Archive for July 12th, 2005

Fried Mackerel with Shrimp Paste Sauce

July 12, 2005
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Fried Mackerel with Shrimp Paste Sauce

As you probably know by now, I live in Paknam which borders the Gulf of Thailand. As you can imagine, seafood features quite heavily in menus at numerous restaurants in this area. Even the roadside stalls sell plenty of dishes which have seafood as their main ingredients. Today I want to tell you about...
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Open Vegetable Markets.

July 12, 2005
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Open Vegetable Markets.

An open vegetable market has its own beauty. It is timeless, because the oldest markets might have existed in the same manner that open markets exist today. With pressure on land, these markets vanish and tall buildings come up. In MTT I, Chaengwattana road, there was a vegetable market, with elevated platforms, and outside...
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I Love My Government

July 12, 2005
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I certainly don’t understand how my government can tell me that the photos I sent to them with my application for a fiancee visa do not constitute “evidence that we have met”. Photos offering dowry, photos at graduation ceremony, photos with monks , photos with family and friends, photos in front all a plethora...
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I’m a winner! (short version)

July 12, 2005
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Hey I like the new look. Wahoo! I’m the number one Thai Fanatic! Yeah lol..Thanks Richard for making me number one..does this mean I get a prize? (Sorry for the ‘bullet blog’ this time. I’m stuck using my laptop while my PC is being fixed and I think I would rather wrestle Satan..it would...
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love showcase

July 12, 2005
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we were greenhouse students lucky enough to have spent three weeks with the personable Thais heads bowed and hands clasped, the villagers formed a tight circle around us their mouths moving in sync with the priest chanting prayers for us praying that we return home safely praying for longevity and marital bliss, with kids...
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