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My journey through northern Thailand is nearing its end, for now. It's a beautiful part of the country, well worth more visits in the future. At the very least, I'm curious how the country changes as the cities continue growing. There's a lot of
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Quickly after arriving in Chiang Mai and experiencing the North Gate Jazz Co-Op, I realized (not necessarily for the first time) that I have a jazz soul. And this means I want to play with others. Sure, I can borrow a horn like I did in Tokyo and Bangkok. But
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I wouldn't call it food poisoning but I guess I shouldn't eat kao soi every day. Sucks, because it's like the best chicken noodle soup I've had. Or maybe the food stall silverware is the culprit. I'll never know. I
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It's pretty great here! Except for the tiger mosquitoes... I opted for a budget flight since overland methods take a full day. I might regret it later, but I doubt it. Chiang Mai is in northern Thailand, a popular destination for tourists and expatriates. I haven't
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I stopped by Above Evelen while exploring Sukhumvit and Nana Plaza. Rather different from Silom, which features many Japanese restaurants for Japanese tourists, Nana offered fares of the Arabic, Persian, and Indian varieties. The bar has a nice view, and the music consisted of one DJ (drum and bass) plus
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http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/12-little-spells/ Esperanza Spalding is a extremely talented woman. Erupting into the jazz scene over 10 years ago, she's recently declared to reinvent herself as an artist. Her project for this transition is 12 Little Spells, a musical experience intended to foster spiritual healing. Released
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If a dilemma is a choice of two options, a trilemma is three, and a lemma (monolemma) is the only choice, usually in the context of a logical proof. What choices are on my mind? Well, I recently learned that my KPOP top 3--Red Velvet, Mamamoo, EXID--all have comebacks scheduled
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On my 3rd night, I stopped by a nice Thai shop for some bomb curry. And by bomb, I mean FIRE. Dude is like, "How spicy? 1 to 5?" and I'm like yo in America we go 1 to 10 but that's cool. "
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I spent the next day chilling in Silom, Bang Rak, and Si Phraya, visiting temples and bearing the harsh tropical sunlight. I'm so blessed to live in a Mediterranean climate zone. It's hard for me to imagine permanently living in countries like Thailand and India where
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How do so many people confuse trumpet with saxophone? What, is it that they're the same color, made from the same metal? Nobody confuses a knife with a spoon. Talk about pet peeves! Second night in Bangkok, I phoned around for live jazz on a Saturday night. I
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Pokemon is great. Every core game follows the same formula. You play as a young person traveling alone, connecting with people and animals as you explore a region. You learn to appreciate geography and biodiversity. Speaking of biodiversity, isn't it just neat that principles of ecology relate to
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I tell myself I prioritize quality over quantity, only leading to a stack of unpublished writings. Deadlines are important, and they'll keep popping up here on out. The imminent deadline now: tomorrow morning I fly to Thailand. Why? I've been itching for some nomadism for a