Keeping in touch across the miles
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a warning: manage your online profile
I’ve had a story brewing for some time about one’s online identity. Apparently, Yahoo’s already beaten me to the punch – and I thought I was going to be quite original. It’s not going to stop me from saying my piece though; my story’s a little bit more personal. For quite some time – I…
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melissa munroe photography
This weekend I had a photo shoot with Melissa Munroe, one of my clients in Toronto. I have been doing ongoing updates on her website since January, posting her photography and directing work among other things. As part of the redesign for my own site I decided to include a photograph of myself, and so…
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Bodies, boats and puppets
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…
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Loy Nava Dinner Cruise
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…
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Cambodia – Angkor Wat
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…
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Time Flies When You Have Too Much To Do
Been a while… this is because I’m so busy! Toronto is such an invigorating city that, if you let yourself, you can get completely engrossed within. I’ve started going to Toronto Public Space Committee meetings to help prettify the urban landscape. There are a number of projects I’m trying to get in on – not…
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Trip to the UK
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…
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flamenco lessons: Ritmo Flamenco
Considering I’ve never attended before, the Toronto International Film Festival had quite the impact on me this year. The second of the two I saw, The District, had me in instant awe of its unique and creative animation style, even through the shock of its content. The impact of the first of the two, however,…
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Final Christmas stories from Thailand
I know it is boring reading about something that is long gone but this is for my reflection as well as others and I want to remember what I did in the short while I hung out in “The Land of Smiles”.December was a busy month as can be expected and I was lucky enough…
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February blahs
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,…
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