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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:59:50 +0000

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:18:46 +0000

Som, I believe I browsed a copy at Paragon in BKK. If this is the book then he’s not too sure about the phrases himself.

A bit strange, the writeup on amazon.com is from a guy who has never read the book.

But as I am now curious, I’ll pick one up if I come across it again.

Knowing my Thai teacher, she will not be pleased ;-)

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:28:40 +0000

Hi Michelle, welcome to WLT! I’m lazy in my own way too :-D

Learning Thai is a loooooooooooong process and as I’m here for the duration (that’s the plan), I decided to give it a try. But honestly, I’m slooooooooooooooow but I guess as I’m also stubborn, I’ll stick it out.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:11:37 +0000

Hey, thanks for the post on my blog – nice website! Keep meaning to learn Thai but too lazy to get past the basics, which is incredibly stupid seeing as how I plan on living here the rest of my life. Kudos to you for learning! :-)

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By: Janet Brown

Janet Brown — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:42:53 +0000

For us it was like Fairbanks–shaking, fear, no devastation in our immediate vicinity. Unlike you, no family tragedy although we knew people who were swept off in Valdez. An experience indeed.

By: cat

cat — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:28:04 +0000

Agreed, curious! And after all these years, I finally meet someone else who’d been involved in the quake.

I was in Fairbanks at the time, taking swimming lessons in the indoor pool. The viewing bleachers were suspended from the ceiling, so when the earthquake hit, they started swaying from side to side.

My father’s only sibling had flown up from CA for a rare visit. She left Fairbanks and landed in Anchorage right before the quake. Long story, but she was one of those who didn’t make it. She was in her early 30′s with four young children. Very sad for the whole family.

Fairbanks didn’t have the destruction of Anchorage so we took in families who’d lost their homes. All in all, it was an experience.

The quake hit central Alaska and Anchor Point is to the West, correct? Was your area affected?