Hi,
My name is MeMock and I live in the province of Ubon Ratchatani in Thailand. Originally from Australia I am a 30+ male married with 2 kids and live in a small little village very close to the border with Cambodia and Laos.
*edit* Well I did live in a very small village until just a few weeks ago. Now I live in the provincial capital of Ubon and help to run a Cafe/Bakery/Restaurant/Bar called Peppers Bakery and Cafe.
We hope to get back to the village often so this blog is now a diary of my life married to a lovely Thai lady, our two young daughters, our business and life in regional and rural Thailand.
10 responses so far ↓
spacky // November 3, 2008 at 6:20 am |
well done lad let me know if you need me to send some mistical water to you
MeMock said “Anymore water around here and we will float away. The place is soaked!”
cimboc // November 3, 2008 at 12:24 pm |
G’day MeMock thanks for starting your blog we too are moving to Thailand next year for a “once in a life time adventure” and are in the process of kicking our blog off as well. I look forward to following your adventure and will be checking in regularly for updates.
btw what’s the name of your village?
MeMock said “Hey cimboc, looking forward to seeing you over here. I hope we are still around when you arrive.
Decided not to put the name of the village up online for various reasons, hope you understand.”
Ian Davies // November 5, 2008 at 4:45 am |
Hey Mock family,
We look forward to following your progress
Our prayers are with you, I know you will have a ball. Have you left NZ for good now, what happened to the Mercides?
MeMock replied “Thanks for the prayers, we are gonna need them! Have we left NZ for good? I have no idea. If work in Laos takes off then I would say yes, if it doesn’t we could very well be back there in under 6 months time. Will see what happens. The benz is in the loving hands of my mother however I did clean it up and take photos the day before we left so that I can sell it on trade me to fund a car over here if need be. That might be sooner rather then later as not having wheels here is a real pain.”
gsoster // November 16, 2008 at 6:45 am |
well hope life in thailand is going well…….missing you? would love to chat again one fine day!!!! take care over there love to the fam xoxo
MeMock replied “hey porgia, missing you heaps as well, things are so crazy here at the moment there just doesn’t seem much time to be able to chat with anyone at the moment, I can’t wait for when it does happen though!”
Malcolm // February 1, 2009 at 10:24 pm |
great site good pics too, hope things go well for you here in the los we have been here five years and love it more every day, i’ll add you to my blogs to follow . Malcolm
pete holmes // May 2, 2009 at 2:03 pm |
Hi!…my name is Pete..I am planning to retire to Isaan in a couple of years…Amnat Charoen I hope.
Is there an opportunity for teaching english as a small business out there?
I’d appreciate your comments..Pete Holmes
MeMock replied “Hi Pete, Thanks for dropping by. I am not an English teacher so my knowledge is rather limited. However I have noticed a massive amount of small businesses who claim to teach English. Most of these places do not have a native speaker on their books and one thing I do know for sure is that Thais that want to learn English want to learn from foreigners (especially those with ‘cool’ accents). Therefore I would assume that there is a market for this sort of thing around these areas. Good luck and make sure you keep in touch.”
John // May 31, 2009 at 12:15 am |
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MeMock replied ‘anyone who starts off an email saying “First and foremost, please know that I am not selling anything” must be selling something! Thanks but no thanks.’
Terrell // July 18, 2009 at 6:03 pm |
MeMock, Been living in small village near Ubon since 2005. Appreciated the info re: being able to swap books at the WrongWay Cafe. Next trip to Ubon intend to check out the selection and also stop by the bakery.
MeMock replied “Hi Terrell, great to hear from you. Please make sure you ask for me (Andrew) when you pop into the shop so that we can have a chat.”
Thaipwriter // October 8, 2009 at 2:41 am |
(Misspelled my E-mail (Thailoht) in my previous comment…..
I just wanted to say how beautifully refreshing it was to see the pics of the Ubon countryside taken from the gondola of a Hot Air balloon!
I can hardly wait to find the right ‘abode’ so I can relocate there!
Bruce // November 8, 2009 at 12:59 pm |
HA – i FOUND IT – JUST REMEMBERED YOU CALLING YOURSELF MEMOCK