Thursday, September 23, 2010
3 Days in Hua Hin (Head of Stone)
How much would it cost to hire someone to drive you for three hours, drop you off, drive three hours back home, then pick you up three days later and drive you the three hours back to your house? Could you get someone to do it for $160? This is why we don't own a car.
Our latest adventure was a three day trip to Hua Hin, a long white sandy beach with a huge stone rock that apparently looks like a head at the end of the beach. We stayed at the Marriot. It was fabulous. We splurged, spending about $150 a night. The rooms were well appointed with two queen sized beds. The hotel workers were very courteous and the free breakfast was more like something you would find at Anthony's on a mothers day morning. I ate so much each morning that I didn't need to eat lunch either day. Even the girls went back for seconds and thirds.
Our first day there we had lunch while the room was readied, then had beers in a bucket of ice by the pool while we read and swam with the kids. We finished with a lavish meal at a restaurant on the beach.
The next day we had a driver take us to Pa Lu A falls and then to the giant Buddha. We hiked up to the forth of five levels and went for a swim in the river. The coldest thing I've experienced yet in Thailand but nothing like the rivers in Washington. The river was loaded with fish. If you look carefully at the picture of me and the girls standing next to the falls, you'll see a carp trying to jump up the falls like a salmon. Nice timing Kristy! We finished that day with dinner, drinks and shopping at the Hua Hin night market. No beer gardens here. Just walk around with any drink or beer as you please. The hustle and bustle, along with seeing how low you could get a vendor to go on a cd, jewelry, fake designer hand bags etc. was a blast.
The last day we finished with another huge breakfast and more hanging around the pool.
Over the course of the three days, Kristy and I did manage to get in plenty of exercise. I twice rode bike and lifted in the workout room along with a mile swim in the ocean. While Kristy and Ahnika got in a yoga class and a run on the beach. There was a family of 4 girls there from ISB that hung out at the pool a lot, so Micki was pretty much swim, swim, swim.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Work For 3 Weeks - Get a 3 Day Vacation
The next day I got in a good work out in the hotel and then headed out for more shopping before we had to depart for the airport.
Oh, and the free hotel breakfast in the morning was fabulous.
Attached are two pictures from my hike
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Our Community
One wouldn't ever need to leave our little community of Nichada Thani, here in Thailand. Today I visited the clinic, with a friend who had an earache, which is right next to the dentist office and the bank. I worked out this morning I used the high school weight room, stopped at the small (expensive) grocery store called Villa and discovered a little "weekend market" which apparently occurs once a month. Venders included local artists, furniture, jewelry and antiques. My snack yesterday was a Starbucks and today it was at "twist" which is a scaled down version of jamba juice.
We live with people from all over the world. Today in the grocery store there was a family from Holland, the children both had on wooden clogs! A child's home country is usually the second sentence when meeting someone new. In my classroom I have students from Australia, Israel, Sweden, Idonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Canada and the U.S.
Mickey is one busy girl, she had school yesterday, after school choir practice, stopped by for dinner and then went to a friend's house for a sleepover. She appeared today for 10 minutes- to get some money for a shopping trip with the same friend. It was good to see her tonight for dinner, and tomorrow she is going to be at birthday party, poolside.
Ahnika and I went to the Home store yesterday to look at paint samples. ( We did have to take a taxi outside of our little bubble) I think we will have her room painted first. I am considering painting our family room a light yellow color and the dining area a gentle orange? is that possible, a gentle orange?
One teacher said that she had her family room painted for $35, sounds like the right price to me.
when we were at the Home store, there was an american family walking around, meandering the aisles looking a tad bit overwhelmed. They were buying the basics, microwave, iron, laundry soap, towels...
I said, Hello, and they all smiled at me quickly and said hello.
"New here?"
"Yep just got in yesterday, "
It did make me feel that we have accomplished a lot in the last 6 weeks- think of how we will feel in another 6 weeks- especially after our fall break at the end of October!
We live with people from all over the world. Today in the grocery store there was a family from Holland, the children both had on wooden clogs! A child's home country is usually the second sentence when meeting someone new. In my classroom I have students from Australia, Israel, Sweden, Idonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Canada and the U.S.
Mickey is one busy girl, she had school yesterday, after school choir practice, stopped by for dinner and then went to a friend's house for a sleepover. She appeared today for 10 minutes- to get some money for a shopping trip with the same friend. It was good to see her tonight for dinner, and tomorrow she is going to be at birthday party, poolside.
Ahnika and I went to the Home store yesterday to look at paint samples. ( We did have to take a taxi outside of our little bubble) I think we will have her room painted first. I am considering painting our family room a light yellow color and the dining area a gentle orange? is that possible, a gentle orange?
One teacher said that she had her family room painted for $35, sounds like the right price to me.
when we were at the Home store, there was an american family walking around, meandering the aisles looking a tad bit overwhelmed. They were buying the basics, microwave, iron, laundry soap, towels...
I said, Hello, and they all smiled at me quickly and said hello.
"New here?"
"Yep just got in yesterday, "
It did make me feel that we have accomplished a lot in the last 6 weeks- think of how we will feel in another 6 weeks- especially after our fall break at the end of October!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
She's A Helluva Good Cook
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