Tag Archives: Thai language

Aegle marmelos

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

This is a bael or bael fruit AKA Bengal quince, wood apple, stone apple or seer phael (head-fruit). In Thai it’s known as matum. In Thailand, bael is usually found in the form of dried slices, which are reconstituted in … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Buildings 1&2, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

They are knocking down our “Little House on the Prairie” schoolhouses and will soon replace them with new facilities. They were probably the oldest buildings on campus with solid wood construction, and were a lot cooler than the concrete buildings … Continue reading →

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Last Dinner in Bangkok

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

This meal was so good, it cannot be described properly with words… Suffice to say, it knocked us all out with a quantity/quality double combo. @ one of the numerous Korean BBQ joints near Sukhumvit Soi 12

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BooksThailand.com

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, my bathroom reading materials had dwindled down to the point of having to reread some old favorites. Then, while browsing a Thai-related forum, I spotted a banner for booksthailand.com. They are apparently a used bookstore on … Continue reading →

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Wat Ban Donnad

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

A couple months ago, when it was still “cold,” we visited a temple that we’d been hearing of for a while, Wat Ban Donnad (Wat Ban Don Nad?). At the end of a long, broken dirt road that runs through … Continue reading →

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