Tag: Summer 2012
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Summer 2012: Phuket, Thailand (Kata/Karon) – 10 days left…
Time is flying by ever so quickly and quite sadly…. The good news is that I submitted the first chapter of my dissertation a day ahead of schedule. It was probably the longest academic piece of writing I have ever done and to think that it’s only part of the entire project at 47 pages…
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Summer 2012: Phuket, Thailand – 18 days…
Well, I’m on 21 pages out of the goal of 35 and just another 7 days left to go. If I maintain my 2 pages a day pattern, it should be no problem. Although I should probably do a bit more each day so that I can have some more flexibility, but we’ll see. For…
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Summer 2012: Phuket, Thailand – 20 days…
OMG! 20 days left…????? 😀 I know I’m spoiled…It’s not like I’ve already been off for 20+ days, but still we’re almost down to the teens and that makes me sad…. As I start to contemplate a teeeeeennnny tiiiiiny bit about work, I have to really create some clear goals about my focus this next…
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Summer 2012: Phuket, Thailand – 24 more days….
I’ve been a bit busy with data analysis work rather than pleasure writing the past couple of days. We have been getting out to the beach for a swim in the waves. Aside from today, the weather has been beautiful; therefore, so has the water! The good news is that the bandages I have are…
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Summer 2012: Phuket, Thailand (Karon/Kata)
We’re back in Phuket and relieved after our trip to Hong Kong. It’s been a long time since we’ve been around fast-paced and pushy people. Plus, we happened to stay in Little India/Pakistan land, which just reminded us of what we don’t like in Abu Dhabi, so that was rather unfortunate. Therefore, we’re more than…
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Summer 2012: Hong Kong
After our fun in Macau, we realized that the weather probably wasn’t going to get much better for us and my leg wasn’t going to miraculously be great for wandering the city on our own. So, we decided to book the Big Bus Tour – Premium – since they were offering discounted prices and it…
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Summer 2012: Hong Kong – Afternoon Trip to Macau
Leg update: It’s healing and I’m walking almost normally, but it will still be a bit longer before it’s totally back to normal…. After spending the majority of two days in the hotel room, and realizing that we are going to have to get out despite Typhoon Vicente plowing through and my leg being what…
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Summer 2012: Hong Kong – Day 1 Night 2
Well… I’d like to post some pics, but I literally haven’t left the hotel room since we arrived – over 24 hours now, I think. I’m beyond cabin fever stage and into the acceptance that I could probably survive in a jail cell if I had to and didn’t have to worry about surviving the…
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Summer 2012: Hong Kong – Night 1
We’ve arrived safely in Hong Kong. Phuket Airport is nice and small, so it’s very easy to get through immigration and all that fun stuff. Our flight on Thai Air Asia was smooth and easy. We usually pay for the seats with more legroom since R is a big man and needs the space. Luckily,…
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Summer 2012: Phuket, Thailand – one more day to Hong Kong!
Seriously, cabin fever is setting in. I’m sick of the hotel bed. I want to jump in the swimming pool, go for a walk without pain or limping…. It has only been five days since the accident, but I would like for the healing process to be a little faster, please! Here’s the story of…
