tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.comments2022-12-04T04:29:00.915-08:00Thai Country Life - ThaiKarlthaikarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-9096158889566957722015-06-04T13:29:28.173-07:002015-06-04T13:29:28.173-07:00A beautiful story of love in a time of disaster.A beautiful story of love in a time of disaster.Dude in Hammockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845829456688498724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-53120637725611386302014-07-09T12:24:01.665-07:002014-07-09T12:24:01.665-07:00my trips home never seem like vacations, since aft...my trips home never seem like vacations, since after all, i'm going 'home' that's where my heart and love is. being in the states is just working. so i guess in that sense, going home is a vacation from work. but, i always end up busy when i'm home too!thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-69786198551549721702014-07-09T00:34:37.824-07:002014-07-09T00:34:37.824-07:00After a good vacation, this a waits you.. :)After a good vacation, this a waits you.. :)Tinahttp://www.travelvisaaustralia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-88781830906491573182014-06-13T22:56:48.046-07:002014-06-13T22:56:48.046-07:00thank You, yours life is beautifull and exotic lik...thank You, yours life is beautifull and exotic like novel, I greet from Poland :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-1736601638912909152014-01-09T07:31:36.165-08:002014-01-09T07:31:36.165-08:00thanks Rachel. If one can't keep a sense of h...thanks Rachel. If one can't keep a sense of humor about such things, your left with frustration, which definitly doesn't help you find what you're looking for. Yes, I used to ride. I had a bunch of Triumph Bonnevilles. Sold them all to build our bedroom house here in thailand. Never was a patch-wearing biker, but I did ride with a group of guys at times. I've been coming back and forth to Thailand for 10 years now. Would much rather live here full-time, as i consider it my home, but I haven't figured out the way to take care of my family without going back to the states to work.thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-78038998690831954602014-01-08T23:38:44.969-08:002014-01-08T23:38:44.969-08:00I honestly like the way you tell your little adven...I honestly like the way you tell your little adventures looking for the kid and how you communicated with the Thai people and keep getting "mai mee". That was really funny. I see that you're a biker? or were a biker? So how long have you been living in Thailand?Rachelhttp://www.migrationexpert.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-40667596627195647732012-12-11T07:19:02.173-08:002012-12-11T07:19:02.173-08:00this sounds so flipping exciting Karl..you draw su...this sounds so flipping exciting Karl..you draw such amazing events to you...i believe with all my heart that we draw our experiences to us...just like we pick our parents, a lesson taught to me by you...congratulations of dodging that bullet...nothing worse than a hole in the bottom of a boat...just as those on the Titanic...I wish you will and pray for a continued safe voyage...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008067168475384273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-54978160028320644252012-03-24T06:18:05.426-07:002012-03-24T06:18:05.426-07:00alas, alack! did not arrive Snap. sorry. i checke...alas, alack! did not arrive Snap. sorry. i checked my moderation, and spam, only this one here. i hate it when that happens.thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-9277455879545947192012-03-24T01:54:34.451-07:002012-03-24T01:54:34.451-07:00Karl...just checking your comment widget. Left a (...Karl...just checking your comment widget. Left a (long winded) reply not so long ago, but it's not showing?Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-913180129161687472012-03-14T23:35:22.541-07:002012-03-14T23:35:22.541-07:00Sounds amazing indeed. Snakes also frequent our ho...Sounds amazing indeed. Snakes also frequent our home in the Philippines. They do this to hunt for food like rats and snails. We just chase them away every time.crown lanta koh lantahttp://www.thailandholidayhomes.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-85201464742184631032012-03-08T08:41:44.064-08:002012-03-08T08:41:44.064-08:00We westerners are so far removed from the realitie...We westerners are so far removed from the realities of death...we are allowed to watch a baby being born, but the whole process of death and dying is kept from us. When we do see it, it's wrapped up all neat and tidy with a big red bow on it...just like how we buy our meat. It's all neat and tidy in a clean white styrofoam tray..no blood no guts, no gore.. Most people here could never slaughter their own meat..if it wasn't provided to us so neat and tidy, most of us would become vegans for sure.<br />Most other cultures involve the family in the death process. Many countries allow the family to tend to, clean and handle the burial/creamation of their loved ones...not us..oh no..we don't want to get our hands dirty. that is why so many people slow down to stop and look at a car wreck with a fatality..it is kept from us so we are curious to see. On our nightly news..if there is a bomb or a plane crash..we see NONE of the reality of that...no pictures are allowed that show any limbs or missing body parts. It's as if magically all the human bodies were swept up and away from the plane wreck and all that is left is mangled machinery. We have become so spoiled, and so entitled and "soft" when it comes to the realities of life...I think the people of Thailand have a much better understanding of how life works and what the reality of life is...and death. great story karl. thanks for sharing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008067168475384273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-43487291156629866412012-03-07T07:39:56.957-08:002012-03-07T07:39:56.957-08:00thanks for the post. i also got a few frantic ema...thanks for the post. i also got a few frantic emails, even though i was in saigon when the tsunami happened. there is a more complete version of how i met Tok in a tab at the top of the page. what part of northern?thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-77340012141881322042012-03-07T04:10:21.325-08:002012-03-07T04:10:21.325-08:00I was looking up fang luuk nimit today having spen...I was looking up fang luuk nimit today having spend this Macha Bucha day here in the northern part of Thailand to celebrate. I came upon your blog and now I must read it. You came to Thailand just a few days after I did the first time. My family thought I had been washed away in the tsunami and it took several emails to convince them that Bangkok was 500 miles away. I look forward to reading your story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361682723717988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-1560622662053261862012-02-02T16:53:31.031-08:002012-02-02T16:53:31.031-08:00Spring is around the corner. Which means lots of w...Spring is around the corner. Which means lots of work in the grass patches. This will be until autumn of 2012.fake grasshttp://www.gogreenartificiallawns.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-18197359271802559112012-01-18T04:20:38.554-08:002012-01-18T04:20:38.554-08:00perpetual summer, good food, good people and alway...perpetual summer, good food, good people and always "amazing thailand" moments- you are so right, we can't complain! thanks!thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-34413900399099531612012-01-18T03:51:00.581-08:002012-01-18T03:51:00.581-08:00Glad you're staying busy and enjoying you stay...Glad you're staying busy and enjoying you stay this time , sory Mom is sick and will pray for her , Tok stays busy and good to see you are on top of that "Honey Do" list. I just talked with my friend Neal, in Seattle and he says the snow is there, wet, wind and cold , and next rain and a mess , my kids in idaho say cold and blowing snow and kids in Oregon say rain sooo I guess we can't complain , take care . MalcolmMalcolm and Ciejay Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506597733416959273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-28299188332572924952012-01-17T23:37:22.284-08:002012-01-17T23:37:22.284-08:00A nicely written post Karl. You paint a great pict...A nicely written post Karl. You paint a great picture of Thai village life. It sounds like you've found your station in life too. The problem is as we both know, how to keep funding it.<br /><br />Here's hoping Tok's mama gets well soon.Martynhttp://www.thaisabai.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-89230984698658042072012-01-16T22:12:12.829-08:002012-01-16T22:12:12.829-08:00tamarind is quite tasty as a fruit, if you get the...tamarind is quite tasty as a fruit, if you get the sweet kind. the sour ones are just that, lemony sour. tamarind season is in dry season, so none if any rain.thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-66223545436669909962012-01-16T22:10:13.377-08:002012-01-16T22:10:13.377-08:00you are correct. typo i missed.you are correct. typo i missed.thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-85755413050906513892012-01-16T21:53:20.129-08:002012-01-16T21:53:20.129-08:00you don't have to be a 'geek' to get t...you don't have to be a 'geek' to get things done online these days. if there is something you want to do- blog, post pictures, post thoughts, there are tools, like blogger here that takes a lot of the geekyness out of it. you need to focus on what you want to do. for instance: "i want to have a blog to post my thoughts and photos" and ask the question "how do i do that?" put that in google "how do i make a blog" and you'll get billions of answers, one of them will make sense to you.thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-8914723534644579062012-01-16T21:49:19.069-08:002012-01-16T21:49:19.069-08:00i do appreciate this family i wandered into. i te...i do appreciate this family i wandered into. i tell my wife frequently "i am a lucky man" considering the crazy relationships i've had in the past, and the messed up families i've witnessed, i know i am in a very fortunate situation now. i do my best to preserve that state of being. things that are disruptive to the harmony we enjoy i just let go of, as most of the time they are trivial, when seen in the bigger picture of this life. sometimes i think about how things might suddenly go sour- as they sometimes do in life, but i realize my actions and participation goes a long way towards wether or not that will happen. and even if it does, to have this time of life as it is is a comfort, and guides my actions and thoughts in the present, into the future. thanksthaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-30718597051969729152012-01-02T23:23:27.051-08:002012-01-02T23:23:27.051-08:00good evening all...good evening all...Alya Amirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680961053014630247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-1867810769568337382011-12-29T06:49:03.725-08:002011-12-29T06:49:03.725-08:00@snap alas, last time i was here, i left in july 2...@snap alas, last time i was here, i left in july 2010, so it was 16 months since i've been home. which is a loooooong time.thaikarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999700220254729020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-78358821478045388612011-12-28T23:34:10.642-08:002011-12-28T23:34:10.642-08:00Wow, Karl, without dredging through you blog, how ...Wow, Karl, without dredging through you blog, how long since you've been in Thailand, seen your wife?Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21479744.post-26985183257335049372011-11-24T16:42:36.192-08:002011-11-24T16:42:36.192-08:00The Giant Buddha Head is a tourist spot for both B...The Giant Buddha Head is a tourist spot for both Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike. Some pay pilgrimage to the area so they can be close to the Buddha.thailand holidayshttp://www.thailandholidayhomes.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com