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Ho Chi Minh – blend of Harmony and Chaos
It was just a matter of time when I finally decided to do a backpacking trip to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. After living in the northern part of Thailand for almost 3 years (at that time, I had my 3rd anniversary last April 13 of this year, Songkran festival), I said to myself, this is…
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Back to the itch. (Traveling, that is)
Dear Reader of a very dormant blog, I will not apologize. You know why? because I have every reason to be dormant. Number one factor would be, as my usual colorful life would take me…is my decision to go back to school and taking up my masters degree in Applied Linguistics. Yeah, I know some…
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a dormant blogger
Woe is me! Behold I finally have gotten the chance to write and fill up this pathetically ignored blog of mine. As far as I can remember, I vowed, more or less promised to myself that I will somehow write at least a two a minimum posts per week. What happened to that? I know…
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Songkran 2015: April 13th and my 4th Year in Thailand
As I turn on the fan while my sweat is dripping off heavily down my chest and back is a reminder that summer is here and Songkran has already started. 4 years ago, since I came to this country, I never realized how much this celebration means a lot to most of my Thai friends…
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Chiangrai: is more than just Cabbages and Condoms ( Part One)
My first trip to Chiangrai was three years and 10 months ago. And I had to go for a visa run every 15 days in 3 months (YES! quite exhausting and expensive!) in Tachileik, Myanmar which is just a border away from Maesai, the northernmost district of Chiangrai. I stayed most of the my time…
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Bitch less. Reduce complaining and Enjoy more!
TRUE. quite true actually. Sometimes I had to admit I am one of those who forgets how fortunate I am and how bountiful my life is. No, am not rich monetarily, but am definitely not poor that I cannot afford to buy myself some nourishment everyday. When I travel, I cease myself from all…
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Cultivating and actually applying Dolce far Niente in my sorta routinely life.
When my two cats Michael and Jesus are busy shrieking and getting crazy all over the house and at first I really did not know what’s going on until I finally found the headless baby water snake right in front of the kitchen door. Michael as usual doing his long, whiny meows telling me, “look…
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2015 and finding my way back to blogging.
wow! 2014 just flew! LITERALLY! I did not realize so much has changed and so much has happened and I did not even bother really putting it into my orgnizer which I usually do. When I my hard drive has suddenly popped up a window stating that I ran out of space that finally hit…
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Visiting the Paragons of World Heritage Part Une

When I was writing all my where to go next list, I remember I have some magazines lying around the house that I actually kept despite me having to give it all away or just simply have to throw it in the trash. Good thing I didn’t and so I was on my itchy feet…
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Loi Kratong ın the North
Three and a half years ago just went by and with a blink of an eye here İ am spending my fourth Loy Kratong here in amazing Thailand. What makes it special each time is that it never fails to make me fall in love again and to think that yes it’s kinda overrated at…