As December rolled around, Susan, the perfect house guest, had to depart. She moved into a nearby hotel, and we prepared the house for the arrival of Grand Papa Chauvin. We were sad to see Susan go. She brought such warmth and liveliness to the place. I know La Petite Fille will miss her greatly. [...]

The Terry Fox run was today. It was a weird event even for a fun run. I just wonder what Terry himself would think if he knew that his life and effort had spawned all of this. I mean he was determined to run across Canada, but didn’t make it. In some way though, if [...]

Sunday 27 November is the Terry Fox Run here in HCMC. We’ve run every year since 2007 when we arrived. My original plan was to run the Bangkok Marathon on 20 November the week before and then this one. The floods in Bangkok have fixed that, but I still haven’t really prepared for the Terry Fox. Sure, [...]

As I mentioned Susan is our house guest. She arrived a week ago & is scheduled to depart in a week, but we’re begging her to reconsider & stay for another week after that. Let me clue you in to her impact on Trio Central through pictures. Click on the thumbnails & read my commentary. [...]

I’ve made it no secret that I am a fan of La Petite Fille’s art and think that it belies an artistic skill that will only bloom & grow as she does. There is something about her eye for detail, her sense of perspective, and appreciation of form… I don’t have the proper art nomenclature [...]

…and luckily there have been no political or otherwise assassinations at Trio Central. Hopefully not in your neck of the woods, too. There has been a DEVELOPMENT though! We have a house guest! Our dear friend Susan as come to stay with us for two weeks! She recently moved out of her house in preparation for joining husband, Dan, [...]

Yesterday when we went to see Tintin, I noticed that La Petite Fille complained of pain in her vulva region, yelped in pain while urinating, & seemed to have a frequency of urination. I began to suspect that she had a bladder infection, however, I wondered if such things were likely in one so young or [...]

Last Thursday we had Sports Day 201 1 at AIS. It was a great day; the rain couldn’t even prevent it from being a great day. Nothing like playing a hot sweaty game in the rain in Vietnam. However, that is where the fun in the rain stops. The drive home was difficult. Let me count the [...]

Tis been a hard week at Trio Central! First, you can read all about Papa Trio’s hard day last week on Saigon Drive Byz . But, that day was followed by Sports Day at AIS. The day was organized by the Student Council at the school and Papa Trio is the adviser. It was a great day, [...]

The Trio has gone Tin Tin! What a fantastic movie! Papa Trio wants to read the books now! Can you believe they put Steven Spielberg in the movie? That was Steven Spielberg, wasn’t it? And the voice of Tin Tin sounded just like Frodo! And the 50′s action sequences! And the cross of live action [...]

This was the worst day EVER! Let me count the ways! I got up at 5:00 AM to complete work that went wanting the day before violating the procrastinator’s creed: Always put off until tomorrow what should have been done yesterday. What a horrific start to a day: not being able to put something off until [...]

Smurf’s up! and other Smurfy puns here. The Trio’s gone Smurfin’! Check today’s photo gallery!

Well, if you’d ever wondered what the Trio would look like all Smurfed out, well now you know. Hey! Wait a minute! That’s not Maman Trio!?! Where’s Maman Trio? Duh! She’s done it to me again!

It’s like I always say, When life gives you lemonade, ya gotta make a few lemons! It is official, the Standard Charter Bangkok Marathon 2011 is cancelled. However, it has been re-scheduled for 12 February 2012! So, let’s make some lemons! I’ve got 14 weeks to go! I’m in pretty darn good shape right now. I [...]

There have been lots of remarkable drawings of cats lately, too. Here are two. I hope to be adding more as I find them, photo them, process them, & post them. Stay tuned & enjoy!

The WASP: a story in three panels La Petite Fille has become quite the story teller. Her she depicts a true story straight from the playground of SSIS! In three panels, she tells the story of how she & three boys found a wasp on the playground, one of them squirts it with his water bottle, & [...]

I have to say that I have always thought La Petite Fille is an incredible artist. Maybe it is just me, I don’t know, but when I look into the expressions that the characters she draws make, I am just overwhelmed with joy & pride. She seems to catch a look in the eye or [...]

Oh my goodness! How time gets away from me. I was gonna post about Halloween. I was gonna post about some drawings that La Petite Fille did. I was gonna post about our job search. I was gonna… You get the idea. Well, sir, here is a post about a few things. Namely Halloween 2011! [...]