the Girls at the 'Forget Me Not' Bar
posted over 4 years ago, updated 8 months later | 1 comment
The first night on a recent trip to Bangkok, I went to an 'Entertainment Center' next door to the Marriott. It was about fifty 'Mini-Me' size bars, UNDER a FREEWAY!!!
Note: We're talking about some special kind of ambiance here.
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For no...
Note: We're talking about some special kind of ambiance here.
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For no...
the 'Thai Smile'
posted over 4 years ago, updated 6 months later | 3 comments
I literally see dozens of smiles like in the photo, each and every day.
They aren't all as lovely as this hotel employee, but they all seem to resonate from deep in their Thai soul; be they from a monk on his early morning walk to collect his dai...
They aren't all as lovely as this hotel employee, but they all seem to resonate from deep in their Thai soul; be they from a monk on his early morning walk to collect his dai...
'77 – Pride & Inspiration - 'My Sons'
posted over 4 years ago, updated over 3 years later | 4 comments
The big boy has a PhD in Mathematics, and his baby brother has his PhD in Medicinal-Chemistry.
They inspire me because they never stop trying to learn, and I’m proud of them because they have become such 'good-hearted' men.
They inspire me because they never stop trying to learn, and I’m proud of them because they have become such 'good-hearted' men.
'62 - son of a shoemaker, becomes a shoemaker
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
My Dad was my HERO.
Because I wanted to be like him, I also became a construction engineer.
I know my Dad was proud of his 'shoemaker son', but he unfortunately died a few months after I got into the biz.
Not only did he inspire me to do the j...
Because I wanted to be like him, I also became a construction engineer.
I know my Dad was proud of his 'shoemaker son', but he unfortunately died a few months after I got into the biz.
Not only did he inspire me to do the j...
Health Care and Medical Insurance in Thailand
posted over 4 years ago, updated 8 months later | 3 comments
In early September, I came down with dengue fever which morphed into vertigo resulting in a fall which broke my femur, which resulted in a full hip replacement surgery.
Sucks, huh?
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Well that was the BAD NEWS, the GOOD NEWS is it happened ...
Sucks, huh?
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Well that was the BAD NEWS, the GOOD NEWS is it happened ...
Our '55 Christmas Card, was taken at ...
posted over 4 years ago, updated 8 months later | 2 comments
'touristy' Volendam.
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After Rome it was on to the Hauge.
Most of my Dad's coworkers elected to live in 'Americanish' suburban Wassenaar, but my folks wanted to live in a more typical 50's style Dutch neighborhood, and chose nearby Scheveni...
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After Rome it was on to the Hauge.
Most of my Dad's coworkers elected to live in 'Americanish' suburban Wassenaar, but my folks wanted to live in a more typical 50's style Dutch neighborhood, and chose nearby Scheveni...
'54 - the back of this photo ...
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
has in My Dad’s writing, "Rome - New Years' Eve - '54"
I know how my Mom could cook, so this had to be 'only one of many' tables laid out in preparation for the party.
Prior to Rome, if any us had broken a glass, plate, or whatever, it wouldn't...
I know how my Mom could cook, so this had to be 'only one of many' tables laid out in preparation for the party.
Prior to Rome, if any us had broken a glass, plate, or whatever, it wouldn't...
'52 - It was back to the Pacific Northwest
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 20 hours later | 6 comments
After several years in Brazil, we returned to Tacoma, and of course would use this opportunity to visit with my Grandparents.
By this time I was truly bilingual, and would switch between English and Portuguese with ease, often in mid-sentence. I ...
By this time I was truly bilingual, and would switch between English and Portuguese with ease, often in mid-sentence. I ...
'51 - The back of this photo ....
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 9 hours later | 2 comments
has in my Mom's writing:
"Our Mountain Perch - Home Sweet Home"
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The reason we went to Brazil, was because my Dad was a construction engineer. The project was a dam, somewhere in the hills above Rio.
As you can see, our company supplied ...
"Our Mountain Perch - Home Sweet Home"
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The reason we went to Brazil, was because my Dad was a construction engineer. The project was a dam, somewhere in the hills above Rio.
As you can see, our company supplied ...
'49 - Front Row (left)
posted over 4 years ago, updated 4 days later | 3 comments
This was taken on the day we (my Mom, five-year and ten-year old brothers, and I) departed Tacoma, Washington, to meet my Dad who was already in Rio de Janeiro. It was my Mom's FIRST flight, and for her to take two bratty-kids, and one very sweet ...
