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Tag Archives: Thailand
as promised: carved wooden penises in Thailand
I haven’t been posting very often these days because I have a lot of distractions in my life right now, and my entries are starting to sound manic and incoherent. So I decided to just share a delightful little story … Continue reading
Posted in life is a mystery, something new i noticed
Tagged beach, carvings, caves, dripstones, fish, fishing, fishing villages, Haesindang Park, Korea, lingams, longtail boats, offerings, Penis Park, penis sculptures, phallic symbols, Phranang Beach, religion, ribbons, shrine, snack shack, Thailand
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birth control in Asia
I don’t want to go anywhere near the shitstorm that is the birth control debate in America. All I can say on this topic is that I think birth control should be as affordable and as accessible as possible for … Continue reading
Posted in comparison shopping, Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged awesomeness, birth control, birth control pills, china, condoms, contraception, controversy, culture, drugstore.com, market research, over-the-counter, pain in the ass, prescription, selling, shitstorm, shopping, Thailand, U.S., vending machines, women's rights, wtf, Yaz
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wishing on a sky lantern in thailand
There’s so much I want to tell you about Krabi, Thailand — the beaches, the islands, the longtail boats, the thousands of carved wooden penises at Phranang Beach (don’t worry, my perverted little friends, I’ll come back to this later). But today, … Continue reading
toilets in thailand
if you know me well, you know that i am absolutely obsessed with bathrooms. more specifically, i am obsessed with avoiding gross bathrooms, and sometimes i will hold it in (whatever *it* may be at that time) for hours until i … Continue reading
Posted in life is a mystery, obsession, pet peeves, something new i noticed
Tagged bathroom, china, confused, disgusting, handicap, nightmares, not gonna try, obsession, OCD, old people, public bathroom, sit-down toilets, squat toilets, terror, Thailand, toilet bowl, toilet seat, toilets, train, wtf
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house of spirits
when we were in thailand, we saw these little houses in front of just about every home/building. we also passed a lot of stores selling these little houses, all lined up outdoors. at first, i thought they were super fancy … Continue reading
Posted in life is a mystery, something new i noticed
Tagged birdhouses, consumer behavior, culture, Jim Thompson, korean, legend, mailboxes, poltergeist, silk, spirit houses, spooky, superstition, Thailand
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enter the (black) dragon
hello world! welcome to the year of the black dragon! i’ve been totally MIA lately because we’ve been busy traveling again. we were in Thailand and Cambodia for about a week and a half before arriving here in Seoul, Korea, … Continue reading
Posted in something new i noticed, something new we tried
Tagged bathroom, black dragon, Cambodia, convertible coats, family, food, game, Korea, korean, new year, powder, silk, soap, Thailand, travel, year of the dragon, Yut, Yut Nori, 윳 놀이
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