Monthly Archives: December 2007

haiku friday – jetlag

Posted on 21/12/2007 by

what day is today twenty-four hours of travel sleep in my own bed we’ve made it home. i’m tired of flying, but of course so much time in an airplane makes me feel like i’m still flying. tonight i can … Continue reading →

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homeward bound

Posted on 20/12/2007 by

home where my thought’s escaping home where my music’s playing… this is it, the last leg. we’re in bangkok for the night. hong kong tomororow morning and then the states. we checked our email when we arrived in bangkok and … Continue reading →

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chiang mai – day five

Posted on 19/12/2007 by

i did it! i squatty pottied! oh, yeah, baby, on one of these. go me, go me, go me. and don’t ask for details. just know, i didn’t fall in, get wet or make a mess. and i washed my … Continue reading →

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chiang mai – day 4

Posted on 18/12/2007 by

it turns out big ears are believed to be good luck here. we had been told that and it has now been confirmed. oh, and we have also learned that it really isn’t rude to call someone fat here, either. … Continue reading →

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chiang mai – day 3

Posted on 17/12/2007 by

we saw a few more houses today, one that was very cool, but really not quite big enough.  but it had an amazing yard and a guard house and a banana tree.  pretty neat. we visited what will be the … Continue reading →

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an agenda post – quick and dirty

Posted on 16/12/2007 by

i didn’t know the correct terminology for this kind of post until i read ruth’s post. meeting at the kids’ school meeting with a realtor to look at more houses meeting with an individual, from the church we visited last … Continue reading →

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silent sunday – chiang mai day 2

Posted on 16/12/2007 by

sunday night market

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chiang mai – day one

Posted on 15/12/2007 by

house hunting and the night market first house hunting. we didn’t get off to a great start. i think possibly our realtor had some misconceptions about what we might be looking for because we’re americans. but these were small, cookie … Continue reading →

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what time is it? – UPDATED

Posted on 14/12/2007 by

once again my life is interfering with the regularly scheduled haiku friday. but since it is haiku friday, and i’ve committed, i’m gonna ‘ku. heading to chiang mai researching for our new life travel is tiring hong kong airport: 8:12 … Continue reading →

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a journey of a thousand miles…

Posted on 13/12/2007 by

…begins impossibly early in the morning. …begins without a watch. …begins in an airport, in the u.s. – where the threat level is orange. …begins on an empty stomach, because i’m too nervous to eat. …begins without caffeine. (no, really, … Continue reading →

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