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Keeping termite nests
A couple months back, we visited a small restaurant in neighboring Kosum Phisai, on one of the two main routes to Khon Kaen from Maha Sarakham. This place advertises along…
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It finally cooled down…
Just a little present for Christmas I suppose. Usually we have a month or two of cool weather here, but it stayed hot for the longest time I’ve ever seen.…
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Hi-so in Sarakham – New Sermthai Complex, Maha Sarakham
——– Three years ago, when we moved into this house, many people doubted my choice of location. I simply told them that it would be a few years until this…
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Jules Verne in Khon Kaen?
In the lobby of the Pullman hotel (ex-Sofitel Raja Orchid), Khon Kaen, Thailand.
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Monsoon Season
A big storm blew through here yesterday… At one point, it was gusting as hard as I’ve ever seen it. The reeds at the edge of the pond were blowing…
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The Toyota “Kujira” Crown, Reborn
After five months of being held hostage by a rogue body shop, a brief return home, and then a serious accident caused by a negligent repair shop, the Kuj has…
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explosion!
So we went out for a family dinner last night, to a place we used to go a lot for crusted garlic fish, but stopped visiting for no reason in…
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Stuck like a boss
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…
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OTOP Marketplace Update – Economic Recovery Edition
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
