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I Want to Go Home
This past weekend was spent in L.A., not for any particular reason, but because I’m “homesick.” The trip didn’t start off all that well. My 8:00 a.m. flight on Virgin America was delayed until 9:15 a.m., though we weren’t actually airborne until about 9:45 a.m. A friend of mine had wanted to pick me up … Continue reading
The Big Apple
I have an annual work conference to attend in the ever-exciting metropolis of Newark, New Jersey. My attendance is optional, but I choose to go every year in order to meet people from the other offices, to get additional air miles (!) and to take a jaunt into New York City. My flight out was … Continue reading
Do You Know What It Means…
to miss New Orleans? I certainly do! That must be why I’ve been there about 15 times. My most recent trip began a week ago. It started with a 7:20 p.m. flight from SFO to IAH. Whenever one uses air miles for virtually free tickets (this only cost me $10 in taxes), the airlines tend to … Continue reading
A Few Days in Monterey
Our Company off-site was in Monterey, California on Thursday and Friday. Since the presentations began promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday and since 4 of us were driving down together, that required me to get up by 5:30 a.m.! I showered, packed and rolled my overnight bag to the car rental place to meet up … Continue reading
Headless Buddhas
On Saturday morning, N. once again brought me breakfast, which he’d made at home. After I’d eaten, we decided to go to Chatuchak Market (also known as JJ Market) first, then head out of town to Ayuthaya. I was excited to finally see both of them. Chatuchak is huge, with both an outside and an … Continue reading
The Biggest Dragon
N. showed up at my apartment on Friday morning bearing gifts. The first surprise was that he’d made breakfast for me at his house, then brought it to my apartment. He remembered my favorite things to eat and had made tod mun for me; the amount of garlic and pepper was perfect. That first bite … Continue reading
Isn’t It Grand?
So it was my first full day in Bangkok, but I was unsure if my ex, N., would be able to spend time with me. Since the texting had worked between our two phones the previous week, I sent him a text asking if he was available either that day or that night. If he … Continue reading
Bangkok Revisited
My second AirBnB apartment in Bangkok was in the same general vicinity of the first one, but a little further back from the Chao Phraya. The husband of the husband-and-wife team was picking me up at DMS. The wife’s instructions had been something like to “exit the door facing the street and he would be … Continue reading