Thanksgiving 2012

This year's Thanksgiving lunch was at Grandma's house, the hens and roosters were fearful that they might be the chosen one. Inside the chicken coop was dark and I had my ISO set to Auto, the above and below images were shot at ISO-10000 and they actually look real good for such high ISO. Grandma…

It’s Game Time

I took these pictures last Saturday and didn't have a chance to post it until now. My company had an employee appreciation day at a family entertainment place, kind of strange seeing these games after Lee and I just saw the 3D computer-animated comedy film Wreck-It Ralph the night before. The food was pretty good.…

Lee’s Eleventh Birthday Party

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/51967381 w=515&h=290] Click here to watch this video on YouTube Lee's Birthday Party was last Saturday.  We had a full house, and of course it was a Lao Birthday party that started before 1 pm, and lasted until 7 pm. Lee turned 11, and I have noticed that she has grown so much this year.…

It’s a Lao Birthday Party

One of the things about a Lao Birthday party is that being punctual is not a big deal and the party seems to last forever. You get there whenever and there's plenty of food. I think I got over my food allergy, funny that the last time I had it was in 2005, a reaction…

Grandma’s Garden

Click here to watch this video on YouTube Grandma's garden is a true Laotian garden.  It's not because she has the straw hat as a scarecrow, not sure if it's working, but her garden is a Lao garden because of the different Lao herbs and vegetables that she grew in her garden.  I think it…

Kao Mao or Young Sticky Rice Dessert

Click here to watch this video on YouTube We visited Grandma on Sunday and very fortunate that PaNoy and his family also visited and brought some young sticky rice from his garden to make Kao Mao or young sticky rice dessert. His mom separated the young green rice from the mature golden color rice since…

The Buddhist Lent Day at Wat Greensboro

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/47068916 w=515&h=290] Click here to watch this video on YouTube Sunday August 5, 2012 was the Buddhist Lent Day at our local temple Wat Greensboro. Sunflowers were brought in by a Buddhist worshiper. The Buddhist Lent Day is also known as Kao Punsa, which is the annual three-month Rains Retreat.  This is the time where…

Ross’s Graduation Party

I went to Ross's graduation party on Saturday, he recently graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I decided to pack light and only brought my 50mm lens, it's great for indoor with low lighting and food photography. The foods were delicious and my only problem was that I have  recently developed food…

Camping at Green Mountain Park on Memorial Weekend

I'm glad I made a reservation early for camping at Green Mountain Park on Memorial Weekend because the place was packed this weekend. We didn't get to camp near the creek this time, which gave us the opportunity to camp in different sections of the campground. They had a spot open when we checked in…

Visiting Grandma

One of the best things about visiting Grandma is her home cook meal. I was hoping to learn a new Lao dish this visit but we didn't have enough time.  There is always the next visit.   I've recently developed food allergy amongst other things,  and dinner at her house was one of the best…

Favorites Photography – April Photo Hunt

This is my contribution to Karma’s When I Feel Like It Blog’s April Photo Hunt. This month's hunt is to get to know us a little bit better, and she has two objectives in this month’s choice: 1) to give you a creative spark and 2) to find out more about you! Karen is asking…

Songkran Day at Wat Greensboro April 15, 2012

Click here to watch this video on YouTube We celebrated Songkran Day at our local temple Wat Greensboro.  We had a good turnout, and the celebration of a Cambodian, Lao Pee Mai, and Thai New Year is more festive this year. Alms giving The food vendors were busy, this one had a long line. This…