Saturday evening we went to the Siam Society to attend the wedding of one of Tawn's former United colleagues to her Malaysian groom. The bride's father is a police colonel, quite well connected, so the guest of honor wa…

Odd sight on the way to work today. Walking along Soi Asoke, which is a major thoroughfare into the heart of the city, there was a promotional stunt occurring for Nescafe instant coffee. Both sides of the street were l…

On Saturday Tawn and I did some shopping and finally purchased a stock pot and saucepan - two items that didn't get moved over from the US because the ones I had there weren't really of enough quality to be worth moving.…

It is barely Monday evening and already I feel like it's been a long week. This probably has more to do with how much or how little rest I got this weekend than anything else. Sunday was the day of activity for me. Ta…

Leo Tolstoy probably spent less time writing War & Peace (with a much greater result, of course) than I did getting this trip report written. It covers our entire eight days (ten including travel time) from B…

This afternoon I'm working on a two-page training document to help our employees improve their prioritization skills. I'll get to it after I've read the paper and folded my laundry.

It's a new year. And winter in Bangkok might be over. Yesterday morning it was so humid that, upon looking out my window I mistakenly thought I was still in San Francisco during the summer. The building next door was …