Lao Voices

Last Saturday I was out walking around for some fresh air and a bit of grocery shopping at the local Chinese grocery store and saw whole bunch of people gathering around the canal on the main street, leading to Rotterdam Central Train Station. There were booths with various items on sale, from clothings, paintings, to [...]

Alexandra’s one and only time performance of “Whenever, Wherever” by her favorite singer, Shakira. Watch Sandra doing her Shakira moves on Muang Samran Thai Talk Show, which was broadcast last night on Thai TV 7.
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Breakfast:
Two mandarin oranges
Lunch:
Two mandarin oranges
Green tea
Dinner:
Teriyaki chicken wraps

Impressions of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now.
Okay, wrong country, wrong quote. It should be…
“I love the smell of Pho in the morning”…
Yes, I am on my way to Laos in November, and as always, I would love to meet up with anyone who will be [...]

I am a boring person because I don’t read entertainment news or women’s magazines on a regular basis. So, this comes as a surprise to me to read about Lucy Liu in one page on youtube. I have never known her age and thought she is like 20 something. Whether you like her or not, [...]

Now and then we receive some information with substance from Laos and its educational system through different media. However, I find it very difficult to get reliable quality news about Laos.
In my view, quality news means news with a “sufficient” amount of objectivity, something that is not written with a clear or hidden agenda [...]

Video description: Laotian American Outreach Talent Showcase ‘07 Preview.

Alexandra was a guest star on the Thai TV Mum Show, which was broadcast on August 25th, 2007.

This would be a good time as any to join Ginger and Padek with funny English, more like  “Engrish” or “Chinglish” postings. I am more worried about using English names for restaurant that might make some tourists raise an eyebrow if they were to dine at such a place. For my last dinner in Vientiane, [...]