Sa bai dee! It’s been a whole week since pre depature training finished in Canberra, and I think I’ve just finished recovering.I arrived in Canberra on Sunday afternoon, having spent most of Sunday morning virtually tearing my hair out from stress (mai…

Crushing the freshly toasted peanuts in the kokeYam salat has to be one of the few true vegetarian dishes in Laos, that is if you don’t throw in any pork, and you can overlook those undeveloped chicken embryos.It’s now the end of the summer and all…

about a month ago, i reported that a 24 oz bottle of fish sauce (of lesser quality) broke and soaked into my carpet. and i can now say that the cleanup is complete (or at least as complete as i am gonna attempt. maybe when i move out the landlord will …