Lao Voices

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Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
Lunch:
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Dinner:

Salmon salad with French bread
Espresso
A mango

Video description: A Thai documentary show about neighboring Laos. While many young Thais don’t know what is the capital of Laos or much about Laos in general, they do know about Alexandra Bounxouei. This documentary was broadcast in early 2006 and was previously posted in the old LP media clips section. Here is the first [...]

My friends often ask me if I miss my mom’s cooking? That’s like asking me if I miss my mom. If it’s not because of Darly’s food blog, I might not remember what a real Lao/Thai food look like. I think Tum Buk Houng (papaya salad) is the only thing that I’m fixing that qualifies [...]

It made me sick to read Chinese Pork Buns posted by Salat earlier, and who said that no news is good news, this one is…I feel a lot better…No cardboard in buns.
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Beijing police have detained a television reporter for allegedly fabricating an investigative story about steamed buns stuffed with cardboard at [...]

Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
One banana
Two mandarin oranges
Lunch:
Green papaya salad
Romaine lettuce
Wing beans
Water spinach
Left over grilled chicken or ping kai
Warm sticky rice

Dinner:
Whole wheat French bread with Munster cheese
Rooibos tea

Came across a presentation of Oudet Souvannavong, VP of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who held a presentation at the regional Seminar on Informatisation July last year. The presentation was posted on the site of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for asia and the Pacific and contained a few notable [...]

Video description: A documentary from Lao TV, previously posted at the old LP video section. This show is called Pheuy Phair Sivit Vat Tha Na Tham Lao. The following episode is about Boun Phaveth celebration in Muang Kanthao in Sayaboury Province, in northern Laos.

Did you know there are more than “80 languages” being spoken in Laos? Languages as historical documents: the endangered archive in Laos is a valuable paper for all Laotians to read.
Abstract: This paper reviews current discussion of the issue of just what is lost when a language dies. Special reference is made to the current [...]

Video description: Travel documentary of a daily life in Laos, starting with the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang then to an area infested with bombies and later Vientiane for That Luang festival.

Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
Lunch:
One banana
Two mandarin oranges
Dinner:
Green papaya salad
Romaine lettuce
Water spinach
Wing beans
Grilled chicken
Steamed sticky rice

Video description: A short documentary of Bane Kone, in southern Laos.

I think we all have our own definition as to what it means to be a true Laotian, and this one is from Karmadiva’s blog; if it doesn’t fit your definition please be kind and not too quickly to pass your judgment, rather please leave your comment as to what it means to you, I’m [...]

Moderately Confused by Jeff Stahler

The Olympics will be coming to China in 2008. So the country is doing some housekeeping and there is a lot to clean up. Especially after all the allegations of contaminated food and products coming out of China. But not to point fingers at the country, because I love China. The [...]

The 5th episode of Sai Nam Sam Chee Wit (สายน้ำสามชีวิต) Thai drama, with Weir Sukollawat and Pancake.
Part 1