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where: lobby of Sofitel Centara Hotel Huahin, Thailand

when: October 2007

where: outside the loo of Satchmo Bar, Sofitel Centara Hotel

I used to work in this place and Satchmo Bar and the singer have been a great part of my life..for several years.

Wonderful World (covered by Michael Buble)

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than I’ll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

Have a Wonderful Weekend, Everyone!

Blue Crab

same crab

I found him while walking along the beach in HuaHin, Thailand. We were in Thailand last October for a total of 2 weeks, which 10 days were spent in HuaHin.

HuaHin is located 193 kilometers from Bangkok, to the south. Where I have worked and lived for few years in 90’s.

Though there are the most popular tourists destination in Thailand such as Phuket, Koh Samui, Pattaya, or ChangMai, HuaHin has been , always been, the favorite vacation destination of my husband and I. It isn’t as busy (packed with tourists) as the other popular cities, which is why we love to come back there each chance that we get.

I have grown attached to the beach in HuaHin where hundreds of afternoon were spent enjoying the water, the scenery, catching crabs ( yes, my favorite past time!) and gathering mussels from the big rocks, which later on we’d cook. Ah nothing beats fresh seafoods.

If you haven’t been to this part of Thailand, check it out next time…you might like it too!

I saw this beautiful flower in the garden of The Grand Palace in Bangkok Thailand. The second I saw it, I fell in love with it but due to the fact that the Grand Palace was already the 4th tourist spot we hit that day and I was becoming pretty tired, I forgot to ask our tour guide about this flower. I really really want to find out where I can get hold of this flower, probably to take to Holland and breed for our garden.

I tell you it’s unbelievably B E A U T I F U L and unique!

To make my search a bit interesting, for that someone who could give me the correct information and possibly an online link about this flower, I will send you one of these smilies I bought in Thailand (just click the thumbnail for a bigger image), just choose the one you fancy

it’s made of wood.

Thanks,

Thess

NOTE: I am also holding this search on my other blog so this is a first correct info- first served basis.

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ADDED NOTE: someone has already identified the flower for me, it’s a flower from Cannon-Ball tree …Sofie was really fast!

I have seen and visited numerous temples now that I lost count of their names and even where I photographed them, But I particularly like this female buddha ( I was told by our tour guide) because of the flower the statue was holding and it also has a friendly smiling face.

I wish I could remember them all…but maybe, just maybe I might…once back in The Netherlands I could organize my notes.