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

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  • Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Baby Mina! (with photos)

    Everything went well! We have a new baby girl… Her name is Mina (??), pronounced mee-na. Unfortunately, almost no one in Nam’s family has the courage/skills to hold a baby,…

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    Last day alone

    Pushing a 225 50 R17 (this set of mags was once on daddy’s Crown, but they scraped the wheelwells on even small bumps and made manual steering very heavy!).

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    Mommy and Max the Destructificator (pre-Mina)

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    Daddy and Max the Destructificator (pre-Mina)

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    Countdown: 7 days

    In exactly one week, we will have additional babyage (in case you can’t tell, that is). December 6th, here we come! It’s a bit hard to believe, even as the…

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    Our Pond

    Max in his new Monterey Bay Aquarium vest and Khao Yai National Park hat!

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Photos

    Around Mahasarakham: The OTOP Marketplace

    Note: With this entry, I’m starting a new category of posts called Around Mahasarakham (AKA Around Maha Sarakham). People have been asking exactly what the town we live in is…

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    Another sepia Max appreciates your devotion and will remember your loyal service

    Big pimpin’ just takes it all out of you. //////////////////////// Previous colors of Max: yellow max purple max green max monokuro max red red max orange max sepia max coppermine…

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    On his throne, on his throne…

    Presenting the young prince with adorable pre-unko face.

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  • Photos,  Thai Society/Culture,  Work

    Surveying Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

    Last week, while tripping balls on cold medicine and mourning the loss of our pink chicken, I mentioned going on a scouting trip for our upcoming International Camp. Here are…

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  • Food,  Photos

    Max loves bitter melon (bitter gourd)

    How very, very strange. We’ve never heard of a child liking this stuff. Bitter melon is called mara in Thai, and nigauri in Japanese (goya in Okinawan). It’s much the…

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  • Music,  Oh, baby!,  Old Blog Entries (archives),  Photos

    Getting Musical (Thai Ranat Xylophone & Toy Snare)

    The Doraemon snare is a $5 cheapie we bought at the bicycle/toy store in Kalasin where we went to buy a baby seat for the nanny’s bicycle a month ago.…

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