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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are white as snow. I wish I could say I was talking about my friends in the red light district. My Thai friends recently knit beautiful white scarves for me and my friends as a present. I wish I &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/white-as-snow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=779&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When a heart breaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She walks out of the massage parlor with the sun-glassed man. Japanese, I think. He leaves quickly. She sits down on the bench, avoiding eye contact. Everyone around knows what&#8217;s just happened. As I&#8217;ve sat and listened to my friend &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/when-a-heart-breaks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=753&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>call me rude</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rihanna&#8217;s &#8220;Rude&#8221; plays in the background of a darkly silhouetted bar. Western men lean in to whisper dirty nothings into the ears of petite and scantily-clad Thai women. These women work in Thailand&#8217;s sex industry. Many come from eastern Thailand &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/call-me-rude/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=744&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>sleep deprivation, sports and social media</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calling all sports fans. “Go my favorite sports team!” (Brian Regan, for those who’ve missed his hilarity.) When you’re a sports fan living in Asia, you’re called to make some sacrifices. I’m specifically talking about sleep sacrifices. If you want &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/sleep-deprivation-sports-and-social-networking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=737&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Art of Misunderstanding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to misunderstand. This is especially true when your home country isn&#8217;t the one you grew up in. There are a lot of things about American culture that I don&#8217;t know about having lived in Asia most of my &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/art-of-misunderstanding/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=730&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Promise of unconditional love</title>
		<link>http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/promise-of-unconditional-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Americans wear rings on their left hands, right? To show you are married? Last night I went down to the red light district to visit my friend John.* His grandmother wants him to get married and have children so she &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/promise-of-unconditional-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=706&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moon cakes, Little Mermaid, It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life &amp; Agatha Christie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I bought a moon cake from a mermaid. Though I wish I could say I bought this traditional Chinese pastry from Ariel from Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Little Mermaid,&#8221; that isn&#8217;t quite true. I bought one with a coffee filling from Starbucks. &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/moon-cakes-little-mermaid-its-a-wonderful-life-agatha-christie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=694&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>twin grievings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago I was in Chiang Mai, Thailand, just like I am tonight. I was 14 on September 11, 2001. Now, I&#8217;m 24 (I&#8217;m great at math, can&#8217;t you tell?) and I am back in the Land of Smiles &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/twin-grievings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=692&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kickboxing with Bonhoeffer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easier to fight visible enemies. Actually, fighting enemies in general is easier. I&#8217;m not talking about Muay Thai kickboxing. Many times it is easier to try to fight the woes that ail us, thinking that our struggle will result &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/kickboxing-with-bonhoeffer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=682&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scrabble : triple word score</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thaitessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to give up. It&#8217;s even easier to mope &#8211; especially when a seemingly debilitating and career-ending injury makes it look like you&#8217;ve reached the end of your dream. Drew Brees didn&#8217;t give up or mope for too long. &#8230; <a href="http://roadlesstaken.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/scrabble-triple-word-score/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=roadlesstaken.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10098097&amp;post=663&amp;subd=roadlesstaken&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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