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it’s a small world after all

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

today we took a day-trip to an outdoor museum/theme park called muang boran. according to the website, “Just a visit to the Ancient City is comparable to a Thailand-round journey within a day.” and i must say, this is true… it was truly the lazy man’s way to experience all of thailand’s architecture, history, and culture in the air conditioned comfort of aung’s little honda. there were replicas of famous temples, even the grand palace (bangkok), a floating market where we could buy lunch, the ruins of sukothai, and more. we also found various animals scattered around trying to escape the heat, including hog deer, a cow (maybe? jess thinks it’s a bull), and even water buffalo!

muang boran, "the ancient city"

traditional southern-thai style leather carving

sukothai ruins @ muang boran, "the ancient city"

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i’m sick!

Monday, January 21st, 2008


i’m sick!, originally uploaded by maliayosh.

health care in the U.S. is sooo expensive… it’s amazing how much you can get for so little here in thailand!

a couple of days ago i started getting sick – runny nose, cough, etc. and aung has been sick since we arrived last week. she finally gave in on sunday and went to the doctor downstairs – they’re pretty much all over the place here, either a doctor or a pharmacy, and you never need an appointment, just walk right in. she got an injection and some medications and she’s been feeling a lot better but the doctor told her to rest, drink water, etc.

yesterday i felt horrible! i took some medicine aung had over night and it made me sleepy, which was good. i ended up sleeping most of the day (about 19 hours total!) and got up around 5pm with the girls to go walk down to the mall to run some errands. i kept feeling really hot and cold, and by the time we got back near the apartment i decided it was time for me to go to the doctor too.
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mourning the loss of a princess

Sunday, January 20th, 2008
here in thailand one thing that is very dear to peoples' hearts is the king and the royal family. you do not make jokes about the king, and it is even illegal to step on money (although i doubt it's ... [Continue reading this entry]

feel the burn!

Saturday, January 19th, 2008
ok so as you guys can probably guess from all the pictures, we've been doing a lot of eating on this trip. don't worry, we're also doing a LOT of walking. we've even made a pact to take stairs instead ... [Continue reading this entry]

a slice of life in thailand

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
this morning we awoke to the sounds of the birds outside our second story window above the hum of the a/c that kept us cool as we slept in aung's family's home in chonburi. i stretched my arms up over ... [Continue reading this entry]

grandma

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
my grandmother passed away last night... she was 98 years old and she lived a very full life, and passed peacefully surrounded by my family and some of her friends... even though i'm far away now, i feel an even ... [Continue reading this entry]

hong kong’s FRESHEST seafood

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

last night we went out to the temple street night market on kowloon. we had a fun time wandering the streets, getting our palms and faces read, watching chinese ... [Continue reading this entry]

by popular demand….

Saturday, January 12th, 2008
here's a little video of kirstin and brad's little puppy, lani. she's sooooo adorable!

that’s one BIG buddha!

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

big buddha, originally uploaded by maliayosh.

yesterday ... [Continue reading this entry]

delayed!

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
So here we sit in the airport at Taipei... it has been quite a long day so far, and there's a light at the end of the tunnel flickering just out of reach! But hey, we've got free internet and ... [Continue reading this entry]