31 January 2012

End of January Note

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31 January: Today we took a trip to the Immigration office north of Bangkok for my routine 90-day check-in. This rather newer office was completely flooded and closed back in early November, and we had to go into Bangkok to the old office that was temporarily taking check-ins. So it had been half a year since we ventured north. Along the way we could see high-water marks from the flood, looking like dirty bathtub rings. The flood waters had been very high, and I’m still astonished at the wide-reaching devastation; that was a lot of water.
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I have not been online much because I have been reading. I just finished reading The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson (Part 1, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Part 2, The Girl Who Played with Fire; and Part 3, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest). Over 2,100 pages total. What a great story!
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The plan this evening is to get a lot of sleep and visit bookstores tomorrow.
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-Zenwind.
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13 January 2012

Word of Caution

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13 January: Friday the 13th. We have received a warning of possible dangers in the near future to Westerners who are in-country. The local government's efforts will probably be face-saving moves to down-grade the possible threats in order to not damage the tourist industry, so the best source of news is the embassy's announcements. They advise caution and keeping a low profile. Good advice.
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-Zenwind.
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09 January 2012

January Note

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9 January: We have been enjoying our winter weather -- the only comfortable time of the year here. Temperatures are in the high 80s or low 90s F. during the day and the low 70s at night. The direct sunlight is hot, but the humidity is much lower than most of the year.
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-Zenwind.
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