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Saturday , November 21 , 2009
Searching my soul in Chicago..
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I am Ally Mcbeal fan.So it felt quite excited to stay in Chicago for business.I love the high rise scenes when she walks along the city streets.I am also the Chicago band fan.  All the memorable songs especially "Colour My World" which was very touching  still lingers on my mind.The flute, the voice of Terry Kath. The music created by Jimmy Pankow.I used this song once in my event promoti....


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Jubchai and namprik kapi--in Miami.
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Garlic is essential to my kitchen, as well as shrimp paste. These are main ingredients for nam prik which could not translate well in English.So I won't try it. It is neither Chili dip nor Chili shrimp paste sauce.I am not an expert in doing that. But I guarantee mine taste comparably  good.And I did it in Miami.My friend Penny loves cooking. She has 2 children but she rarely cooks for them. They w....


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Friday , November 20 , 2009
Sleepless in Los Angeles
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"Sleepless in Seattle."That was the name of Tom Hank character in the film of the same name.He was sleepless because of the heart trauma from missing his beloved wife while watching the star in Seattle on the white wooden house by the pier.So sad, so sad..I remembered seeing the film at a Siam Center cinema with my friend. As young girls, we fell in love completely with his son character ....


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Tuesday , November 3 , 2009
Four Days Sum Up
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I am home the whole day. In fact I stay inside to avoid the strong sun which often does some harm to my health more than nourishing me with vitamin D.Last week I had a guest from Europe. We met in June and he was here on business. His experience with Bangkok 12 years ago changed his imagination completely. Showing him shops in Siam Paragon, Siam Square and Central World, treating him nice food by t....


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Saturday , October 17 , 2009
The last resort
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"When I was just a little girl,I asked my mother, what will I beWill there be rainbow, day after day ?.."Previously, our house lied on the bank of the Chao Phya river in Phrapradaeng, my late mother gave alms to the monks every morning. Monks from the temple close to the house rowed their small boat passing by the bank. The blue white ceramic bowls were arranged at the front deck empty ....


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Wednesday , October 14 , 2009
You'll never walk alone
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Crossing the road in Osaka!! ....


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Saturday , October 10 , 2009
Musicman
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When I am in Chiengmai, I love to spend time after dinner going to the music pub by the river Ping. The band there plays good music. I enjoy drinking before going home which takes only 10-15 minutes from Navarat Bridge.It is usually crowded. More foreigners than local people. Sitting by the river is priority for me in order to enjoy the blend of the music, the company and the scenery.I am now livin....


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Wednesday , September 30 , 2009
Morning has broken like the first morning..
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Ricefield in the rain..Sano by the canalYellow flowers to fry for dinnerOxygen flows for the fishRachpruek to brighten the rainy seasonBan mai ru roey grows like wisdom..Dewfalls or raindrops on Wasana leaves.Heading to school..Refreshing scene on Monday morning in an unknown place of Thailand. ....


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Monday , September 28 , 2009
Aint not much time in Musée dOrsay, Paris
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Some people never enjoy art gallery or museum. They would rather go shopping.I don't blame them.In Paris,  during my first few days, the young trainees  of the Paris office walked me to buy a pre-paid sim. After finding the shop and completing all the requirements, we stopped at  a nearby ice-cream parlour and enjoyed a nice dessert together which in fact was my lunch. Talking to young graduates wh....


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Tuesday , September 15 , 2009
TALAD KLONGSUAN ROY PI, a hundred year market
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Hot.. Hot..Hot!Let's have some drink at Klongsuan.This man looks familiar to you?He is so famous.You could see him when you board the skytrain.His boran coffee made him famous...Pae Leeh.He is 86 years old.Friendly, smiling and active.His hot coffee tastes so mellow.Do it freshly from behind the counter.Even in the heat of the day,Pae Leeh drink without ice cubes could cool me.He is refreshing hims....


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Tuesday , September 8 , 2009
A letter : A clear day, a kind friend and a cool hand
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 Dear Nephew,How are you? Have you paid the electricity bill? The next bill will be cheaper for I only stay home half month. About the Nation and ThaiPost, I told the newspaper man to stop delivering them till my return. I hope he does.   After our mission in the Netherlands accomplished, Frankfurt was set as the next destination for our team. Compared to the stay in the Hague, I felt quite detache....


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Thursday , August 27 , 2009
Castle is just castle..
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I heard a lot about Himeji castle. The white clean colour combination attracted me.But my tummy was upset..So castle was just a castle..I climbed so highAnd lost all my energy....The weather was so deadly hotSoaked with sweat all over the body..At noon, the sun was not only shiningI felt burned....Water..water.. not everywhereI imagined for a pure clean drinkAnd a pooljust to refresh my faceand onl....


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Fun in a desperate day.
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Shinsaibashi area covers many shopping centers, fashion brand names, pubs, bookshops, footwear stores, ice-cream parlor and restaurants.Teenagers and anyone who love shopping might enjoy Shinsaibashi in their own way. My niece could spend most of her time there walking and walking and tal....


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Friday , August 21 , 2009
Walk with me to Shinsaibashi
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Yesterday I chose the wrong shoes!When I made mistakes, there  was no one to blame except myself. The shoes I tried were new and I planned to walk and do some marketing survey only for maximum 3 hours. But my team who arrived yesterday still enjoyed exploring more and more of the walking. I felt my feet hurt so bad that I could not enjoy anything in front of me anymore.Calculating the distance from....


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Wednesday , August 19 , 2009
Hello Osaka
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My suitcase served me long enough to change for a new one. So at the Asean Fashion Fair in Muangthong Thani last week, I selected the 20 inches long-lasting and lighter one with the waterproof material, light wheels and the better lock, discount 30% from the normal price.I was quite ready for the coming business trips.My assignment to one of the beautiful countries in Asia, --Japan started on Tuesd....


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Sunday , August 9 , 2009
For the love of food - Lyon and Phrapradaeng
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 PhrapradaengToday I returned home early and stopped by a fresh market near my house to buy some vegetable for my vegetarian food which I  prefer to make my own everyday if possible.Morning glory is one of my favorite. Sha-om also. And sweet vegetable or so called Pak-wan .. Spring onion and coriander will always add something to the soup. So I bought all I like. And never forgot  the food for my d....


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Lover s cross
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Guess that it was bound to happenWas just a matter of timeBut now I've come to my decisionAnd it's one of the painful kind/ C Am Dm G7 / / / C - Am - /'Cause now it seems that you wanted a martyrJust a regular guy wouldn't doBut baby I can't hang upon the lover's cross for you/ F G Am - / F C Dm G7 / C Am Dm G7 C - - - /Yes, I really got to hand it to you'Cause girl, you really triedBut for every t....


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Tuesday , August 4 , 2009
Feel free finally
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I came home on Monday. As usual, TG flight I boarded took me home on time. The flight was so fully booked and quite crowded. I sat next to a Laotian who returned home with his French family. They planned to spend 3 weeks in Thailand and Laos. And another week southwest of France.In August, Paris is usually filled with tourists. Their own people take vacation outside Paris. According to him, thi....


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Sunday , August 2 , 2009
Monet s garden in July
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If you like Romanticism and know Impressionism, you may remember that Claude Monet painted water lilies as his well-known subject. He dug this pond and had a japanese bridge built in Giverny.He chose to live in Giverny until his death. It took only an hour from Paris to Giverny, 80 kms same distance as Bangkok- Chacherngsao, so my friend fetched me on Thursday from Cambronne, Paris,  after my missi....


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Tuesday , July 28 , 2009
Revisiting the most beautiful girls in Paris.
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C'est si bon..Have you ever been in love with any French songs?Revisiting Louvre brings fond memories back to my half forgotten brain. The first time I was in this museum was during my second visit to Europe. And it was a short stop in Paris heading to Riviera coast.It was for the event in Cannes when I was very young and energetic. I could go to many places by metro within a day, to Versailles, Tr....


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Monday , July 27 , 2009
Tour De France
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Today, people in Paris were so excited at the final day of the famous TDF.I happened to take my team to Champs Elysee Avenue..Frm 10 am till 5 30 pm we were so patient to wait for that moment.....


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Sunday , July 26 , 2009
à Paris
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I love Paris and Louvre,Edith Piaf.Alain Delon.Sophie Marceau.Je reviens.. et  L'air du temps..When I made up my mind to visit Paris, my good friends from Triam Udom Suksa school would be there too, then it was easier to go there alone to settle all the impossible appointments and made them possible for the team to follow.I've been to Paris many times. Mostly for business purposes.  The flight of T....


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Monday , July 13 , 2009
Pad-rew and Klongsuan, back to the charm of 100 years market
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Lek lives in Chacherngsao, or Pad-rew.The east of Bangkok where the Bangpakong river lies.  The province is well connected to Bangkok by motorway and Bangna-Trad highway through Samutprakan.In the past, the people of Chacherngsao linked themelves easily to the Bangkokians by klong san-sab. The main transport was boat or rice barge." Why we call Chachergsao- Padrew, Lek?"I asked." Gue....


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Friday , July 10 , 2009
Siam Square Forever
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When I am free, one place in the city that I enjoy going has never changed. With many good international book stores, food shops, hair salons, tailors, ATMs, and cinemas, there is no place like Siam Square. During my first year in Chulalongkorn University, nearly all of my class-mates from Triam Udom Suksa moved with me to study at the same Faculty. At that time not many students drove to the Facul....


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Monday , July 6 , 2009
Help the Poor
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Living by the rail tracks.No mother, No father.Just friends .We wear old clothes.We have shared meals.We look for mercy.We ain't happy.This is our school.We sleep here during the day.We go home during the night.No cartoon books. No TV.Everyday we drink water.Someday we drink milk.No, that is not our house.We dream of having a beautiful home like that.Which we never have.I stay the night with grandm....


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Friday , July 3 , 2009
Story in the train
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When 3  men and a lady are traveling together for business, the proportion may not sound right at first. Not only that woman is minority, but also two sides of them only know one another on work basis.Myself as one of the team whose firm objective not to return home empty handed, it was not an easy task. We had a mission to fulfill. The economic situation looked so discouraging.The Boss never smi....


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Thursday , July 2 , 2009
Chacha, positive eating in Hamburg
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Chacha is the name of a Thai restaurant at Europa passage in a main avenue of Hamburg.Sounds like cha-cha-cha, the  most favourite rhythm for thai songs that always guarantee a hit in the opinion of most song writers.But that's not the real concept of the owner.When I read the slogan of the restaurant, positive eating, I found in fact it was cha-cha...slow..slow..easy easy..Meaning eating here, do ....


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Wednesday , July 1 , 2009
Feel Good in Hamburg
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I envy  Yabua on how lucky she is to have a nice attic to watch the slope of the field and the colorful village from the window during summer while she sits in front of her writing machine in Idstein.Imagination flows nicely.But this is a tiny room I was satisfied with when I arrived in Hamburg.The hotel I booked through the internet was small but beautiful and it located just a few steps right at ....


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Friday , June 26 , 2009
Windmills of your mind 2
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Whenever Yabua talked about her son, I felt the pride and dedication she radiated throughout her story. And when I met him in person, I really liked him.This is not his picture. But the relationship I saw made me think of Yabua's writing on the Father's day in the blog. And it also reminded me of the time when I usually walked hand in hand with my nephews to many places with fond memories, just....


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Wednesday , June 24 , 2009
Rhine river and Yabua hospitality
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For those of you who read this blog and follow many other bloggers, I believe that you must have known Yabua. She's been more active lately after me visiting her...And there will be more friends from this weblog visiting her as well, I guess. She is a wonderful host, warm and loving, witty and cheerful. We have known each other before during my university years. She was Freshie and I was Junior. We....


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Friday , June 19 , 2009
Windmills of your mind
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I like an old song that I never feel sick and tired of whenever I hear it. Being in Holland, you cannot help imagining that your first time might not be complete without seeing a windmill.I used to visit  Kinderdijk which always reminds me of that song..Round, like a circle in a spiralLike a wheel within a wheel.Never ending or beginning, On an ever spinning reelLike a snowball down a mountainOr a ca....


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Wednesday , June 17 , 2009
A little bit of thought in a day to share
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Doing business with the Dutch is not easy.We used to hear a lot of the Dutch mentality. When the alumni organized a dinner talk program on Dutch Management Style, the tables were fully booked within a few days. People were interested in the topic.One of their characters is being very straight forward!Dutch-Thai relations in terms of trading started long time ago. At present, there are many Dutch-....


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Monday , June 8 , 2009
One Sunday in the Summertime
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I like walking in the park.But compared to the backyard orchard, it is not the same.The park, I can only admire beautiful flowers, hugh green trees, greenery grass and the vast space with the clear blue sky.The backyard garden, I can pick the beautiful bunches of orchid, mali, champi, mango, rose apple, banana... and watch the buds, the blooming petals and the colors combination of nature around th....


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Wednesday , June 3 , 2009
window display at GUM
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Do you love window shopping?I don't. When I lived in a town with classy and nicely designed department stores, I just loved walking around to enjoy window display more than window shopping.  It's different, in my opinion.I didn't predict that my future would be connected with all sorts of the art to inspire, to push, to create impulse for buying through the window display. Advertising through pictu....


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Tuesday , June 2 , 2009
Namprikpaoh
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Namprikpaoh - Shrimp chilli paste.I don’t know how difficult to cook it until I am bored with the market stuff.My Mom does the best Namprikpaoh in the world. During my first trip to holland I was asked to bring the market stuff to some friends in the Hague, but I also brought some for myself. Namprikpaoh of my own was totally homemade by my Mom. And the taste was too familiar at that time for me to....


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Monday , June 1 , 2009
Moscow : The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
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Kram in russian means temple.On a clear morning in springtime, our group led by Khun Joy went to see the golden dome by  Moscow river. In full term, this temple is called The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.Although the original one was demolished by Stalin , it was rebuilt again in 199o's. Outside, it looks great. Inside at the right angle under the central dome, I raised my chin to the paintings ....


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Friday , May 29 , 2009
Soda and Joy
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I just started drinking soda a few weeks before coming to Moscow. They say, drinking it helps releasing the air in your body and also detoxifying, which I think is partly effective for my body.Soda can be a pet name and a nickname for the Thai people.When a friend was named " Soda" like Mu soda or Tuii soda, it means that girl or guy is hot-tempered, and boiled at the highest degree alm....


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Monday , May 25 , 2009
Moscow in Spring
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Now it's 5:07 am in Moscow. My eyes are already open because this is my usual time to work in Thailand - 8.08 am'..I arrived in Moscow yesterday evening. It did not take long for the Mother Nature to change the gloomy, dim city into a new one. Hotel costs are rising with the occupancies and the weather is quite nice.No wonder that the brown forest along the roadside from airport to downtown turne....


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Monday , May 18 , 2009
Cooling and heating..
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Mangosteen is one of my favorite fruits. I can eat one or two kilo at a time.I was not a durian lover. .. not until I  got involved in presenting Thailand at our solo show in many countries  for the Department of Export Promotion especially in fruit promotion that I began to realize the richness of my home country in producing beautiful fruits.In Myanmar, I saw the yangon people including monks, lo....


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Thursday , May 14 , 2009
My Mom, and My Gaeng Som
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Gaeng means soup or curry.And Som means orange. (In this case Som comes from Som Makham, meaning dried tamarind used specially for cuisine.)Not quite a beautiful sound perhaps, but beautiful taste, if you like Thai soup.Some of my friends from abroad looked at Gaeng Som and hesitated to try it. Once they tried, they asked and re-asked. Because the soup is so refreshing, a little bit sour, good with v....


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Tuesday , May 5 , 2009
The Hermitage
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One day at St. Petersburg, I felt quite happy in the morning to be free from appointment half day. So I told the interpreter to be our guide for the Hermitage which was not far from the small hotel we were staying.It didn't take long for a digestion after breakfast to walk from our place to Nevskiy, the avenue that centralised downtown of the city.The girls and Imm, our guide who came direct from R....


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Friday , May 1 , 2009
Marrying Need Luck, ...?
Posted by dryshrimp , Reader : 1083 , 19:51:30  
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"When I fall in love, it would be forever..."I was thinking of the song sung by Nat King Cole and many other great voices.While I was in St. Petersburg, one refreshing moment that turned the world in pink in a wet, gloomy day happened when I passed the bronze horseman statue ..Newlyweds, one after another, queueing for posing for the photo taken right under the bronze horseman which is me....


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Tuesday , April 28 , 2009
Go Ahead, Time for Shopping, Girls
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Marketing survey, that's what we call!First thing to do to  familiarize with the local was to buy a sim card. Otherwise calling the export promotion boss and his staff everyday would cost a lot from Thailand to Moscow and they charged double ways. There the service provided is always pre-paid type of service."In russia, there is no post-paid mobile service. No one trust no one."Ah-ha. Tha....


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Friday , April 24 , 2009
Poon..poonnn...- Choo choo
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As Thai, whenever I travel, I miss Thai food just like other people. But ones who enjoy hot and spicy food found it extremely frustrating to have western food all the trip especially when we got stuck inside while the weather outside was chilly, snowy and rainy, all in one as package. They ended the day having dinner in the hotel and returned to the room boiling mama cup noodle!Of course, Russia is n....


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