mikes writing
Michael Perry
Welcome to mikes writing! Just a little corner of some side of the web for me to do some writing. Mostly the site is a day to day endeavor of life here in Cambodia. Sometimes other places and a few coffees and some beers that came along.
August 2026
September 2026
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All posts (31)
Starting the morning with words seems always right. In the journal first. The morning words seem to start the conversation with self. There’s just something I truly love about starting something when the world outside our house seems taking a moment. I woke up at about 530 and it is before that Cambodian world...
I started thinking on making some kind of change to the blog. Like going to a place like Pika or Bearblog. Both are very easy to go to and I could get the 30 some blogposts there and move my custom domain there. I like both of them. But I stared down this thing, I don't really want to write on either of them What I...
For the usual reasons and maybe others, I am thinking of changing how I blog yet again. I really enjoy the writing now but I guess I tire of the whole GitHub and netlify things. It just makes steps I have to remember from the Mac to my iPhone to write. One of the things I really enjoyed before was using Pika and the...
One YouTuber I like does every so often videos on his experiences in Southeast Asia. Not the day to day thing or the cost of living and the forever comparison videos. His quality is his difference I think. It’s interesting he and I lived in Hanoi back during pandemic times kind of together and apart. We actually...
Wandered down to my local coffee spot this morning. Five minutes and there. There’s the one table where I can watch the busy street. Yet I feel far enough away to ignore it sometimes. The family that owns it are nice people. Both like to stop and talk. Their son is very gifted I think. Enjoys just talking about life...
Going to Kampot for a longer time. I've reached the point here where I need to get away. My wife kinda understands I guess. It's been since we have moved here, I've felt I need to get away. I was probably doomed really the last visit to Kampot because I had a really good time with the walking, food, coffee, and some...
Writing in the dark when mornings start seems a favorite time. Outside after about 5am people start getting their Cambodian days going. I have never understood since many of them don't work. Why start early? When I worked it wasn't optional since I worked with global teams so I had an influx of messages and email....
Today I go to get my retirement visa extended another year. There's a little process to it. First my daughter takes the passport and two passport photos and the money. It costs $300 for a year. I always give her more because she is very good at doing these things for me. Then the passport is sent by courier to Phnom...
I never get done. Even when I say "done". Lately writing into my little void teamed up with 11ty, GitHub, and netlify has made me happy. There's a sense of a closer relationship with the words somehow. Like when I write in this little markdown editor I find more ways to see how the things I say and want to say move...
Starting the week with some writing. It's actually my Sunday night and there's nothing for me besides some long historical documentaries and catching up with a few of the nomads that do vlogs. I thought I'd share a few with you. Both have different takes on life. Both are refreshing and candid and have reset their...
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