On Monday I went up to Ko Kret (Kho Kred)– a small island (in the technical sense of the word– surrounded by river on all sides) on the northern side of Bangkok. The region is known for its pottery, and rightfully so– never before have I seen pottery of such skilled craftsmanship or in such […]
I have a pet. A lizard. And a plant, but that’s a different story. But about my pet lizard… it’s a wonderful arrangement. He’s about two inches long, and has the uncanny ability to stick to the wall much in the same way that I stick to the ground. I don’t feed him, I don’t […]
Pictures from my Chiang Mai trip are here:http://www.eateggs.com/dalbum/index.php?folder=/05.08.22.chiang.mai/
Of course, one never thinks much about censorship unless either 1) in a political/philosophical university class or 2) being, in fact, censored. And, at present, I’m both. China has attracted a bit of press attention (that terrible, backwards Communist state! oh my! (note the sarcasm)) for censoring large segments of the internet– anything from pornography […]
As you might surmise by the recent lack of posts, I went to Chiang Mai for the weekend. I had a fabulous time, and shot entirely too many photos, but time does not allow me greater detail at the moment. This was taken, before slighy modification, at Wat Phrathat Doe Suthep Rajoravihara outside Chiang Mai: […]