Yeah.. We got back last week. Weather in SE Asia wasn't great and only getting worse. We decided to skip the typhoons and come home. Other factors too but we are ok with it.

Solid metaphor(?) using a cat...

So now we can call the fuzz.... Naval Lint

I'll see myself out

A whole generation of soccer fans be like...

This is why "smaller" companies can compete with the big houses. Oneplus, Redmi, etc offer similar phones for less.

Soon there will be a phone you 100% build yourself like a desktop gaming system and just subscribe to your favourite OS.

The bonus... Telling me to spend an extra $350 for 2yrs of extended warranty to which I replied that if I had had it, I would be in the exact same position I am now as it would have expired conveniently before the phone turned to a paper weight.

caveat emptor indeed.

Now I've been told to I can pay the $800+ to fix the phone (no guarantee it won't happen again) or drop nearly $2000 to get a new one.

This is not how you stand behind a flagship model.

Consumers don't spend their money for a top tier phone to only get 2yrs out of it.

Proper use of spite.

Best furniture ads... Ever.
youtu.be/lNUbJk6e0Rg?...

Now to get back into the swing of life and not take for granted how great our tap water is.
Thanks for coming along on the trip. More pictures to come as I sort through them.

We've been living out of a small pack with limited luxuries and even less room for rocks(IYKYK).
Seeing old friends. Making new ones.
We crammed a boat load of life experience into our kids. Ask our kids if they want to go to a museum or castle.