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 Experiences From ‘the Flow’ (25): Musings From a Recovering Thai-a-holicMany times, when you’re too close to a situation you tend to lose your perspective on life.
Call it what you will, “the heat of the moment,” “the situational fervor,” “the unique environmental reinforcements,” whatever, they all tend to warp the minds of even the most rational individuals. Alternative Notions of Life, a Different Path (7): Heartbreak and the “thank You Trick.”In the midst of heartbreak, many of my readers have asked me (repeatedly) how to cope with all their negative emotions. Almost all of them desperately wanted some quick way to stem the flow of bad feelings.
“I can’t stop feeling lousy and I cry at the drop of a hat. Isn’t there some kind of fast, simple “trick” to get me back to some semblance of normality?” They asked, almost hysterically.. Crossroads in Thailand and the Big QuestionDuring an afternoon with a fellow Farang (Thai: Foreigner) we talked about how our lives were going in the Land of Smiles. As usual, we talked about our girlfriends and the challenges of trying to understand them.
Many personal questions started to run around in my head. And the subjects of our talk lingered in my mind long after I left his apartment… Imagine That…(3) - Medical Turf Wars and Angels of Mercy RevisitedTurning my attention back to the sexy Corpsman, I said, “Hell, I’m just glad to have the company!”
I had a big sh*t-eating grin on my face; mainly because I was not talking to her face, but to the uniform-bursting breasts that were currently dancing in front of my nose. Imagine That…(2) - Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay: Anything for a Buck?I was always pretty “open-minded” about extra pay.
What the Hell, I got’ta work anyway, right? Why not get a little extra, for just a little extra misery.
One time I volunteered for Experimental Pay that involved me doing a cold-weather mission “while wearing a core body temperature data collection device.”
“Imagine That…” Imagine That…(1) - the Asian Angel of Mercy and AssassinsIt’s pretty ironic.
If you saw me in person and in civilian clothes, you’d probably think I was someone’s meek, Asian driver or cook. But put a uniform on me, replete with gold “Jump Wings” and a silver “Dive Bubble,” and I’m magically transformed into some mysterious, dark-hearted assassin?
“Imagine That…” Experiences From the Flow (24): the Ex Returns! Part 2“It was a weird dream. I am in bed with Nueng. Her face is nestled into my shoulder and her arm is draped over my chest. She looks like a sleeping angel – mine, my angel.
Then I hear it.
It sounds like…like…no, it can’t be!
It sounds like the voice of my ex-girlfriend! She’s coming up the stairs, calling out to me, AND I REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT A DREAM!” Alternative Notions of Life, a Different Path (7): Happiness – are You Looking in the Right Place?It’s 3:00 AM.
True to form, since I went to bed last night too early, here I am awake at zero-dark, thirty. I’m alone. For the first time (in a long time), I don’t have a wife, live-in partner, or a date sleeping next to me. Experiences From the Flow (23): the Ex Returns! Part 1“After taking months to recover from a brutal heartbreak, out of nowhere, the Ex returns. She hands me a belated Christmas gift (a small stuffed toy), wraps her arms around me, buries her head into my shoulder and says, ‘I love you.’
Uncomfortably, I accepted her gift and returned her embrace – ALL THE WHILE THINKING OF THE OTHER WOMAN HIDING IN MY BEDROOM!” Experiences From the Flow (22)- Farang: It’s Songkran. Hide Your Wallet! Part 2I didn’t hear from her for about three weeks. I was beginning to think I’d escaped the hassles and horrors that usually accompany breaking up with a girlfriend in Thailand.
But then the inevitable happened. Noot called me and said she was nearby and wanted to “talk.”
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