My Story

May 2004 is the first time that I chatted with My Thai wife. It was on the Cherry Blossoms web site. I had already seen Ning’s profile and happened to see that she was on line in a chat room. So I thought that I would say hello. Over the next few days we ran into each other on Cherry Blossoms and spent more time chatting. Later we started chatting on Yahoo and things grew from there. Ning and I spent allot of time chatting and talking on the phone. Finally I made my first trip to Thailand to meet her and get to know her family. After my second trip to Thailand, I started the paper work for Ning’s Fiancee Visa. Read about how Ning became My Thai Wife.  Read More →

Fiancée Visa to US citizen

October of 2005 Ning came back to the USA with me. She had her fiancée visa and was able to come in the US. We had 90 days to get married before her visa expired. We were married in December here, and then needed to apply for Ning’s first green card. We used an agency that specialized in immigration to the US to fill out our forms. We also had to have a few thing translated into English from Thai. This helped out the most having this done locally through them. Ning’s first green card was good for only two years. After that we had to do a new application for her 10-year green card. We went through the same agency we had used earlier for the 2-year card. Once Ning held a green card for 3 years, she was eligible to become a US citizen. At the time we did her application you can apply 3 months before the 3 years are up. We filled out her application our selves this time. Ning with her flowers and new computer Once filed, we got a notice to go and get Ning’s fingerprints done. They gave her material to study for her citizenship test that the time of her finger prints. Then in just over a month Ning had to go take her test. On May 29 2009 Ning passed her test. We are now waiting... [read more...]

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Featured

Mae Fang Hot Springs

While we where up in the Chiang Mai area, we stop at one of the hot springs in Mae Fang National Park. As warm as the weather is in Thailand you would not really think of hot springs.... 

Thai Cooking In Ning’s Kitchen

Come here to learn how to cook  Authentic Thai Food One of the biggest things you need to do in order to be able to prepare Authentic Thai Dishes is have the right ingredients to... 

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Thailand Cultural Primer

It is immensely useful to know about the culture of any country that you are planning to visit. Having the right information about the ways of the local people can prevent misunderstandings... 

The Beauty Of Thai Women

The question is how do you define The Beauty Of Thai Women? What is it that makes them special? What is it that makes them different to the average Western woman? The beauty Of Thai... 

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Lifestyle

Thai Street Food

It does not matter what size city that you are in Thailand, you will find Thai street food on every corner and between. A lot of Thai people earn their livings selling street food.... 

Amphawa Floating Market

During out last trip to Thailand, Ning’s family and I took a trip to Amphawa Floating Market. This place is not too far out of Bangkok. It is in Songkhram Province. The market is... 

Thai Orange Grove

During Ning’s and my 2008 trip to Thailand, we went to and stayed at a 40 acre orange grove owned by Ning’s cousin. It was about and hour or more north beyond Chiang Mai. Chiang... 

Bangkok Chinatown

Phahurat Market During our last trip to Thailand, we had our Thai wedding.  We went to Bangkok Chinatown Phahurat Market to purchse favors for the wedding.  This part of Chinatown... 

Cherry Blossoms Dating Website

I joined Cherry Blossoms in 2003.  Cherry Blossoms is an online dating service and the world’s first international picture personals business.  Cherry Blossoms got their start... 

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Thai Cooking

One of the biggest things you need to do in order to be able to cook Thai food is to have the right ingredients. You can always go to your local Asian food market or order on line. One of the best places we have found on the internet is My Thai Mart. They have Groceries such as Fruits, Veggies, Curry, Sauces and Fresh Produce. They even have children's Thai books. And priced not too bad even with shipping.

You can always grow some of your own herbs too. Here to the left is a Kaffir Lime tree. You use the leaves and any fruit you might get to grow. We have set up a grow light and try to keep the plant no cooler than 60 deg Fahrenheit in our winter time. It will grow very good in the summer.

Here to the left is a Thai Basil or Cinnamon Basil. This plant here is at the end of its life. It is one we brought in from our garden. We will start new plants in February so that they get a real good start before planting outside this spring.

A very important cooking tool to use in Thai Cooking is a Mortar and Pestle. It is used to smash or grind pepper, garlic and any other herb or spice you use. This is made of granite. Do not get the clay version of this tool. They break too easily.

Ning's Kitchen

Visit Ning's Recipe Pages. View videos and learn recipes for making incredible Thai meals.