Welcome to Sunday Summary. This is a meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was yet another week that simply zoomed by although it wasn't much busier or slower than last week. The weather is still a bit unstable but we saw more sun than rain over the past … Continue reading Sunday Summary #4
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Daily Phuket #51: 11 May 2021 – 9 From Yesterday
As I didn't get outside today, as planned, I thought I would just present a few photos that I took yesterday during my brief foray "out in the world". It turns out that I need to venture out again tomorrow as the bank needs me to sign a few more documents (the twenty I signed … Continue reading Daily Phuket #51: 11 May 2021 – 9 From Yesterday
Daily Phuket #10: 5 March 2021 – Doors & Tiles
Here we are at No 46 Thalang Road in Old Phuket Town. The rowhouse seems to still be a residence rather than given over to completely commercial enterprise but I will need to return sometime in the afternoon to make sure. Many of the shophouses along Thalang and Krabi roads have remained in the same … Continue reading Daily Phuket #10: 5 March 2021 – Doors & Tiles
February 2021: The Endless Short Month
February, despite being just 28 days in length, seemed especially lengthy this time around. At least we stopped working on Saturdays early in the month or it would have been worse. We had a myriad of class cancellations for such things as giving alms to the monks, Scouting (which was just the students cleaning the … Continue reading February 2021: The Endless Short Month
A Good Ole Meandering Update Of Sorts
Since I copped-out on last month's "Not An Update", I feel a bit of an obligation to bring my few readers up-to-date on my activities during a month in which I never went anywhere at all. In many ways, April 2020 has seemed like the longest month ever. The upcoming month of May will be … Continue reading A Good Ole Meandering Update Of Sorts
Signs of Christmas in Phuket 2019 (Part 2)
I believe that this year is the most Christmasy of any since I have moved to Phuket. Which suits this lover of the holiday very much. The new Central Floresta shopping center adjacent to where I work in the Central Festival mall is particularly festive and I have taken to wandering around the connected buildings … Continue reading Signs of Christmas in Phuket 2019 (Part 2)
Signs of Christmas in Phuket 2019 (Part 1)
With less than 10 days until Christmas, I am looking for evidence of the holiday celebration around Phuket in southern Thailand. Certain areas are more heavily decorated than others. Here are a few photos I took last week — at Limelight Avenue, a small shopping center in Phuket Town, and at Jungceylon, a large shopping … Continue reading Signs of Christmas in Phuket 2019 (Part 1)
An Active Week
I have been fairly active over the past week-and-a-bit so I thought this was a good time to post a short update. The first thing I did on my birthday last Thursday was to walk to the Phuket Philatelic Museum (about five minutes from my home). It was the date of release for Thailand's last … Continue reading An Active Week
Update #2019-10
Greetings, readers! I'm (almost) back to "regular" blogging. No, I didn't fall off the edge of the Earth. I am just trying to recover from what was simple exhaustion. My 53-year-old body essentially rebelled against my unrelenting schedule. For weeks, I had been looking forward to taking a bit of a vacation/holiday break at the … Continue reading Update #2019-10
This Is Thailand #1: Overloaded Cargo
In my summary article late last month — "I'm Still Here!" — I mentioned having accumulated a number of photos on the theme of unusual, unexpected or humorous things seen in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is quite common here to see things that leave you scratching your head and the usual expat response is simply, "TIT" — … Continue reading This Is Thailand #1: Overloaded Cargo
Mark Joseph Jochim 