Nov
28
Let Rip
November 28, 2007 | 5 Comments
Last night Nan decided that Som Tam for supper was the thing. For those who don’t know what goes into that, here is some of the ingredients:
Some shredded green papaya, small tomatoes, garlic, a fist full of whole red chili peppers, and the most important ingredient…pla ra, fish fermented in fish sauce for a year […]
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Nov
27
Another Visit at a Wat
November 27, 2007 | 4 Comments
Well, we make the days go by. Nan is knitting, and a couple of her friends have joined the craze. So now they are sitting in the yard all day, yak-yak’ing away while meter after meter of yarn is turned into scarves, caps and pot holders.
Nan’s mom is also here every day looking after her […]
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Nov
24
Loi Kratong in the Village
November 24, 2007 | 9 Comments
Today is Loi Kratong, a celebration held every year around this time when the moon is full. So this evening we again wen’t to the temple, got blessed by the monk in residence and proceeded with floating our kratong.
A kratong is a small float, decorated with flowers and elaborate banana leafs, incense sticks and a […]
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Nov
23
I’m Hooked Up
November 23, 2007 | 8 Comments
Today was a day of complete joy. ToT came and installed my IPStar satellite internet connection. And so far it’s working after a fashion. And it’s fast enough for me to listen to Norwegian streaming radio. But it died on me when I tried to voice chat with my mom over MSN.
Well, there was no […]
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Nov
22
Friends Visiting
November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Last Friday night I discovered that one of my mates was in country, and another en-route. They where both staying at the Holiday Inn on Silom Road in Bangkok. So I shamelessly played on Nan’s soft heart, and persuaded her to take the bus with me to Bangkok Saturday morning, where we checked in at […]
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Nov
16
Fish at the Wat
November 16, 2007 | 3 Comments
The village is raising money for an upcoming celebration at the Wat. So this afternoon we were invited to go fishing in the pond at the Wat grounds.
So with my little Ultra light rod we set forth, and spent a good hour, where Heart pulled up cat fish after catfish, with a huge grin on […]
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Nov
15
Grounding the House
November 15, 2007 | 4 Comments
Our electrician is finishing up the job as I write this. He actually did a good job of it. Except for a minor detail. The grounding of the fuse box was a tad strange, and I am glad I caught it.
I saw him fix a little 1.5mm diameter wire to the earth connector in the […]
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Nov
12
60 More Days
November 12, 2007 | 2 Comments
Yesterday we bussed down to Korat in the afternoon. The reason was to apply for an extension of my visa, as I am here on a 60 day tourist visa, that can be extended for another 30 days, before I have to leave Thailand.
So we arrived in Korat, and made our way to to K.S […]
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Nov
11
Going to Korat
November 11, 2007 | 2 Comments
Trundled out of bed this morning and made breakfast for Tum the Mutt. He is getting much stronger now, and is quite playful. 3 days of nothing but food and sleep has perked him up quite satisfactory. He was quite weak when we took him in as his mom did not have enough milk for […]
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Nov
9
Making Rice
November 9, 2007 | 4 Comments
Last night Nan suddenly decided it was harvest time. So we motored down the road, found a harvester crew, and they finished cutting her 7 Rai of rice an hour or so later. They dumped the rice on the road outside the house. And this morning we spread it all out on large netting sheets […]
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