C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

Month: April 2010

  • 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…

  • Three Egg Smiley

    He made such a nice omelet: Leftover roast pork and cheese, topped with eggplant & meat sauce.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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…

  • When Max turned 2

    The happy birthday song is his favorite thing in the world and he made us sing it many, many times.

  • Band of Brothers it ain’t

    Dear The Pacific, I wanted to love you, I really did. But you disappoint weekly. Sincerely, J

  • 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…

  • 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…