Middle Of Nowhere

I've changed jobs recently, but thought I would share a short video of the road leading to one of my old customers.  They were good people and had a decent business.  As you can see, they didn't waste any money on overheads.

Pork Belly Noodles

My and Nuch's new favorite Japanese noodle shop.

Burns Night

Robert Burns is the National Poet of Scotland.  He was also a lush and a womanizer, so every year Scots at home and around the world get together for a Burns' Night.  Along with lots of alcohol, the host of the party reads Robert Burns poems which include Auld Lang Syne and lines such as

The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
Gang aft agley.
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

 But to see her was to love her,
Love but her, and love forever.
Had we never lou'd sae kindly,
Had we never lou'd sae blindly,
Never met - or never parted -
We had ne'er been broken hearted

The highlight was the Haggis.  Haggis is made from whatever is left of a sheep after you sell the good parts.  It was awesome.  I had several plates.  My only complaint is that the taste lingered for days.

With my buddy John, and the Scot who invited us, Stuart.

An ice sculpture of Mr Burns.

and of course, no Scottish event is complete without some bagpipes.  They played this towards the end, when they wanted people to start making their way home.

To Do List

Nara, Carl's 2 year old daughter is busy.

Bad Signal

I had to laugh at my boss.  We were visiting a customer whose factory is in the middle of nowhere Malaysia and is notorious for poor phone signals.  He's one of those people that get antsy and irritated if they're not constantly connected to the rest of the world.  Here he is, standing in a light drizzle, trying to find the hot spot.

New Year BBQ

 Over the New Year Holidays I had a BBQ at my house.  Here's Nuch helping me get ready.

Chillin'

Christmas Spirit 2014

Christmas quietly comes and goes in Thailand.  New Years is the big holiday, but we try to get into the Christmas spirit.  We have a two foot, fake try that is per-assembled with ornaments already attached.  It takes about 30 seconds to set it up.  This year, my mom sent some Christmas lanterns.  They took about a  minute to set up and even less for Tipper to take down.

Happy 2015