Lao Voices

My dad is in his early 70s, since one of his Thai TV channels is no longer available because I think they want him to pay for it, I’ve been printing the news from Manager Online, a Thai online newspaper for him on a regular basis. I think it might be time for him [...]

Don’t you wish you can take a nap sometimes when you need it? For most of us living in Western world, it is not a realistic option to take a nap when you need it. There is always your boss, colleagues, clients or other people who need something from you.
Many people in Southeast Asia [...]

Photograph: Jean-Christophe/AF Chambley-Bussieres, France.
Beautiful picture from the Lorraine Mondial Air Balloons gathering in France last summer. It was the world’s largest international balloon event. Participants came from 70 countries. I would love to have been there just to see all the balloons take off at once.

I came across an article from CFO magazine about China Olympics, very interesting that the Olympics event will begin on 8/8/08, which the Chinese regard eight as a lucky number, and a triple eight compounds its value. All this time, I thought that 7 and 9 are lucky numbers. This is very interesting article, one [...]

Apparently, we agreed that cow farts are not a major contributing factor to global warming, but the issue of climate change is looming in the air. According to VOA News, more than 150 nations and 80 heads of state and governments attended an unprecedented summit on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in [...]

As I was sitting in traffic the other day, I saw a truck with an odd slogan, ‘Drop Em Wear? Clothing Co…Heat Wave.” My mind kept thinking that this traffic is what’s causing the heat wave. The traffic wasn’t bad, since I live in the country, there’s beautiful view of pastures to see and bunches [...]

Video description: Travel through Indochina along the Mekong River through Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
Part I

Part II

Video description: Where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet by the mighty Mekong River.