Monthly Archives: August 2007

Dragonfruit in Bloom

Posted on August 31, 2007 by

Four or five months ago, Nam’s mother had couple of pitaya plants shipped back from her hometown of Surin (famous for their annual elephant festival and silk weaving). They were pitiful little things tied to a curious looking concrete dais-in-a-planter … Continue reading →

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Fugu me? No, fugu you!

Posted on August 26, 2007 by

From the “you shouldn’t be eating salmon in Thailand anyway” department: BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) – Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over … Continue reading →

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Undetermined Payload

Posted on August 25, 2007 by

Sometimes you run into the strangest sights on the road.

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Crab on Baked Earth

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

Crawling around the building site of our new house.

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The Swearers

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

I really needed this today: Don’t watch if you don’t like rude words (via the b3ta newsletter) BONUS: Bleach on fabric tutorial (cool t-shirt design method)

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Carabao's Made in Thailand Cover by Farang

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

In my ten months here, I’ve heard this song (which was written by Carabao) performed live dozens of times by many bands… As corny as this clip might seem, this guy’s rendition is the best I’ve ever heard. I basically … Continue reading →

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Carabao’s Made in Thailand Cover by Farang

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

In my ten months here, I’ve heard this song (which was written by Carabao) performed live dozens of times by many bands… As corny as this clip might seem, this guy’s rendition is the best I’ve ever heard. I basically … Continue reading →

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Swamped

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

Just a quick heads up – I’ve been on various missions and adventures (aka school seminars) the past week and didn’t have net access. Now I’m back and have no net connection at home and no time, so I’ll try … Continue reading →

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Quick note about comments

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

Commenting here may take multiple tries and/or some patience… Please hang in there. The blog software I’m using is due for a major overhaul very soon, and things should get better. In the meantime, don’t let my overworked server and … Continue reading →

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Kelp Highway

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

Were America’s first inhabitants Japanese fishermen? Erlandson has been working with marine biologists for the last few years and believes Japanese fisherman could have been following the kelp highway which would have flourished even during the ice age. The kelp … Continue reading →

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Carabao Bike & Death Merchant

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

Yesterday, on the way to check the progress of the new house we’re building, we came across a couple of awesome motorcycles, one right after the other. First up was a kid riding the Buffalo Bike (aka Carabao Bike): Next … Continue reading →

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Thai Boxers in Japan

Posted on August 12, 2007 by

This article is interesting as hell because I’ve heard many, many times about how weak Thai boxers/kickboxers are used to prop up their Japanese counterparts, but never actually bothered to research it. Thai boxers downed by punches that missed him … Continue reading →

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Note to Kevin

Posted on August 11, 2007 by

Can I be your second? As the challengee, do you get to specify the terms? How about cavalry broad swords of the largest size, standing in a square ten feet wide and about twelve feet deep…

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the horror

Posted on August 11, 2007 by

I imagine this is pretty much what hell must look like. (reddit)

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Magazine cover illusions

Posted on August 11, 2007 by

At least one of them is unstaged, even: Link (via digg)

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My New Baby Alligator

Posted on August 11, 2007 by

I rescued him from a wet bathroom floor when I was painting.

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Korean Hostage Crisis as Seen by Overseas Korean Volunteers

Posted on August 11, 2007 by

Yesterday, I asked a group of four young Koreans who have come to teach our students computer skills the following questions: Were the Koreans who were taken hostage missionaries, or what? Is it important to make the distinction between missionaries … Continue reading →

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cute fish (and not-so-cute fish)

Posted on August 9, 2007 by

Go see for yourself: Cute Not-so-cute (To my knowledge, I’ve only eaten one of the fish on that list. Hint: It wasn’t the coelacanth) //////////////////////// In related news, the last of my impossible fish died a few weeks ago, I … Continue reading →

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Google Earth – Strange Sights

Posted on August 9, 2007 by

PC World has a cool gallery up: The Strangest Sights in Google Earth (thx k)

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Pink armbands for Thai cops

Posted on August 7, 2007 by

Over on AOL news: Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring Hello Kitty, the Japanese icon of cute, as a mark of shame… Great! It should match their panties very well… (thx … Continue reading →

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