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

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    Just Say…

    Brought to you by the “Don’t Do Drugs Cuz It’s Cool and Cute Japanese Chicks Dig It” Foundation. Note: I finished editing photos from our trip to Kochi prefecture today,…

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    $7 SPAM

    Undoubtedly the most expensive SPAM on the planet. And $3.50 for a mini can of corned beef hash! Taken at the local “gourmet” grocery store.

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    Yoka Lady

    Since he will be leaving soon, Adam wanted to take a picture with this nice waitress at the restaurant, but she was camera shy and refused. So I had to…

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  • Exploits

    Cab Ride

    On Monday, after saying farewell to Adam, Merin, Matt, and Kuniko in downtown Fukuoka, I jumped in a taxi and headed to the airport. I was pleasantly surprised to see…

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  • Society & Culture

    Why I hate Disneyland

    Growing up in Orange County, California, my parents must have taken me to Disneyland at least two or three times a year. I loved the hell out of the submarine…

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  • Work

    My coworkers adore me

    They really do. I confirmed it today when they forgot to tell me about the “lithium leak” drill scheduled in the office next door. What happens is, well, they simulate…

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    Yoka Yoka Tei

    This is the best restaurant in Kyushu, Yokayokatei. Everything from bibinba noodles to tonkatsu, teppan yaki, and raw horse sashimi – all divine. Plus, we were stared by the people…

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    Misty Pool

    All the photos I took at Kikuchi gorge came out foggy because of the blanket of mist that lingered over it all day. This was the pool we started out…

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    Bumpy Ride

    Natural waterslides at Kikuchi gorge.

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    Sit still, Yoda!

    I have found over the past month that a black cat is one of the most difficult subjects to photograph, especially if it somehow always gravitates toward black backgrounds, for…

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    They’re STARING at me!

    Possibly the most disturbing strawberries on a cake that I have ever seen. The fluorescent lights and the polarized glass caused the weird bars to appear in the photo. Too…

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    Virtual Swashbuckling

    New arcade game employing toy wakizashi as controller.

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