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Gone fishin’
Finally had some time (and inclination) Saturday afternoon after getting off work to head to the sea to try some fishing. Hidayet drove me to Harbor Bay where the ferry comes in. It was a warm, breezy...
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Fish BBQ next door
Recently, I was surprised at lunch when I found a small crowd of locals (my neighbors and some of their friends) outside my apartment preparing a makeshift barbeque. One of them had procured a mess of...
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Fishing Indonesian style .. and a wedding
Since my arrival in Batam in January, I’ve been trying to put a fishing trip together. Having been an almost every day angler in the U.S., and battling such large fish as shark, kingfish, tarpon,...
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Penang Day 2 – Putrie’s birthday
Our first morning in Penang was spent sleeping late, after a tiring day in travel. I awoke just in time to go downstairs to prepare two plates of breakfast from the buffet to bring back to the room –...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
OK, I need to get off the work discussion for awhile and return to the purpose of this blog – to help people understand how to adjust and make your way in a new country, as a resident, not a … Continue...
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A solo tour of Nevis
Woke up Sunday morning early, made some coffee, packed up a Danish and headed for town to try fishing at Gallows Bay Beach, next to the ferry terminal. Didn’t bother, as it is shallow and protected...
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The “Observer” car
Here you have my car. It’s really a community car for editorial that I can take home after work. It is ready to fall apart. But I realized tonight that it is known in the community. I tried fishing...
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Random thoughts – Nevis edition 1
This morning, before I went to work at 7 a.m., my neighbor, not sure if it was Janice or Huggins, shouted out from her back door, “Good morning,” and then, “Do you like mangos?” Now, I’m not really a...
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A cooking day on Saturday
Cooking day. Decided the T-bones I bought last week were too tough to eat (after trying to eat one and throwing most of it away), so I made beef stew with the last two today. At the same time, it was …...
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An almost fishing trip
Spent the day on the computer researching Indonesian residency options and applying for freelance writing jobs, and then just watched a ballgame, basically. Hadn’t done that in quite awhile. Planned to...
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Harbour Bay waterfront update
While I was at Harbour Bay waiting for the party to start where I was doing the photography (see previous post – An Indonesian-style party), I walked along the boardwalk to see what was going on. It...
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Images and short stories for Day 2
A very successful day will end with my moving into my 1-bedroom apartment on Soi (street) 41 a block from the beach. My lady lady will be picking me up. My day started at 6 am. Couldn’t sleep so went...
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A fishy story
Yesterday I posted a quickie on Facebook about my first Thai fishing venture and thought I’d expand on it a little with a funny story. And BTW, I’m really enjoying being able to write about my boring...
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If you don’t fish, this post won’t interest you
My bestest of friends know that I’m an avid angler. I prefer salt water because of the mystery and size differentials compared to freshwater, but either will do. So when I left the great Gulf Coast...
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Fishing, shopping and playtime
I’m still trying the fishing thing, and maybe I’m gaining on the knowledge part but I’m sure not gaining on the catching part. And BTW, really appreciate the jokes about my continued losing streak. But...
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Comings and goings
Once again, I’ve gone wandering around without my camera. It’s Saturday night and thought I’d walk to the highway for a sit-down dinner. After last night’s visit to the bar district to play some pool,...
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Improvising and fishing update
Living in a country like Thailand, or Indonesia, is often about improvising, or adapting. Take for instance a simple task such as making spaghetti. I have at my disposal an electric wok and now an...
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Making friends
Some people might prefer to make friends in foreign lands with people from their own countries, or similar cultures. Myself, I want to make friends with the locals, including when it comes to fishing....
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Google sucks for Hua Hin
I have now used Google maps for 4-5 searches to see where I needed to go for meetings. They have all been wrong. More on that later. It was a long day made more difficult by the fact I couldn’t sleep...
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Brightness on a murky day
My days in Hua Hin are pretty ordinary, mundane. I wake up late, have some coffee while I scan my Internet connections, before working on my daily news feed. Then maybe the end of the day on the beach...
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