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Around Mahasarakham: The Saengcharoen Theater (4711 Theater)
Across the street from our friend Tong’s house and cram school is a massive old theatre that’s been converted into a church. I’ve never taken photos of it or been inside, but I’ve admired it from the outside and parked in its shade many times. I stumbled upon an excellent write up of the church (posted just two days ago) by a blog called The Southeast Asia Movie Theater Project, which is a “photographic archive of derelict or converted movie theaters in Southeast Asia.” Reading it makes me yearn for the days when many blogs were works of passion written about specific subjects… I think I’ll ask Tong’s father about…
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Three Egg Smiley
He made such a nice omelet: Leftover roast pork and cheese, topped with eggplant & meat sauce.
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Saving you from yourself
A student scores a D on a final exam. The teacher takes pity and bumps her to a C. The student insists she deserves better and demands a retest. The teacher points out the actual grade was a D. The student is insistent and wants to retest in two days. The teacher agrees with the condition that the retest will be final and scored from zero. The student agrees, thanks the teacher for another chance, and promises to study hard. //////////// Two days hence, the teacher comes into work early to accommodate the student’s work schedule. He explains, again, that the retest will be scored anew and that the new…
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Songkran Babies
It was a hot Songkran and we spent the whole week at home, playing in our new pool/bath (a big concrete mixing tub made of black plastic). Max ran all around the neighborhood, naked in the summer heat.
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Don’t put that in your mouth
This video made me feel better about myself, because it proves there are stupider people with stupider jobs and stupider friends:
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Bad juju days
The past 48 hours have been so trying, it would be easier to just forget about them. It is for that very reason that I now attempt to document them. Two nights ago, I fell asleep with a high fever and covered up with a heavy blanket when the chills started an hour later. I woke up a couple hours later hearing my wife’s voice telling me to do something, but I was drenched in my own sweat and feverish again. I somehow sensed there was a blackout, because the room was completely dark – no flashing LEDs from electronics or nightlights for the babies could be seen. I kicked…
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When Max turned 2
The happy birthday song is his favorite thing in the world and he made us sing it many, many times.
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Band of Brothers it ain’t
Dear The Pacific, I wanted to love you, I really did. But you disappoint weekly. Sincerely, J
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Around Mahasarakham: The Cowboy Barber
Today Max turned two and when he fell asleep in the car, we took him to a barber on Srisawat Road famous for dressing like a cowboy (and cutting with shears instead of clippers). Nam held Max on her shoulder as cowboy barber man snipped away. Meanwhile, I was busy inspecting his shop, an older two story townhouse decorated with photos of him posing with other cowboy enthusiThais, Marlboro man swag like ashtrays and posters, a decommissioned muzzleloader, and a photo of Tom Selleck in cowboy attire! This last detail ensures that daddy will also be going back for a cut there sometime, with camera.
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Songkran 2010
Although I went to work on Friday, most people here have the whole week off to celebrate Thai New Year – I’m probably the only blogger in Thailand not posting photos of water fights and drunken merriment, but that’s only because I have a two kids who love playing with water every single day, so it’s not that special… And since I’m in no particular hurry to see people get hurt in horrible traffic accidents in the name of water fight shits and giggles,we mostly stay at home. Bah, humbug. /////////// Something exciting did happen last weekend, though. Our booming housing development’s manager called us up to let us know…
