Monday, September 28, 2009

75/365, Creepy Mannequins



Fact: Thailand has really creepy mannequins.

You can't tell so much in this picture but they are seriously creepy. First of all, they have crazy expressions on their faces that often include bright red clown mouths. Second, their hair is often rainbow colored. Thirdly, they are often missing important limbs. Overall, they creep me out.

This is my friend, Denee who was a great sport when I asked her to model next to the mannequins when we at the mall recently.

On a side note, I've known Denee for a couple years but just recently we started hanging out more and I am so blessed by her!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

74/365, Max and BJ

I got this stuffed dog a few years ago from my friends Beth and Jenny. I recently brought it out and discovered that Max loves BJ! He plays with him, sleeps with him and drags him around the house. It is cute especially because they kinda look alike. :)

73/365, Aon and the Purple Flower


I went to lunch with Aon and Ya and while we were waiting for our food, Aon asked if she could borrow my camera. She came back with a beautiful picture of an open flower in a pond. I ran over to see it and in the couple minutes since Aon had been there, the flower closed. I was bummed but it was still pretty so I took a photo.

On a side note, the place where we were eating has the best fish! Fish is my favorite food and I could eat there every day!!

72/365


Because of my strange work schedule, I rarely run into bad traffic here in Chiang Mai. However, the other day I was sitting in stopped traffic and browsing through the photos on my camera to keep myself occupied. I decided to take this photo of the driver's view of Suzy and liked the way the lighting made it turn out. By the way, Suzy is the name of my truck, due to the fact that she is a Suzuki.

On a somewhat related topic, I've been going crazy watching movies from the US lately. I've gotten so accustomed to driving on the left and every time I watch a movie, I think that they are on the wrong side of the road. It just seems wrong. My current stretch is the longest stretch that I've been in Thailand without returning to the states. I hope that I can make it back for Christmas so that my brain can readjust...

71/365


After a busy day of making and delivering food with Aon and Ya for Soaring Cafe, I took this photo of plates that had just been washed. Not too exciting but I was drawn to the colors. :)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

70/365, The Seatbelt Purse and My Love for Hilary


This is a close-up of my bright red seatbelt purse. The purse used to belong to Hilary and I used stare at it longingly whenever she carried it around. Then to my surprise, a couple years ago she passed it on to me. It is, by far, my favorite! The fact that it is super cute is not the only reason I love it though. I love that it reminds me of HIlary and how wonderful she is. Hilary is the kind of person who would give you the clothes off her back if you needed them. She is also one of the smartest and funniest people I have ever met, I honestly couldn't love her more! The following is a short version on my favorite Hilary story.

One day about five years ago I was at the beach with a bunch of friends. If you have ever been to a San Diego beach in the middle of summer, you know that there are literally thousands of people there. We were all hanging out on the little bit of sand that we managed to get for ourselves and Hil and I decided that we wanted to go swimming. We were walking down to the water when we decided to run the rest of the way and jump into the water. (Hilary brings out the kid in me.) Unfortunately I didn't see the large mass of seaweed in my path and I tripped over it while running.

I don't fall gracefully. Ever. And the sight of me falling in a swimsuit is probably very scary.

This was not just your regular trip, this was a full on body smack on the sand. It happened so fast that I didn't even have time to throw my hands out and break my fall. I remember laying there face down and thinking that at least 200 people just saw me fall. I rolled over just in time to Hilary running towards me, shouting "ahhhhh" as she fell down beside me. Her fall was obviously fake and she turned and smiled at me really big and said something about how maybe everyone would think my fall was fake also. Then she grabbed my hand and dragged me into the ocean.

Hilary is the kind of friend who is willing to completely embarrass herself in order to save others from humiliation. I love her!

We were in the water for almost an hour and upon getting out, I realized that the sand has taken almost all the skin off the front of my right leg. It was still bleeding pretty badly. At that point, Andy J through some seaweed at me and told me that I could have gotten us all eaten by a shark because I was bleeding in the water. The next day at work everyone asked what happened to my leg (it was pretty gross) and Andy told this great story about how I saved a child's life and got scraped up in the process. But I couldn't let myself be the hero so I told everyone what really happened and made Hilary the hero of the story, a place she rightfully earned.

Hil, this is one of many many stories of my love for you. You are still my hero!

Not Another Photo...

I realize that I've been posting a lot of pictures on my blog and some of you may be getting bored with them. I've started this project that has me taking a picture every day for a year and posting it. It is sometimes hard but I am loving it and it is totally stretching my imagination and photographic skills. To keep you guys interested, I've decided to start writing a little about the circumstances surrounding each photo. Maybe this will still keep you interested in my life and I get to keep posting photos! On a somewhat selfish level, I'm also thinking that is will be fun for me to look back over the year at the end and be reminded of my thoughts on each photo. So, please keep coming back and please keep commenting. Those comments keep me going!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Kitung Tam Mak!

I miss Tam mak mak loy ka. Just thought you all should know...