Larger than Life
The great thing about being away from home is that every memory does not have to be permanent. The hand being bitten by the mouth that fed it, is more surreal than the idiom ever Read More …
Month: October 2016
The Chao Phraya River
A river, that serves as highway, drainage system and market place weaves around the perimeter of Bangkok and is connected by a series of canals that maintain water levels behind the various dykes, was more Read More …
Foot Wahing and Other Rituals
The notice was clear! The sign over the sink in the airport in Phuket pointed toward a much larger reality. Having grown up in a culture where foot washing was a symbol of mutual service. Read More …
Mark-up, Mark-down and Special Pricing
On one of the older streets in Bangkok the glittering neon predicts the emergence of a city of lights. I took a moment, high risk as Margaret puts it, to pose in the middle of Read More …
Bigger n Better
Like in all debates, and we have endured our share this season, bragging rights become that cursed reality wherein our higher purpose is exposed for fickle narcissism. Our self-love or our love of our own Read More …
Elephants, Peddlers and Paddlers
They tried draw my attention to the elephant outline, ok shape, maybe just tusks, alright use your imagination — in the cave stalagmite stone was a formation, that like with the classic roschach ink-blot test, Read More …
Straight and Twisted LInes
The straight lines that control the parachute used by parasailers gets twisted with every landing. The colours speak of a vibrancy that would make the straightest person blush bright red. And there, the monkey, gets Read More …
One Size Fits All
The image of the tangled wires and the signage for the medical clinic and three tailors is a flash back to an era when everything fit or was made to fit your own size. Or Read More …
Rescue Me
The rescue board at the lifeguard station was an early morning reminder of all that needs to be done. All the people that need to be rescued. It was clearly time for a Naranon meeting Read More …
A Needle in a Haystack
I just walked out of the sewing machine store with a belt for the Singer sewing machine I have been restoring at home. This store had a 10 foot frontage. Carried an inventory of new, Read More …