Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ramblings from Bangkok
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:06:27 +0000

Ian 

Good to hear that you are now in BKK.  My Contax Club buddies here have
been asking about you lately.  Next month I shall be off to Chiangmai to
visit the Karen hill people again and its photography galore!!  These
simple people are so used to our presence there that they are no longer
apprehensive about this "LUGnut" from Singapore taking pictures of them.

Dan K.

At 01:47 PM 28/4/99 +0700, you wrote:
>Greetings all,
>
>	We are finally settled in Bangkok and just got the computer set up and a
>new e-mail account yesterday so it's good to be back on the LUG.  The move
>from Kathmandu was easy and all of our goods arrived in pretty good shape.
>I carried all of my cameras with me but had to ship all of the darkroom
>equipment but on first inspection all seems to be in good shape.
>
>	We found a great apartment quite quickly as we already knew which part of
>town we wanted to live in and the landlord has a room that he is willing to
>rent to me for a darkroom - I won't even have to leave the building!!  I
>have been as busy as can be getting the house set up so that I can start
>cruising the city for snaps and I am hoping that will start early next
>week.  I have stopped into a few of the local photo shops and everything I
>need for the darkroom is available.  I'm feeling so spoiled after 6+ years
>of living in Nepal.
>
>	Anyway, it's good to be back on the LUG even if Ted is getting a little
>testy again.  Will you be in Victoria in June Ted??  Maybe we'll see you
>again then.
>
>Ian Stanley,
>
>Bangkok, Thailand
>