Monthly Archives: December 2011

Sliding on Christmas

You would think that it would be hard to get hurt on such a small slide. You would be wrong (blooper reel to follow).

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Biggest load

Yes, please use the whole goddamn highway (@ Rayong outskirts).

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Side trip to Elephant Island

We came to visit students on a side trip. Much fun was had. We’re on the ferry back now to rendezvous with the university van back in Pattaya.

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Thai HMMV

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Walking Street, Pattaya

Last night we were rolling with five-0. More on this later.

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Yesterday’s lunch

This is a highway rest stop outside of Bangkok we always stop at when headed to Rayong, Pattaya, Hua Hin, etc. It used to have just Thai food shops and a KFC, but it seems to be getting a lot … Continue reading

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Highway eyesore

Buses painted like these are a common sight at highway rest stops in Thailand, but this just might be the worst I’ve ever seen.

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Favorite topping

Breakfast of champions: Char siu and crispy pork combo plate with two cloves of industrial strength stankbreath on top.

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Christmas Day 2011

I got around to pulling photos from the camera today, so here’s what we did for Christmas this year:     Yes, the fish sanctuary/Buddhist temple. This is one of Max’s favorite places to visit now.

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Isan X-mas 2011

I haven’t been home for Christmas for so many years now, I only miss it in theory. Living in Japan and Thailand, I work on western holidays if it falls on work days, and often forget about many of them. … Continue reading

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More dead flash

It seems my flash memory karma went to hell. After having to trash the new fake Kingston USB drive I bought, the 8GB Samsung Micro SD card in my HTC decided to crap out, taking with it a bunch of … Continue reading

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Produced Forthwith

Yesterday, out of nowhere, Mina came to my desk and said, “Here, daddy.” She then handed me my passport. As in, arguably the single most important document I possess living overseas. I do not know where she got it; I’m … Continue reading

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Bug Macros

Here are some photos of Max’s playmates from the other day. Meanwhile, Nam is supervising graduation rehearsals at her university all weekend, so I’m watching the kids.

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…your plan against the ghetto backfired.

The title of this post is from the best song on the best rap album ever made.

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Oyasumi Boba

More sci-fi sleepytime here. ALSO: Vader Got Served

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Max’s play doh sculpting

He’s in the zone!

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Fake Kingston Flash Drive

I went to the annual Chinese festival in downtown Maha Sarakham last month; this is one where they host Chinese opera at the business association meeting hall (I uploaded crappy vids of the opera this year here and here). Aside … Continue reading

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Like bugs

Nam took the babies to see their old nanny. Her new house is almost complete, but is out in the sticks. At night, the house is apparently crawling with all sorts of bugs, frogs, and who knows what else. Max … Continue reading

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Why are we not equal?

Living overseas, you might be surprised how many websites and web services (in the US and Japan especially) are closed to the rest of the world. Of course, there are easy ways around this, but if your personal blog is … Continue reading

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Happy Painter

Bob Ross was like jack bauer – he assassinated a syrian diplomat with a Dragunov sniper rifle. (apologies to all, I needed a Google result)

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