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Here’s an interesting tourist attraction that I would like to visit. This could be my chance to study the remains and the artifacts of the last war in Laos. And a chance to see where and how my uncle spent his few years in the re-education camp. Hopefully, by learning from [...]

When I first saw this music video, I thought about Nye’s post on Water Lily Pond at Wat Lao Buddhavong. From what I can read, this is a Lakorn Pheng (Lao Soap Opera song) by Lao Art Media. It looks really good and I want to see it. I hope Lao Art Media will [...]

Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
Poffertjes
Lunch:
Lao cucumber salad
Peach tea

Dinner:
Stir fry chicken with cashew nuts
Steamed brown rice
One cup cappuccino

No breakfast
Lunch:
Cherry ice cream pancake
A bottle of SPA blauw

Dinner:
Lao cucumber salad
Heinz natural spread on two slices of whole wheat bread
Glass of light soy milk
One cup cappuccino

Video description:
Well, I went to Laos in March, Spring Break, 2007. It was pretty fun. For those of you who don’t know where Laos is, just check Wikipedia, Google, Map, Yahoo, or anything else. Anyways, just enjoy.

Breakfast:
One cup light soy milk
One banana
Two mandarin oranges
Lunch:
Heinz natural sandwich spread on two slices of whole wheat bread
Fruit mix tea
Dinner:
Beef laap on a bed of salad mix
Ben & Jerry New York Super Fudge chunk ice cream
Rooibos honey

The belief in ghost or spirit has been in our Lao/Thai culture for generations, especially the belief of ghost in the house. The younger generations might think its nonsense, and superstition, but not according to our parents or grandparents, whom believe in ghost spirit in the house, might be because they’re thinking that eventually [...]

In the light of education most people focus on schools and educational programs. After all, schooling programs provide the power of knowledge to many. Learning to read and write are essential skills for the citizens of a country and will build the country as a whole. Without sufficient education, little or no economic growth is [...]

A very familiar song I heard as a kid in Laos on the radio with my Grandmother. I even knew the words to it when I saw the video for the first time in my life.

Have you ever heard about MIT OpenCourseWare? I found out about this valuable resource and wanted to share this information to the Laotian Community. MIT OpenCourseWare is “a free and open educational resource (OER) for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.” With internet access you can take a course from the comfort of your [...]

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 [...]