... , a small prayer is offered as the push their kratong away. Each year I get pissed off to see kratong sellers around the lake raiding kratongs that had been released for flowers, candles and also money put onto them. They should be beaten up for this. Below are pictures of the large Kratongs that the university This is just a small part of the 2009 Loy Kratong Festival in Isaan Thailand. Brunty

... (built in wood and long since disappeared) across his vast empire and with each of those hospitals came a chapel for religious purposes. There are a handful of chapels to be found in Isaan, and two of them both with the name Kuti Rishi, or hermit cell, are within a short distance of Prasat Phnom Rung and its nearby sister temple Prasat Muang Tam. They are identical in appearance, composed of hard ...

... ;Connell St, North Adelaide, tel: +61 (0)8 8267 2444, www.sparrowkitchenandbar.com.au BANGKOK High Society Located in a cosy, chandeliered space, Tumdai Tumdee looks more French bourgeois than local Isaan. Try delicacies such as Isaan sausage or somtam poo mah – papaya salad with blue crab. Tumdai Tumdee, 7/27 Chokchai 4, Soi 54, tel: +66 (0)2 932 9589 SYDNEY Easy Does ...

... discussed question that has been kicked around the Thai blog seen for a long time. In the villages of Isaan country the answer appears to be the pickings of the previous evening meal, be them spicy, sweet or ... night before is often eaten cold and is lacking in its former delish qualities come breakfast time. Isaan's famous sticky rice often compliments the ahaan chao meal. Sticky rice and ...

Show your support and buy a poppy for remembrance day as they are now available at Peppers, N-Joy and the Wrong Way. On the 11/11/09 there will be a remembrance service and presentation to the people of Ubon Ratchatani for their compassion and help to Allied Prisoners Of War. Wednesday 11th November at the monument of Merit in the main park (Tung Si Muang) Events are planned from ...

... in Christ Church, where Charlie Mashinter is the senior pastor. The conference was well-planned and well-attended, with an international meal, talks by Randy and Jodi Goshorn who serve among the Isaan people in Thailand, sessions for the children, and a Sunday evening session on “Missions Means…” illustrated with stories by Wainfleet persons from their short-term or long-trm ...