Last Wednesday was Thailand’s annual Loi Krathong festival: a holiday for dedicated to the rivers– mae naam, mother water— expressing gratitude for its life-giving renewal, and apologizing for using it and polluting it. The holiday is celebrated by setting krathong (literally, baskets), carrying incense and candles, afloat on the river. Although, traditionally, every family would […]
Month: November 2005
Ayudthaya Pictures
Last weekend Nam Pueng took me to her “village home” in Ayudthaya, which is 80km or so north of Bangkok. The trip itself was enjoyable, and I especially enjoyed feeling like I was actually in Thailand. There are pictures here:http://www.eateggs.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=521 I owe an account of last Wednesday’s Loi Krathong festival, in addition to the latest […]
Christmas
As the holiday season approaches (or so my calendar says– you wouldn’t know it here!), I guess it’s time for me to announce I will not be participating in Christmas this year, for several reasons. Obviously, there is the logistical issue to consider, and my dislike for the holiday in general, but I think there […]
Live in Quad E in 2006-2007!
When I return to Montana State in the fall of 2006, I will live on campus, hopefully in Quad E. And if you’re reading this, odds are that I’d like you to live there, too. Here’s a few of my reasons: In short, living off campus this semester has made me realize how much I […]
Thai Cuisine, or How to Cook With a Blowtorch
As much as I often sometimes (ok– often) complain about my classes here, I must count myself as being so grateful that I’m not in any of the many other classes that I walk past where the teacher sits at the front of the classroom and, in a monotone, speaks into a microphone. Half the […]