OceanicThai

In Our Yard Originally uploaded by oceanicthai

"Flying" Golden Tree Snake Originally uploaded by oceanicthai Delicate, beautifully patterned and colored.

golden tree snake Originally uploaded by oceanicthai Here's a snake we welcome to our home! This is the beautiful non-venomous "Golden Tree Snake" and it is eating a gecko. It hung up there for a very long time and we think the gecko was so heavy it was having a hard time hauling it up.

Whoever took her decided to bring her back, so Ginger is home with us again, and we are so happy!

Sweet Poppy & Ginger Originally uploaded by oceanicthai Ginger, our beloved teacup poodle, shown here a few months ago, was stolen yesterday. We were warned this might happen, because she is so unusual and beautiful, and we tried to keep her safe, but yesterday she slipped out the gate while Kennedy was leaving. The neighbors saw her for a bit, but they couldn't tell us what happened to her. We are heartbroken. She was so friendly. She is full-grown in this picture.

You know you've been in Thailand awhile when: You are always served fish with the head on and your friend asks for the eyeball. Your son isn't sure how to shake hands. Snakes, centipedes, scorpions, giant spiders & leeches are part of your everyday life. Your kids haven't had Kraft Mac-N-Cheese for 2 years. You spray mosquito repellent on every evening at dusk, and stay inside the house. Toads live in your shoes and in your kitchen. Walls are covered in geckos, flat surfaces are covered with gecko poop. You pick up a tiny branch in your bathroom and it turns into a bug. Everything is covered with a weird greasy grime. Shoes disintegrate within a year or so. Everyone is smiling at a funeral, including you.

Here's the long waited moment when we finally get to see the show they did on our team at the center next door about the wild foods they hunt down and cook up. (Too bad they missed the python last month.) T.V. Schedule "Sep. 09 10:00PM ET (60 minutes) Remind Me Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern Phuket, Thailand TV-PG Join Andrew in Phuket, a tropical paradise and a favorite of travelers from around the world. He'll venture beyond the stunning beaches to discover the Thais who live in this part of the country embrace life on all levels and feast on all things. http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-schedules/series.html?seriesId=31753&start=40 It will also run: Sep 9 11 p.m. ET Sep 10 2 a.m. ET Sep 10 9 p.m. ET Sep 11 1 a.m. ET Sep 11 7 p.m. ET Sep 15 9 p.m. ET Sep 16 1 a.m. ET"