This is our house and yard in Chiang Mai, taken with the video camera on my phone.
Thanks Matt Harmless for giving the the inspiration to get started. Look out now, cause I'm gonna start video blogging up a storm!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Boxes, boxes, boxes!
I think we are up to #53. Most of them are in the living room. The movers/craters come next Monday! Oohh, I'll be glad when this is over!
Monday, May 29, 2006
Memorial Day 2006
Memorial Day, in the USA, is, officially, a time to remember those who have died while serving our country. My family, however, is woefully lacking in military heroes, so, we honor deceased family members. We don't worship them as in many Asian cultures, but we simply remember them. We do it because it makes us feel better, not because it brings us any kind of merit or brings any helpful anything to our dead relatives.
I want to remember my grandfather. William (Bill) Saylors. He was known as Bill, Clifton, Jelly, and most interestingly, Doll Boy. He was Doll Boy to me. I was his first grandchild and his first male decendent. He had four daughters, two of which died way too young. He was a Ford mechanic and once changed a water pump for Pretty Boy Floyd. He really loved me and I really loved him.
He took me fishing. He called me his little helper. He would roll up the windows in his truck because I wanted everyone else to think we had an air conditioner. He took me everywhere with him. He died in 1975. Even though it has been 31 years, I still really miss him. He was a great guy.
I want to remember my grandfather. William (Bill) Saylors. He was known as Bill, Clifton, Jelly, and most interestingly, Doll Boy. He was Doll Boy to me. I was his first grandchild and his first male decendent. He had four daughters, two of which died way too young. He was a Ford mechanic and once changed a water pump for Pretty Boy Floyd. He really loved me and I really loved him.
He took me fishing. He called me his little helper. He would roll up the windows in his truck because I wanted everyone else to think we had an air conditioner. He took me everywhere with him. He died in 1975. Even though it has been 31 years, I still really miss him. He was a great guy.
Friday, May 26, 2006
Email service upgrade
My email server will be down for the entire weekend. The best way to deal with this is to use my Yahoo account.
Otherwise, we are still hard at work packing up the house. The kids will be in school on Monday since it isn't a holiday here in Thailand, so Sally and I will tackle some of the bigger culling projects then.
Otherwise, we are still hard at work packing up the house. The kids will be in school on Monday since it isn't a holiday here in Thailand, so Sally and I will tackle some of the bigger culling projects then.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wrapping up and packing up
Well, when I got home from my trip, I could barely get in my living room for all the boxes. Sally and the girls have been hard at work, packing up our treasures for our move to Hong Kong. I brought a box with me to work today to start packing up my personal things in my office. (I doubt I'll get to it today, but at least the box is here!)
We'll be moving to Hong Kong in 21 days. Three more weeks in wonderful Chiang Mai. Three more weeks to enjoy driving a car. Three more weeks of eating out affordably. (Yikes!)
In two weeks, we move out of our house an into a hotel. Someone at church yesterday mentioned that living in the hotel will be good training for living in a high rise apartment in Hong Kong. I hadn't really thought of it that way, but, except for the maid service, they are right!
We'll be moving to Hong Kong in 21 days. Three more weeks in wonderful Chiang Mai. Three more weeks to enjoy driving a car. Three more weeks of eating out affordably. (Yikes!)
In two weeks, we move out of our house an into a hotel. Someone at church yesterday mentioned that living in the hotel will be good training for living in a high rise apartment in Hong Kong. I hadn't really thought of it that way, but, except for the maid service, they are right!
Thursday, May 18, 2006
I'm Back!
After having experienced a horrible episode with my laptop, (I messed up the domain/network settings trying to "fix" it) I haven't been able to get to my blog until this morning.
We had a very good 'rest of trip' and are now safely at home in Chiang Mai. I may have one or two more pictures to post later.
Thank goodness for our "Tech Team"!
We had a very good 'rest of trip' and are now safely at home in Chiang Mai. I may have one or two more pictures to post later.
Thank goodness for our "Tech Team"!
Monday, May 15, 2006
OUCH!!!!
I am taking it easy today, just laying around the hotel room after passing a kidney stone the size of a bowling ball early this morning. It isn’t fun. Not fun at all.
I really hate missing out on seeing the area. I do have a REALLY nice view from the hotel room, but, whoop-ti-do!
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Donkey Meat for Lunch
You read right... DONKEY MEAT! Kind of tastes like roast beef (when you get past the thought that you are eating DONKEY MEAT)
Friday, May 12, 2006
Gondola Ride
Our last day in Yantai, we took a gondola ride to the top of Yantai Shan. The ride was absolulely wonderful and the vistas from the top were spectacular.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Rough seas
Yesterday in Penglai, there was gale force wind, which made for some pretty sea pictures. The one on the top is part of the Penglai Pavilion. It is NOT the great wall of China!
Lottie Moon Country
I took a day trip yesterday to Penglai to see the church that Lottie Moon started back at the turn of the last century. I found THIS website to tell about who she was.
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