• Thailand

      Posted on January 14th, 2010

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      The Story of Thai Rice

      Below is an article originally posted in CNN.com’s Bangkok section.  Rice is a MUST for Thai diets and a HUGE part of the Thai economy, both in exports and daily usage.  This should help shed some light on the process from planting to shipping and eating! The Story of Thai Rice Read more: Photo gallery: [...]

    • Randomness, Thai Culture & Customs

      Posted on January 6th, 2010

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      Crazy Thai Commercials

      Below is an article originally posted in CNN.com’s Bangkok section.  I found most of these TOO funny yet some are quite inappropriate for Western standards.  If you’ve got a spare 10 minutes or so, check out these 11 craziest Thai commercials of the last decade! 11 of the craziest Thai TV commercials this decade Read [...]

    • Thai Culture & Customs, Thailand

      Posted on January 3rd, 2010

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      Thai Culture :: Takraw

      This is going to be a short post where I share with you a bit more about Thailand as I introduce most of you to a sport you have probably never heard of or seen before.  Enjoy! Takraw is a sport native to Southeast Asia.  Earliest historical evidence dates the sport as early as the [...]

    • Personal

      Posted on January 2nd, 2010

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      2009: A year in review

      I’ve been planning to make a post like this for about a month now.  As I sat down this morning to finally type it out I’m more than a bit amazed at just how much actually did happen in Sara and I’s lives in 2009.  Below is just a glimpse at the past 365 days… [...]