Bangkok

Hey there.

Yes, I'm back and I've finally got myself back on social media and in Bangkok.

Thank you all for your greetings and I'm sorry I couldn't reply, but all is well here.

I did keep away from everyone for the last 8 weeks, I didn't fall off or get kidnapped or killed. It's just another internet/social detox that I do regularly, but only for longer. Some important life changes happened to me too, so I took some time to review and reflect on them to decide how to adapt to them. But yeah I'm glad I made it.

If you do want to catch my thoughts, check out besttz.com/something-big or any of the other new posts there. Also check out the new website, tomperwa.au, which is something I've been trying to do since COVID changed me completely and I changed my username earlier this year. I'm trying to centralise my time on social media, so the main updates will be on those sites and the tomperwa YouTube channel.

I've always felt a strong connection between Thailand and myself, especially the city of Bangkok. Before COVID, I visited here on average three times a year and was always treated as my second home. Yes, if I wasn't in Perth, Bangkok was the city I spent most of my time in.

The more I came here, the stronger that bond became. I have really embraced the culture and the way of life here as much as it has taken me in. Every time I come here I can feel the difference, of course it's changing and getting better, but it's also like a mirror that always reflects the way I am, as I've changed over the years as well.

I go to the same and different places each time, do the same and different things, with the same and different mates. It accepts me and brings me joy and happiness.

I am really grateful to my Thai friend who has made my last few trips but now I have even met some other people here because the way I interact with people has changed over the last two years.

I feel that this bond has become greater in just a few days and it is clear that I will continue to come here, time and time again in the future, as I said, this is my second home and I love it terribly.

5.9.22