Mike's Thoughts
Mike's Thoughts
Michael Perry
Welcome to Mikes Thoughts. Mostly day to day ramblings on life in Cambodia or other places in Asia and beyond. I write on coffee, thoughts, ideas, whatever I decide. Hope you enjoy the stay.
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This is like the best time for me to get down some things. The mornings here seem quieter. I rarely eat breakfast so this morning I asked my wife to please cook some eggs and toast for me. They don’t want me loose in the kitchen. My...
Lately time has seemed to march to a strange drumbeat. The house discourages me so I tend to go walking sooner. It was before I would leave at 830 and get back around 11am. Normally after that I was just at the house unless I decided for...
I really like to start the writing either later at night or first thing with coffee. It’s a battle of blog and journal and both win. The journal always is a morning thing for me. In the dark and still quiet times in our neighborhood, it...
First off some precious memories. The days my wife and I went to Koh Kong which seemed so idyllic. The beach and then fresh seafood and cold beers. A bungalow we stayed in. This scene captures the peace and wonder really of going to the...
I’ve been a happy iA Writer user for some years. It just seems to do everything I need without the forever fonts and themes thing. For me, the words and just how basic the app is on the iPhone and Mac. Now with using Micropub support...
I enjoy this time of year a lot. Mornings are most often the most beautiful. Blue skies and cool breezes and later when I walk down the street for coffee I get this cool breeze which gives time to enjoy. I’ll go sit for coffee at this...
I can’t decide where I want to write when I grow up. I had started on 11ty which always seems nice for a bit. Then I miss pika. So I sign up for the free account and soon will pay. The ease of writing with iA Writer and micropub support...
I had decided to come back to Pika after I left because of some personal issues. I’ve missed some of the ease writing in iA Writer with the wonderful micropub API support and being able to just write as I want and not have some...
The daily things continue these days here. I love writing them I think. I find the little things I want to carry over to morning coffee. This sometimes senseless life here with no focus. No sense of a thing getting done because they need...
This weekend has seemed odd. Or maybe different. Oddly different. Something like that. I went out for beer last night and chatted with the Khmer people that work at viva. They are a fun crew and all speak very good English so joking and...
I met Jason in Merida Mexico in 2021. He was staying at the same Airbnb as I. This strange place where a cast of characters fleeing some things and arriving for others landed. He escaped for a vacation from years driving big rig trucks....
Today I pretty much knew I would not sit at the house. I reach a point where I cannot. It’s like the gradually closing in walls of the room. I will need change. So I change. First is Noi Cafe. I love it here. Noi cafe Here I will sit...
There’s some reason why this internal clock of mine decides the wake up alarm must be pulled at 4. Maybe it’s my contrary and cranky internal mechanism that wants to ensure I get to spend more time in a place I don’t enjoy. Last night my...
Lately been watching YouTube videos on journaling. I don’t have some particular correct or incorrect way to do it. In fact, there is no right or wrong way. There’s my way and your way. Just because you can write a blog post or do a video...
There it was. And me too. One time in 2020. Soon to leave for Vietnam and end up living there for almost two years. After an Amtrak train trip dream and back to visit family. Then borders closed and I lived in Vietnam 2 years. An...