Thai Society/Culture
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Where are you, Saipan?
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Photos of the “Elephant Cage” in Udon Thani, Thailand
Pages like this one and this one and this one got me interested in the cold war antenna array known as the “Elephant Cage.” It was built by the US military in Udon Thani province, northeast Thailand, at an air force base used for signals intelligence back in the day, and suspected of housing a CIA black site in more recent years (although it is now apparently a mushroom farm/museum open to the public). Wikipedia describes the Elephant Cage as thus: The AN/FLR-9 is a type of very large circular “Wullenweber” antenna array, built at eight locations during the cold war for HF/DF direction finding of high priority targets. The worldwide network, known collectively as “Iron Horse”, could locate HF communications…
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Two-wheeled Uranai
Little things like this still blow my mind every day in this country – it’s part of the charm. Fortune telling is still a huge part of the culture, and for some reason, tarot cards seem to be getting very popular from what I see online.
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Tawan Dang, Kaew Kant, Hiso Club – Blue Lighting Rules in Maha Sarakham
These are actually the most popular type of tourist attraction in Maha Sarakham, after dark at least. During the day, I would say SermThai Plaza shopping mall wins first prize.
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Why TripAdvisor Sucks.
Holy shit, no wonder Northeast Thailand is so misunderstood: The closest the Mekong River comes to Maha Sarakham province is around 170 kilometers away, in Mukdahan. One of the tributaries of the Mekong, the Chi River, does flow right through Maha Sarakham province and city, so it is connected, but if you want to use that logic, I nominate the Adriatic Sea as a wonderful Thing to Do in Maha Sarakham Province. Also, the Mekong probably shouldn’t be grouped into Nature & Parks anymore since the water is barely flowing at times and most of the wildlife is dead and gone. The most accurate description for the foreseeable future is,…
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Breakfast from Pon Yang Kham
I threw together a bunch of leftovers and it turned out real fine… Pon Yang Kham beef is the best in Thailand, from a Thai/French cattle hybrid. It will never be world class, but it’s the best of what’s available in Thailand.
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Best Lazada Product Name EVAAH
With Glue Static Electricity Glass Film Spread Love of Gomon Translucent mo sha tie Cafe Restaurant Tea Shop Decoration I’ll take alls.
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Let me tell you about my day
Tropical Storm Podul (North Korean for “willow”) has been dumping on us since around midnight and I spent the day trying to prevent everything we own from being flooded including vehicles, property, and cats, as well as preparing to sign a lease for our new juku and organizing teaching materials for a seminar at a vocational college in Roi Et city tomorrow (which just got postponed until next week). My home: My work: The highway we were supposed to take: The area we were supposed to go: A new skyscraper being built in the shape of a wot (alt spelling: wode; the circular pan flute of Isan): The newly-created Roi…
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Bad Company Names in Asia (part 2323)
It’s quite possible this is an alternate spelling of “Nick.” But somebody should talk to them about it. Maybe their website is a bit more low key? Nope.
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Khon Kaen to Maha Sarakham
When Nam is driving, I like snapping photos from the passenger seat. Up here in Isan, this type of photo is defined by capturing the camera in the side mirror and long green fields of rice when it’s the right time of year. Otherwise, it’s just a big, hot, dusty expanse.
