Monthly Archives: May 2011

Dragon and Peony

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What’s going on (May 2011 edition)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

So we went to Koh Samet for a few days with a bunch of my coworkers and some of their families. It was awesome, but I feel the need to write about what’s been happening around here before moving onto … Continue reading →

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Back from the beach…

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

…regular intermittent posting to resume posthaste.

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Quick trip to Ko Samet

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

I am taking the family on a work trip from now. It will be an overnight bus ride, followed by a boat ride to Koh Samet and a smaller ferry-to-shore. We plan to return on Monday night, just in time … Continue reading →

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Installing Thai fonts on a Samsung Galaxy 5 i5503 (custom Froyo ROM)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Notes: I am writing this guide from memory and it shouldn’t be considered definitive (or even accurate, ha ha). Also, I get this sort of stuff done with heavy googling and then lots of trial and error, an approach that … Continue reading →

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Photos (and Video) from the Korat Zoo

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Yesterday we got home from a trip to Nakhon Ratchasima, more commonly known as Korat. The city is famous for being the gateway to the Northeast region (where we live) of Thailand, and is at just about the halfway point … Continue reading →

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Khmer Hip Hop

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

(via my pal Ton on FB)

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One man’s folly…

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

How one Japanese village defied the tsunami (via)

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Pool days

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

You can tell this is from a couple months ago because my car is still in the driveway (hopefully out of the shop soon), and our front lawn still exists (a month after this it was a rock garden for … Continue reading →

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Where’s Harry C?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren from Billy Crystal Seriously, the original When Harry Met Sally had the coolest soundtrack, ever.

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Early Morning Expression

Posted on May 10, 2011 by
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STP

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Linking to that STP video in my last post got me to thinking… How could their music videos have been so bad when their recorded live sessions were so good? Their first two albums were so good, the diminishing returns … Continue reading →

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Safety rules when around baby girl (rhymified for children)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

When Mina has a gun, everybody run (imagined threat; props to STP) When Mina has a knife, quickly take it away, or run for your life (I am ashamed to say this actually happened when we were eating steak together) … Continue reading →

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Epic Dive

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Mina was playing on the bed earlier tonight when she slipped off a stack of pillows and tottered on the edge of the mattress, with a two foot fall to the tile floor suddenly imminent. I dove over the metal … Continue reading →

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Hapax legomenon of the day (with def)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Bamafutication: Claiming that the commander-in-chief had “nothing to do” with a military operation targeting the most wanted man in the world. ———– You’re just angry you missed the Apprentice. ———– UPDATE: Out of many, this is the best.

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Top Charoen Optical, Thailand (Commercial)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

I need new glasses; I’m definitely going to one of the branches (3 or 4?)  in town this week.

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