Welcome to PlaaPlaaPlaa!

So you may be wondering why PlaaPlaaPlaa? What are those strange fish symbols above? What is ปลา and what does it mean? In short, this is a blog site, so surely there's going to be plenty of rambling. Unfortunately BlahBlahBlah was already taken, so I had to settle for the 'Plaa'. But there's actually more to it then just ramblings. The first fish symbol is actually a Christian symbol meaning ICTHUS - a greek acronymn which means "Jesus Christ is God's Son, the Saviour". The other strange letters you see in the last fish is actually the thai word for fish which funnily enough is pronounced "Plaa". So when you put it all together, this site is going to be my ramblings in telling people about how Jesus Christ is God's Son, the Saviour in Thailand (with plenty of good stories about food in between). Happy reading.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Pi Gao's Place

So, i've finally managed to get around to putting up a a few snaps of my new place (sorry i don't have a wide lens to get the whole lot in, but i'm sure you get the idea). You would've already seen a shot of the townhouse from the street so here are a few up close shots


the garage how it looks decked out with my bike


the living room and dining area


a reverse shot of the living area which shows the stylish 70's green vinyl lounge suite i've got (but hey, beggers can't be choosers - and they're easy to clean!)


my kitchen (which i FINALLY got to cook in for the first time today - believe it or not, it's the first day i've even been home to enjoy the kitchen)


then up the stairs we go


to my bedroom. Unfortunately i can't show you through a photo just how hard a mattress can possibly be, but thanks Denise and John for the loan of the extra foam to provide much needed cushioning.


and here's one of the most important rooms in the place. there's actually 2 of them, but have only got one pic here


i've even got HOT water!! :) (sorry, not sure why this photo is sideways or what a quick way is to fix it, so just turn your head)

and there's another spare bedroom (which i didn't take a shot of) which you can all come and stay in if you want to come visit me :)

So, that's home for me for the next 12 months - which is very exciting. i'm having my first 'party' here on saturday night. i've got all the guys from Cana House coming over. Despite the fact that i'm inviting everyone over, they're still bringing over food to eat - go figure. i feel kinda bad cos i'm always over there eating too, but at least they agreed to let me also cook them some spaghetti. Hopefully a few other thai friends from other places will also be able to come too and we can have a good night of fun, food and fellowship :)
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