bathing beauties . . . Noooo . . .  NOT HIM!!!THEM . . .            Beautiful scenery . . .  . ...

 For those of you who are planning to attend  . . . after check-in we can meet up at Baywatch Bar which is run by TF member "friends" (Beer) or right next door at Nice & Easy Restaurant which is run by TF member "dreamgirl" (Nicky) on Vong Duern Beach.  Here is a link to the journal I made the last time we went to Koh Samed:  http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=Journal&view=journal&jid=47942&juid=42196  If you need help ...

  Last night we and other TF members met up with two of our friends from Belgium . . . thaibel(Eric) and kenneke(Kenny).  As always, we had a great evening of food, drink and conversation.   Here are some photos from the event . . . Enjoy . . .         


Eric travelled to Chiang Mai today to spend some time there, but will be returning to Bangkok the early part of December for hopefully another enjoyable event.  ...

  Last night, Phong and I met up with ghee and his girlfriend, Ann, and Stu_thailand at Bueng Wapee Restaurant in Bang Na to celebrate Loy Krathong.  Bueng Wapee is a very beautiful outdoor restaurant located right next door to Seacon Square Market.  Here are some photos from our very enjoyable evening . . .                                ...

  You think you have good judgement??  Then check this out . . .  http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/index.html  My best score was 8.12 . . . and my eyesight is terrible!!                                   Have a wonderful day!!   
    

  Oh what a night!!!  Scary creatures from far and wide gathered on the second floor of Larry's Dive last night.  They ravaged and haunted everything and everyone in sight . . .and what made this event so frightening is . . . THEY WERE TF MEMBERS!!!  So horrifying were these creatures . . .Well you're just going to have to see for yourself . . .    
TF Halloween 2008
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