You Are Not Alone: NaBloPoMo Day 12

Day 12 - "If you could go back and say one thing to your 15-year-old self, what would it be and how do you think it might have changed your life now?"   Dear 15 -year-old Aim, I know you feel like an ugly duckling with those braces on your teeth and spots on your…

I Don’t Ride – NaBloPoMo Day 2

I'm not sure why I'm struggling so much with this prompt - "Write about a last time that you didn't know would be the last."  I'm not sure if it's because I am on autopilot and don't truly soak in the moments, or if it's that I truly believe that there is never a last…

NaBloPoMo: Why I Stopped Posting

NaBloPoMo was supposed to go differently - I was supposed to write everyday for the month of November in the spirit of National Blog Posting Month, but  instead I stopped writing and posting on Day 7. The month was going to be about writing in the here and now, and my intentions were to write from Victoria, Vancouver, Bangkok,…

NaBloPoMo Day 15: Saved by a Thai Commercial

Day 15 of NaBloPoMo, and I'm calling on the help of a Thai commercial. On Day 13, I had some Korean boys come to my rescue, but today it's Thai Life Insurance. Thai Life Insurance commercials always manage to make me cry, and I hope this one will stir some emotion in you, too. Perhaps,…

NaBloPoMo Day 10: Night Out in Bangkok

The first thing I ever published online was on a site called Bangkok Diaries. Despite the spelling and grammar mistakes in my post, it generated A LOT of attention, and the comments poured in for 4 years. It was one of those posts that was whipped up in a frenzy! I managed to offend people. A few people…

NaBloPoMo Day 4: Starstruck in Bangkok

"Guess who I just saw? I think he's still there. Look!" My voice went up a couple octaves as I tapped on the window that was separating me from a tennis superstar. I was a little starstruck. With sparkling eyes, I quickly punched in my 4th tweet on Twitter, and considered moving closer, leaving the air-conditioned cafe. I…

NaBloPoMo Day 2: The Novelty of Living in a Foreign Land

Cooking a live lobster, experimenting with French cuisine, carving a pumpkin, finding a deer in her backyard -- these are the stories that dance across my friend's face as she tells me about her life in Victoria. She is embracing the novelty of living in a foreign land, and chronicling her journey via social media. Things that are familiar to…

Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad

Did you think I was going to stop at 9? I'll admit it has taken me a long while to sit down to write, but I'm back now to complete my list of 13 things I've learned in 33 years. By now you know that I have a thing for chocolate milk, I prefer to…

Misty Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1aGvv1RPxU Thailand is an ex-boyfriend I just can't get over. No matter how hard I try, I just can't get him off my mind. "I think of the things we used to do and my whole world turns misty blue." First Impressions I still remember the first time we met; touching down in Bangkok was…

Thailand Firsts

I'm guilty. I've neglected my blog and it needs to be revived. It's not ready to rest in peace, so here I am breathing life into it.  Life's been hectic these days and my inspiration has been hiding, but somehow it's random followers and new friends that are inspiring me to share my thoughts again.…