Lao Voices

In response to Darly’s post of the movie, Rescue Dawn. I got the chance to watch and listen to Dieter’s escape from a Lao POW in the documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly. This so called documentary was also directed by Werner Herzog, from the movie Rescue Dawn and came out in 1997.

When [...]

Here is a short video clip about Boun Haw Khao Padap Din for Ginger and those of you that are interested in this long traditional practice of this particular event. I have posted this clip in the old LP site so please don’t mind the phone number to Lao TV on there. It is probably [...]

09, August
Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
One banana
Lunch:
Poffertjes: are a traditional Dutch batter treat. Poffertjes look like tiny pancakes, but they are much sweeter. In contrast with pancakes, poffertjes are turned before one side is completely done, which results in a much softer core than pancakes have.
Typically, poffertjes are served with poedersuiker (powdered sugar) and butter.

Dinner:
Grilled [...]

Boun Souang Heua is a part of Lao tradition for many generations, but most younger generations forget as to why we celebrate the festive event, and it might be that the event of Dragon Boat Racing is internationally recognized, well known to all, and has an interesting myth and legend that surround the history of [...]