Author: Doug Nienhuis

Friday, October 1st, 20216:45 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand. Just now, I woke up from a dream that I remember quite clearly. In this dream, I was sitting in a large restaurant booth with two YouTuber reactors sitting across from me, the brothers Greg and Jaby. They each have…

Thursday, September 30, 20215:10 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand Funnily enough, when I woke up, I found myself thinking about this new camera, and I started mentally framing a Learning Curve video about the camera’s various control buttons: “Welcome to the Learning Curve. I’m Doug, this is my planet,…

Wednesday, September 29, 20214:30 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I had an interesting day yesterday. The main part of the day started with a trip to the Lucky Tea Garden for breakfast. It’s open again. I love that place. I had a big Burmese-style breakfast: chickpeas with onions; roti;…

Monday, September 27, 20216:30 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I continued to learn about my new camera, the DJI Pocket 2. While I was doing that, I came up with an idea or concept for my YouTube technology channel, assuming I find or create the time to make it….

Sunday, September 26, 20217:15 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I have a funny story from the other day. After a morning walk around Mae Sot, I got back to my guest house, changed into my usual comfortable shorts, made a cup of coffee, sat down on the bed and…

Thursday, September 236:15 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I got some sad news yesterday. I don’t know this guy personally, but there is a Canadian cyclist/YouTuber that I’ve been following for years. He’s a well known figure in the cycling community and on social media. His name is Iohan…

Wednesday September 22, 20217:08 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand Yesterday was another lost day, I’m afraid. I had big plans, but I was so tired that I didn’t accomplish much. I think the excitement of getting the vaccine was so great that my brain simply wouldn’t shut off at…

Tuesday, September 21, 20217:00 a.m. Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand In a twist, I actually have a story to tell from yesterday. Something actually happened. And the happy result is that my body is currently swimming in Pfizer vaccine and busy preparing its defences for if and when the real…

Thursday, September 16, 202110:20 a.m. BK Coffee & BeerMae Sot, Thailand Well, this is kind of exciting. I’m sitting inside one of my favourite coffee shops instead of inside my guest house room. I don’t know when BK restarted dine-in service, but it is open now. I’m here partially because…

Monday, September 13, 20217:10 a.m Green Guest HouseMae Sot, Thailand I have to say that I’ve been disappointed in the month of September so far. The weather was supposed to improve. I was supposed to be on my scooter in Sukhothai. But it appears that a couple of typhoons have…