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

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Talisman

    I can’t tell if this guy just put a random sticker on his car, or if this is a plea to the gods because he hasn’t changed the oil for…

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  • Food,  Photos,  Society & Culture

    Long Fak Bean Stir Fry

    I guess you could call them yardlong beans, but most of the world switched to a better system long ago, and besides, where’s the fun in that?

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  • Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Our Big Boy

    There’s this girl from school that likes Max. He’s chatting online with her right now in the other room; I can hear their little voices as they talk about whatever…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Toyota Crown MS60-NF VIN

    This is my Kujira’s VIN. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Well, actually, there are probably a thousand or so left in the world. This one’s…

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  • Photos

    Chonburi Bridge

    The storm dragon chased us all the way over the bridge.

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  • Japanese Society/Culture,  Knockoffs,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Misushit?

    This is probably the best Matsushita knockoff name, ever (combined with a retailer’s misspelling) – and that’s saying a lot since Matsushita and National brands were folded into Panasonic years ago.…

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  • Exploits,  Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    The Best Braised Pork Leg in Issan

    Google review of Panom Rung Restaurant by Justin Yoshida https://goo.gl/maps/cShnNWMJMcu Staring locals. Scary truckers in the dark, broken parking lot… Raw chili and garlic in a dirty center bowl. Unapologetically…

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Moo Daeng (“Red Pork”)

    The Thai variant of char siu is often too lean and served with overly sweet sauce… This place does it well, though.

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  • Food,  Photos,  Work

    Red sauce

    Prepping lunch for 20 tomorrow.

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  • Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Living Yearbook

    So we saw this driving down the street last week. It’s the end of term here, and this may be the new equivalent of signing yearbooks here.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos

    Sermthaithani Shops

    The shop house row that leads to the back of our housing estate.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos

    Farewell, Play Bar

    One of Maha Sarakham’s first really cool outdoor pubs. Lots of memories here… It was the first place to offer deep fried larb balls. It was also where T and…

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