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Bai Larn and Buddhas
Went to the Issan Cultural Institute at the old MSU campus today with Nam’s students. Hadn’t been inside there since Mina did a storytelling event there a few years back.…
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Dogs and Dumpsters
This is my normal parking space on the street in front of our gym. People used to throw trash there for collection next to the bin, but summer rains came…
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Late Nite Roti
Mina wanted bread for the morning (she’s in finals week) so I hopped on the Wave to hit up 7-11. Ended up getting an Ovaltine roti at my friend’s shop.…
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Old Uni Bus
This old thing was still in use when I started teaching 20 years ago. We went on a couple of trips on it. I believe it’s the same model Isuzu…
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Gym Daze
Max and I have been lifting weights with a couple of Nam’s students. Working out with a bunch of kids sure is humbling. It’s a nice challenge… But it’s weird…
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Unexpected Tributo
@the local PTT. Not the first Ferrari I’ve seen in this town, but definitely the most extravagant. There’s probably not very many of these on the mean streets of Issan!
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Street Cats of Sarakham
Cats are revered in our town. Most of these were taken at a local art street that opens once in a blue moon, when all the artists can get around…
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RMU daily path
I try to go for a walk every day, which can be challenging during rainy season. When I started walking home twenty years ago, people would regularly stop their cars…
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Puppers
@my brother in law’s shop
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Justified
When you listen to your tingling Spidey sense, liberally apply mosquito spray before heading out the door, and the first thing you see at your destination (a hair salon) is…
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Ding Ding
As horrible as this product sounds, I want to try it because snakehead is perhaps my favorite freshwater fish, and suancai is just Chinese pickled mustard greens. So this soup…
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Temple Art in Kosum
Last week, we visited a temple in the neighboring district of Kosum Phisai (which I long ago dubbed Monkeytown; see here and here). Thai temple gable murals often depict the…
