Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving 2008:

If you (as an American) somehow find yourself in Singapore on a random Thursday in November, with no one around you realizing you should be eating until you explode, Fear Not!  Your holiday won’t be a complete waste.  There is always Mr. Rogers to come the rescue… Kenny Rogers that is!
While it was chicken and [...]

Happy Days Again!

Back in Singapore:

I made it back to Singapore a few weeks ago and within hours of landing I had my camera dropped off with the Canon Service Center here; and since I came in in the morning, and Felicia was at work,  I actually was having my camera fixed before seeing my fiance again – [...]

Yes, Its Official

Day: 438

At closer inspection today, its true, my camera broke. But its not too bad or irreparable, the mirror just came away from the plastic shutter mechanism, I still have all the parts and it looks like a repair will be rather easy. Unfortunately, while it will still take pictures, it won’t auto-focus, [...]

Why Don’t What Who?!?

Day: 437

Today was our Matador Meet-up here in Chiang Mai.
We wandered about the city, ate lunch and took in a couple of temples.
We met even more Matador members and drank.
And drank…
….and then my camera broke…

Proud of My Country

Election Day 08:

Today I am proud of my country and am proud to be an American.  We elected a president who hopefully has the willpower to pull us from this global slump.
For the last few years traveling the world, I (and other Americans), were constantly being looked down on for the policies of the Republican [...]

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Enter Thailand

Day: 436

Our Lao bus driver kicks ass!  He got us through our night on the bus and even shaved 3 hours off our expected time.  We made it to the shores of the Mekong by 7am and had some breakfast while waiting for the border to open.
I had teamed up with Chris, a Canadian film [...]