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TIT Podcast 63: Moving On Up!!!

August 9th, 2011    Posted in Bangkok, culture, freaks, gay, holidays, lesbian, queer, Thailand, Travel
 

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(sorry for the poor sound quality….it’s been to long i guess)

  • Welcome to episode 63
  • Looooong over do for a new TIT cast
  • Rebooting my life
  • Difficult to know where to start it’s been so long…
  • The joys of moving
  • To buy or not to buy??
  • It’s been a long 2 years
  • Reflecting on rural Thai life
  • And I thought we were laid back in the American South
  • Bangkok vs. Thailand….2 completely different worlds
  • Thailand elects 1st female Prime Minister….
  • Want to be PM?  Just start riots and burn down a few buildings
  • Going home and then GOING HOME
  • Long plane rides aren’t Tom’s favorite thing
  • Trading the Big Mango for the Big Apple
  • NYC  never fails to disappoint
  • Thai consulate and Visa matters
  • What to do in NY…..Ya gotta see a Broadway show!
  • Wicked….just wow!
  • Onwards to Bama and the kin folk
  • Babies and fireworks
  • Summer Time in Alabama=Thailand hot
  • Back to Bangkok for good
  • The Big city inspires TIT
  • Off to spend Thai Mother’s Day in Udon Thani with the in-laws
  • Really want to get the podcast going regularly again
  • Check me out on the Facebook!!!
  • Lurve to my listeners!
  • Big thanks to Ernest for a lovely dinner :-)
  • The usual rambling closing remarks

Music on today’s show:

Movin’ On Up –  Ja’net Dubois and Oren Waters for Jefferson’s Intro.
For Good – Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked

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TIT Podcast 62: Pattaya….A Second Look…

April 8th, 2011    Posted in Bangkok, freaks, gay, holidays, lesbian, pattaya, queer, Self Analysis, spring break, Thailand, Travel
 

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  • Welcome to episode 62
  • The usual hellos
  • Hello LM and thanks for the comment
  • A niece and a nephew in the same week
  • Tom’s not usually fond of babies but…
  • On spring break…yes again!
  • Teacher perks vs. cons
  • Relieved I’m a Teacher abroad
  • GOP going after teachers state by state
  • Surely there are better ways to cut spending??
  • Back in Issan yet again
  • Friendlier folks upcountry
  • Genuine smiles vs. Bkk Botox
  • Big cartoon eyes = disturbing fashion trend?
  • Amusing people watching in the big city
  • Speaking of people
  • TIT get’s a first “shame, shame, shame”
  • Every southerner needs a Julia Sugarbaker!
  • If I don’t care for something does that equal judgment?
  • Other things Tom doesn’t care for…
  • Tom expands on “yucky”
  • Vocabulary degradation and 5-year-olds!
  • Why I podcast….
  • A second look at Pattaya
  • Huge concentration of excellent restaurants
  • Foreigner friendly environment
  • Easy going and relaxed community
  • Some of the finest “attractions” in Thailand
  • Siracha Tigers, Koh Larn, Khao Keaw Zoo to name a few…
  • Huge community of retired western men
  • Prostitution more open than other parts of Thailand
  • Sweeping generalizations to say Thais don’t judge
  • Why my partner doesn’t visit…
  • Tom’s take on the world’s oldest profession
  • Age and love
  • Just because it’s not for me….
  • Carpe Diem my friends…because why not!
  • Much Love and ramblings to close

Music on today’s show:

Go Eat Worms– Soundtrack of How to Eat Fried Worms

Only Girl (In the World) – Rihanna

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 50: No Place Like Home…

February 5th, 2010    Posted in blues, culture, Depression, freaks, gay, holidays, lesbian, life, queer, Rayong, Thailand, Tom, Travel, Uncategorized
 

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  • Welcome to episode 50
  • Apologies for the absence
  • Being busy when you thought you wouldn’t…
  • Meetings and more meetings
  • Tom’s Alabama Christmas
  • Cold and wet
  • Comforts of home
  • Food, food and FOOD!
  • Christmas shopping rage…
  • Picking up where we left off
  • Bonding with my sister
  • How much alike we are
  • A Thai’s take on Bama
  • A week is to short
  • Getting to meet my nephew
  • The smallest male in the family
  • Mexican margaritas and getting carded
  • Nights by the fire with red wine
  • Jet Lag and ancient flight attendants
  • Between a baby and a fat man
  • Wishing things were different
  • Scammed right off the plane
  • What else can go wrong…
  • Moving 2 doors down
  • Next stop……Hong Kong?
  • Hello new Facebook friends and Tigger!!!
  • Finally got me some Taylor on FB
  • A new year and a new decade
  • 10 years in Thailand
  • Post holiday blues
  • Another Year in Rayong?
  • Encouragement from Facebook
  • Rambling closing remarks and lurve

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