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Two-wheeled Uranai
Little things like this still blow my mind every day in this country – it’s part of the charm. Fortune telling is still a huge part of the culture, and for some reason, tarot cards seem to be getting very popular from what I see online.
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One of these is not like the others…
She’s older than all the others combined, and will probably still be running after they have all gone. This is my parking lot at work. Our building used to be the administration building, which is why we have a flag pole in front. A military reservist comes to raise and lower it every day.
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Starting 2020 with a Seiko Snow Monster
Last year, my trusty Citizen fell casualty to careless banging on steel door handles when rushing out of classrooms, so I decided to replace it with something a little more fun. I like it so far.
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Conquistador and Castle
This guy’s photos are so good, they don’t look like photos. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Atsushi Kobayashi (@atsushi.k.photography) on Dec 3, 2019 at 1:36pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Atsushi Kobayashi (@atsushi.k.photography) on Sep 1, 2019 at 3:35am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Atsushi Kobayashi (@atsushi.k.photography) on Aug 15, 2019 at 2:28pm PDT Amazing!
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Grilled Pork Neck
This is a regional delicacy for the everyday people. I am perfecting the chili, tamarind, and toasted rice dipping sauce. The pork is fine.
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Tawan Dang, Kaew Kant, Hiso Club – Blue Lighting Rules in Maha Sarakham
These are actually the most popular type of tourist attraction in Maha Sarakham, after dark at least. During the day, I would say SermThai Plaza shopping mall wins first prize.
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Khon Kaen, two months ago
It takes me so long to put things up on this blog these days. There’s posts I’ve been wanting to publish for more than a decade lol. Anyways, since another trip to Khon Kaen is coming up either tomorrow or this weekend, I wanted to put up some more photos of another back in August.
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Breakfast from Pon Yang Kham
I threw together a bunch of leftovers and it turned out real fine… Pon Yang Kham beef is the best in Thailand, from a Thai/French cattle hybrid. It will never be world class, but it’s the best of what’s available in Thailand.
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Let me tell you about my day
Tropical Storm Podul (North Korean for “willow”) has been dumping on us since around midnight and I spent the day trying to prevent everything we own from being flooded including vehicles, property, and cats, as well as preparing to sign a lease for our new juku and organizing teaching materials for a seminar at a vocational college in Roi Et city tomorrow (which just got postponed until next week). My home: My work: The highway we were supposed to take: The area we were supposed to go: A new skyscraper being built in the shape of a wot (alt spelling: wode; the circular pan flute of Isan): The newly-created Roi…
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Bad Company Names in Asia (part 2323)
It’s quite possible this is an alternate spelling of “Nick.” But somebody should talk to them about it. Maybe their website is a bit more low key? Nope.
