Mickey's blog

Merry Christmas to everyone! Wish everyone a healthy and happy time for the rest of the year :). There are so many great (and hilarious) stories I want to share and write about. Particularly, as you might know from my previous post  that I have been helping my sister, Minnie, setup and run a new hostel located on Rachathewi (Hua Chang Bridge), called The Old Charm Hostel  for a couple of months now. Since then, we have welcomed many guests and some of them just added a lot of color to our lives. I wouldn't write a whole story here but just an Hors-d'oeuvre [ออร์-เดิฟ], we have a nice story of our guests to share: The South African student gang and Mr. Imai  (aged 80 and fought in the Vietnam war, World War II) from Japan. Merry Chirstmas everyone! Mickey

Thanks to my friend and my partner, Dr. Kid , I just had one of the most relaxing days of this year at Aleenta Resort & Spa , Pranburi. The resort is located in Pranburi, which is about 20 kilometers from the famous district of Hua Hin. "Serenity, Sun, Sea, and Jazz Music" are probably the best words that capture the core of this place. There is no television in the room, only books. Pranburi is not crowded as Hua Hin or Cha-am; there are no banana boats, jet skis, or horse ridings here. People who come here typically are looking for a quiet place for reading, clearing their minds, or spending a meaningful time with their love ones (not me in this case ;) ). For me, this was a chance to get away from the city and take the speed of my life down a couple notches. (picture below is me in the morning (7.30AM) figuring out how to play the rope swing in front of our room) I got to do many things I hadn't had a chance to do since I was a child; things like laying down