New Petchburi Pete Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Well, we are happily settled into our new home in North Carolina and nicely situated in a quiet, peaceful, small town which is 15 - 20 minutes from Raleigh. We bought a 4 bedroom, 2 and a half bath home with living area of 2250. square feet. The home was built in late 2006, has a two car garage and a decent sized back yard which my Thai wife loves to garden in. I can see her now tending to her lemongrass, Thai ginger, various types of basils and other herbs, tomatoes and so on. She found a banana tree in a local greenhouse and it's doing great as are her pineapples. She definitely has a green thumb and loves to garden. She sells spices to a Thai market store in Raleigh. She has most of what she needs to make fine Thai dishes. She is a fine cook; and, she makes fabulous sushi and other Asian 'fusion' foods. She is entertaining a very lucrative offer from a fine Thai restaurant in Raleigh to work as a chef and may well begin in a few weeks. She is preparing diligently for the American citizenship test which she will be eligible to take this December. Our son Andrew (some of you guys remember him as the 'linebacker') has adjusted beautifully to the local school system. He's a very large and sturdy boy, very strong and very handsome! He is interested in basketball, soccer, horses and enjoys mowing the lawn, etc. He's a great kid who turned nine years old in March. He's a very bright child, and should have a fine future here in the States. We really like North Carolina ... great weather, friendly folks and Southern hospitality. I did need to have a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted in late March at Duke University Medical Center. All went well and overall, my health is pleasingly stable. We do hope to visit Thailand in a year or two. My wife is able to keep in touch with her family via Skype, etc. Hey, when we come, we will definitely have to have some type of reunion or party. Truth be told (not to sound like Stick), I really miss LOS; but, I can proudly say that living in the Kingdom greatly enriched my life. I will try to stay in touch through this forum and thanks to KS, I have reverted back to New Petchburi Pete, for once you live in BKK, you never really get it out of your blood. River fish fried in front of Union Tower? Hey, Talapia is sold everywhere here now; and, my wonderful wife knows how to make it taste just as it did in Bangkok. Chok dee kup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passingthru69 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Well hope all goes well for you and your family.. We were in Charlotte yesterday with our new work. I hope things go well with your wife on the job offer if she takes it. A gentlemen who used to work with us live in Raliegh. Again good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huumlaar Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 WOW he hasn't changed and I haven't seen him for 4 years I guess, still a bloody strong looking lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Hi, Good to hear you are all doing fine. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Hi, Good to hear you are all doing fine. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I meant to add that our backyard is alive with deer, rabbits, foxes and an amazing array of birds! With KS's permission I wanted to show you gents the fine home we now own ... and my wife as a Permanent Legal Resident is co-owner which makes me damn proud of her ! She has advanced so far in life that it literally gives me joy to watch her develop and adapt. She is bright, ambitious and very talented and having chosen me to be her husband I don't mind adding that she displayed fine taste. She is more beautiful now than when I met her at age eighteen. She'll turn thirty years old in July and she gets more beautiful with each passing year. Interestingly, the three of us were all born on a Saturday, so we have the Saturday image of Lord Buddha in our 'shrine' room which of course is upstairs on the highest level of the home. Today will be 90 degrees with low humidity (dew point about 59 degrees)! North Carolina is truly God's Country ... this land and we who are lucky enough to live here is indeed blessed! Chok dee kup, New Petchburi Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 That's how it should be!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Nice, Pete - very nice. You two haven't changed a bit! Whatever you're doing out there it's working, those photos could have been taken 10 years ago. Well done mate, glad things have worked out, you two are about the nicest couple I ever met. I work with a guy from NC, and as you say, "Southern Hospitality" - if the locals are like him you'll do fine. Stay well, glad to hear the ticker's still tickin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Be sure to go to a Pig Pickin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 you're a lucky man Pete. very attractive young lady who it seems to have made you very happy in life and i'm sure you are an ideal hubby. good work fella...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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