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Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people

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  • Cars,  Photos

    My Triton

    I’ve grown quite fond of her. I’m still saving money to rebuild the Crown, but we’re about to send both kids to college, so who knows when that can happen.…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Songkran 2026

    Songkran on the newly-designated fun road in Sarakham was really packed this year, as crowded as I’ve ever seen it. Tee and I hung out with the local District Chief…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    Pad Thai 99, Maha Sarakham

    This shop basically makes the only pad thai I enjoy eating. They were closed for a looong time, but I recently noticed them open sometimes when I drove by, so…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Last Day of Songkran

    There’s a Thai New Year party at my house and I was making pizza all afternoon, but I needed my daily walk. The RMU campus was almost completely deserted, with…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    の

    @my fav noodle place. If you know, you know.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Minifigures

    A nice spread at one of my university’s many outdoor shrines. You see a lot of these adorning spirit houses and holy trees as well. Thailand’s mixed religions and cultural…

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  • Food,  Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Gyoza Face

    Not to be confused with Burger Face. I cook separately for the fam when I’m on keto. Every time I take a break from this diet, I make gyoza because…

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  • Music,  Photos

    Floating

    Obligatory viewing soundtrack (listen first at normal speed, then at 1.25x):

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  • Our New Thai House,  Photos

    Little Bear-Like Creature 🦝

    Is what Google Translate lists as the English equivalent of a Thai word for “raccoon,” although my wife says they just say “raccoon.” Anyways, this all came about because of…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Why I Can’t Buy an FJ

    There’s a lot of trucks parked under trees recently up here in Issan. There are numerous gas stations around our house, so we can usually find one with 91 gasohol…

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  • Food,  Photos

    Keto Noodles

    I ordered a box of my favorite shirataki angel hair and konjac flat noodles from a Thai company that’s been around for twenty years, Moki (short for Monkey King). The…

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  • Food,  Photos

    鶏の皮 (Chicken Skins)

    This is one of my favorite keto snacks. Fried chicken stands often have them as a side product since they pull them off of chicken breasts they use for tenders.…

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