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

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  • Exploits,  Society & Culture

    We are Legion, or the Ts have already won.

    – NOTICE OF BAGGAGE INSPECTION – To protect you and your fellow passengers, the XSA is required by law to steal your wife’s panties and confiscate your house keys so…

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  • Web

    Tasty Links for the New Year

    In no particular order: Smoke Screening Charles Mann is shown by Bruce Schneier just what a joke our airport security has become and makes a case that “the continuing expenditure on…

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

    “…credible and meaningful in foreign cultures.”

    The university where I teach, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham, used to be a teacher’s training college. My uni is just one Rajabhat institute of about 40 spread all over Thailand, that…

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  • Chillin',  Oh, baby!

    Kaiju vs. Ronin

    I keep telling Max that Ultraman is a poser compared to the Master, but for some reason, he chooses kaiju over Kurosawa every single time.

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Things I replaced on our car over summer vacation

    You may understand part of the pain and frustration we experienced if you can recognize the complete set of gaskets and ferrofluid engine mounts (replaced with solid urethane mounts). Yes, the…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Thai Society/Culture,  Videos

    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…

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  • Thai Society/Culture,  Web

    BooksThailand.com

    A few weeks ago, my bathroom reading materials had dwindled down to the point of having to reread some old favorites. Then, while browsing a Thai-related forum, I spotted a…

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  • Exploits,  Oh, baby!,  Work

    Quick trip to Ko Samet

    I am taking the family on a work trip from now. It will be an overnight bus ride, followed by a boat ride to Koh Samet and a smaller ferry-to-shore.…

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  • New Word,  Society & Culture

    Hapax legomenon of the day (with def)

    Bamafutication: Claiming that the commander-in-chief had “nothing to do” with a military operation targeting the most wanted man in the world. ———– You’re just angry you missed the Apprentice. ———–…

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  • Videos,  Web

    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…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Videos

    Hak Na Sarakham

    Maha Sarakham University, where my wife works, paid off the right people to make a sappy love story movie (the kind that makes the most money here) about the university…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Old Blog Entries (archives),  Photos

    Global House Maha Sarakham

    About a month ago, Maha Sarakham received a power up in the form of a real home center – Global House. Previously, our only choices for hunting hardware in this…

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