Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Lick

Posted on January 31, 2012 by
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Working for the money

Posted on January 28, 2012 by
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Hin Suay Nam Sai Resort, Rayong

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

I’m in Rayong with 110 students and 10 teachers on a business English education project. It’s hot and sunny here, but these are some of my favorite beaches in Thailand. For me, Rayong is the perfect mix of convenience, desolation, … Continue reading →

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Stuck like a boss

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Yes, I got stuck. I arrived a bit late to the first wedding of two only to get trapped in the parking lot due to idiots who had parked every which way Undeterred, I squeezed through a couple of pickups … Continue reading →

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shazai

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

You have no idea how close I am to showing this with a straight face to my ultra-serious Japanese class for university teachers tomorrow.

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The Education of Mina Yoshida

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New Pillow

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

I was happy to receive a new body pillow at the new years gift exchange we had at work this past week. However, Max and Mina were quick to show me that nothing really belongs to daddy anymore…

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OTOP Marketplace Update – Economic Recovery Edition

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

The OTOP (One Tambon One Product) marketplace I wrote about a couple years ago is now booming. For the first few years of its existence, it struggled along as a ragtag gathering of unsuccessful vegetable vendors and farmers selling homemade … Continue reading →

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Tasty Links for the New Year

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

In no particular order: Smoke Screening Charles Mann is shown by Bruce Schneier just what a joke our airport security has become and makes a case that “the continuing expenditure on security may actually have made the United States less safe.” … Continue reading →

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Raiders

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

I pity all the Star Wars fans that died before they could see the great stuff on the internet.

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South China Brand Sewing Machine

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

A close friend of ours has bought an antique foot pedal-type sewing machine that had been converted to motorized belt drive to use for her alterations side business. She got it for about 600 Baht (less than $10), and I … Continue reading →

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“…credible and meaningful in foreign cultures.”

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

The university where I teach, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham, used to be a teacher’s training college. My uni is just one Rajabhat institute of about 40 spread all over Thailand, that were turned into universities by the king with something called … Continue reading →

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Mina in the lobby of a Cambodian Casino

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

New years day, 2012. It was our first trip to Cambodia. Casinos are always sad, but this one was even more so, packed full of dirty gambling addicts and their offspring. Why did we go? We were close to the … Continue reading →

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