Tag Archives: Thai
Caught in translation
I’m dog sitting for a friend for two weeks and I’m staying in her apartment. This morning, I took Maybelle out for a walk and a young guy came up and sheepishly introduced himself. “I’m sorry, I don’t believe we’ve … Continue reading
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assuming asaph, living like levi
I am a 21st century Levite. Is that OK to say?
Home, for me, is a word that has no boundaries, no nestled yard or cement walls that stay constant for too long. Continue reading
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Boiled eggs and blind turtles
Long ago, Buddha’s disciples asked them when their sins and bad karma would be gone. Buddha told them they’d be free of karma if they placed an egg into a river and after three years they put a blind turtle in the same river and when the blind turtle finds the egg, that’s when they’d be free of their sin. Continue reading
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Khrang naa
Next time, I’ll be better. I’m aware that I’m not the best blogger. I’m sure that seems ironic since I’m a writer. It’s not that I don’t want to blog, I truly do. I find though, it’s hard sometimes to … Continue reading
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Thaichinese, Chithai
That’s what I’ll do. I’ll create a new language that’s a glorious hodge podge, or potpourri if you’ll allow for it, of the two languages I flutter back and forth from to study. I’ve studied Chinese and Thai since I … Continue reading
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