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A long sleep and late afternoon has arrived. The sound of a
subtle rain gently taps upon the roof above and a confusion
comes over me. Recollecting the perfect weather from recent
days, it’s impossible to comprehend that rain is now upon us.
Sliding the curtain and stepping out onto the balcony, the
sky is blanketed in grey and [...]
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There was a small private island called Nuang Yuan just off the coast, about a
ten minute boat ride so I figured I would head over. It was
the only location in Thailand that had an understanding that
conservation might be a good idea. There was no public
awareness instilled at any level that throwing trash into the
ocean wasn’t a [...]
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Early that morning, we boarded a boat back to Samui. My
plans to finish the trip out in Koh Tao had evolved and my
most immediate concern was to get the girl back to Bangkok
and relieve myself from the caretaker role that I had
accepted. Surrendering to an unnecessary circumstance was no
longer an option as my trip was [...]
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Dressed & Ready
Aimlessly, I wandered through the inside of the temple. Not a single individual acknowledged my presence and those that did seemed as disoriented as I was. A Thai man with his face mask pulled off stopped shoveling noodles into his mouth, attempting to help me. Though [...]
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Yan Yao
From the distance, it possessed the radiant shimmer of a recently landed, hyper-debaucherous traveling carnival. Recent enough to magnetize an array of gooey-eyed onlookers, most of whom, had been inadvertently transformed into tourists in their own town. Noodle vendors, ice cream trucks and soda stands paved the [...]
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The Road to Yan Yao - Onward
Days Later.
Leaving the decomposing dog behind, the aimlessness of my journey continued as I imposed my leadership skills directly upon the handle bars of the tawdry moped that vibrated frantically between my legs. The one entity I knew I was equipped to [...]
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Arrival
Days Prior. December 26th, 2004 - Boxing Day.
Cramped into the claustrophobic back row of the cabin, the combination of sleeping pills and alcohol kept me distracted from the discomfort of the sixteen hour flight where most certainly I would be losing my [...]
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The Road to Yan Yao
January 2005. Driving away from the crowd, my hyper-exhausted curiosity was somehow stimulated and without my consent, seemed to be peering through the periphery of my less-than-active consciousness. Without my participation, my [...]
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Here is the introduction to my new book, Boxing Day, which is about my experiences as an accidental aid worker in the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. I was in Koh Lak, the hardest hit area in Thailand and found myself helping identify and log thousands of corpses. I tell the story with a sense of [...]
Posted in Boxing Day - Preview, tagged abundance, book, Chris, Coldplay, comedy, disaster, effort, forensics, help, Jaymes, motivational, relief, self, thailand, travel, tsunami, volunteer on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The only book available the honestly summarizes the experience that occurred in Thailand during the tsunami relief effort is now available. For those who are curious to experience a first-hand account of the most tragic event of our time, BOXING DAY was written by someone who was there moving bodies from the beach. It is [...]
