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last updated 07/07/07
"The truth knock on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling."
--William Pirsig
-- Zen and the Art of Motorcylce Maintenance
June 10, 2005
I cant believe this guy has no testimony to his swellness. Damn! In fact I thought for sure I had already written 1. O well. Eric sure is swell.... yup.. real swell. MMMhmmmm. Mr. Swell they call him. And blond! Man is that guy blond or what. Yes.. well, I will write more on the topic of his swellness when he sends me one of those home-brewed beers.
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So i didn't get to blog as much as I hoped, but (probably this weekend) I will do a recap of the higlights. and upload a whole bunch of photos. yesterday was the longest monday ever, it lasted 36 hours, most of which were in the air. so that is all for now
Tue, December 13, 2005 - 7:49 AM
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so after leaving bangkok we headed north ot chang mao, which is where I am at now. We had a nazi of a host here who ran us like a slave driver, and I have no time to post anything, been either in the car or passed out cold because it was hard core. in short in the past three days I have climbed many mountians, walked in burma(illegal border crossing :) and saw some awesome moutain views. tomarrow is the King's birthday so the whole country is going to be a party and I will be there. I may buy...
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Sun, December 4, 2005 - 6:40 AM
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Yesterday we decided to brave the harsh world of Bangkok, and navigate the city on our own. We decided to Walk to the Temple of the golden Buddha and find our way. we were quite successful although before I go on a word about Bangkok traffic.
Traffic laws are more like suggestions. I would say controlled chaos, but it is not controlled. Apparently you can drive onthe wrong side of the road, shoulders, and bikes are allowed on the sidewalks with no problem. To cross a road, well you just go...
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Wed, November 30, 2005 - 8:32 PM
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I have been busy, and today is a very lazy day. Hanging out at the hotel until our flight leaves to go to the northern part of the country (Chang Mai). So what I have I done, What Have I done. I will start two days ago that I just skipped over.
Grand Palace
We got picked up by a college student, and the driver of a Thai friend whom we know from Pittsburgh. We got taken to the Grand Palace. this houses the old royal palace which is owned by the King, however he does not live there any more...
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Wed, November 30, 2005 - 8:24 PM
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I have uploaded some pictures to my album, so you can see a few there. Also you may look at the offical Phipps blog for more picture. I can only upload so many, one per blog and as many as I have time for in my photo album, but they are posting several pictures per day. oh yea in case you haven't noticed I am not proof reading so you can my exhustion as time goes one. :)
here is a photo of the guadians of the emeralb buddha
Tue, November 29, 2005 - 6:47 PM
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I am a software engineer by day, oddball by night. When I am not writting software I play the guitar till my fingers hurt, then I brew some beer. I like nature and can be found outside at any free moment I have. I support local businesses and avoid the mega chain stores like the soul suckers they all.
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