Soi Dog

Soi Dog

While out on my scooter, I was waiting the signal of a very busy intersection. A “soi dog” (the Thai word for “street” is pronounced like the English word “soy”) ambled in front of the waiting traffic. Some of the bigger intersections in Phuket have timers that show...
It’s a Jungle Out There

It’s a Jungle Out There

I ate some ants this morning. Considering what insects some visitors to Thailand actually PAY to eat, I consider myself lucky. The ants were in my cereal and because Thai ants are so small (Except they also have really huge ones, like the one at Fry’s...
The Arc of Light

The Arc of Light

You’ll have to excuse me. My mind is kind of blown right now. You might have read my earlier post about my travel here in Thailand, about staying put and not staying put. I thought that I had it all figured out, but no, the universe was just setting me up. To...
Update from Thailand

Update from Thailand

An update from Thailand.   When I started this 6-month adventure, my plan was to use my place here in Phuket as a base of operations while I travel around SE Asia, then return to LA in June. However, over the course of the last 3 months here, I’ve changed my...
I could imagine being unhappy. But I won’t.

I could imagine being unhappy. But I won’t.

Same goes for happy. I got a great massage from The Blind People this morning. The Blind People work and live in my neighborhood. I’m glad that they have a place to work, make some money and help people at the same time. Today, there were four other people...
“I’m living in Thailand now.”

“I’m living in Thailand now.”

After I decided to move out of where I was living and to travel Southeast Asia for six months, I realized that, for the first time in my life, I didn’t have a home in Los Angeles. It seems even weirder to say “Yeah, I’m living in Thailand now.”...