Hi guys!  I was sitting here at lunch today, and the mood struck me to hammer out a quick vidcast for everyone.  It has been ages since i did one, so I ramble on for about 1o minutes about life in the Chang.  Hope you enjoy and will do a longer cast later in the week!

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• Welcome to episode 46
• Sorry for so much time between shows
• Holiday season arrives
• A New approach to podcasting for Tom
• Love my gentle reminders…keep em’ coming!
• How did you celebrate Halloween?
• School carnivals and the failed costume
• Nostalgic Halloween movies
• Halloween heralds the holidays
• Brits don’t quite get Halloween
• Tom enjoys lounging at home
• Loy Kratong in Thailand
• First full moon in November
• Flower and banana leaf birthday cakes
• My take on Thai costumes and traditional music
• Winter arrives in Thailand over night
• No gradual seasonal changes in Thailand
• Lots of trips to Bangkok this month
• (sorry for the background noise!!!)
• Dean and the Stickman links on teachers
• My thoughts on the article (can’t find the link L)
• Education in Thailand
• Some aspects of the culture inhibit education
• Saving face and ‘Greng Jai’
• A lovely link from Ken!!
• Tigger’s Halloween cast was fabulous
• What do you think of the new site and flag counter?
• Matthew of SBA is doing a podcast a day this month
• Random hellos and love to my listeners
• Closing remarks and rambling bye!

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• Welcome to episode 45
• Mid-term break
• Back to Bangkok….and 6 AM flights
• Tom in Issan
• Quite country town of Udon Thani
• More urban than Rayong
• Tom’s nagging question about Issan
• Staying with the in-laws
• Height of the Monsoon season
• Worst in 20 years
• Flooding problems in Thai cities
• Wading through water knee deep
• Tom gets skittish around storms
• Growing up in the south & tornadoes
  
• Tom’s scariest tornado memory
• Midnight under the pillows in the hallway
• Life in the “Chang”
• My first “Dutch” dinner
• Have you ever had fondue?
• Fondue makes me think of the movie Polyester
• John Waters and his work
• Hello to and a good question from Zachary
• Would I recommend living and teaching in Thailand?
• Do’s and Don’ts to think about…
• Voicemail from the Dean in L.A.
• Love to my listeners on the Facebooks…James, Ken, Andrea, Joe
• Closing remarks and a rambling quick goodbye
  

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Tom in Thailand Episode 44:  The Road Less Traveled…

·      Welcome to episode 44

·      Country living is for the critters

·      Snakes, scorpions and spiders oh my!

·      Torrential rains of the Rainy season

·      Being near the beach should be fun?

·      Almost have a stable routine

·      The commute to Bangkok on the weekends

·      Things that go bump in the night

·      A scary/rude awakening last night

·      Tom get’s spooked easily anyway

·      Spring cleaning in September

·      New friends and unwanted advice

·      When your abroad…everyone has a story

·      Finding a little inner peace again

·      Big cities can make you mean and cold

·      Who I was and how I got here

·      Revisiting the past

·      Why I moved to Thailand

·      The professor and the Thai community in Alabama

·      My first visit

·      Alabama or abroad?

·      EXTREMELY difficult to adjust at first

·      My first “home” in Thailand

·      Adventure vs. anxiety

·      The big split….choices to make

·      Staying on in the big Mango

·      Time passes so quickly

·      9 years later I’m still here

·      New adventure on the horizon

·      The Visa application process for my partner

·      Success and planning the trip home

·      Thanks for all the loving comments and emails

·      Tigger and Matthew the Power Gay

·      The Royal Pains

·      Closing remarks and love!

 

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·      I’m back…FINALLY an episode 43

·      No longer Tom in Bangkok

·      Where to start?

·      Coming back from Oz…

·      Babies on planes

·      Passing out at the airport

·      Can you hear yourself snore?

·      Arriving back in Bangkok

·      Tom’s life turns upside down

·      How routine is your life?

·      Getting the car….

·      Why I decided to rent…

·      Sort of got to pick my car off the lot

·      Busses in Thailand

·      3 windows for the same town

·      Tom’s first visit to the school & new home

·      First impressions

·      GET me out of here!!!

·      Set out to drive back to Bangkok for 1^st time

·      Wasn’t bad till I hit the city

·      Bumper to bumper

·      Road courtesy in Thailand=every man for himself

·      Packing like I’m going away to college

·      Lots of tears for Tom

·      New neighbors/new friends

·      Might have to make this 2 parts

·      Thanks for all the loving comments and emails

·      Tom podcasts because of you….

·      Closing remarks and love!

 

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Sorry guys but there are not any structured show notes for this podcast. Very, very random podcast about my current trip here in Australia where I just ramble on about my experiences here over the past week with the extremely hospitable and warm people and culture of the "Land Down Under," and the subtle differences to life in Asia that Tom remembers now being back in a western country.

•    Welcome to episode 41
•    Lazy days of summer
•    Occupying my time
•    Pattaya Passion forum
•    A driving we will go
•    Tom’s experience with the Thai DMV
•    Take a friend…NO REALLY…take a friend!
•    The 5 tests
•    The driving safety cinema experience
•    Parallel parking from the other side
•    I’m good for 5 years
•    Rent-a-heap is the next step
•    Should I buy a car?
•    A bad omen following the experience
•    Hit and run
•    A voicemail from Dean and Craig!  
•    Saw the latest Harry Potter flick
•    A week to go till Oz
•    Tom + flying = anxiety attacks
•    Swine Flu panic in Thailand?
•    Lead medical school suggests sealing borders
•    Schools and internet cafes closed
•    Paper masks everywhere
•    What not to do when you wear a mask!
•    Closing remarks and love!

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• Welcome to episode 40 • How was your 4th? • Celebrating the 4th of July in Bangkok • Playing with fireworks • Tigger reminded me of firework fun • That sound bottle rockets made • July is wet, wet, wet in Thailand • EVERYTHING is damp and moist • Down time isn’t always good • Keeping busy to chase away the blues • Visiting the Embassy • Lot’s and lot’s of paperwork • RPSN site is looking fierce again • Go visit the PowerGay • Emails and comments from listeners • Good friends and good memories • Tom loves Singapore! • Pattaya Passion • Dealing with the distance • It is what it is… • Always look on the bright side • Eagerly anticipating Oz • Closing remarks and love! Email me at tominthai@gmail.com, please go Comment on my page or call my voice line and leave me a voice comment for the show!

• Welcome to episode 39 • Thanks for the Birthday wishes! • On turning 35… • Unpleasant Birthday news first thing in the morning! • Growing up with MJ in the background • Did you own parachute pants? Thriller jacket? • Who knows what really happened… • My birthdays have toned down as I age • Tom doesn’t care for the Thai birthday tradition • High rise roof top dining in Bangkok • Lovely city from on high! • Saw the Transformers 2 • Tom is a special effects junkie • Rude comments over on the Youtube • Anti-government conspiracy theories • Don’t tell me what happened, when I was there!!! • The latest bit of bad press for Thailand • Beware of those shops at the airport • British tourists got scammed for thousands • Corruption is beyond endemic here • The root of the problem is….see above! • One week to go till Summer Break • A sad day….Tom gets personal • We have been dreading this new chapter • 600 dollars a month isn’t enough • Long distance relationships…. • Is distance the same no matter how far? • Emails and comments from listeners • Love me some Tigger! • • Closing remarks and love! Email me at tominthai@gmail.com, please go Comment on my page or call my voice line and leave me a voice comment for the show!

• Welcome to episode 38 • Where has Tom been? • Having a cold in the tropics • The lost episode and vidcast • Tom’s personal life is about to dramatically shift • Not looking forward to moving • Life in rural Thailand • Getting a driver’s license, car, and new Visa • Ready to visit Australia • Lot’s of comments and emails • My first Pride parade • Pride in Thailand isn’t in June • Lack of adversity = lack of community • The commercial gay scene vs. mainstream gay Thailand • The stigma attached to dating a foreigner • Sticky rice bars and venomous queens • How can we ever achieve civil rights when we aren’t civil to each other • Why does it have to be this way? • Love between 2 people = marrying a goat? • All the hate really get’s to Tom…even from this distance • We’ve a long way to go! • Closing remarks and love to my listeners! Email me at tominthai@gmail.com, please go Comment on my page or call my voice line and leave me a voice comment for the show!