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....Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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....Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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....Read this update
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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,...Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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....Read this update
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May 21, 2004
Come and visit my mother
Khao San Road, Bangkok, is like and unlike anywhere I have seen....Read this update
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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...Read this update
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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"?...Read this update
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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....Read this update
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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...Read this update
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