PostsCommentskaminchan in #hive-150329 • 24 days agoMarket Friday: meeting old friends at a very nice coffee shop.I had forgotten that I promised my friends that I would write about our meeting at the coffee shop. Somehow we went our separate ways during the long lockdown and it’s time we…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 2 months agoMarket Friday: visiting Chinatown to sell my silver. This year I have been lagging behind my usual schedule. I still hadn’t the time to revamp the Feng Shui cures in my place. Luckily I still have a week to get this done…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 2 months agoCycling to visit old friends (elderly villagers) at their nephew’s noodle shop. The day was bright and sunny so I decided to cycle towards the village to visit some elderly villagers whom I hadn’t seen for a few weeks. These were the people whom I met when…kaminchan in #hive-155530 • 2 months agoWednesday Walk: walking around the garden of an old restaurant.This week my old friends invited me our to lunch as a new year greeting. The restaurant situated in the house and garden of an old family whose ancestors were in the palace and…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 4 months agoBeautiful Sunday: getting a bus to Chinatown to buy a new Chinese calendar. I was looking at my wall calendar to plan for some train tickets in December and January. Then, I realised that it’s almost the end of the year. There’s only two pages left on…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 5 months agoMarket Friday: bringing my dead electric kettle to Verasu.I had been wondering how long the old electric kettle could go on working after years in my service. I bought it almost ten years ago at Verasu, an old shop started in…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 8 months agoBeautify Sunday: we have lots of bamboo shoots in rainy season. My gardener has been very busy harvesting bamboo shoots for the local market in rainy season. The bamboo grove was located at the other side of the land where it was rather…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 9 months agoMarket Friday: weekend streetfood market at New Road in Bangkok.I had to do some shopping at the Robinson mall in New Road in the afternoon. The sky was clear and there was no sign of rain. These days I had to check the weather forecast…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 9 months agoMarket Friday: lunch with old friends at a restaurant in very nice surroundings.During the long log down, we stopped meeting up with old friends and all communications seemed to stop during the fearful o of period. At first, I was amused by the strange…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • 9 months agoMarket Friday: meeting old friends at a very nice coffee shop.I used to have a few old senior friends who ‘adopted’ me as a junior member of their high society group of friends. We didn’t have the chance to meet up during the last few…kaminchan in #hive-155530 • 10 months agoWednesday Walk: walking in the evening by the river and night bazaar in Bangkok.Recently I have been feeling strange new energy which led to changes and turbulence in my inner feelings. This new energy has been very strong and subtle as it took me days of…kaminchan in #hive-177682 • 11 months agoMarket Friday: buying snacks at the railway station.I was very lucky the other day, I caught the lady with baskets full of snacks, sweets and food at the railway station. I did meet her once before last month by chance. She just…kaminchan in #hive-177682 • last yearMarket Friday: visiting a local market to buy some Thai sweets.I told myself to be productive and stop procrastinating so that I could reward myself with some Thai sweets later on. So, I got on with all the house work and got several things…kaminchan in #hive-155530 • last yearWednesday Walk: bus trip to Guan Yin shrine in Chinatown.During the Chinese New Year, the Guan Yin shrine in Chinatown was packed with crowds for several weeks. Chinese people and the Thai-Chinese descendants went to pay respect to…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • last yearMarket Friday: I went to have Thai sweets at the Old Siam Mall for the third time!I didn’t intend to visit the Old Siam mall trice in under five weeks. I still needed to find the right spare parts for my solar panels at the electrical gadgets weekend market…kaminchan in #hive-155530 • last yearWednesday Walk: a visit to the old railway station in Bangkok.I had been to the old railway station, Hua Lamphong, in Bangkok quite often as I had to get my reserved tickets. Hua Lamphong has been decommissioned about fourteen months ago…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • last yearBeautiful Sunday: I treated myself to Thai sweets at the Old Siam Plaza.Life has suddenly become quite stressful as temple cats got abducted and killed by a psychotic woman during the evening. I tried to keep my balance and be mindful of all the…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • last yearMarket Friday: searching for traditional Thai sweets.I had to take my solar lights to be repaired at the weekend market in the old part of Bangkok. On the way back, I needed to have my afternoon snacks somewhere nearby so that I…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • last yearMarket Friday: visiting my old favourite restaurant.At long last, I had the opportunity to visit an old time favourite restaurant in Silom road. I haven’t been there for ages, since before the long lockdown. So, it’s very nice…kaminchan in #hive-150329 • last yearBeautiful Sunday: having a good time at a temple’s flea market.This post is the second part of my visit to Wat Mahathad during the temple’ 338th year anniversary. I spent almost three hours walking around the temple and taking photos for…
