Proof Mine is Worst

You can all stop complaining about your Internet connection now. I have proof that mine is worse; mine is slower, in fact, than dialup speed. I dream of a 56K connection to the point where I am actually considering switching to GPRS. 

You may note that my upload speed actually exceeds my download speed, not that either number is one to cheer the soul. Just shoot me now.

Life As I Know It

This may be the best CD by Sek Loso, but they are all good.

Jim’s computer is back from iBeat. It is working perfectly after the repair. We still don’t know what was wrong with it, as there is a bit of a language barrier. Their English is about as good as my Thai, which means advanced concepts, like what was wrong with Jim’s computer, can’t get communicated.

It seems that the local Immigration office will be closed or moved, leaving us with a trip to do our 90-day reporting. If they move to Surin it’s only about 100 kilometeres-a couple hours- away. Otherwise it’s a trip to Bangkok. There’s a petition going to keep the local office here which is supported by the local Immigration officers as they want to stay here as well. We have the nicest Immigration officers in Thailand.

Sek Loso has three albums available at the Apple Music Store! Two of them comprise a greatest hits collection (volumes I and II) from his Thai CD releases and are well worth buying if, unlike me, you don’t have all of his Thai CDs. The other I’ll be buying if I can’t find it locally.

Yesterday Jim was asking -not for the first time- for the Pillsbury Orange rolls we used to get in the USA. They were hard to find, and I think they have been completely discontinued by now. They were my traditional Christmas morning breakfast, so I need a replacement. I think I found one yesterday. It’s recipe that uses my bread machine to make the dough, and uses no trans-fats. Even better, all the ingredients are available locally. I’ll be making them today to test the recipe. Later I’ll test them using a cool-rise method to see if they can be made the night before and baked in the morning. 2 1/2 hours of waiting for rolls for breakfast is too long.