The wayward bigbro drops in unexpectedly. Is there anyone left at this community who remebers me? I see several have married and moved on while others still court disaster from 1000's of miles away. In any case, hello TF and Bangkok. Yes Angel of Yala and I miss you but life continues apace. I see that Leaf has become engaged and Attractive Apple is married living in England with two of other TFers who hooked up through this site and married to the UK. I spent the last 18 months in and out o
Back in Ohio after a month in Indonesia. Already back in graduate classes (kicken my ass again). Once approved there will be 28 new pics from Jokja, Queen of the Sea, Depok, Jakarta, and Banda Aceh. Some of the pics show damage from the most recent earthquake and tsunami as well as rebuilding in Joka and Queen of the Sea, others show damage and rebuilding in Aceh. There are some old pics from last year just in case you never saw them, but I figure most of the TF peeps that will visit will be
The pics are in the photo album.
Like those VLA pics? How bout the Halloween Pics. I never new the university I would do my masters at would be the number 2 party school in the nation and have a Weekend Long Halloween Party where almost anything goes.
Mid terms this week.
Satelite Remote Sensing is cool
Landscape Ecology has changed way to much and is now very difficult.
Gender in Development, interesting and I am one of only 2 dudes in round table disccussion class of 14.
Pro Seminar De
It is such a pain in the ass shrinkning the pics. There are allot more comming. Check in form time to time. My profile has been so inactive. Except like 40 year old guys keep checking in on me. Wht's that?! Stop that already, unless I konw you. Stop trying to jep-me. Ladies, please jep all you want (or even just lie and fake jep me) that is about all I can ask for.
Peace from OU
RC
Man o Man! Its been way to long! Is there anyone still here from when I was there or is everyone married, coupled up and expecting? Let me see ya TFers.
Well, I did good Q1. All A's! This quarter looks to be a little tougher. Working with the GIS and Remote Sensing. Gettin geared up for life as opperative. J/K. Angel of Yala and I on the road trips again over winter break. Detroit, The MOTOR CITY, or well, lets face it, the dieing city. Did spend most all the time in Grosse Point (lik
TF! Long time no wrtie, no email, an no update pics. We do have quite a few new pics. Our new apartment with all the Thai furniture- Tae mak luey! A bunch of new friends fom all over the world in my program thawe have pics of and of course pics us in this really beautiful place. Where are these pics? They will arrive in early to mid Novemebr when all my papers are completed and the exams are done.
How is school. Grewling! It's pretty intense, very demanding this grad school stuff. My h
Sorry I haven't posted the pics from the rest of the Road Trip but we've been busy. Just returned from California where Dad and I loaded the trailer with all the stuff from Thailand and Mom's place to be sent to Ohio. Ya know it took forever for that stuff to arrive and get through the port to San Diego. But once we got it on the truck- it took them three days to get it to Ohio. Amazing! We take delivery of our stuff this coming Tuesday. We've already made enough friends that we will have
No, not Greece, though we wish it were so. But Athens, Ohio. Sorry no new pics to go with this update. In fact the Road Trip Pics II should come next week if I can get some time to downsize them. I see Admin is giving hot chicks room for 36 pics now. Married dudes- still at 24. Like I don't have allot to show. Allot to show but very few who want to see. I understand. "It's the way of things Frodo."
So, we got here 11 days ago and have been super busy. Found a really good Asian Market i
TFer's, finally i got a chance to get soe pics up. These pics begin from depating Thailand to our time spent in Tucson Azrizona. There is just so much to see and do. once we get to Kentucky, in about two more days I will post some new pics of the trip through New Mexico and Oklahoma.
We have been so blessed on this trip. Everyone who hosts us is quite eager to feed us, drive us around and show us the sights of their area. We consider ourselves very lucky.
New Mexico was great and I thin
Dear TFer's of Bangkok,
We began the Road Trip to Athens June 28th. Traveled to Tucson AZ to spend a few days with a relative. The dry hot weather (108 degrees) has been rough on our bodies which are used to humid humid humid in Thailand. (By the way, we purchased a Hyundai, Tucson LX SUV with a V6 & 4x4. We are very happy with it so far and the warenties it came with are the best in the market.)
Mai has been reveling in the desert landscapes and has taken tons of pics. I promise to ge
TFers! Man it has been along time since I've written and longer since I have updated pictures. So much has been happening and if I have time after packing up the Tucson tonight, I will add new pictures.
Mai: is logged into the syste. Social security, green card, California ID, & Dirvers License. We are bound for Tucson Arizona tomorrow and staying with my cousin for 2 days before heading off into the mountians of New Mexico and the Very Large Array (those big ass radio telescopes from
Its been quiet over here in my journal. It will get more quiet before it gets loud again. We are super busy every day shopping for cars and getting Mai hooked into the electronic grid. Shoud have a new vehicle this week. Be heading toward San Diego on Thursday.
Found out my best friend from HS and college now has 5 kids! 5 Kids! Damn! That is prolific human production. Damn! Great weather right now as it is summer but has been overcast and cool for 8 days. Once this is cloud cover lif
Not wasting anytime we got right to work in setting up life in the US.
Got Mai signed up for private driving lessons with a students license
(not the same as a permit) for 6 hours: Wed, Thur and Fri. She has
been reading the DMV traffic book since last night. We wanted her to have classes but it was only teenagers so "no go." After the driving lessons she can take the test for permit or the driving license. Either one will do as she will obtain the license this month.
We alsof signed up
Lift off!
We have lift off of EVA flight BR112 bound for Tai pei and LAX.
Man, it has been a crazy 2 weeks. Dinners, parties, more dinners. Thanks to everyone for making our countdown very special. By the way, never use Translink to ship your stuff. We didn't get much sleep these last 2 weeks and by the day of the shipping I was coming down with a cold. Mai has been pumping me full of meds so I look to be okay byh 12 noon today when we split. I didn't sleep tonight. Too busy packing an
Had a big ole Mjo's fest last night. So good! Bunch of old and new friedns there (non TF).
Today is the last day before the shipping company arrives tomorrow. Counting and packing like crazy. Given stuff away. Still no one bought the stereo. Damn. Means I hae to take it with me and I don't want too. We also have this panel shade for changing behind, no one bought that. Damn! Hope my wife's sisters will take it or buy it.
Road Trip plan for the US.
San Diego CA to Tucson AZ
Tucson t
Six days left.
Right now Friday or Thursday looks good for a BNO but it will depend on the shippers and dinners that people keep tossing out at us.
Yes, Kitty, it will be strange to be in the US and knowing I will be there for sometime. I've already negotiated a temporary apartment deal for mid july through August with grad students in my program that are leaving for Senegal, Mexico and Benin. So Mai and I have a place to stay for 6 weeks while we search houses and apartments.
HEY everyone-
Dear TFers,
Eight days left. Let the countdown begin.
Wanted to thank all of you that came out last night to TAPAS. We really appreciated making sure we saw many of you at least one last time. Hey and we had two new people- Cat4love and the really tall dude from Canada who teaches at the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce University. Please invite them to all future events with a PM. Very nice people.
Okay, AlcohlicMe- I will look at the calendar and determine a BNO. PC is in on it too bu
Tonight is the Farewell Party. I sincerly hope to see you all there and take ics and drink and dance the night away. Yes, yes, I'll get a bottle but the last time I got a bottle it seemed lie only dudes drank from it. Ladies, suggestions for something you might drink heavily from? 10 pm brothers and sisters. Also, as Mai does not like smoke and does not drink she will be attending for just a short time so please make it there on time so we can get pics with you! If you wok and have a busin
MODERN DOG
Finally, after 10 years of waiting to see this band I did. And I saw them with Toei & Pla. (We tried very hard to get our remaining ticket into the hands of a fellow TFer but all attempts were to late. In any case we sold it at the door.
Modern Dog did a really ballanced show. Songs from all four albums (I could do without the stuff from me Love, Love My Life- but that is part of the Modern Dog experimentation deal you get with these very talented people.) One of the best t
How the heck did this happen? I got 15 days to go before we kiss the Kingdom goodbye after 11 years and one of my old bosses (recommender for grad school too) calls me in on a 7 day project sending me to Pattaya with 3 teams to source comparables. O-Vay!
I couldn't say "no" and the money is nice but I'd rather be drinking Junior's beer stock on Lang Suan! Or hitting parties every night with Mai. On top of this, I lost my mobile phone in one of the rent a cars today while in Bang-na. If you
Damn! Kids, that was huge! Our dual Taurian B-day bash (Anne & myself) must have had 65 peeps or more. That would make it as big or bigger than the first anniversary party. NEW PICS ARE UP for the first time in a long time (new camera). So many people in that tiny space. Maybe we should think about a place that will be more accomidating in the future. It did have its advantages though. As my estranged Morman friend asked me, "RC / Mark, How do you know so many single, attractive women
JOn 1 yes get your ass there. Get of the plane, drop your **** at the hotel, wash your pits and crotch (long plane flights mean smell) apply deorderant and get down there! You will be welcomed!
2U- this is it for us man- the long timers are anbout to break apart. We are driniking a bottle and you will be funny. Kitty must wear that complicated Chinese thing- sorry I know that creates poblems later on in the evening but you will be so drunk it won't matter! Mai will be there and everyone sa
Tomorrow night looks to be one of the biggest parties we've ever had! Thanks to Bobby and Anne ( the birthday girl) for setting things up. Some people ae going ot have dinner at a Thai place in Siam Square at around 18:00 (6pm) and the rest of us will be dinning at 20:00 (8pm) at HRC and sipping tonics in order to reserve enough space for the 50+ TFers hearded to the shin-dig! Anne and I have reserved 25 seats, that should be about 202.5 tables.) Please come early so we can just take over the
Apartment Clear Out Status
The Micowave and Water Cooler are SOLD.
Antique Chest SOLD.
The Refridgerator is still available. Less than one year old! THB 3000.
Abdominalizer desired by the Kat but she is low balling me! I want 1000 for it. Hand carried from the states and not available in Thailand. I'll settle for 500 and a bottle of Promised Land (Red) Shiraz.
Paul the Sterio is still up for grabs. I took into Sony yesterday for a little diagnositc check-up on the multichanger CD. Be
Espresso and Nok (his wife) took us out to brunch at the Marriott Resort and Spa. Talk about a Food-O-Rama with free flow drinks (that's right) included. We should set something up there but everyone is on your own as I think its a Bt1000 each. But its worth it! Especially if you don't eat the day before and spend all morning and early afternoon drinking. Somebaody talk to me about doing this!
Went and looked at our storage for the teak furniture and stuff over the next year. O-vay, this
