Lao Voices

When we hear the term “smoking,” most of us only think of cigarettes. As mentioned by Dallas that he feels that the novice monks violated rule #5 of the percepts that reads, “Suramerayamajja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami, I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness.” As Dallas [...]

Since Ginger made a very informative post about the 529 Plan, I just wanted to mention another neat idea to save for college. These plans are similar to shopping reward cards, but the rewards is cash to be deposited into your child’s college savings fund. With every purchase you make, the retailers will deposit [...]

This has nothing to do with you or me but if it hits your soft spot, then please do something about it.
I know of a little girl, her parents are separated, but not divorced and she lives with her dad. I can’t tell you when was the last time she saw her mom, might have [...]

I’m not talking about the GAP, clothing store, or GAAP, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, but more so of a generation gap. I grew up in a tradition Laotian family where the parents have authority, and the children obey and abide by the rules, (but some of us might violate them at times), definitely a huge [...]

Before I Was Myself, You Made Me, Me
Before I was myself you made me, me
With love and patience, discipline and tears,
Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,
Allowing me to sail upon my sea,
Though well within the headlands of your fears.
Before I was myself you made me, me
With dreams enough of what I [...]