Going East is now here
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
A cooking lesson from my chef neigbor
dish#1:
simmer konnyaku in dashi for about 10 min. soak hijiki seaweed for 20 minutes, then add to simmering konnyaku. continue simmering while adding some seasonings. add a dash of bonito flavored soy sauce (home made soy sauce reduction) and a dash of mirin, continue simmering. add shitake mushrooms (cut off the bottom of the stems). as the dish cooks add more seasoning to taste. do not add all of the seasoning at once as the ingredients will soak up too much flavor too fast. add gradually and taste often.
photos
simmer konnyaku in dashi for about 10 min. soak hijiki seaweed for 20 minutes, then add to simmering konnyaku. continue simmering while adding some seasonings. add a dash of bonito flavored soy sauce (home made soy sauce reduction) and a dash of mirin, continue simmering. add shitake mushrooms (cut off the bottom of the stems). as the dish cooks add more seasoning to taste. do not add all of the seasoning at once as the ingredients will soak up too much flavor too fast. add gradually and taste often.photos
Monday, July 5, 2010
Thursday Street Market
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
2010 red shirts anti-government protests
here's some snippets from the coverage of the Thai anti-government protests this april (this was before the government crack down):
-"The army had bizarrely set up a sound truck which was blasting out '70s disco hits in an attempt to keep the mood light. When I got there they were playing Boney M's “Rasputin.” A local truce was negotiated between a red shirt and the army unit commander."
-"the atmosphere was festive at first. red shirts were handing out cookies to passers by."
-"heavy rains cooled off the protesters and halted the clashes between the red shirts and the police this afternoon".
-"did you know that you could go take your pictures taken with the soldiers at the Asok intersection? they may even let you hold their guns."
-"I saw one of the red shirts holding a Molotov cocktail while smoking a cigarette while making a donation to a monk to get a good luck blessing for the protests."
all of the "news" about the ex-prime minister Thaksin were very yellow press and resembled a gossip column.
-"I'm shocked to learn about the rumors that I was in shock during chemotherapy," Thaksin told his red-shirt supporters. He pulled his hair purportedly to prove that he was not wearing a wig to cover baldness caused by cancer treatment."
(Thaksin is the ousted ex-prime minister who is behind the anti-government red shirts movement. he is wanted by thai court for $ fraud. he is allegedly living in Dubai at the moment. he also has a residence at Montenegro and a Nicaraguan passport. he's been leading his followers (the red shirts) through the protests via twitter).
-"The army had bizarrely set up a sound truck which was blasting out '70s disco hits in an attempt to keep the mood light. When I got there they were playing Boney M's “Rasputin.” A local truce was negotiated between a red shirt and the army unit commander."
-"the atmosphere was festive at first. red shirts were handing out cookies to passers by."
-"heavy rains cooled off the protesters and halted the clashes between the red shirts and the police this afternoon".
-"did you know that you could go take your pictures taken with the soldiers at the Asok intersection? they may even let you hold their guns."
-"I saw one of the red shirts holding a Molotov cocktail while smoking a cigarette while making a donation to a monk to get a good luck blessing for the protests."
all of the "news" about the ex-prime minister Thaksin were very yellow press and resembled a gossip column.
-"I'm shocked to learn about the rumors that I was in shock during chemotherapy," Thaksin told his red-shirt supporters. He pulled his hair purportedly to prove that he was not wearing a wig to cover baldness caused by cancer treatment."
(Thaksin is the ousted ex-prime minister who is behind the anti-government red shirts movement. he is wanted by thai court for $ fraud. he is allegedly living in Dubai at the moment. he also has a residence at Montenegro and a Nicaraguan passport. he's been leading his followers (the red shirts) through the protests via twitter).
Bangkok snapshots
haven't posted in a while...kinda missed it. here's some snaps from yesterday:
"good luck for the road" onion
carpets for sale
these boots belong to one of the guards outside of the prime minister's house. he'll be right back.
someone left a tray of chili peppers on the sidewalk
"good luck for the road" onion
carpets for sale
these boots belong to one of the guards outside of the prime minister's house. he'll be right back.
someone left a tray of chili peppers on the sidewalk
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Loy Krathong Festival
Loy Krathong fest back back in novemeber. i need to go to more of these things.
"Krathongs" are sold everywhere. you are supposed to light the candles and float them away. all your grudges, anger, and bad feelings will float away. these are "environmentally friendly" versions made out of bread as opposed to styrofoam ones.
Benjasiri Park
my "krathong". quite modest compared to most.
dancers
get the bread ones!
"Krathongs" are sold everywhere. you are supposed to light the candles and float them away. all your grudges, anger, and bad feelings will float away. these are "environmentally friendly" versions made out of bread as opposed to styrofoam ones.
Benjasiri Park
my "krathong". quite modest compared to most.
dancers
get the bread ones!
Loy Krathong Festival, Nov. 09 from natasha podogova on Vimeo.
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