Tag: modern

• Afternoon at a Café

  

  I was pretty conflicted about putting this café up on my blog (reviewer’s dilemma). But meh. Good things should be shared. 🙂 Also, it’s not like my blog is read by that many people. Ha-ha. (bitter laughter) Nah, I’m not complaining. And yes, do check this place out if you live in/happen to pass by Bangkok!…

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  March 1, 2014

  Bangkok, Photography, Reading, Thailand

  afternoon, bacon, Bangkok, Book, Cafe, Coffee, Dumas, Japanese, Les Trois Mousquetaires, Lunch, modern, poached egg, relaxation, salad, Thailand, trees

• On Religion

  

  PART I The Monk One fine December day, about two weeks ago, my mom and I went to a temple near our house to give ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (as we say in Thailand) to the monks. The day marked a one year anniversary of my late grandmother’s passing, and giving ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (essentially a package of household goods –…

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  January 4, 2014

  Curiosities, Economics, Life, Random

  alms, appropriate, Buddhism, consideration, consumerism, Dharma, Food, iPhone, materialism, modern, monks, religion, respect, technology, temple, Thailand, thoughts, worldly