Jul
31
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
July 31, 2007 | 2 Comments
Large parts of Isaan have not received enough rain for the rice paddies this year. Nan planted early, like everyone else in the area, when the early rains came back in May/ June. But since then, there has been but a few showers. And she has been more and more worried as the fields dried […]
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Jul
30
Papaya Salad
July 30, 2007 | 8 Comments
I actually tried to eat this once. That is, I gingerly accepted a small piece on a spoon, and stuck it into my mouth. And what happened next is basically that my head exploded, and since then my life have never been the same.
Nan of course loves the stuff. When we where on our mini- […]
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Jul
29
I like Morlam Luk Tung Music
July 29, 2007 | 5 Comments
During my last trip up to the village, Nan was totally engrossed in some Thai TV soap. I don’t know the name of it, but it was set on some kind of farm where everyone wore cowboy outfits, else I guess the plot was the same as in every other Thai soap.
I really liked the […]
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Jul
28
But What Are You Going To Do?
July 28, 2007 | 4 Comments
When I tell friends and colleagues that I am moving to a village in the countryside, way out in the sticks in Thailand, that is the first question they ask. It would seem that westerners are obsessed with always doing something. And not only that, but if you do something, you should either earn a […]
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Jul
27
Ready To Go
July 27, 2007 | 4 Comments
With nine days left to go, I now have the tickets to fly over there. My travel agent had a hard time getting me tickets for the return flight to La-la land, claiming it was high season. Yeah right. Then he tried to overcharge for the tickets he did get me. But managed to sort […]
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Jul
26
Up And Running
July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
My domain was down a few days. Well, it actually do help to pay bills on time. But now everything should be good to go for a year or so. So everyone who missed my spelling errors and boring stories about the hut, we will now be back to our regular schedule.
Nothing much really happened […]
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Jul
23
One Hundred
July 23, 2007 | 5 Comments
This is post number one hundred. I should have posted it during the weekend, but I was to busy puking, having stomach cramps and and sitting on the porcelain throne. Apart from a few crackers I have not eaten anything solid since Saturday. I’ll try and get one more of those down soon, and see […]
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Jul
21
Time For a Rant
July 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Back home in Norway, you now that land of the midnight sun, trolls, whalers, vikings, reindeer and fjords…many many fjords. Some local politician from the scared of everything foreign party…uh…sorry, the so called Progress Party, have voiced up and told the nation that Norwegian men would be better off finding themselves a wife from Asia.
The […]
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Jul
19
Hut Update
July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Okay, one more on The Hut. The inside work is now complete. The ceiling is in place, the stucco cement is on the walls, the tiles are laid, and everything is painted, and she has installed new doors. Nan sounds pretty pleased with the result though. But I still have no idea what colors she […]
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Jul
18
Kids Games
July 18, 2007 | 6 Comments
Sitting outside Mae’s house in the village can be quite interesting. In a shady corner Luk Dik the mongrel of a dog, is doing his favourite activity, only second to chasing chickens into the hedge, and eating. And he is looking quite content dozing off in that little hole he has dug out to cool […]
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