Videos
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Spraying insecticide, again
When I ventured out this morning to buy the kid’s breakfast, sticky rice and barbecued pork skewers (which have gone up in price universally to 5 baht per skewer — they were still 3 baht at some places up until a couple months ago), I drove though a fog hovering in the neighborhood behind ours. Even with the windows closed, I got a whiff of Raid and realized they were fumigating the area again. I hurriedly went to buy the food — in an yet unsprayed area — and rushed back home. Nam said she’d just heard a pickup driving around blasting a message from the local government, so that meant they…
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Insecticide Spraying in Rural Thailand
UPDATE: I’ve added a video to the bottom of this post. The first time I saw government spraying (fogging, really) in our neighborhood was last year. There was the sound of a lawnmower engine from a block away, and then a man with a backpack sprayer walked by on the street, spraying a dense, white fog over our front yard, which promptly blew through our open windows ala a 1940’s public service announcement/DDT promotion. The cloying stench of RAID remained on the house for a couple hours, and I had to wipe everything down before the kids got back. Today, we got a twenty minute warning by a pickup truck…
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Dragon and Peony
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Khmer Hip Hop
(via my pal Ton on FB)
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Where’s Harry C?
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren from Billy Crystal Seriously, the original When Harry Met Sally had the coolest soundtrack, ever.
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Early Morning Expression
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Top Charoen Optical, Thailand (Commercial)
I need new glasses; I’m definitely going to one of the branches (3 or 4?) in town this week.
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Persistence Hunting the Speed Goat
Great article over at Outside: Fair Chase If you aren’t familiar with persistence hunting, this is the clip to see: Human Mammal, Human Hunter – Attenborough – Life of Mammals – BBC
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Sarte Wars
One time at a party, there was a guy who said he liked Jar Jar Binks. After the initial stomping and beer bottle volley, he finally admitted he was just saying that to be memorable. What a nerd.
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Tilt-shift Thailand Vid
I’m so gonna do this at our giant catfish sanctuary and with a herd of water buffalo..
