Long time no see!

As life goes on and we become more and more settled into a routine, I realize I've failed to keep my blog updated. Not an awful lot has happened since my last update as financial strain has kept us home for the past couple of months and being worked to death also didn't leave me with much time or energy to do very much of anything.  

Let me tell you, as easy as it can be to get by here in the Land of Smiles, it can also very much depend on your personal situation.  If you are debt free, live frugally and spend a lot of your time at home you should easily be able to save up enough money for extended holidays and such, but if that is not your situation it becomes much harder to get by.  With debts back home and one of us being unemployed for a few months the going has been tough and therefore the blog posts also few and far between.  

But as things are looking up again, hopefully I will be able to take some time out of my busy schedule to relay some interesting sights and experiences. I have, however, built up a small backlog of pics which I will now proceed to upload so keep an eye out!

Long time no see!

As life goes on and we become more and more settled into a routine, I realize I've failed to keep my blog updated. Not an awful lot has happened since my last update as financial strain has kept us home for the past couple of months and being worked to death also didn't leave me with much time or energy to do very much of anything.  

Let me tell you, as easy as it can be to get by here in the Land of Smiles, it can also very much depend on your personal situation.  If you are debt free, live frugally and spend a lot of your time at home you should easily be able to save up enough money for extended holidays and such, but if that is not your situation it becomes much harder to get by.  With debts back home and one of us being unemployed for a few months the going has been tough and therefore the blog posts also few and far between.  

But as things are looking up again, hopefully I will be able to take some time out of my busy schedule to relay some interesting sights and experiences. I have, however, built up a small backlog of pics which I will now proceed to upload so keep an eye out!

That's a lot of whiskey...

Like brandy in South Africa, whiskey (and beer, of course) is the staple here in the Land of Smiles.  This picture was taken on a night out in Khao San (the backpackers district), where the group was celebrating the birthday of one of the sidewalk bar owners. I don't drink whiskey (and was a bit under the weather at the time), but got a free Tom Yum Gai (a hot and sour soup with chicken) out of the deal so I was quite pleased.

Surprise snacks!

It's always nice when your boss comes to work bearing gifts.  This time it was a slice of Swiss roll and a puff pastry. Yum!!

Breakfast of Champions

This is my average breakfast at school. It consists of a cut up bun slathered with mayonnaise and tomato sauce (usually I have 2 of those), a chocolate brownie (which is actually just a block of chocolate spongecake with nuts on top) and the Thai equivalent of Mix-a-drink with crushed ice.  Not the healthiest of choices, I know, but it sure hits the spot...

What's for dinner?

This unusually large snail resides in our front yard.  Escargot anyone?

Me as seen by one of my high school students

A drawing of me done by one of my high school students (a hearing-impaired boy named Non).

C'est tres joli, non?