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Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people

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  • Food,  Oh, baby!,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    What’s for lunch: Green Curry with Wings and Portobellos

    Although I have made green curry with all kinds of meat, chicken is the best because of its wonderful grease. And among the cuts of chicken, we all prefer middle…

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Yoshida Kitchen Creation: Issan Sushi

    Sticky rice topped with crispy pork rind and corn somtam. Unbelievably delicious dipped in somtam juice.

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  • Food,  Oh, baby!,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Mina’s Picnic

    Out of the blue, Mina told us that she and her best friend, on the last day of school (yesterday), had promised to have a picnic together today. It was…

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Alien eyestalks

    I found these crazy-looking plants in a local wet market at the base of Phu Rua National park in Loei province yesterday afternoon. An old lady was selling plants from…

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  • Cars,  Thai Society/Culture,  Work

    Bicycle lane at work

    When the curb is lined with cars and long pickups (can you see the diagonal parking lines? ), you definitely do not want to hug that lane line too closely……

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  • Thai Society/Culture

    Updated (NEW link) Notification of residence when staying in the Kingdom over 90 days

    This is the current and updated url / link for online 90 day reporting in Thailand. https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login You’re welcome. // P.S. Don’t forget to scroll down and check the box…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Thai Breakfast of Champions

    If you’re a Sarakham native, you know where you can get this for 19 baht ($0.54 US, not including beer or sticky rice). And if you are not, I’ll take…

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  • Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    C. Buddha and DJ Caros

    I will never forget that solemn half-day of walking around commando in a saffron robe.

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Exploits,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Culmination.

    It was an 8-day Thai funeral. Cremation (and for Max and I, ordination) was on the last day. Ashes were spread on the nearby Chi river this morning (9th day).…

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  • Exploits,  Oh, baby!,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Max and I have a pact.

    Something big is happening tomorrow. Today was a test run of sorts. Posted from WordPress for Android

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Gang Wai

    Made from the tip of some mysterious plant which I’m too lazy to Google at the moment, the wai in gang wai is both seasonal and local, so it would…

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Spicy Thai Seafood Salad

    At Ruen Thong restaurant, Maha Sarakham. Posted from WordPress for Android

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