Author: Tina

Phyllis Bassett (nee Habberjam)Born 23 May 1936Died 23 May 20063 score years and ten ——–We Love you——–

May came and went in a bit of a blur, it was so busy. There were3 long weekends (1st, 5th and 12th, and then we had a week of holidays for my birthday and our wedding anniversary from the 20th-28th.We went to:Sukhothai on the w/e of the 5th – this being the oldest capital of…

April and May have lots of public holidays here in Thailand:April 6, 13, 14 & 19May 1, 5 & 12.Absolutely Fabulous.In April we went back to the UK for 2 weeks, from 9 – 22, for the Easter period. We spent most of this 2 weeks with Trish’s parents, and one night over in Yorkshire…

In keeping with the mad dash towards completion here we spent another busy Saturday out doing the sort of things we “must do” before we leave.We went first to a Hospital on the Chao Phraya river bank where there are a number of medical type museums. This was the first real hospital in Bangkok, back…

Saturday night spent on an old style Rice barge on the Chao Praya – what a perfect evening.Watched over by a solicitous host, attended by a conscientious crew of male Waiters and female Musician/Dancers, and with good Thai food, this is a perfect way to spend an evening in Bangkok.The “Rice Barge” is a wonderful…

Kampuchea – our next stop in our Asian exploration, and Angkor Wat; reputedly now to be right up there in the “Wonders of the World” (understandably so to us since our visit). This was a whirlwind tour with only 3 days to see so much, but absolutely fabulous, even if exhausting.The picture is Angkor Wat…

Well, just had a trip to the UK for 2 days of meetings in Reading. I was REALLY looking forward to seeing the house, after 14 months away; and of course it was also a chance to break the February Blahs. Here’s a pic of the garden – just a memory.In the end I got…

Having just been through Chinese New Year (Kong Hee Fatt Choy, y’all) and seen the weather start to warm up (starting from 23/75 degrees) here we are in February already. Everone is saying summer is starting!It’s now been 2 weekends since out last visitor (Sally-Anne, my cousin) left, and although Trish remains very busy (actually,…

We got dressed up for the Company new year’s bash, this year.The theme of my group was Thai traditional (obviously).How do you like it?

Shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve.Looks like we had a good time, eh?This was taken at the NYE bash we went to in the ballroom of the hotel we stayed in, in Chiang Rai – the capital of the northern most province here in Thailand. We stayed up there for 6 days. It was…