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C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

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

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  • Photos,  Toys & Tech

    Ever wonder where you took a specific photo?

    Drag and drop it onto this program, click the button, and the location will display on Google Maps: Quick Photo GPS Extract Elegant software made for a specific purpose.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos,  Work

    Lost in a Thai Forest

    Well, the forest behind the English Program building at my uni, anyway.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos

    truck shot

    Just before the new provincial art project statue thingy bridging the halves of the old MSU campus. Said thingy will probably be the subject of a future post.

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  • Food,  Photos

    Dragonfruit BBQ Sauce Ribs

    Behold, dragonfruit ribs on my ghetto oil can smoker! There were no leftovers that day.

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  • Food,  Photos

    Pitaya BBQ Sauce

    I tried making a barbecue sauce out of red dragonfruit at the end of last year. It was colorful and pretty tasty, but nothing is coming close to the mango…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Bar No More

    Mina went to an “English Camp” event at the Khon Kaen hotel a couple months ago. Nam’s family used to own the blue and beige buildings across the street from…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Stargazy

    The girls alerted me to a meteor shower happening a couple months ago, so we drove to a nearby empty parking lot (MALIN PLAZA) and proceeded to take mediocre night…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    Sampeenong in Yangtalat, Kalasin

    This is our typical order at Sampeenong, our favorite Isan food joint in the area. Gai Yang (grilled chicken) Somtam Lao (Lao-style Papaya Salad) Tap Wan (literally, “sweet liver”) Kor…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    espresso

    At my friend’s place out on the MSK bypass. I’ve been working weekends for the past couple weeks and I’m tiiiiiired.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos

    SUZU

    Thailand, where old Japanese trucks go to thrive once again. @ Maha Sarakham University old campus

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Ship’s Bow

    A friend opened a new cafĂ© out on the Maha Sarakham bypass (ring road) next to her parents’ restaurant. The deck I was standing on when taking this pic is…

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  • Food,  Photos

    Somtam/Somtum

    AKA Spicy Papaya Salad, (unofficially) the official dish of northeast Thailand. When served on a pink plastic plate, you know it’s the real deal.

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