Some good, some not so good.
The first two seem to have been walls for a building some time in the recent past, but now just serve to host art and demarcate the boundary of this lot.
Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people
I don’t know the name of the town because I couldn’t be bothered to look at my phone’s location. However, it’s only fair to note that this is the first fueling station I’ve ever seen to have two 7-11s – one for the petrol station and another, newer one for the LPG filling station; they were about 120 meters apart across the huge parking lot.
We are taking a trip for a few days. Will update from the road.
When driving around Khon Kaen with Tong, we spotted what looks very much like a Japanese-style love hotel near Khon Kaen university. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, just like a Japanese love hotel. I need to ask someone who lives in KK.
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UPDATE 12/23/2012: A coworker from KK has told me this is a karaoke joint.
When we visited Monterey last month, both Max and Mina got to hold one of George’s birds during the Good Old Days festival in Pacific Grove.
Max drew a very nice picture of a tropical bird today and when I asked him what kind of bird it was, he answered, “George’s bird.” Good memory, Max!