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More Menno Mastication

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Posted in canada, pictures, sask, video | No Comments »

Wow. Okay. Remember this blog? I don't. Spent some time visiting Little Granny a while back, and she whipped up a batch of the finest pflinzen you ever saw. She means business. I mean, seriously, check this out: ...

Mennonite Extravaganza

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in pictures, video | 1 Comment »

I don't always like to admit it, but once a year I have to face the facts and embrace my inner Mennonite. This is mostly for the purpose of stuffing my face at the MCC Sale. It's basically a contest ...

Holding a Whole Holed Coconut…hole.

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in malaysia, pictures, thailand, video | No Comments »

One thing I appreciated out there was the wide variety of fruit juices. I mean, what do restaurants here serve for juice? Orange and apple. That's it. But Asia's got that shit down. Watermelon, guava, mango, strawberry ... all sorts ...

Old Feet Pie

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in malaysia, pictures, video | No Comments »

This is a picture of a durian. This is a picture of a man who wants to die. Durian is (in)famous for its smell. Its terrible, terrible smell. You always know when the grocery store has 'em in stock, 'cause you can ...

Bonus Banana Leaf

Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in malaysia, pictures, video | No Comments »

It cannot be overstated how much I miss the banana leaf. It was the cornerstone of my Malaysian diet. So, to make up for the fact that I didn't post last week (Hello, new OS install! Hello, new Internet connection!), I ...

In which Indonesia groks the West

Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in indonesia, malaysia, pictures, video | No Comments »

If there is one western food item that Southeast Asia seems to have fully understood and succeeded in reproducing, it is donuts (Edit: now all we have to do is teach them about cheese). One presumes that this is because ...

Barbeque Breakout

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in pictures, sask | No Comments »

Upon my return to Canada, I spent a couple of weeks in Saskatoon-and-area visiting mom and the siblings. There was a lot of beautiful spring weather, though coming from Malaysia, the temperature had very suddenly dropped and I was frickin' ...