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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My friend Paul shared a photo of us all together eating at a local Bun Cha place. I could not at first name the place but upon looking at the background in the photo, I saw the street I lived on and the wonderful little place we all...
I was out for a weekly foray for some beer and maybe a little expat companionship. I found both. The beer was a nice break and as usual I sat at Viva. There’s just a thing about going there for the drinking part I just enjoy. It’s at the...
It’s getting to end of the tourist season. May signals a shift in the pattern. Those visiting kind of tails off. The places sometimes change their hours. One coffee shop I visit lowers their prices during low season. The weather does its...
Lately I’ve been watching and reading a variety of things about journaling. At one point I thought the physical act of pen and paper brought this new focus to writing a daily thing. Then I look at my handwriting. What dawned on me I...
Yesterday was a change. Breakfast out at a place we had not been in some time. Then coffee and meeting my friend Sean for some words on life, relationships. Even some politics. Life here mostly is this sense of isolation in a crowd. We...
Today will be another coffee downtown sort of day. Then a walk somewhere and I’ll find another alley or side street that aimlessly branches off some other bigger street. It’s early still so enjoying the basic writing in bed with the...
I was kinda tired this morning from another night of less than good sleep. Then I decided to go walk. First was coffee and then a stroll through Wat Bo in areas I enjoy. This is what happened. Red Flower for my wife I sent this flower to...
In a few days we will be leaving for Kampot. Normally, I would enjoy going there. It has a nice share of restaurants, coffee places, and a nice river walk. This time we are going for this wedding thing which is an hour out of town in a...
I’ve thought about this thing for a bit. How living here has basically reshaped the dialogue. I get to see a few expats now and again. Sometimes a person just arriving or another person that’s been here 10 years or longer living. I’ve...
I’ve been with Pika for a week now. It’s been really a nice change and Barry sent a nice email welcoming me and asking how I was finding it. I appreciate the touches and just how it feels writing here. What I’ve wanted since about...
Most mornings here in the kingdom are slow. I’ve felt living here this time this sense of things unfolding at whatever speed decided by different factors. Perhaps the weather. The warm days seem to cause some laziness and desire to not...
After the nice walk here today and then ordering a pizza for delivery, it came to me I should go downtown tomorrow. My wife let me know I am expected to attend a Khmer wedding thing all the way in Kampot. This is a big family thing so...
This morning I was reading and writing. Listening to this mix on Spotify of acoustic morning easy listening. It offers a wonderful cornucopia of what I like sometimes. Coffee figures prominently. Writing the journal means dipping my oar...
I’ve been doing the walking thing for some decades. Started when I worked and felt stressed and unhappy and I’d go out and walk these dirt trails by San Francisco Bay. Then I would time the walk and have a map of where I went. Also got...
I want to be able to decide on a thing and just stick with it. Blogging has always been this “change” thing with me. I find some new platform or service and its like, oh I wanna try that. Looks so cool. I must do it. The other thing ends...