Like most people, I tend to get rather uncomfortable when a stranger assesses my body composition and become downright flustered….yes, flustered….when they feel the need to compliment it. Compliments in general turn me into a very awkward, mumbly human being. There are only two compliments I will not immediately attempt to deflect. One, I’m aContinue reading ““The Body”….hash tag Jazzercise”
Tag Archives: Phuket Town
5 Days of Christmas
Twas the week before Christmas and all through the island, not a munchkin was caroling, Why? Cause it’s Thailand. Not a candy stuffed stocking or sweet cookie platter With all of your help Teacha fix this sad matter . Away to the workshop she flew like a flash After 5 hours of wrapping, she hadContinue reading “5 Days of Christmas”
Make a Munchkins Day
Mother’s Day is a big event in Thailand, so naturally, they take 4 days to celebrate it. For my kids in town, a long weekend means a shopping trip to Bangkok or a sleepover with junk food and new computer games, but its a long, lonely weekend for too many of my little munchkins inContinue reading “Make a Munchkins Day”
Where You Go?………but seriously
I’ve written before about the ever persistent, original hustlers of Phuket, the cab drivers. What I haven’t told you is that when they yell, “Where you go?” they actually need to know. Anyone who’s visited me in Thailand can attest that the second you get in a cab, it’s as if the driver is asContinue reading “Where You Go?………but seriously”