Lowlights and highlights 2011-07-29 20-17-20 889

Lowlights and highlights

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September 7th 2011
I'm aware that my pronunciation isn't great but what language makes squid and pork sound so alike? Thai - that's what. To my credit, I tried to pay the cook for both meals: the mu and the meuk. But of course she wouldn't have it. And the pad prik mu was aroi! Sorry, that was a diversion. I guess it happened because I cringe at the thought of the real blog. It's about my ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more