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Eating Mickey (or, how I overcame one of my last food prejudices)
I ask that you have an open mind about this post, because the conclusion may surprise you – it sure surprised me. Here I am with my pal Mickey Rat: Mickey was a gift from Max’s babysitter’s husband, who went hunting for the fat critters in the rice fields last Friday night. Mickey came dressed and with all fur removed, and upon first inspection seemed clean enough… Why then did the mere sight of Mickey’s long tail cause such feelings of repulsion and disgust in me? Therein lies the irony: Originally, we were to be given a much larger present, but it was determined that such a large specimen might…
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i can has cwacker?
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DORAEMAX
Who’s that blue robot cat from the future with the Homer Simpson eyes? Knockoffs sometimes (unintentionally?) kick more ass than the original items.
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coppermine max
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hilarity ensues
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Recent Baby Updates
After I returned home from my uni’s “International Camp” last Thursday I was surprised to find the boy hadn’t waited for me to pass some milestones: His first tooth came out (lower left incisor). I found this out when he grabbed my finger and bit down on it. Hard. He now fits into the white baby Nikes (pictured above) cousin Kana gave me in Japan almost ten years ago as a birthday present (Her simple explanation: “You and Nam should make a baby.”). Somebody in Nara please pass this factoid on to Kana. He can now laugh properly but prefers to do this wheezing, gacking chuckle kinda thing that’s both…
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In the Shadow of the Golden Buddha
Yesterday we want to a local temple for mommy’s birthday. Maxie stared at the big buddha for a long time, and then he started fussing because he was hungry.
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End Respite
We’ve been busy. I am preparing many photos for posting here. In the meantime, be happy that I’ve found proof of indigenous cowboys in Thailand:
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blue max
why not.
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Volunteering in Kalasin
Last week a few of us teachers were asked to visit some classes being taught on a volunteer basis by our Business English major students out in Kalasin. We went out without much info and assumed these were classes being taught at a school. As it turned out, one of our student’s family had created an ad hoc classroom outside their house and was hosting free lessons for two weeks since schools are mostly on holiday during October. Children from their village as well as neighboring villages attended, with younger kids coming in the morning and older ones in the afternoon, perhaps 30 kids per session. The classes were being…
