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Cowboy Haircut in Maha Sarakham
We were growing out Mina’s hair (which only looks cute when put in tails), but it got too nappy so it was time for a cut – A COWBOY CUT!…
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We are Hos (love everybody) + special Tinglish Bonus
“Bye Nior” is a common Tinglish (Thai English) term meaning “graduation party” (goodBYE to the seNIORs)., which this flyer posted on a window at Maha Sarakham University is apparently advertising.…
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I saw Pai Mei yesterday.
Or at least I thought I did. As he walked closer to my car, I saw he was actually an Indian Pai Mei with only one arm. Or maybe not.…
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Spit Roast Pig
When we went to our good friend’s party last month, the kids tired out in an hour or two and we took them back home (just a 2 minute drive).…
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Max’s first fish
A couple weeks ago, we went to my coworker and good friend’s father-in-law’s place for his new house celebration. He’d built a new house on top of the foundations of…
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RMU Freshman Molam Performance
Taken (shakily, sorry!) at dinner gathering for the International Conference on Science and Social Science / International Conference on Science and Agricultural Technology held at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University in…
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A Tribute to Buildings 1&2, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University
They are knocking down our “Little House on the Prairie” schoolhouses and will soon replace them with new facilities. They were probably the oldest buildings on campus with solid wood…
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One ThaiPad Per Child
I took this photo a couple months ago out toward the local ostrich farm. The political party that put tons of these signs up on all the roads won Sunday’s…
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Essentially Isan
This was taken last week at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham, my university, at a welcoming ceremony for freshmen (aka “freshies” in Thailand). In the foreground, English program students are praying during…
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Spraying insecticide, again
When I ventured out this morning to buy the kid’s breakfast, sticky rice and barbecued pork skewers (which have gone up in price universally to 5 baht per skewer — they were…
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Insecticide Spraying in Rural Thailand
UPDATE: I’ve added a video to the bottom of this post. The first time I saw government spraying (fogging, really) in our neighborhood was last year. There was the sound…
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Top Charoen Optical, Thailand (Commercial)
I need new glasses; I’m definitely going to one of the branches (3 or 4?) in town this week.
