C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people

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  • Cars,  Photos

    It’s time for a road trip

    January 14, 2026 /

    These are some photos from last year, taken on my expired Pixel 6. If in this lifetime self-driving cars become the norm, I will miss driving. I see the greatest things on the road, but usually when I’m driving myself. Otherwise, my phone is much more interesting. I’m going on a trip to Nakhon Pathom tomorrow, a bit past Bangkok from here. We’re taking students to an academic competition at the Rajabhat there, in a van.

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    Stripes

    May 5, 2007

    PS-13 VIN

    February 23, 2005

    Ford Escort Mk1 1300 De Luxe

    April 8, 2008
  • Music,  Society & Culture,  Videos

    Quest with Questers

    December 29, 2025 /

    I was making a thumb drive with videos for my cars and kinda went down an old school rabbit hole. I remember when we had groundbreaking sounds, lyrical feats, and French hip hop was a thing. Remember Luck of Lucien? That’s this dude: AKA Lucien Revolucien. But hip hop kinds fell victim to its own success. I know, because I grew up through the revolution. Hip hop won the war against against old values and just became the BGM. My daughter saw me flipping through YouTube videos and lamenting the current near-absence of female rappers. She said, “Well, there sure isn’t any Lauryn Hill.” Damn, I raised my kids right.

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    Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media – Funky Stuff (1975)

    December 14, 2022

    jamuru babies

    October 1, 2012

    Music Lesson

    November 23, 2014
  • Exploits,  Photos,  Toys & Tech

    I dropped my phone

    December 17, 2025 /

    I mean, I really dropped it. It slipped out of my sweaty hands when I was checking a message while walking. I kicked out with my foot and the phone hit the soft part of the padding, but bounced off, so I technically punted my phone into the asphalt. It immediately died, and after trying various online recovery techniques, I could not get it out of a bootloop. The multicolored “Google” logo appears and disappears endlessly, as the device seems to scream THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR DROPPING ME. But that’s when it’s plugged in. When it’s not plugged in, there are no signs of life at all. So maybe…

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    Why I Love Beer

    August 21, 2004

    Chris Delivery

    August 12, 2011

    Random Temple in Hua Hin

    June 27, 2013
  • Photos,  Yoda the Kitten

    Pickle is gone.

    December 7, 2025 /

    My cat died today. Sad. She had FIV from getting into fights with neighborhood cats and her health was in decline. There were a lot of trips to the vet over the past year. She became lethargic and incontinent for the last few months and we put her in a cage outside with a litterbox (which she had never seen before but instantly took to) at night. We fed her rich foods she wasn’t used to having like mackerel and chicken liver to supplement her normal meals. Basically, we tried to make her life very nice, because her mouser days were kind of over (although I found the remains of…

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    Stuck like a boss

    January 23, 2012

    Gaeng Liang (Spicy Thai Vegetable Soup)

    February 12, 2024

    Gym Battles: Fun for the Whole Family!

    August 21, 2016
  • Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    There are two main objects in this photo

    December 6, 2025 /

    They are commonly carried by university students/teachers. If you can identify them both, you are hardcore Thai.

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    Candy Bugs in Mukdahan, Thailand

    June 17, 2014

    Smiley

    December 11, 2008

    Sunrise from our back porch

    October 12, 2008
  • Around Mahasarakham,  Exploits,  Photos

    Edward

    December 1, 2025 /

    Edward is one of the two turtles I saved from the road this year. He was crossing from a pond toward Wang Yao Market on the shortcut from Your Place Hotel to Makro. I kept him in a box for an hour until I could release him.

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    Thai Jaeger – The Golden Buddha Mech

    August 4, 2013

    Monkey Atlantis

    October 30, 2017

    Pokemon Go in Thailand – Day 7

    July 20, 2016
  • Exploits,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Phuket sky

    December 1, 2025 /

    We were waiting for our friends to come hiking back up the steep hill at sunset when the sky exploded. Southern Thailand hits different.

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    Buddhist perspectives

    September 17, 2013

    Dreamliner Birthday

    September 13, 2022

    A walk on the riverbed

    April 17, 2005
  • Food,  Photos

    eryngii father and son

    December 1, 2025 /

    aka king trumpet mushroom, French horn mushroom, eryngi, king oyster mushroom, king brown mushroom, boletus of the steppes*, trumpet royale, aliʻi oyster *According to wikipedia, this is misleading nomenclature because boletus (which has pores) and eryngii (which has gills) are of different orders. All I know is that eryngii is delicious and it’s very hard to cook wrong.

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    Mr. Lee’s Finest Quality

    January 23, 2015

    Khao Soi for Lunch

    December 27, 2010

    Treasures from Japan – Part 1

    December 23, 2012
  • Exploits,  Videos

    the ballad of pokey pokey dude

    November 24, 2025 /

    I swear that I’d posted this before, but I guess not.

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    Chris Delivery

    August 12, 2011

    Friendly Yellow Longtail

    December 29, 2009

    Frangipani

    September 12, 2016
  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    buff

    November 24, 2025 /

    @Nam’s mom’s house

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    What’s wrong with this picture?

    October 13, 2015

    Building 4 at RMU

    October 5, 2022

    Sampeenong in Yangtalat, Kalasin

    December 21, 2023
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