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Wan Macha Fish Sanctuary
We visited what’s possibly the greatest tourist attraction in Mahasarakham again (well, besides the new Big C, of course).
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The most fucked up article you’ll read this year
WARNING: The article linked to below is graphic and nauseating, especially if you’re digging into a chicken sandwich like I was this morning. WHO’S HUNGRY? – PART 1 An Interview…
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Thai to English (and English to Thai) Translation with Google
Note to self: Thai to English Translation: LINK English to Thai Translation: LINK
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I Saw the Queen of Morlum (and Molam and Mawlum and Morlam)
Her name is Banyen Rakgan, and here I must quote Wikipedia: “Banyen was the first national mor lam star, whose appearances on television in the 1980s brought the form to…
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Escolar aka Butterfish aka Hawaiian Walu aka the Ex-Lax Fish…
…aka Oilfish aka the “It” Fish aka Shiro Maguro aka Abura Bozu aka Abura Sokumutsu aka Mutzu. I have finally found a fish that Japanese won’t eat (raw, at least),…
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New Years in the Fields
As promised, here’s the whole story: On the second day of the new year, our nanny invited us to her village for the bi-annual emptying of a communal fishpond. We…
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Typical Northeast Thai Temple
This is a “side attraction” at Wat Srisawat, located on Srisawat road in Mahasarakham. The other side of the building pictured above features a collection of concrete animals. I took…
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Water!
Nam was trying to sleep in this morning as Max has been keeping her up at night for the past few weeks, but the funniest thing happened: A man selling…
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Missing Osaka
The idea being tested: Even strangers in Osaka will play along when you pretend to shoot or cut them down. Some of these seem staged; I’ve seen crazier stuff though,…
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New Years in the Fields – Preview
This is a preview to a photo series I shot during our New Years holiday. I’ve been meaning to put it together since I shot it but Max got sick…
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Big C Mahasarakham
In November 2008, Thai superstore Big C opened a branch store in Maha Sarakham, just a few minutes down the street from us. Life hasn’t been the same since, mostly…
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Pu Yai Ban – Village Headman
Do you see what I see? Close up: Now there’s nothing remarkable about village headmen here. Every village has one, and there are presumably thousands of villages in this region…
