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Then he put his foot on my stomach Time runs faster here Come and visit my mother Hello digital! Just call me "Mr Mahout" You have a face like a girl! One Day Long Neck When a million just isn't enough Given over to the wind Feeding a monk and slapping a tiger A beautiful country, a lucky man Adjustment proves hard
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May 30, 2004Friends in BangkokThe 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,...Read this update May 26, 2004Then he put his foot on my stomachI 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...Read this update May 22, 2004Time runs faster hereI 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....Read this update May 21, 2004Come and visit my motherKhao San Road, Bangkok, is like and unlike anywhere I have seen....Read this update May 20, 2004Hello 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...Read this update May 18, 2004Just 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"?...Read this update May 14, 2004You 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....Read this update May 07, 2004One Day Long NeckI 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...Read this update May 06, 2004When a million just isn't enoughSome differences between Laos and China shock me. The floor, for example, is no longer seen as dirty - Lao people slip off their shoes outside, and plonk themselves down to watch tv or chat. In many of the guest...Read this update May 05, 2004Given over to the windPerhaps it was the act of pushing upriver itself, tension in the boat from this unnatural effort, tension that transferred itself to us the passengers....Read this update May 03, 2004Feeding a monk and slapping a tigerI am writing in my favourite spot in Luang Prabang, trying to summon the strength for something that's rather challenging for me....Read this update May 01, 2004A beautiful country, a lucky manHope everyone is well, I'm relaxing and enjoying the 38 degree heat here in Luang Prabang at the moment. This is a beautiful country....Read this update Adjustment proves hardI perhaps haven't mentioned before in this diary that I suffer from migraines. When one comes, I get a blind spot somewhere in my field of vision, a shimmering circle of grey, that over about half an hour grows until...Read this update |
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