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Only in Issan
Kubota convertible with sunshade driving around town every day with no plates and hazards flashing. As a side note, I know this gent and he’s more of a classic than…
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Star Wars Magic
It’s one in the morning and we all just got back from seeing Star Wars, in English, three minutes from our house in Sarakham. That was pretty special. Overall, I…
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What is true manhood?
True Manhood is playing to win. True Manhood is making the shot. True Manhood is making them remember your name. True Manhood Quadruple Barrel Triple Malt Scotch* Whisky. For the…
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RMU Welcome Screen
This is a huge Windows-driven LCD with which I gauge my arrival to the university every morning. It’s usually not on when I roll by the first time since I…
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Thai Breakfast of Champions
If you’re a Sarakham native, you know where you can get this for 19 baht ($0.54 US, not including beer or sticky rice). And if you are not, I’ll take…
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What’s wrong with this picture?
In the land of Loe, Chnag, and Sanghi. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Culmination.
It was an 8-day Thai funeral. Cremation (and for Max and I, ordination) was on the last day. Ashes were spread on the nearby Chi river this morning (9th day).…
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Fire, No Water, Burn.
During the Songkran water festival, a fire truck came around to refill its tanks at the pond in front of our house. The trucks normally spend the duration of the…
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Dim Sum Breakfast
Breakfast places are few and far between in Sarakham, but this place is ok sometimes. (these were among Taro’s GoPro photos from last month)
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Somdet Phra Theppharatratsuda Chao Fa Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Ratthasimakhunakonpiyachat Sayamborommaratchakumari
AKA Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Thailand’s Princess Royal, came to our university to open my faculty’s new building today (Official title: The Local Knowledge Learning Center). Pretty much every Thai…
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Phu Farm Canned Foods
Phu Farms… As aptly named as a company can be… Silkwork larvae are a snack I’ve had in Korea and Cambodia as well, and they don’t taste so bad. They…
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Reposted from my Facebook account
I’m having an eventful birthday. After dropping off Max and Mina at school, Nam and I drove by an accident on the side of the road. I saw my co-worker…
