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Open House Open Heart Home TV show from Lao Star Channel. In this episode Jimmy visits the home of Kag. She designed this house and decorated in Lao style to be used as a rental home. Check out the simple but elegant design with modern and Lao design.

Today is beautiful day in Vientiane and Jimmy from Open House Open Heart is visiting the home of Miss Apone Lao 2007. SHe is no other than Miss Touny or Tunee Lasasombath who has it all, beauty and brain and doesn’t mind doing chores around the house to keep the place nice and tidy.

In this episode of Open House Open Heart, Jimmy tours the home of Arjan Sopha Inthavongsa. The house looks simple on the outside but the inside is like an art gallery. Arjan Sopha Inthavongsa decorates his home using the theme of Sinlapa Lao.

Open House Open Heart from Lao Star Channel. The host of the show Jimmy is visiting the home of the famous Lao singer, Sam Intharaphithak.

Chow Ban (The villagers) by Jae Danupol Kaewkarn

When I visited my youngest sister last Saturday, I was surprised of the changes in her area. She lives in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York, and there is a large population of Asian, such as Korean, Chinese, and some Vietnamese. Most of the houses are somewhat [...]

I think Chinatown is not what it used to be, since 911 many restaurants and small businesses folded, if you never lived in the area, you would not know the difference because it appears that it’s still bustling, and crowded as ever.

We walked so much that I thought my legs would fall off, and [...]

NGO Friends International has started a new initiative to alter the life of Vientiane street kids in a positive way. Through a project named Peuan Mit street kids get help in the form of prevention, reintegration, outreach and vocational training. Based on the support of up Mak Phet restaurant, former street children get a new [...]

A tour of a house in Pakse. It looks very nice and modern.

A short clip about a Hmong family in Laos, recorded by a tourist. The video description said “This house was really nice, and they had a motorbike. Turns out they have relatives in the US that send them money, and in fact, the mother was visiting the US.”

This common flower, found in many Lao and Thai homes, has gain much interest in Hawaii. But there are some landscape designers in Southern California that find it attractive too. In Lao we call it, “Dok Said Tee” which translates to “the wealthy plant.” In Thai, it’s called Poysean. It English, [...]