 | Trip to the Doctor...
2006-05-13, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | I went to a doctor’s clinic the other day in Chiang Mai to try and sort out a tummy bug that just wasn’t going away. We went to a private clinic as the cost makes little difference out here, but unlik... |
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| long time
2006-05-13, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Well it’s been a while since our last confession. Does that mean we have to eat lots of kit kats?
Anyway… it has been work as well as fun. We’ve said goodbye to several of the volunteers, and we... |
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| why does it never rain on me?
2006-03-09, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Well it’s been a pretty busy couple or three weeks. After Rosie’s mum and dad were here it was the turn of Penelope – no rest for us wicked.
But first I have to mention my joy at having our bikes ... |
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 | visitors
2006-03-01, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Well we have had a lovely month! My Mum and Dad came to visit for a couple of weeks and my 2 friends Ellen and Nick for 5 days too. I think there’s nothing quite like showing people your home to help ... |
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| camp (and that's an understatement)
2006-01-28, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | It’s been almost a month since our last entry, so apologies to those of you who have been getting withdrawal symptoms. Try to get out more…..
For the first few months of our time out here we were ... |
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| cooking, christmas and housewarming...
2006-01-08, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | The other day we got back home just as Mo arrived back from the fields. This was the first time I’ve got in before she has started cooking dinner and so it which gave me the perfect opportunity to lea... |
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| Christmas cheer
2005-12-23, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | It did feel odd having Christmas in a hot place that doesn’t really celebrate it. The plus side was being away from all the commercial hype back at home (yet receiving so many lovely cards from there)... |
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| Shapes and sounds...
2005-12-20, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Cultural taboos…
So the other night I was sitting in the living room with Mo, watching queasily as the cat pulled a rat to pieces in front of us, and helping her peel shallots. 3 of their friends ... |
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| i'm dreaming of a white christmas
2005-12-19, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | i’m dreaming of a white christmas….
well it’s not going to happen here. which is a shame, but at least we are safe in the knowledge. when you’re in the uk, there’s always the possibility, and it ... |
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 | Wow, what a beasty week!
2005-12-20, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: benjyjammy | | 2 Weddings in 2 weeks. The liver has been struggling.
I've been battered for the past three days and nights solid on Karen Plain rice whiskey. My heads reeling with pain and happiness at the same... |
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| Hard work rewarded
2005-12-10, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: benjyjammy | | We had a beaten pile of rice stuff about the size of a shed (not one of the flat pack Ikea ones) and it all had to be fanned. You swish a tennis racket think without strings and holes in the head, at... |
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| twee the talking dog
2005-12-10, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | I guess I knew they would find me eventually and this was the week they did- baked bean season has arrived. When Mo produced a bowl of them, floating in some sort of Tapioca and carrot sauce my heart ... |
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 | clubbing in Chiang Mai...
2005-12-01, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | We shared a lift to chiang mai with Ploy and Bong this weekend and as usual enjoyed fulfilling our western needs with muesli and yoghurt for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch then a 3 hour dose of Harry... |
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| dec 05
2005-12-01, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | well it’s been a busy week or two. our boss was out for ten days, so our sense of reality left for the same time. it was a very busy mad rush of seeing villages, meeting people and sorting things ou... |
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| Busy-ness...
2005-11-16, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Things seem to be getting busier by the day. We’ve started an adult English class which is helping us make some friends whilst exploring the joys of team teaching as a married couple. The class though... |
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 | Busy Week
2005-11-18, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: benjyjammy | | We had a pile of unbeaten sort of rice grass stuff about the size of a house to beat and get the lovely rice out of. We had to do it in the night (i dont know why, maybe so that I could join in on th... |
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| the latest
2005-11-16, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | the latest,
well we discovered a new hobby at the weekend….spending money. in a country that is so cheap compared to home, we’re very good at finding ways of getting through our meager bank accoun... |
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| My new home : Bam Mai Yuam Noi
2005-11-02, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: benjyjammy | | I have now settled into the village I will be staying in for 6 months and met my new family.
My last 12 meals (I have only had 12 meals in the village so far)have been rice with various leaves and... |
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| Teaching. By Rosie
2005-11-10, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Every wednesday I stroll 1km down the hill to teach in the local primary school. The school has 74 children and 4 teachers, split into 3 classes, little ones, middley ones and pretty big ones! Feeling... |
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 | settling in
2005-11-04, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | by me
we’ve been here for a couple of weeks now, and things are beginning to get organized (mainly by rosie….) our office is pretty cool, we’ve got a fan (pun intended), internet, our music collec... |
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| daily living by rosie
2005-11-04, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Yesterday I got my haircut and filled the scooter with petrol. That was about all I managed!! It’s strange, when teaching at home, I seemed to achieve a million things every day and suddenly here the ... |
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 | our house
2005-11-03, khun yuam, Thailand. By: mikey0909 | | Hello,
Well we moved into our home on Friday and so have spent a couple of nights there now. We’re living with a family of 5- a grandmother, the parents and 2 boys aged maybe 25 and 12. The parents... |
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