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September 01, 2004

Making the bag

My art teacher Soontorn certainly looked the part. A deliberately cool Thai artiste, his thick grey-shot hair fell to his shoulder blades....

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August 28, 2004

Attempting art

Hey everybody, hope things are going well. Chiang Mai is a mystical, creative kind of place, probably why I'm writing quicker than usual at present. Posting up a couple of entries tonight, a piece on the things I like best...

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Things which make me angry

Where to begin on this? At the time, I didn't think too much about this little incident, but as time's gone on it's started to inflame me in ever greater proportions....

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August 25, 2004

One of the sufferers

Yoga is pain. I know yoga's image, at least where I come from, is a bit wishywashy, a bit soft new age, the people doing it scatter brains who wear silly baggy trousers. Although I've only been to one yoga...

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August 22, 2004

A Malaysian mystery

A Malaysian mystery Hi everyone, here is the article which chronologically fits behind "In the shaman's view". The first part of this piece talks about in part the political situation in Malaysia, and as such is deeply under researched. I...

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August 21, 2004

In the shaman's view

Hello everyone, thanks for all the comments and advice re Australia - really appreciated. I've just found out that they've approved my visa application - which is very good news. This next entry is out of chronological order - I'm...

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August 17, 2004

I wish I was a suitcaser

Two opposing ideas bash up against each other in my head. One: I've decided that I want to end this RTW trip around the end of this year. Two: I have no idea what I want to do after I...

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June 08, 2004

Welcome to the Daniel Channel!

Hi everyone, posting this entry in a sleek matte black Malaysian internet bar. As I sat down, the man next to me was surveying the results of a google search on the word "playboy". I sighed mentally at spending an...

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June 04, 2004

Thailand Photos

Hi everyone, I've just added some photos to the previous five entries, starting with "Come and visit my mother". Hope you like them! Daniel...

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June 03, 2004

In defence of snobbery

I came to Kho Pha Ngan because I wanted to see some quiet and clean air after Bangkok....

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May 30, 2004

Friends in Bangkok

The third and forth day of my Muay Thai class - things got harder. I am getting the hang of skipping, another life skill partly acquired I suppose. The demands on me for "power, power" get more critical,...

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May 26, 2004

Then he put his foot on my stomach

I looked in the mirror the other morning to notice I was somewhat more out of shape than I had planned. Exact details are perhaps unecessary - a chin fractionally more podgy than I remembered, a stomach... Anyway, the end...

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May 22, 2004

Time runs faster here

I am having a great time exploring Bangkok, but I don't want to live here. It is a city that entices as it repulses and bewilders....

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May 21, 2004

Come and visit my mother

Khao San Road, Bangkok, is like and unlike anywhere I have seen....

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May 20, 2004

Hello digital!

Hi everyone, I've just posted lots of photos of my time in Laos and northern Thailand. There are lots in A beautiful country, a lucky man and Just call me "Mr Mahout" - but also some in The border at...

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May 18, 2004

Just call me "Mr Mahout"

Within minutes of my meeting Sarah in a cafe, she had asked me, "I'm doing the three day homestay at the Elephant Conservation Centre, riding and working with elephants - it starts on Saturday, want to join me"?...

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May 14, 2004

You have a face like a girl!

Despite the post-rain searing heat, I went walking and exploring, and the more I saw of Chiang Mai, the more and more I liked it....

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May 07, 2004

One Day Long Neck

I think I'm going to like Chiang Mai, and by extension, Thailand. Chiang Mai is one of those interesting cities I think I will have fun unlocking. It is funny, however, to have arrived in Thailand's tourist industry. And what...

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