tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32005412024-03-14T16:43:06.168+07:00Jim's quiet musings . . .A sampling of my random thoughts at any given moment in my life . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger530125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-11911620058891407252012-07-22T13:24:00.000+07:002012-07-22T13:24:06.779+07:00
Got up early this morning in order to avoid the traffic. I had to go into town to purchase some kibbles and wet food for my "horde."
I threw on some shorts and a polo shirt and donned my motorcycle helmet, zipping out onto our tiny little secondary road, heading for the main route leading into Thung Lung...
I wasn't halfway up the road when I saw a young Thai boy walk Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-65480140559298130822012-07-18T19:49:00.001+07:002012-07-18T19:49:33.152+07:00
This is a typical afternoon feeding arrangement.
The large, circular pan is for Blondie and her pup, Speedo...as well as any newcomers who happen into the yard. This plate has double the kibbles and rice, compared to the rest of the mix.
The yellow bowl is Bandit's...and he knows it. Bandit is sort of the "Boss" since he was the first stray to show up after Puppy and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-38201219951083917852012-07-17T16:55:00.002+07:002012-07-17T16:55:14.150+07:00I came {to Facebook}, I saw....and I quit {Facebook}.
Definitely not for me. But, amidst subtle pressure, I joined and found that the only good thing about Facebook were the games. I will sorely miss War Commander!
Most Americans are stuck in this lala world of peace and serenity, prayers and religious spouting, that I just couldn't stomach. Many are so far gone in regards to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-70986010534012362292011-10-24T19:04:00.002+07:002011-10-25T18:33:36.403+07:00
A few weeks ago I lost both my dogs...Puppy first and then Chok. I cannot even begin to mention the pain and grief I went through during this time.
My cute little Chok
Both dogs suffered greatly. The disease that gripped them was leptospirosis, from rats...the veterinarian told me. I have no idea how they contracted the disease, but Puppy obviously contracted it Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-19668037066027272882011-08-11T19:09:00.022+07:002011-08-12T08:58:14.689+07:00I've kept it a secret for quite a while, since...well, I'm not the luckiest guy in the world regarding relationships, even though I've been in hundreds of them...thousands? Who knows....
Anyway, I met a Thai woman at work some months ago...as she initially approached me, wanting to "practice her English." Thing is...her English is practically better than mine. But, I humored herUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-39003292877324132672011-07-31T17:18:00.001+07:002011-07-31T17:19:14.028+07:00
My new toy...
The Acer® one terabyte (1000 gigabytes) external hard drive.
Silly me, thinking when I bought my desktop PC five years ago, that 80 gigabytes would last me a lifetime!
They fill up so fast! Especially when you're downloading mega-games and mega torrent movies and pirated software programs...
Very cheap actually...only 2,459฿ ($82.62 U.S. and 50.31 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-21387187304772652242011-07-18T11:23:00.000+07:002011-07-18T11:23:23.438+07:00
Damnest cat I've ever owned!
No, I didn't teach her to do this. I know some people do, but I wouldn't have either the patience or the know-how to teach a cat to do its business in the toilet. She did this on her own, most likely by instinct.
At first I had problems with Boo Boo pooping and peeing just about everywhere she pleased and I was seriously considering giving herUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-73388457144003546382011-07-13T06:35:00.000+07:002011-07-13T06:35:21.701+07:00
As promised...I finally purchased a card reader in order to get those pictures off my Cannon digital camera. Still can't download them for some reason.
Anyway, as you can see from the pic above, it's another leggless visitor to my home. This was the really big one I was talking about. I was sitting at the kitchen table doing a Sodoku puzzle when Puppy suddenly wentUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-87987997927504208202011-05-17T21:17:00.000+07:002011-05-17T21:17:27.329+07:00
Second day on the job in my new capacity as a private hire. I'm freelancin' now baby!
It's quittin' time and I head out to my motorcycle, hop on and head North to Ban Phrue. I'm running out of medication and want to get to the pharmacy and get home fast as there's a big storm front building and I don't fancy getting caught in the rain.
I pass through Ban Thung Lung and am Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-72387599470910528332011-05-12T09:37:00.000+07:002011-05-14T03:26:28.888+07:00
To follow up with my previous post about the mystery caller at the store...
I finally discovered it was the woman at the store who called the guy on her mobile. So much can get left out and misunderstood in a country such as this one, where most people cannot speak English.
Evidently, the guy had discovered I frequented her store and approached her, asking that she call him if I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-650180013654044182011-05-08T18:40:00.000+07:002011-05-08T18:40:15.639+07:00Ahhhh.....
The wonders of drinking and blogging....
Beer Chang, six-point-four on the liqtor scale.
-Jeeem- Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-29452694993326133262011-05-08T12:08:00.002+07:002011-05-08T12:11:31.643+07:00
Have you ever seen this sign? You're more likely to see it in Western countries than in Asia.
Do you understand what it means? Most likely most people don't, but they think it's funny so they post pictures of it on the Internet as gags and jokes.
But, it's really a serious issue!
You see, here in Asia...off the touristy path...you'll find the real Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-87227079589901890112011-05-05T22:04:00.000+07:002011-05-05T22:04:38.917+07:00If you've been reading my other posts, you know how much time I've invested in getting the employment position at the school near to where I live. But, for months I was wondering if I'd have to leave the country, as jobs appeared few and far between here.
When I first arrived here in Southern Thailand in July of 2004, it wasn't three months before my damn phone was practically Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-76125006041554667872011-05-04T19:34:00.000+07:002011-05-04T19:34:51.348+07:00
Should have posted this eon's ago but as I mentioned earlier, I've had trouble with getting the photos off my digital camera until I can purchase a card reader. Luckily though, I took some photos with my mobile phone too, last time I was in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
This is the Jaya Restaurant I've raved about so many times. Just down the road a piece from the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-14291881717842813642011-05-04T11:56:00.001+07:002011-05-04T19:10:01.308+07:00
For the past three weeks at least, this is what it has looked like here...at THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON!
I've always loved thunderstorms. They're so ominous and foreboding...giving me a sense of security when I'm home and safe. It's difficult to explain really, but they always give me a good feeling inside. They're exciting! Mother nature at her best. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-87934887250120747072011-04-30T21:01:00.003+07:002011-04-30T21:06:15.680+07:00
If you haven't read the post below this one, it might be helpful to do so first...
No, you can't stop corruption in Thailand, so don't even freaking bitch about it.
I had asked the school for an advance on my salary since I'd run out of money. My last salary from OLC on March 3rd was not for the amount I was supposed to receive and I had a start date at Songsaeng of May 1stUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-21377512489236791282011-04-30T12:45:00.002+07:002011-04-30T20:09:24.267+07:00
It’s about time I played a bit of catch-up and brought my happenings up to date for all you who actually bother to read this stuff I crank out.
I’m sick to death of working for English teaching agencies here in Thailand since most of them try and cheat you as best they can, pay you late, or offer you minimal salaries while they are making money from the schools hand-over-fist. So, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-69674476920821358712011-04-21T14:53:00.013+07:002011-05-05T20:20:53.092+07:00
This is my fake International Driver's License. I made it over a two month period, using only Internet searches, Photoshop and images I had on my computer.
I had the opportunity to use it yesterday, while on my way into Ban Phrue to purchase some medication.
Usually, when I travel into Ban Phrue, I never see a Thai cop or a road block, so I suppose I've become lax. ThisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-47025204000284650732011-04-21T14:42:00.001+07:002011-04-21T14:43:52.791+07:00
And yet another snake in the house...
This one, as you can see, is rather large also. I'm guessing about five feet long. It's a cobra, although I'm not exactly sure what species.
I raised a bit of a ruckus and it's hood expanded, although it never really straightened out and eventually disappeared into the crack you see, under the stone step. I was a bit unnerved Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-37687798706732253842011-04-18T04:09:00.004+07:002011-04-21T15:39:43.187+07:00
Another snake in my cottage...
I was washing my dishes in my kitchen and placed some dirty ones in the wash water to soak. I then went to my kitchen table to work on my Sodoku puzzles while the dishes were soaking, when suddenly Puppy started whimpering. Usually I ignore him but this time there was a certain tone to his whimpering that caught my attention and as I began to turn Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-37837933707220567192011-04-18T01:55:00.000+07:002011-04-18T01:55:05.379+07:00
I was surfin' Stumbleupon.com again and came across this video on a site claiming this technology is something "New and Different," offered up by the Smack Nightclub on Tavistock St., Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England.
Well, I beg to differ.
While teaching and living in Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China back in 2003, a handful of friends and I used to jump on theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-22620169284413051662011-04-15T21:36:00.001+07:002011-04-15T21:37:29.355+07:00
If ya haven't figured it out yet....
You're supposed to shoot the damn duck!
More senseless entertainment by...
-Jeeem-Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-1138392365733722852011-04-15T21:19:00.001+07:002011-04-15T21:21:57.930+07:00Without a doubt, the Scottish accent is one of the most interesting and captivating. I've found that it tends to be regional also, depending on where the person is from. Some accents are definitely harder to understand than others.
About three years ago I stopped at a small cafe in Hat Yai for some breakfast and grabbed a seat right next to the sidewalk. While waiting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-18560280095415981832011-04-10T22:15:00.000+07:002011-04-10T22:15:15.024+07:00If you take a look at my Cool Column to the right, you'll see a new entry for "AWESOME PICTURES!" A depository of sorts for photos I find in my stumbles around the Internet.
Hope you enjoy it!
-Jeeem-Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200541.post-77069230459625664172011-04-09T18:04:00.003+07:002011-04-09T18:18:30.801+07:00Sometimes you see something that just gives you the shivers and brings up enough emotion that it brings a tear to your eye. It doesn't have to be anything sad or heartwarming...the video you're about to see isn't any of that.
It's just a bunch of fairly talented young people having fun on a playground and believe me...there's surely a great deal of talent in this video. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0