The Pain of Worrying

The closer the time comes for my son and I to return to the USA from Thailand, the more I worry. I am so worried about it that I can’t  bring myself to do or anything pertaining to what I fear. Sometimes I am superstitious I guess.
Last night I made a list of the positives [...]

Rainy Season

It is the rainy season here but, so far, things have been pleasant enough. There is enough rainy for the farmers but no real interuption in going about ones daily business.
Got through a real down period where things we constantly on my mind worrying me. Still not totally comfortable, but am more positive.
Will write a [...]

The Happiest Guy in Town

After months of living in a condition of filth and desperate emotional pain, the lady at the local shop asked whether I would be willing to give private English lessons to a woman who owned a dressmaking shop. Details were worked out and I began a series of ten lessons for her.

Her primary motivation for [...]

Hell Itself

So I began life pretty much on my own. My wife did occasionally come around for a few minutes with my son. At times she let him stay over so we could do things together. For the most part, I was alone; the only white person in town and with limited skills in the Thai [...]

The Road to Hell

Finally, at the end of the school year, we made the final move from Bangkok to the town where our new home was being built. We set up in the place that we had rented while construction was being done.
Early each morning, my wife would leave for the construction site to make sure things were [...]

The Good Life?

After eight years of a quality marriage and family life, we decided it was time to leave Bangkok. Neither of us were city people and, while Bangkok has a lot to offer, there were many drawbacks for us.
Rather than move to the tiny village where my wife was from in N.E. Thailand, we decided to [...]

What I Have to Offer

I am quite odd about blogging and emails. Sometimes I do it right away and sometimes I take a few weeks. I will tell you from my heart what I think might be “wrong” with me.
My breakup with my exwife was devastating to me. It nearly wiped me out in every way. I blame no [...]

The Good Wife

While I worked in Bangkok, my wife and I did all the things many families do. Not only did we go to church every week, we went grocery shopping together, to the big weekend market, to functions at school and all the holidays — western and Thai.
My wife was a great cook with Thai food [...]

And Then it Happened

After becoming single — in Bangkok, kind of a dream come true for many guys — I spent what must have been about two years kicking up my heals. It was a great time. I was enjoying myself and was reasonably happy. I wasn’t looking for anyone, but was open to the possibility.
Finally, I did [...]

Moving On

When my girlfriend of several years left, I officially became a bachelor. Living in Bangkok and being a bachelor has big advantages and big disadvantages.
On the plus side, at least for many, is the famous night life and the availability of women and sex. (Yes, I know not everyone approves of that.)
On the minus side, [...]