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A Death in the Family

montanaron — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:27:55 +0000

After a year-long struggle, my friend Nai’s mother succumbed to an illness last Friday night. I posted last May that the doctor had given her just a few months to live, but she held on this long, although she was often in great pain.

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In Memory Of

montanaron — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:44:27 +0000

I’d be completely remiss if I didn’t write about the loss of one of our good friends in Bangkok. When Nai and I go to the Big Mango, we always look up our friends Git and Goh. We can usually find out where they’re hanging out by checking in at a hole-in-the-wall (HITW) restaurant/bar/karaoke where [...] Related posts:

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Buddhist Lent and Merit Making

montanaron — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:59:39 +0000

Today marks the beginning of the 3-month long Buddhist Lent period, known as Khao Pansa (or Phansa or Vassa). It occurs at the start of the rainy season, and it’s the time when Buddhist monks return to their home monasteries, there to remain for the remainder of Lent. It’s also a time when ordinary folks [...] Related posts:

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New Years Feast

montanaron — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:35:27 +0000

I mentioned in my previous post that I could eat Mekong fish all day. New Year’s Day put that statement to a test. It seems that eating fish on that day is a Lao tradition, at least among Nai’s family and friends. About 20 good-sized fish were purchased, cooked and eaten, with friends and relatives [...] Related posts:

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Thai/Laos Photos and Comments

montanaron — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:11:03 +0000

As promised, I’m finally posting some photos and comments about my recent trip to Laos and Thailand. Some of the comments I made in earlier posts, so if I duplicate myself, forgive me. I’ll post these over a period of days (hopefully), so hang in there.

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Bangkok–Tyra and Eugene

montanaron — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:16:37 +0000

At the guesthouse, I got a note from Tyra. She said that she had stayed up as long as she could, waiting for me to get there, but finally had to get some sleep. Well, it was good to know that she had made it and I found her the next morning. We had breakfast [...] Related posts:

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Itching to Travel

montanaron — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:42:33 +0000

Time flies. Though I started March with a flurry of posts, it’s almost a week later that I write this next one. There are people I’ve talked with who think I lead an exotic life, being able to visit and live and work in countries that they can only dream of. That’s true for much [...] Related posts:

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Feast Day . . . Friday

montanaron — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:35:55 +0000

The day of the Feast of Sacrifice, Wednesday, was beautiful. I sat with Saif and his family on the roof of their apartment in the bright sun, waiting for the butcher to arrive. I even got a bit of sunburn. The fellow was an hour or so late, so we sat around talking–Saif, his younger [...] Related posts:

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Feast Tomorrow

montanaron — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:46:52 +0000

Saif, one of my students who lives in Meknes, invited me to his home tomorrow for the Feast of Sacrifice. He said that if I got there early enough, I could take photos of the actual sacrifice. Well, I don’t know . . . but, maybe. I promise I won’t post anything here that might [...] Related posts:

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Catching Up

montanaron — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:15:34 +0000

Whew! Lots of stuff going on to write about.

First, John did come to Meknes last Saturday and we went to Ifrane and Azrou, located in the foothills of the Middle Atlas Mountains, in a quest for snow. We found some, but not enough to remind me of a Montana winter.

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