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Kitsune no yomeiri
Sunshowers are sometimes referred to as “the fox’s/foxes’ wedding” (plurality indeterminate) in Japan, or “kitsune no yomeiri.” Today is the sunniest rainy day I’ve ever seen; it’s completely still and…
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The Westernization of Thailand
This was all all procured locally. This part of the world will be hit with a metabolic syndrome epidemic in the coming years that will surely rival that of Mexico…
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Neither Washington nor Colorado
Forty years of failed US drug policy has culminated in my daughter wearing what appears to be an anti-hemp headband in her preschool parade in Thailand… A country where you…
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Catching Giant Snakeheads with an Excavator
In the past couple of years, the pond in front of our house got seriously overgrown on the banks (as well as on the surface) with reeds, vines, and other…
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How to Stop Spam SMS messages from True (TrueMove H)
I’m fairly satisfied with my monthly TrueMove H internet subscription; it’s fast enough and I’ve never run out of my monthly high-speed allowance (although I am careful not to download…
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Monkey Holding Peach Brand
Monkey Holding Peach Brand Co., Ltd., or alternatively, White Monkey Holding Peach Brand, are the manufacturers of the original “Tiger Balm” type ointment. This is the OG shit right here.…
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Kutiman cuts up Tokyo
This is the dope shit for real: Who is Kutiman?
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The Best Mass-produced Beer in SE Asia
Beer Lao.
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Japanese Chopsticks Etiquette
Posted for posterity: From the Nakamura website.
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Buddhist perspectives
Shooting (through) security bars mounted on a temple window in Laos.
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Scenes from a border crossing bus
Been riding a lot of buses recently; this one had the most character. It’s an old Hino Blue Ribbon.
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Yurusare Gyaku Yunyu
“Yurusarezarumono” was the Japanese title for the Clint Eastwood movie, “Unforgiven.” Although I’ve used it improperly in the title of this post, the term, “gyaku yunyu,” means reverse-importing (importing products…
