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Papers
It took just over three weeks for my box of documents to get here from Japan via surface mail. Inside were my international and California driver’s licenses, where I had…
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Panasonic VS6
So I’ve been watching the price of things, all kinds of things, here in Thailand. One of the bargains I noticed early on was for Japanese-made mobile phones other than…
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New Job: Bring me apples, yo
So here’s the deal: I got the university job and started yesterday, I’ve taught three classes so far and will be teaching Tuesday through Friday, 18 hours a week. I…
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Cows in my backyard
I woke to the sound of bells and a desultory “moo.” Like my bro said, now I’m in the inaka. I like it.
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Broom Man
We live in a gated community near Mahasarakham University (where Nam is heading up the Japanese Studies department). Every day a few vendors are let in to peddle their wares/offer…
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the buy
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House Mods and Maintenance, Thai Prices
I’m overseeing a 4-man crew of electricians today. They’ve come to add outlets to my bedroom, bathroom, and balcony, as well as enhance security around the house by adding two…
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The View from My Bedroom Window
Bring on the gazelles and gorillas and shit. All I can say is, this is the first time I am living next to a forest, and I love it. I…
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The New Bangkok Airport (BKK) – Suvarnabhumi
One thought kept running through my mind as I paced the halls of the largest airport I have ever seen: “What a waste!” Can anyone say “Asian Economic Bubble Architecture?”…
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Thailand: Webcam Visa Extensions?
I’ve only got a couple minutes before I’m abducted by rogue water buffaloes so I’ll just throw fellow expats in Thailand an interesting link: Webcam extension of foreigners’ stays okayed…
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SDS-WAVE??? (Super Discount Shop rip off)
I ordered a Coolpix for a friend through an online electronics shop a couple days ago after finding the cheapest price on kakaku.com. These are the fuckers in question: http://www.sds-wave.com…
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Would you like some ketchup on that shit sandwich?
No? How about a tasty glass of water from the Yodogawa? The Osaka municipal government’s Water Bureau plans to sell bottles of highly purified tap water from Yodogawa river in…
