Asia was a good winter



Hello there. Well, as sunsets on my winter in Asia,  two weeks and the winter holiday will be done.  Four months in Asia was a good winter. I learned a lot about the cultures, I met some old friends from last year and made some new ones this year, and tired of some trends and discovered some new trends, and saw some new cities and countries and still love Thailand the best.

Most friends have gone but a few remain. Seattle John only stayed a few weeks, Winnipeg Dennis left last month, English Clive left last week, and Toronto Gerry flew to Australia with family yesterday (great to meet his daughter, Danny, a fellow people watcher), but Seattle Sam is still here and Toronto Joe (although he has been absent in the café for a week now). There were local friendships as well, for the most part, like Pook at the beach, my favourite dentist in the world and his staff, the condo lady Aire,  Mama at the café and Gift at the massage parlour and  a few others but, hey, this is Thailand and they shall remain unheralded. Except for a picture or two..

I  have to be home in Ahmerstburg for April 05, so the train home, from Vancouver, will be hasty, with a quick stay in Coquitlam to lunch with friends and Winnipeg to see family. I promised Kevin and family to spend summer in Boston with some pre-existing conditions but, I talked to baby Karina today and she wants to go to the park for ice cream and shell collecting at the ocean, those conditions will be redundant, I am sure.

Ill be in touch.

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