The Asia Chronicles

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There is a Buddhist story about the only man in a village who did not have a horse. People would say "You are so unlucky, you have no horse". The man would say "Wait and see".

Then one day the man caught a wild horse and his neighbors said "Now you have a horse. You are so lucky". The man said "Wait and see".

The next day the man's son fell off the horse and was paralyzed. The villagers gathered around him and said "Friend, you are so unlucky. Your son is paralyzed". The man said "Wait and see".

Soon thereafter a war with a neighboring state broke out. All the young men in the village went off to war except the paralyzed son --and were all killed.

"You are so lucky. Because your son was paralyzed he is the only one alive in the village." The man said "Wait and see".

And thus begins The Asia Chronicles.

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  Once in a While You Get Shown the Light...   Kuta, Indonesia on Nov 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Settling In   Kute, Indonesia on Dec 4, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Road Trip and Bahasa backpacker   Kute, Indonesia on Dec 5, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Took folks on a farm tour   Kute, Indonesia on Dec 7, 2010 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Successful Asian Driving. Weddings and Wandering   Kute, Indonesia on Dec 11, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  To the Gilis   Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on Dec 13, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gili Trawangan first impression   Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on Dec 14, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gili   Gili Trawangan, Indonesia on Dec 18, 2010 0 pictures 5 comments
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  And the Wandering begins.....again   Sengiggi, Indonesia on Dec 20, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  Wandering Stamina ain't what it used to be   George Town, Malaysia on Dec 22, 2010 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Toe ain't broken   Georgetown Penang, Malaysia on Dec 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tips on Pesky Problems Encountered While Wandering   Georgetown Penang, Malaysia on Dec 23, 2010 0 pictures 3 comments
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  Lodging Review- Old Penang Guest House   Georgetown Penang, Malaysia on Dec 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas in Penang   Georgetown Penang, Malaysia on Dec 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally! Pics   Georgetown Penang, Malaysia on Dec 28, 2010 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Chinese Fire Drill on the E&O Express   On The Train, Thailand on Dec 31, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Settling in   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 6, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Farm Work   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 8, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Red Shirts are back   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 11, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Not much story, just pics   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 17, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Brickmaking   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 19, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Planting dry season rice   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 20, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  John Denver, al Jazeera, Cairo, and Jon Stewart   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan 30, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Eternal truths of Thai driving: chased by tigers?   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 17, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Tim and Tony's on Valentine's Day   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 20, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Monks Ordination   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 23, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Road Trip and an Incompetent US Embassy in Laos   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 25, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Why Chaing Mai is easy   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Mar 4, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Back in the Saddle; Wisconsin   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Mar 8, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Cold and Rainy, warmer in Chicago   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Mar 18, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Earthquake, no damage or injuries here   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Mar 25, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  MOTORCYCLE!!!   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 8, 2011 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Second hand market and new digs   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 11, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Characters & Wanderingman's guide to CM cheap eats   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 13, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Images of Songkran   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 16, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  My Dog Dusty   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 16, 2011 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Images of Songkran II-- For Linc   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 18, 2011 21 pictures 2 comments
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  The Breakfast Club   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 18, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Bad food stall at Chong Pheuak   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 18, 2011 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Having a Cow, wearing a helmet, speaking Thai   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 25, 2011 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Characters--Mostly pics   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Apr 29, 2011 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Stepping in the Same River Twice   Mae Sot, Thailand on May 10, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Red Shirt, Yellow Shirt   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jun 15, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Thai food for the Adventure seeking white guy   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jun 15, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Preliminary Election Results   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jul 3, 2011 0 pictures 2 comments
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  OK, Now the Yellow Shirts are Shameless   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jul 9, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  End of the Blog   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jul 20, 2011 20 pictures 0 comments
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  It's been a while since we talked...   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Oct 1, 2011 19 pictures 4 comments
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  Perspective on Guest House Quality   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Dec 18, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments