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Culture Shock From Thailand to the United States

Introduction

At the age of fifty-seven, I was a divorced man not particularly keen on spending the rest of my life alone. I decided to try online dating. I had always been a world traveler and my two children were grown, so I could go wherever the wind took me.

After some false starts, I found a wonderful woman in Thailand. She was a Public Relations Manager and Psychologist working at a government hospital. We exchanged emails and talked on Skype for six months. I made two trips to Thailand, and a year later, we married in a traditional Thai ceremony. I had to return to the United States, but my wife could not travel until she received her visa. So I flew back to Arkansas, where I worked as a database administrator, and patiently waited for ten months. Continue reading “Culture Shock From Thailand to the United States”

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Declare WAR And Lose Abdominal Fat Fast! (Your 3 Key Weapons To Fight Your 2 Primary Enemies)

War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing… unless you want to destroy that stubborn belly fat! If you want to lose abdominal fat fast, then you must have a battle plan and the right weapons to annihilate this annoying fat that just seems so hard to get rid of. If you want to know who your primary enemies are and the 3 key weapons that will destroy them, join me in the situation room and let’s map out a battleplan!

Alright, to lose that stubborn belly fat (and to of course help lose total body fat and drop pounds as well), then you first need to know your 2 primary enemies.

Continue reading “Declare WAR And Lose Abdominal Fat Fast! (Your 3 Key Weapons To Fight Your 2 Primary Enemies)”

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Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance

Living a life full of joy and peace requires that you are financially secure. No, not wealthy, no not rich, but financially secure. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that the way to joy and peace is money, but you will never experience true joy and peace while being in debt. These are principles that I was taught at a young age.

I was never given an allowance rather, I earned a few dollars by sitting on my father’s lap while “we” drove the lawn mower around. I was taught first, to give back to God what He has blessed us with. Second, wise spending leads to a wise future. Then lastly, save everything I can. Dave Ramsey, a well-known Christian financial expert, was and is my role model when it comes to budgeting money. One of the greatest statements he ever said was, “Know where your money is going before you ever spend it.” It was on this statement that I started my first budget, and it is on this statement that I will explain how to become financially secure at a young age. Continue reading “Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance”

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Riding Public Transportation For Fun – An Inexpensive Adventure

Riding public transportation for fun — it sounds crazy, right? Public transit, whether buses, trains, or other modes of transit, are hardly what most people think of when they think of entertainment. Yet public transit, even in areas with relatively poor or sparse transit service, offers an outstanding and inexpensive way to have fun while exploring your city, region, or neighborhood.

Transit is inexpensive:

Rates and fares for public transit vary regionally and from city to city, and also vary based on distance travelled and mode of transportation, but the rates tend to be pretty close to rock bottom, especially when compared to other forms of entertainment. Want to see a movie in the theater? Expect to drop $10 per person, even if you don’t buy any food. Want to go out to eat? Unless you are getting fast food, $5-7 is on the cheap end of things. And if you want something major like a theme park, a fancy restaurants, or tickets to an opera, symphony, or theater performance, expect to pay through the nose. Continue reading “Riding Public Transportation For Fun – An Inexpensive Adventure”

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Innovative Business Shares Tips

Many of our loyal readers out there are already aware that Dave and I relish celebrating conscious and proactive entrepreneurs who are working to make a difference in the world while providing their services. Today I am thrilled to highlight a local Kootenay-based business with this wonderful discussion below.

We first met Narae Kang, owner of Kimchi Kitchen, when we spotted a post on social media where she was offering a fantastic opportunity for other local businesses – a free (10×6) vinyl decal displayed on their mobile kitchen unit. A little something for their customers to browse while waiting for their meal. Continue reading “Innovative Business Shares Tips”

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Brokeback Mountain Blues

I wanted to see it, but I didn’t want to see it. I’m talking about the “gay cowboy” movie called Brokeback Mountain (even though I read Jake Gyllenhaal, one of the two major actors – “Jack Twist,” wants it to mean much more than that to its audience).

I didn’t want to see Brokeback Mountain because I felt it could be considered some type of tacit approval of two men “falling in love,” which goes against my Christian grain and biblical beliefs, but I wanted to see it because I am humanly “gay all the way.” However, I am not a practicing homosexual (some would say I’m a professional one!), sober and celibate by choice, so help me God, because of deep spiritual convictions. Continue reading “Brokeback Mountain Blues”

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Today in History – What Happened on the 9th of June

68 – With the provinces and his own Praetorian guard rebelling against him, and having now been declared a public enemy by the Roman Senate, Emperor Nero committed suicide saying “What an artist the world is losing in me!”

1623 – British negotiators, who were finalising a treaty with the Indians near Potomac River in North America, offered a toast “symbolising eternal friendship”. Chief Chiskiack, his family and advisers, numbering 200 in all, drank the toast and immediately died of the poisoned drink. The British drank their toast from a different container.

1870 – Charles Dickens died after having suffered a stroke the day before. At the time he was writing Chapter 22 of his fifteenth novel “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”, a work of 44 chapters which he was writing in monthly installments. As a result, the real outcome of the story remains a mystery to this day! Continue reading “Today in History – What Happened on the 9th of June”

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Norway Between The Reality And Thoughts

I wake up in the morning of one day on telephones bell, I got my phone to talk and it was strange number but at once I recognized the voice, really I was so happy when I heard it because it was the voice of my Norwegian best friend Mr, Lief, he is elder than me but he is so nice and funny guy I liked him so much, we worked together for 2 years before in Germany in so famous restaurant in Berlin, I worked as a manager food and beverages, he worked there as a chef, he went back home and found a job in big hotel in Oslo that’s because I was at the end of the term of the contract in Germany, I intended not to renew it again because I was not completely satisfied for the salary

So that in the last calling with Mr, Lief, I required to look for a job for me in Norway, he promised he will do it.

After a time and on that day he called me back to tell about getting a job for me and he asked to come to Norway as soon as possible for an interview. of course, it was a great news to get such a job especially I have never been in Norway before also I like to move to new countries and get new adventuer work, I thanked him a lot for his favor. Continue reading “Norway Between The Reality And Thoughts”

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Splitz Enz Hair Studio

Split Enz Hair salon Greymouth

I was quite impressed with my experience with Split Enz hair salon in Greymouth when I went for a haircut sometime in October 2019. I enjoyed the chit chat from the lady who was cutting my hair. She gave me her full attention during my visit not that I would have minded because someone had to tend to the counter each time a customer came in.

Split Enz is on the corner of Tainui and Guinness Street; so well hidden that you would not know it exists if you are a visitor to the town driving around looking for a place to get a haircut. Easiest way to find Split Enz is to go to the Unichem Pharmacy and ask for directions.

Split Enz are open at 8 or 8.30am and close at 5pm but Wednesday and Thursday nights are late closing days with the salon closing at 7PM. On Saturday, it is open from 9AM to 1PM. Continue reading “Splitz Enz Hair Studio”

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WDW History 101 – “How to buy 27,000 acres of land and no one notice”

Thinking of walking from the Magic Kingdom to Epcot? Think again!

People, especially those who haven’t been to Walt Disney World in many years, always comment to me about how huge WDW really is. Actually, most people don’t realize how much land WDW actually encompasses. In fact, it’s about about 80 times the size of the entire nation of Monaco, twice the size of Manhattan, and the same size as San Francisco, California! So when you say WDW is huge, you ain’t kidding!

The Walt Disney World Resort is made up of 47 square miles of land…. or about 30,000 acres. Only about 1100 acres of that land is devoted to the 4 theme parks. In fact, with only 7,100 acres developed, there’s quite a lot of room for expansion!

But how (and why) did Disney buy up all that land? Continue reading “WDW History 101 – “How to buy 27,000 acres of land and no one notice””