May
11
Nan the Hut
May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Nan is going about her life in her Isaan village as usual. She has also learned a new English word. The word she has learned is “hut”. It turns out that her house. The house we plan to live in while we figure each other out is actually a hut, according to Nan that is.
I […]
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May
9
Still at Work
May 9, 2007 | 2 Comments
I called Nan this morning and her relatives are finally dispersing to Bangkok, Chon Buri, and other villages in Isaan. So Nan can finally relax. Me on the other hand is still in the sticks getting my hands dirty, while dreaming about sitting under the mango tree with Nan eating her barbecue chicken and sticky […]
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May
8
Work
May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I had to go on a field trip this week. So will have problems giving you a daily update. Well, there you go. Even a lazy bum like me have to work sometimes.
Meanwhile in Isaan, Nan was cooking for about 17 people yesterday. The house is still full of relatives that are reluctant to go […]
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May
6
A New Start
May 6, 2007 | 3 Comments
Hi there,
We are Nan and Rune. We are an Isaan Thai and Norwegian couple who are going trough life separated by an ocean. Now I could go all deep and analytic on you, and lay out all the problems and cultural mish mash that can exist between couples like us. But that is not my […]
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May
4
Can Sleep Now
May 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Nan called me me yesterday evening. It was sort of a crisis. Mum had gone to stay with her brother in another village for a few days, and the kids were sleeping over at her aunts house, and the uncle was also off somewhere. Nan was in a situation unthinkable. She was alone at […]
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May
3
Sick to Much
May 3, 2007 | 8 Comments
I have not been feeling quite well lately. This Monday, after an uncomfortable weekend where my chest was sort of aching a little bit, it all topped itself and stubborn me threw in the towel and went and saw a doctor.
They probed, they tested, they drew blood, they made me breath into tubes, they x-raid, […]
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May
2
Rice, Cows, and Monks
May 2, 2007 | 4 Comments
Nan’s nephew is going to do his ‘buat phra’ - becoming a monk for his mother, and the family is throwing a big party for him. starting may 5th. It’s going to be a 2 day event, and there must be quite a bunch of people to feed as they are slaughtering a cow […]
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May
1
The Market
May 1, 2007 | 4 Comments
Since Nan is making most of the cooking in the household, she goes to the market fairly often. The Market is in Puthaisong, a small town about 15 minutes from the village. It’s an open air affair with a roof to keep the sun out and you can get just about anything you want in […]
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