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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 59: Beware of Pink Bears!

August 4th, 2010    Posted in Bangkok, education, freaks, gay, International schools, Law, lesbian, monsoon, Podcast, queer, rainy season, Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, teaching, Thailand, visas
 

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  • Welcome to episode 59
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Afternoon rains like clockwork
  • this much rain and still not handle traffic??
  • 2 accidents in a row in the way home in the rain today
  • 2 weeks and counting…..
  • feeling a tad bored now
  • Tom and the comfort of routines
  • A fabulous new place will help
  • Pics posted online already, so go be jealous!
  • Will miss Bangkok when I leave again
  • Safe to finally spill the beans
  • Tom’s LONG ordeal with a former employer
  • Being between a rock and a hard place
  • Where’s the money gone?
  • Didn’t realize power bills were paid 3 times a month
  • The magic cup game with thousands of dollars
  • Tom’s conscious got the best of him
  • Deep depression at the time worsened by the mugging
  • Begging for compensation for services rendered
  • Employee salary vs. new cars, new branches, and overseas tuition
  • Using our good nature against us
  • When does helping you become using me?
  • Strike? And counter threats…
  • The system isn’t set up to help employees
  • Tom needed the Visa to stay
  • A sliver of hope finally presents itself
  • Tom chooses to bow out quietly
  • Darkest days behind me now…..i hope
  • A lovely email from my listener Rod down on the Gold Coast
  • Podcasts and music
  • Comment from Jens….Hey Jens!
  • Check me on the Facebooks!!!
  • Lurve to all my listeners!
  • The usual rambling closing remarks

today’s TIT musical selection:

“That Don’t Impress Me Much – Shania Twain”

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 51: Is This My Year?

February 15th, 2010    Posted in Asia, Chinese New Year, dating, emotion, freaks, gay, lesbian, love, queer, teaching, Thailand, TominThailand, Travel, Uncategorized, Valentine
 

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  • Welcome to episode 51
  • Tom’s got a cold
  • V-day and Chinese New Year in Thailand
  • Valentine’s day is cute
  • An ode to love
  • Love doesn’t always translate
  • What is your concept of love?
  • Love should never “complete” you
  • not a good cure for loneliness
  • How open are you with your heart?
  • Happy lunar New year!
  • Chinese New Year definitely trumps Valentines
  • Tom is a tiger….grrrrr!
  • Discovered his students really are monkeys!
  • The Chinese descend on Bangkok to party
  • To hot and crowded for Tom
  • Looking more like another year in the countryside
  • The nearest “city” Tom is considering
  • A 30 minute commute?
  • Pattaya here Tom comes…
  • Summer gears up in Thailand
  • Comments and emails from my listeners
  • (Sorry Taylor…only got your comment after i’d recorded the show)
  • FB wars over games?
  • Rambling closing remarks and lurve

Email me at tominthai@gmail.com, please go Comment on my page or call my voice line at 1-206-426-2152 and leave me a voice comment for the show!

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