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They came bearing gifts.
A little boy and girl playing in front of their mother’s shop in Sarakham. King of Pain
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Stop Motion
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Peppering
This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a while: Season Shot One question, though: Is it a joke? Cuz I’m pretty sure I’ve met people who would actually buy it. (thx JV)
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50 Amazing-but-True Holiday Facts
* In the village where the original Saint Nicholas was born, children celebrate Christmas by giving gifts to old men with long white beards. * Children whose families celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas have a 97 percent higher chance of getting socks as a gift. * The yule log was originally a symbol of good digestion following an overlarge Christmas feast. * The Japanese term for Christmas, Kurisumasu Omedeto, can also be loosely translated as “Morning of the Greedy Children.” * On December 23, 1775, as Ben Franklin staggered out of the Continental Congress Christmas Party on the arm of colonial party girl Patience Rutledge, a furious Mrs. Franklin hurled…
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Flying Lantern
4F view from the parking garage of the only department store in town, SermThai.
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Calling Overseas from Thailand
Until now, for calling overseas from my cellphone, I have been dialing with one of these two prefixes: – A plus sign (+) – 001 It had occurred to me that there might be cheaper options (with different prefixes), but I hadn’t tried to research them very hard until just now. A friend called today and said that dialing “008” as a prefix is the cheapest option, so I decided to find out for sure. I called Japan (00881) and found that it cost markedly less than the previous methods I had used, but that the line was a bit choppy at times (although totally useable)… It was time to…
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You know you’re from California if…
So as not to be outdone by all the redneck, hillbilly, and Texan jokes; You know you’re from California if: Your coworker has 8 body piercings and none are visible. You make over $300,000 and still can’t afford a house. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English. Your child’s 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Sun Flower. You can’t remember . . is pot illegal? You’ve been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown, and you can taste…
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A Vientiane Visa Run by Cameraphone
Rule number one: The Thai Delta Force is not going to save your gambling ass. Comforting words at the Nong Khai border crossing, Thailand The ghetto-est wheel lock ever (or maybe it’s a parking boot?): A mobile ATM van (Thai Military Bank – doesn’t a MILITARY bank just seem safer?) Welcome, Comrades! “…some animals are more equal than others.” Speaking of animals: Fresh meat sleeping; their brothers are roasting in the background. A restaurant (and Tandoori chef) in Vientiane we can heartily recommend: Rashmi’s Indian Fusion, across the street from the Lao Plaza Hotel. My favorite shot of the whole trip: “Don’t flap your arms like a bird or God…
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Karen Carpenter ??
Fascinating in so many ways. (via f*ckedgaijin)
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Trashdozer Kill Kill!
In some ways, living in a gated community of nice houses here in Thailand really makes me feel comfortable because it’s so similar to living back home. Then something comes along along that just blows my mind and serves to remind just how differently some things are done here. Case in point, the Trashdozer: Trashdozer! Kill Kill! I have no idea why they don’t just use a garbage truck… Then again, if it was my job, I’d rather use a payloader, too.
