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Taste of Laos Day 16

Taste of Laos Day 16

Taste of Laos for day 16 and the first day back in Vientiane. I was under the weather and didn’t join the relatives for breakfast. For lunch aunt Kian made bamboo shoots soup and fried sweet Lao sausage. For dinner it was Phun Pa or Fish Wrap with already made sauce from the market.

Houaylao Elementary School Clips

Houaylao Elementary School Clips

Here are a few video clips of my visit to Houylao Elementary School on October 16, 2008. Houaylao Elementary School is home to our 9th Book Box Library.

Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Clips part 2

Pasad Pheung Procession at That Luang Clips part 2

Happy Friday everyone. Here is the second set of video clips from Boun That Luang Haire Pasad Pheung on November 11, 2008. One more set of videos and we can continue on with the Morning Alms Giving and the concert on the last night of the festival.

Lao-Thai railway opening ceremony

Lao-Thai railway opening ceremony

H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was in Laos for the grand opening ceremony of the first Lao-Thai railway today and the opening of TOA Paint (a Thai own company). In addition, Her Royal Highness also made a visit to the National Library of Laos in the afternoon.

Tum Mark Houng at Banh Phonthan

Lao green papaya salad in the making at Banh Phonthan Tay, video by Bounthieme Sonenarong.

Lao-Thai railway connection opens for business

Lao-Thai railway connection opens for business

The big news coming out of Laos these days is about the historical railway link between Laos and Thailand. Yes, now you can get to Laos by train, from Thailand of course. Up to now, the only Lao railway that we know of is the one left by the French down in Champassak. Can you [...]

Listen to the rice grow

Listen to the rice grow

We have all heard the famous generalization of the Lao by the French with the phrase, “The Vietnamese plant rice, the Cambodians watch it grow and the Lao listen to it grow.” While the statement is not meant to be a flattery, I agree part of that statement is definitely true. After pouring their sweats [...]

Ready for the future

Ready for the future

At Laovoices I have a few faithful “followers” (that I simply adore) who won’t let any opportunity go by to name me “commie” in their comments. These Bushies,  named after their favourite president, are usually characterized by their red state location, their unwillingness to travel outside a 30 miles radius from where they were born [...]

The Mekong - Mother River of Southeast Asia

The Mekong – Mother River of Southeast Asia

Video description: Mekong River is the Mother River of Southeast Asia. Millions of people rely on its natural resources for their survival and livelihood. But the river is now under the threat of destructive development. The Chiang Mai-based NGO, Living River Siam, produced this video to expose the truth.

Padek

Padek

Video description: “Vision our Home”: Lao villagers’ story about fish and waterfalls. Waterfalls are the major ecosystem in the rivers, as well as the home of fish, on which the Lao villagers’ livelihood depend. Listen to the stories of Lao villagers about the waterfalls and fish. Thanks to Kaidaren (Japan) and Mekong Watch.

A Great Little Fish

A Great Little Fish

Lao villagers’ story about fish and human: Fish and river as a couple like human can not live without food, since the ancient time till now fish is the main food of human. Rivers in Laos there are a thousands different kind of fish. Most of people who catches fish in the river they are [...]

Kato Demonstration at ILNYF 2009

Kato Demonstration at ILNYF 2009

You are invited to a Sepak Takraw (Kato) Demonstration at the International Lao New Year Festival 2009 in San Francisco, California. The Kato Demonstration is part of the day event scheduled for Saturday, April 11 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Civic Center Plaza. For more information on this event and Lao New [...]

An Unholy Alliance

An Unholy Alliance

An Uholy Alliance is a 1996 documentary that “examines the relationship between the drug trade and war, detailing the involvement of the CIA in Vietnam and Afghanistan during the Cold War”. Regarding Laos, the French used heroin trafficking to finance the anti-communist guerrilla army (recruited Hmong tribes). When the American later took over the Vietnam [...]

Stir-fry Pork by Laos Food Group

A video recipe on how to make stir-fry pork by Laos Food Group.

A visit to Akat Elementary School

A visit to Akat Elementary School

My trip to Laos would not be completed without making a visit to Akat Elementary School and to see how our Lao Book Box Fund is making a difference in their lives. So, on November 18, 2008, I made a surprise visit to Akat Elementary School in Vientiane to check on the status of the [...]