I am pushing to the limit the once a week blog... apologies for the delay...
I have been to pai, been sick with fevers, and back to chiang dao and then to chiang dao and now, in bangkok...
pai was a beautiful respite and time with my friend kob, was lovely... she looked after me when i was sick and, when i was feeling better... she took me for ice cream and a massage - great! it was lovely being up on the mountain with kob, her cats and the fireflies...
back in chiang dao, it has been a week of feeling a little unsettled and isolated but, I am 100% sure that this is all part of the process. I must admit, I am also very much used to working within a team and, this working autonomously on projects and just checking in once each week feels a little strange. but, it is a beautiful little town with very little tourism happening and, the mountains are big and amazing and, i am getting a feel for the place and enjoying the pace...
bangkok is, as usual, very busy and i am reflecting about life in the city... bangkok has almost 10 million people in addition to the folks who are living in road side shanty towns and behind train stations... there is a business or a place for everything... need your washing done - choose from 7 places within a two minute walk, food - you could eat at a different restaurant every day and still just stay in one area of this city, fruit - any corner every corner... the level of convenience and access is incredible and, i love the fact that people shop every day for the food and many do not have a fridge because, it all comes fresh from the market every day... we need more daily markets people!! truly! there is something really lovely about buying fresh food every day and being able to enjoy this at a pace that is not a mad dash to the supermarket or green grocer on the way home before it shuts so you can grab something, anything for dinner.
tomorrow, i begin my thai language course and, well, stay tuned for some short little lessons that i will share with you.
let's start with numbers....
one - nnung
two - sorn
three - sahm
four - see
five - ha
six - hock
seven - jet
eight - baht
nine - gow
ten - sip
i have attached some photos of my house and of a few other bits and pieces.... enjoy them....
today, my office is the shanti lodge restaurant. i have a corner table, surrounded by hanging orchids, banana leaves, lattice work, shell mobiles and traveller banter happening in the background. i have had a fruit shake of pineapple, orange and lemon and am now onto a coffee with nit noy ron soya milk (little bit of hot soy milk) on the side. i have my lists for the next four weeks and, i am going to be whipping through them!!! yeah! that is my self talk to not get distracted by the many roadside happenings and adventures happening just outside the door....
much love and light to you all... thank you for reading x
jl
in some kind of order...
- view from my bedroom window
- deck and new plants
- my mini outdoor kitchen
- lounge room
- my main living area
I have been to pai, been sick with fevers, and back to chiang dao and then to chiang dao and now, in bangkok...
pai was a beautiful respite and time with my friend kob, was lovely... she looked after me when i was sick and, when i was feeling better... she took me for ice cream and a massage - great! it was lovely being up on the mountain with kob, her cats and the fireflies...
back in chiang dao, it has been a week of feeling a little unsettled and isolated but, I am 100% sure that this is all part of the process. I must admit, I am also very much used to working within a team and, this working autonomously on projects and just checking in once each week feels a little strange. but, it is a beautiful little town with very little tourism happening and, the mountains are big and amazing and, i am getting a feel for the place and enjoying the pace...
bangkok is, as usual, very busy and i am reflecting about life in the city... bangkok has almost 10 million people in addition to the folks who are living in road side shanty towns and behind train stations... there is a business or a place for everything... need your washing done - choose from 7 places within a two minute walk, food - you could eat at a different restaurant every day and still just stay in one area of this city, fruit - any corner every corner... the level of convenience and access is incredible and, i love the fact that people shop every day for the food and many do not have a fridge because, it all comes fresh from the market every day... we need more daily markets people!! truly! there is something really lovely about buying fresh food every day and being able to enjoy this at a pace that is not a mad dash to the supermarket or green grocer on the way home before it shuts so you can grab something, anything for dinner.
tomorrow, i begin my thai language course and, well, stay tuned for some short little lessons that i will share with you.
let's start with numbers....
one - nnung
two - sorn
three - sahm
four - see
five - ha
six - hock
seven - jet
eight - baht
nine - gow
ten - sip
i have attached some photos of my house and of a few other bits and pieces.... enjoy them....
today, my office is the shanti lodge restaurant. i have a corner table, surrounded by hanging orchids, banana leaves, lattice work, shell mobiles and traveller banter happening in the background. i have had a fruit shake of pineapple, orange and lemon and am now onto a coffee with nit noy ron soya milk (little bit of hot soy milk) on the side. i have my lists for the next four weeks and, i am going to be whipping through them!!! yeah! that is my self talk to not get distracted by the many roadside happenings and adventures happening just outside the door....
much love and light to you all... thank you for reading x
jl
in some kind of order...
- view from my bedroom window
- deck and new plants
- my mini outdoor kitchen
- lounge room
- my main living area
your little house looks adorable, it has scrubbed up well and what a great chance to learn to work alone?... what will emerge for Jade?
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