C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

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

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Max stared at this almost as long as I did.

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June 17, 2010
Videos

SPF 16 (Thai Commercial)

It’s comforting to know there are some familiar points in the society into which I shall plunge: Slapstick, vampires, hot chicks on TV. On the other hand, sometimes it is…

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August 30, 2006
Site News

Dumbass Gaijin Gets Cyberspanked

Somebody on a mailing list I subscribe to just sent me an e-mail asking if I feel bad “for using the Buddah’s (sic) name in vain” on my website. I…

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November 25, 2004
  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Videos

    Thai Bami (Wheat-based Egg Noodles)

    July 7, 2024 /

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    The Boobie Mushroom and Leafy Mothra

    August 8, 2010

    Mahasarakham University Convention Center Building

    October 1, 2023

    My Mitsubishi Triton at Sunset

    August 27, 2023
  • Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Max is back

    July 7, 2024 /

    ..for a nice trip home during his summer break. It’s the first time he’s been back to Thailand since he left in 2019 (and got trapped by COVID lockdowns in 2020). We are having a lot of fun.

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    Mina’s first catch

    April 23, 2013

    Red Max on Djembe

    December 20, 2008

    Dekakeyou

    April 8, 2014
  • Around Mahasarakham,  Food,  Videos

    Suki Mall Like

    June 20, 2024 /

    There’s a really excellent conveyor belt hotpot right near our house – at a gas station, no less – nad I went there for lunch with Tee today. I took a short clip and realized that this might be my only chance to jump on the TNLU bandwagon, albeit a month too late.

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    My Own Private Loch

    July 19, 2024

    Flooding 2025

    September 30, 2025

    Insecticide Spraying in Rural Thailand

    June 4, 2011
  • Around Mahasarakham,  Thai Society/Culture,  Videos

    Botanical Printing at Columbo Craft Village

    June 19, 2024 /

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    Stuck like a boss

    January 23, 2012

    Monsoon Season

    May 6, 2012

    Toshino Kickass

    October 24, 2023
  • Japanese Society/Culture,  Videos

    Bowser Jr. Boss Fight

    June 16, 2024 /

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    The Russo-Japanese War

    September 10, 2006

    Japanese “Lawsuit” Guitars

    August 28, 2006

    Issan-Japan Fusion

    November 11, 2016
  • Food,  Photos

    Top Chicken Cooking Tips

    June 16, 2024 /

    Pictured above: Not chicken

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    Koh Chang

    March 23, 2025

    Tam Lao Papayaless Variant

    June 4, 2018

    Cthulhu Mushroom

    March 26, 2018
  • Japanese Society/Culture,  Videos

    Shorts

    June 15, 2024 /

    I’ve been having fun experimenting with YouTube Shorts, basically trying to understand the algorithm. I haven’t had much luck deciphering it yet, but I’m still just a week or so in. This is a time lapse video I shot in the pit of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan.

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    The World Housing Market – 50,000,000 Yen Edition

    October 23, 2009

    Finnish Polka Idoru – A Video Chronology of Loituma (from 17th Century Scandinavia to Modern Day Japan)

    September 10, 2017

    Michaelsoft Binbows (?????????????)

    March 27, 2010
  • Japanese Society/Culture,  Thai Society/Culture,  Toys & Tech

    DTAC International Roaming

    June 14, 2024 /

    If you are planning to visit Japan from Thailand and haven’t been suckered into buying an eSIM yet, I highly recommend buying a roaming package from DTAC/TRUE (AIS also has similar plans, but I haven’t tried them). The main reason is that it’s much cheaper, but also because I saw many travelers struggling with SIM cards/eSIMs purchased from both vending machines in Japan and online. In the space of one week, I saw at least five people complaining about weak coverage or spotty connectivity. The DTAC package we chose also came with free travel insurance for a week, which is great, but very difficult to actually find on the DTAC…

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    Tokyo Sasumata Incident

    December 4, 2023

    Japanese “Lawsuit” Guitars

    August 28, 2006

    Americans in Japan, Rejoice!

    May 24, 2005
  • Cars,  Videos

    Alice in Borderland Kujira Crown Chase

    June 13, 2024 /

    I need to get my Crown fixed and out of the shop – it’s been sitting there since the great floods a couple years back. It feels like it’s almost time.

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    Pink Kubota

    August 19, 2014

    Mystery VIP Car, Khon Kaen

    March 20, 2013

    SUZU

    November 18, 2023
  • Food,  Japanese Society/Culture,  Oh, baby!,  Videos

    Babytapi Amemura – Osaka

    June 11, 2024 /

    Babytapi America-mura (ベビタピ アメリカ村店)

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    Yesterday’s lunch

    December 27, 2011

    What’s for Breakfast: Protein Explosion Edition

    June 30, 2016

    Bengal Currants (carissa carandas)

    July 13, 2017
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