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School art project
Max and Mina made their own t-shirts at school – I wish they’d made them in my size! The writing under the artwork is their names in Thai script.
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Goodbye to Auntie Merin
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Morning Market, Vientiane
The morning market in Laos has been replaced by a multi-story shopping mall… Vientiane has been hugely developed in the seven years I’ve been travelling there. The best way to…
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sibs
My little bro came for 2 weeks and my little sis for 3. It was all good. thanks, guys!!
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Sarakham Music
Taro came over a few weeks ago, and we stopped by a recently-opened music shop while the kids were at Tae Kwon Do. It’s the largest music store in Sarakham…
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Scenes from a border crossing bus
Been riding a lot of buses recently; this one had the most character. It’s an old Hino Blue Ribbon.
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Yurusare Gyaku Yunyu
“Yurusarezarumono” was the Japanese title for the Clint Eastwood movie, “Unforgiven.” Although I’ve used it improperly in the title of this post, the term, “gyaku yunyu,” means reverse-importing (importing products…
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How I envision the start of Max and Mina’s Jaeger piloting careers
After all, winning comes after getting schooled: This is what I thought of when I read Kevin’s comment on my last post. UPDATE: Adam linked to this video a long…
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Thai Jaeger – The Golden Buddha Mech
Somewhere between the Chiang Yuen and Sam Sung districts on a two-lane highway lined with rice paddies and stands of vines and overgrowth, there is a secret Jaeger base under…
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RIP Koh Samet
We have several guests arriving next week, including my brother and sister from the states. We were going to pick them up in Bangkok and head to the beach, possibly…
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Daddy holding Max and a big snake
@ the Cobra Village in Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Video: Junior Snake Handler Bitten by a Cobra at the Cobra Village – Khon Kaen, Thailand
We have a lot of guests coming from overseas in August, so I’m sure we’ll go there again soon. I want to write more about this, but I just don’t…
