Pong Lang Sa-On is one of my favorite bands, I saw their concert 2 years ago at Wat Lao Buddhavong in Catlett, Virginia and it was a great show. Rene Pedersen from Denmark saw them on stage in Thailand at German Beer Garden Bangkok. Rene visited Thailand and went to a concert with Pong Lang… Continue reading Rene Pedersen with Pong Lang SaOn
This is a video slideshow by salalao, most of you have seen her video slideshow of Lao Art- Original Painting on Various Mediums that I posted earlier, and this one is her recent trip to Thailand and Laos. Video and description by salalao: Through out my traveling I find the country side is the most… Continue reading Laos- Golden Triangle with many faces but we are Lao
A 39-year-old Thai woman, Kanchana Kaetkaew has set a new world record after spending 33 days and nights living with 5000 poisonous scorpions. Prior to this, she has set a new world record by holding a poisonous scorpion in her mouth for 2 mins 1.8 secs before spitting it out. She was handed the arachnid… Continue reading The Thai Scorpion Queen
The Thais and Lao culture are very similar when it comes to greeting, instead of shaking hands, we wai (hands in upside down Y) instead. I’ve had many friends that asked me if Lao or Thai people still wai each other when meet, and I do have to say that when I visited Laos and… Continue reading Traditional Greeting the Thais and Lao Way
It is very common to see a spirit house in Laos and Thailand, whether at a temple, in front of a house or place of business. So who lives in this spirit house, most people might think a ghost perhaps. Personally I don’t think it’s a ghost, but must be some sort of spirit for… Continue reading A Spirit House
Sad to say that this is my last post for my Laos Trip, this would make 43+ posts total. As for some of you, this might be a call for celebration because you might get tired of seeing, or more like overloading with my pictures from Laos. I think pictures don’t lie, as you can… Continue reading All Good Things Must Come to an End
After we visited Wat Ban Na Muang, we then visited Wat Nong Bua, also known as Wat Prathat Nong Bua located in Ubon Ratchathani. The temple is famous for having the only example in Thailand of a Buddha Gaya-style stupa. The stupa consists of a central stupa with a smaller stupa at each corner of… Continue reading Wat Nong Bua in Ubon Thailand
We left Laos the morning of November 21, 2008 on an 8:30 AM bus and arrived in Ubon, Thailand around 10:00 AM. We stayed in Ubon a bit longer than expected because my dad decided that he wanted to move his step mom's ashes closer to his step brother's temple. We had some free time… Continue reading Wat Ban Na Muang in Ubon Thailand
Read article: From earning six figures to hoping for $7 an hour With today’s economy, I think many of us find ourselves living according to our means whether we like it or not. I don’t think I’ve seen anything this bad, many businesses, stores and restaurants in our area are shutting down, and the latest… Continue reading Living Life According to your Means
The promise being made, and must be kept at all cost. Some of you know exactly what I’m talking about, if you have made a promise to your passed loved ones, whether it be your father, mother, grandparents, siblings, friends or relatives, you must grant his/her last dying wish. I know we kept our promise… Continue reading A Last Dying Wish
I’m happy to finally get back home, a bit longer stay than I expected, but not planned. It had been an interest vacation for me, I visited Laos and Thailand with my dad, and we were scheduled to return back on November 26, 2008. If these photos look familiar to you, I was there at… Continue reading Happy to be Back
Video by Dennis Koomen
