Cha-Am Methavalai

... were running around, distracting Pierre heavily from his Tetris game, which he plays religiously every day in an effort to beat my record of 958 lines.<br><br>Today's weather: overcast with sunny periods, high of 34C, humidex of 38C. Pierre, of course, is whining to no end about the heat and is dreaming to get back to the biting cold of Montreal: Home Sweet as honey Home... where it's so cold the cockroaches are frostbitten by now.<br>

... they had....out the waitress trotted from the kitchen with a family sized kapong fish....'I'll take it'....add some garlic and chilli and I'd a feast fit for a king. Washed down with another Chang, I was content for the night.<br><br>The following morning after tucking into a Thai breakfast I was off to the the train station. The train normally takes an hour longer than a bus journey into Bangkok, but is always good for mixing with the locals ...

... sich mit Tausenden von Leuten. Das Gute für uns ist, dass die Waren meistens mit Preisschild**n v**sehen sind und kein Bargaining angesagt ist. Wir haben uns z.B. Gürtel für we***** als CHF 2.- gekauft und für ein T-Shirt bezahlt man im Schnitt CHF 2-3.-! Auch Essensstände gibt es viele...Fleischspiesse mit Sataysauce, Pouletschenkel, Maiskolben, Noodles, Frühlingsrollen, Früchte, etc. und natürlich alles zum Schnäppchenpreis :-) Ein kleines Problem ...

... realizing how much I've just typed the word Dutch in this paragraph). So I was hoping they'd be the friendly kind, but they weren't. They got in to the room and I was really friendly, but they only spoke to each other in Dutch as they unpacked. My "I'm going out tonight and I'll be back late, so I won't turn the light on and wake you--I'll just leave my flashlight by the door" was greeted with complete silence. I think with them ...

... the babies, the handicapped: for some reason I'm prejudiced in favor of the young and the disabled. They just need more help and yet at the same time they're so capable of survival; I just really like watching them and being in awe. -The ice cream man. There is a man who pedals his ice cream cart all the way down to our sanctuary almost everyday at lunchtime and has cold, sweet, ice cream treats for us to buy. My ...

... We got up at 4am and did meditation and then yoga and then meditation again before a horrible breakfast of rice soup and the it was meditation of all forms walking, sitting, standing until 9.00pm. Our last meal of the day was lunch at 12.30 and we only had 1 hour to our self and that was to go the hot spring (very nice). Oh and it was a silent retreat also so no talking at all. It was good and I did enjoy my time there but 10 days with not feeling 100% was too long. So Jannette ...

... Plus I feel I owe it to you since I have not written in awhile and I'm sure you all are on your toes everyday wondering, "when will Josh write, I need to read his blog and see pictures to make me forget about this cold cold snow in St. Louis, since I have to go outside and scrap my windshield off before work." (thats for you Pa). Well this past weekend the highlight was going to a house party that was not really bumming until we arrived. It's true, we came to dance so we ...

... cooked with a lot of the forest foods, which was cool. The hardest part I found was having a schedule put on me (How am I going to go back to work!), and being in one very slow spot for so long! I learned loads about Buddhism and got most of my questions answered about their philosophies, but of course there are always more questions. I think in the end I will continue with my hybrid beliefs, a little of this a little of that.

... chipped on and 3-putt for double bogie. oh well..... on to hole number 11 146 yards par 3 straight up a mountain with a rocky creek in front for distraction landed in the middle of the green and stayed there 2 putts for par ok, now we're cooking while walking to the number 12 tee it started to rain by the time we got there it was raining pretty good. i stood there for a while waiting for the rain to stop until i realized ...

... go ahead and ask for a loan. they will lie through their teeth to tell you why they cannot make the loan, but after that exchange they will not ask you, the loser, for a loan. so far i am down only about 10,000 baht in loans but my french friend alain got hit big time before he finally learned. he is down 500,000 baht and then, to add insult to injury, a further 100,000 baht in legal fees and bribes in a futile attempt to recover his loss. bottom line: stay out of ...