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Mangosteens and Rambutans
…are in season! They sell for around 40 cents per pound each at the market; this is apparently a good year. Probably my favorite fruit in the world. In fact,…
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Cows in Kalasin
A photo from a road trip to a dam in Kalasin (a neighboring town) last month. I just had to stop the car to walk among them even though it…
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My first speeding ticket in Thailand
So the short version of this story goes: Today I got caught speeding 50kph over the (unposted) speed limit I paid a fine on the spot and was released I…
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Impossible Fish
Why not ride on the coattails of the Impossible Fish Tank? (See that? That’s how to give credit, bitches…) We somehow acquired a small fish tank at the house and…
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My favorite breakfast joint in Sarakham
Sorry, no time for captions. Maybe no need, either! ; ) (Click on any image below to open a larger version in a pop-up window.)
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Banks and Blades and Monster Geckos
One of the coolest things about rural Thailand is the prevalence of bladed tool vendors outside of banks and government building selling scythes, spades, hatchets, axes, machetes, and cooking knives…
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All you ever wanted to know about using squat toilets
I’ve lived in Asia for over a decade, so I’m used to squat toilets (as opposed to western-style toilets that you sit on). I prefer squat toilets everywhere except for…
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Weird Thai Snacks
SEMON – The breakfast of champions. Extra creamy filling. CHICKEN SHAKE – According to the package, it is/contains neither. It is, however, a magnificent concept, even more repulsive than the…
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Tiny Geckos
… are falling from my walls onto my bed and the floor. There are hundreds of them, I’m sure, hatching around our house. I’ve seen around 30 or so in…
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Staircase Method
I just finished grading for the first semester of classes – whew! It was hard work, much more work than a sweaty gaijin should have to do in 38 degree…
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Bangkok Bookstores
If you are looking for a specific book that’s still in print, your one-stop shop is the Kinokuniya in Siam Paragon. There is an Asia Books one floor down from…
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flogging the bishop
I like living in the third world, for the most part. Thailand is a great country and I like the fact that there’s a lot further to go up than…
