This is one of the special ornaments that I have on our tree for the past few years. It's a gift from Hospice of Catawba Valley and inside it read 'In memory of your loss', it was for my mom who passed away in January of 2007. It came in a small brown box and… Continue reading Handcrafted Butterfly Porcelain Ornament
It has been awhile since I blogged, I've been busy working on putting a Laos Trip photo album to share with my family. I'm glad that I didn't try to tackle it right away since I have many editing to do and I didn't know how back then. I had very little knowledge several years… Continue reading Printing Laos Memories
Sometimes it is hard to tell from an image if it's day or night. Sunrise or sunset If you are living the life that you really want, and only to find out that this is not for you. Perhaps you already wore the clothes that you were meant to wear. I know, at least you… Continue reading Random Thoughts and Random Photos
I've learned a great deal this year, and in January I learned how to shoot video for the first time. My first video was of Lee playing Lao Kean, shooting with my Nikon CoolPix S630. I made Tum mango (spicy green mango salad) and purple sticky rice in February Spring flowers in March Tulips at… Continue reading 2010 Year in Review
This post might be late for Lai Heur Fai Nam, but early for Loy Krathong Festival. I left Laos when I was only 6 year old and I can't recall if I ever get a chance to Lai Heur Fai Nam but I think I would have since we lived near the Mekong river in… Continue reading Lai Heur Fai Nam and Loy Krathong Festival
A friend had asked me to do a review of my Laos Trip, it has been a year and a half ago but the memory is still very vivid. I found that the most comforting thing about this trip was to have my dad as a travel companion, like the saying “Two heads are better… Continue reading Laos Memory Lane: Vientiane
Nickelback - If today was your last day
What about now by Chris Daughtry I borrowed this idea from Maggie's post, A year in Review, and here is my version. January: Snow February: My dad helped me build a fence for my garden March: Snow April: Lao New Year at Wat Greensboro North Carolina May: Rice planting season June: My dad's garden June:… Continue reading 2009 Year in Review
Dok Mai Hai Koun (Flowers for you) by Jae Danupol Kaewkarn This orchid plant was given to my mom by my GI Joe sister when she was ill three years ago, today it sits at my dad's living room. I took this picture in April of this year, and the last few flowers fell off… Continue reading My Mom’s Orchid
I think I can spend all day by the rice paddy, it's real nice and cool today, kind of surprised me because at this time of the year it was wickedly hot. Most of the rice pods are out now, just a small section in the middle paddy that didn't come out yet, and it's… Continue reading Rice Paddy at the End of July
This is a translated article from Koosang Koosom Magazine, written by Vanhla of Udtradit in Thai Language, translated by Nye. I kept this as a secrete for almost 50 years now, please allow me to tell this to Koosang Koosom as the first to know of what had happened. When I was about 6 years… Continue reading The Escape From the Communist
I'm a bit surprised that it snow today, a bit gloomy and I feel like telling a ghost story, check out at the bottom of this post. Even though it's gloomy, but it's very pretty to look at. I've not heard back from my oldest sister, she is extremely busy at this time of… Continue reading March Snow
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