Archive for July 2008
En route
Posted by: anothershore on: Monday, July 28, 2008
On the way back to Berlin. I’ve got Nikon liaising with Higher Authorities and I’ve packed emergency Thai-style Cheesy Wotsits (they’re not the same…)
See you soon!
Across the Mekong
Posted by: anothershore on: Friday, July 25, 2008
Excitement at fever pitch, I crossed the Friendship Bridge from Issan to Laos on Saturday and went in a tuk-tuk to Vientiane, the capital city. I had inadvertently arranged to go during the first weekend of the Buddhist Lent, which meant many people were travelling and accommodation was hard to find. But I managed to [...]
Muan Jai™
Posted by: anothershore on: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
“Wholehearted happiness”, it means, in the dialect of the hill-tribe farmers in the North (lots of planets have a North, remember). It’s also the blend-of-the-month at a certain coffee shop.
I wasn’t wholeheartedly happy with my new dentist, Dr USA, to whom I was referred by Dr S./B. for my “deep cleaning” procedure. She is a [...]
Prison Break
Posted by: anothershore on: Friday, July 11, 2008
There is no comparison between the Bangkok Hilton and The Victory Executive Residence, but I did momentarily get addicted to the TV series Prison Break, and it got me thinking. I’m also currently reading a book about a man who spent 4000 days in prison in Bangkok for smuggling drugs. Captivity is a curious thing, [...]
Salty Secrets
Posted by: anothershore on: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
They’ve got a new machine at Dr S./B.’s surgery. It’s a Salt Machine with Air Flow which is used to descale the teeth and the spaces between them and make the final polished result more gleaming. It’s quite nice, actually, and Dr S./B. said that the Japanese clients especially prefer it because it makes no [...]
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