Monday, October 11th, 20213:45 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I don’t imagine I will be up and awake for long, but here I am enjoying an early cup of coffee. We will see how long my eyes let me keep them open to stare at this computer screen. The…
Author: Doug Nienhuis
Life at the Soho and Planning the Ride to Mae Sot
Sunday, October 10th, 20214:45 a.m. Room 309, SOHO Boutique HotelTak City, Thailand My time in Tak is coming to an end. I’m sad about that. I’m particularly sad about leaving this room at the SOHO. I’ve settled in quite nicely, and that is why I am, once again awake so…
Ride to Tak and the Soho Boutique Hotel
Saturday, October 9, 20215:40 a.m. Room 309, SOHO Boutique HotelTak City, Thailand I had a great day yesterday, though not precisely the day I expected. After some confusion and effort, I did manage to locate both the Petrified Wood Forest Park and the Flinstones-themed coffee shop. But both were closed….
A Bug Hits My Head – Petrified Forest Thoughts – Meeting Brett
Friday, October 8, 20213:00 a.m. Unknown HotelSam Ngao, Thailand I’m awake at three a.m. because I just happened to wake up at two-thirty. But now, the lights are on, I’m drinking coffee, and the MacBook is powered up because a large bug fell on my head. When I woke up…
From Mae Sot to Sam Ngao – A good day on the scooter
Thursday, October 7, 202110 a.m. Unknown HotelSam Ngao, Thailand As evidenced from the byline, I did manage to get on the scooter and leave Mae Sot. And from the time, it’s a good guess that the day was challenging, and I had to force myself to stay in bed longer…
Changing Plans – Going to Sam Ngao and Tak City
Wednesday, October 6, 20212:45 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand Do I have any business being awake at 2:45? I’m not sure. I guess I will find out. I slept quite solidly from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m., which is a solid chunk of four hours of quality sleep. That’s…
Recording Journal Videos
Tuesday October 5, 20217:00 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand My Sukhothai dream is fading again. I got so involved in my Learning Curve videos (and one other project) that I ended up far too tired to hit the road. Then it started raining again. So, I’m still here. But…
Learning Curve
Monday, October 4, 20214:23 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand Starting up the Learning Curve YouTube channel has had a much larger impact on my life than I expected. I enjoy thinking about and making those videos. Unfortunately, as with most of my YouTube or video-related endeavors of the last…
Micro SD Card – Greatest Search in History
Sunday October 3, 20212:45 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I stopped writing yesterday morning with the goal for the day of NOT getting distracted. Well, I failed. I don’t think I have ever been as distracted in my life as I was yesterday, Here’s the crazy tale: This tale…
Testing Mics in Quiet and Noisy Environments
Saturday, October 2, 20214:30 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand My most important task from yesterday was to get my visa stamp at the immigration office. That errand went smoothly. I rode my scooter there, of course. The office is six or seven kilometers away. I remember that in my…