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Nut-Crusted Chicken Cutlets
One of my little pleasures in life is watching America’s Test Kitchen. While goofy and geeky (perhaps that’s why I like it), the team behind the show delivers interesting and informative recipes that...
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Dining in Bangkok: Rocket Coffeebar
For nearly eight years living in Bangkok, I have lamented how few good breakfast and brunch restaurants we have. This has started to change recently and Rocket Coffeebar on Sathorn Soi 12 is a welcome...
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Flying to the United States
Last Thursday I made a last-minute trip back to the United States to renew my Thai visa. Searching online, I was able to find a combination of dates and routes that were reasonably affordable. The...
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Visiting Family
A fourteen hour layover in Seattle was my first stop in the United States. Arriving about 9:30 in the morning, I took the convenient light rail into downtown and conducted my most important business:...
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Food in Kansas City: John’s Space Age Donuts
While visiting family in suburban Johnson County, Kansas, I decided to put my jet lag caused early awakening to good use and go buy some donuts. A few minutes of internet research later, I settled on...
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Traveling by Air
Tuesday evening, I returned to Bangkok after a twelve-day trip to the United States to renew my Thai visa. This trip, like ever other trip I make by myself, always finds me a bit awash in melancholy....
View ArticleMoving to Xanga 2.0
So it seems the migration to Xanga 2.0 is for real. I received my email from John. Because I ended up pledging enough for eleven one-year memberships, I have at least a few to share with folks who want...
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My First Flight on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
This is the story of my first flight aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, traveling on All-Nippon Airways (ANA) flight 1075 from San Jose, California to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan. The 11-minute video...
View ArticleHeading to the Hospital
Thursday afternoon, out of nowhere, I noticed that the left side of my neck was a bit tender and by the evening, it seemed to be swollen a bit. Considering that I’ve never experienced these symptoms...
View ArticleArriving Xanga 2.0
Well, we’ve made it to Xanga 2.0. At least, the few dozen of us who remain. Truth be told, I fled to WordPress during the dark days, copying over my entire blog and building a new site that, frankly,...
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Just Back from Mae Sot
Last Sunday, I traveled to Mae Sot in Tak province with a Singaporean couple. Mae Sot is the main land gateway on the Thai-Myanmar border and is home to an estimated 100,000 refugees and migrants from...
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Visiting an Orphanage in Mae Sot
Last weekend, I traveled to Mae Sot, the largest town in Tak Province, Thailand. Situated on the border with Myanmar, Mae Sot is home to an estimated 100,000 Burmese refugees and immigrants – a number...
View ArticleA Non-Xangan Friend Contributes $50
Surprisingly enough, even some non-Xangans want to see Xanga survive. An Indonesian friend who was visiting two weeks ago gave me $50 and asked me to make a contribution to the Xanga Relaunch on his...
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Cooking Khao Soi with Chow
One of my favorite Thai dishes is khao soi, the curried noodles that hail from Northern Thailand. With a variety of textures and loads of rich broth, it makes a perfect, satisfying meal. Recently, my...
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Sunday Brunch
Last Sunday we had four couples over for brunch. It had been about two months since I last had guests over and was missing the sounds of a full house. Normally, because of our small dining table, we...
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New Tawn C Flagship Store in the Works
Just over a year after opening his first boutique at the Central Chidlom department store, Tawn is close to opening his first flagship TAWN C store at Gaysorn Plaza mall in Bangkok. This stand-alone...
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Globalizing September 11th
In remembrance of the 9-11-2001 attacks, I humbly suggest that we need to move beyond thinking of ourselves in terms of our nationality, our religion, or our race. We need to start thinking of...
View ArticleSo much SPAM!
Seems to be a crazy amount of spam coming into Xanga 2.0. Thankfully, it is being flagged in my comments inbox so I can mark it as spam before it hits my actual entries. But, still, what’s going on...
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Baking Double Crust Stuffed Pizza Pie
Between clients and visiting guests, these have been busy days. Still, I manage to find some time to get into the kitchen and cook. This evening it was an attempt at double-crust stuffed pizza pie....
View ArticleAfter the Silence
It has been busy, too busy to spend much time on Xanga. In addition to being up to my eyebrows in several client projects, I also have guests visiting. These family friends take a bit more time to look...
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