Another tsunami alert lifted
This was from an earthquake yesterday in Indonesia again whose tremors could be felt in Phuket (our neighboring province) and Bangkok. Makes you wonder...so many earthquakes, it just feels like a matter of time.
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Beautiful Bug
DSC00414 , originally uploaded by christy.carruthers . Another gorgeous Thai bug/beetle we haven't identified yet.
Crash! Bang! Screeeeech!!!
Here in Thailand, whenever you hear that sound you are supposed to run outside and see if your help is needed. Heaven help you if you "mind your own business." Yesterday we heard it so we ran outside to see if our help was needed. I saw: a man lying prone and unmoving on the road, motorcycle parts scattered all over the place, blood trickling from his bare foot. Flip-flops nearby, a bag of food by some shattered light parts. I did: Yelled for Kennedy's help (my usual when I'm trouble) grabbed the garbage can to put a warning in the road so the man wouldn't get run over, and went to see how bad he was. Kennedy did: Called Tanom to come and help. Tanom did: Drove over to help. But someone must have called the police and the police called an ambulance, and for the first time, I saw a really speedy and well-orchestrated road-rescue in Thailand. I was really impressed! Good job, Southern Thailand! (In Eastern Thailand we were the medics and our truck was the ambul...
Tsunami Alert Lifted
(To see article, click on title above.) We got a phone call Wedsneday afternoon while Kennedy & Dean's interns were out picking up Dean & doing errand in Phuket. There had been a 7.8 earthquake in Sumatra and the sirens were going off at some of the beachtown areas. Our co-worker Tanom called us and wanted to come get us with the center's truck to take us to the hills. After a bit the word came all was clear. Everyone is afraid it is going to happen again, and these frequent earthquakes do little to allay their fears!
They Came, Ate Bizarre Food, And Left
It was an all day event, actually. The film crew, one of the producers, and Andrew Zimmern came at 9a.m. and left at around 6p.m. after English class was done. They wanted to get some film of what we do here at Dean's center helping the local community. They DID pay for the cost of everything and the loss of pay that our Thai partners incurred by helping them with their show that day, so I was really relieved about that. They threw in some extra money, too, so I was happy for Tanom, Khrua, Chan, Rat, Ning, & everyone else that participated. I saw the crew on my way out to the airport to spend the week in Chiang Mai to get the kids tested for the year. I think the film crew got lots of shots of Dean's interns Kory & Trevor, so they'll get to be on t.v. I'm sure that made them happy! I have no idea when we'll get to see it on t.v. so hopefully friends and relatives will see it & tape it off the t.v. for us.
Bizarre Foods Here Today...Filming
Andrew Zimmern, the guy that eats the strange foods all over the world is here today with his staff/camera men. Tanom and the other men were busy all Saturday finding lizards and other delicacies to dine on. They have already done some filming of Tanom showing how to catch a lizard out of a tree. Now they are at the blown-out resort near here.
Poppy & the Gibbon
Poppy & the Monkey Originally uploaded by oceanicthai Dean's interns Kory & Trevor borrowed this beautiful gibbon for the day.
Bubblebath Treat!
Bubblebath Treat! Originally uploaded by oceanicthai We don't have a bathtub at our house so this was extra-fun!
