Monthly Archives: October 2009

SEA Games Golf Club

As an avid golfer, I am happy that Laos just open up brand new championship course.  The grand opening ceremony was held on Tuesday 27th of this month.  This course will be the main competition site for SEA Games of … Continue reading

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Boun ThatLuang

Update: Boun ThatLuang of 2009 had officially ended today with traditional of “tuk bard” and “tee khee”.  I found photos from flickr.com posted by ThatLuang Festival 2009, Vientiane, Laos.  I really miss Laos, when I see all these pictures. As … Continue reading

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Aftermath Pictures From Ketsana

I’ve been following stories of Ketsana for weeks and I still haven’t find confirmed number of deaths or missing.  Although, I finally found some pictures of the flood that devastated Southern part of Laos. My heart goes out to all … Continue reading

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Lao-American Denied A Chance To Play..

After hearing the news about Anthony Sakounthong, I was angry but not surprise by the politic in Laos.  A year or two ago, Lao government made an announcement to invite all laotian athletics for a chance to try out and … Continue reading

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2nd Marriage!!!

I’ve been invited to a long distance relative wedding, it will be his second marriage and for her too.  I’m not overly thrill nor looking forward to this coming weekend.  This might be the first laotian wedding that I’ll be … Continue reading

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What a storm..

I left work early today to come inspect if there’s any damages done by the storm.  It was so windy (45+ mph) and the rain was coming down so hard.  The news station said today storm is the worse October … Continue reading

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Things That I Love About Laos….

I pretty much love everything about Laos.  Here are some of the things I miss Laos right now.  Since, Nye been wanting me to share the photos and blog about it. On my last trip, I am so glad I … Continue reading

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How do you say NO THANKS, without being rude?

Have you ever been approach by couple of elders from Mormon Church?  About 2 or 3 months ago, I got a visit two young mormon elders.  Both are probably in their late teen or early 20′s.  One speaks lao and … Continue reading

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Mystery of Death Toll In Laos From Typhoon Ketsana

I’ve been reading from so many sources regarding the number of death tolls in Laos from Ketsana.  On earlier reported that 16 dead and 135 missing.  Now, the latest report is saying only 3 dead and 20 people are missing.  … Continue reading

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Tri-Tip Steak and Teriyaki Chickens

I’ve been BBQ alots this summer and I finally perfected the marination down to science.  It is simple and can feed few hungry friends. I picked up the tri-tip steak from Costco, it comes with 2 pieces of steak in … Continue reading

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