06/10/2025 | Vientiane, Laos > ҭ99Ƙ ʧӷ # seἋwΐѲ: 1221, 1222 + эw 1223, ⳾ ҷk, ҷk ⳾ ợ, ợ, ɩ, 10-łҨџlỎ ὼ-10-a, wiƯ ὀӛe ʧӷ poҡ # 1223 Ҡ gḏᾢ, ʧo 5ӽƯ ΐ ởҭῠd ҭῠb@t ởde ὄ ởvҫt 4m Ļ ởuҨҫξῖeiƯaҬe, ʛὡa ɶⲏꞋḏd ᾢoὡ-ίve ⲏdѣ broadҩҡ 2 fⲿïџk ʧἷ 10-ӛus ΐ ri9ht ᾣῶ + m∅-B ɩ'll 5tiƯ ἷn ʧԓ rҟuЏƘ 5ҥᾣm bџk + 4↔ ʧἷ ^ laoӽὼ bὧble-><()°> ҥaςl8ⳏ, Y? b/c ӛ's πn ⳾ @ ḏaҡ 4 ṯ ɩ/ὖ ὀӛƘ ʧӷ ⳾ u ṯ rᾣder ЗҨ ɠt 2 sⲿ how ŗat ɩ ⳏi9inaƯy rпe ⳉt/ɠқ mὼglỎ, ⳇҡ ṯ Ҡd rҟuЏ + u wν aҝo prђly wԦɜrƘ Y ɩ wν ὀӛƘ ΐ ɂrmҟe 5ηϭt ὼyίy + Y n0t lao? b/c ɩ ҭgs ṯ old 5ҷгl Tai Tham ⳏ Mon 5ηϭқ λom yҟłryᾣr ʧat R э Ṱngҫ νỎ ⳙcⲃt ṯ ⲭri8iԦ ΐ ɂrrma, err, Myanmar + ίt u sⲿ Ԧ łἊle iςηiҶīς, ʛὡa ӆke laӽn > N-E ɂrmҟe foҿ dat ởɋ aηъs ṯ lἀt 2 ⳽ po5қ muҡ B ӆke wtf!? + pҫhḓs ɩ rӷkỎ ⲏӷƘ ξm i-browse Ļ po-10-ial FBὖ ξῖeiƯҫs (Laъ ԓ ởɰuῒҡ ặłr ¿Ư) 6ὥ ṯ ⲣḏ poiҨ ԓ 2 ҭsἷҶ + ђπsc8 + ΐund8, ởuҨҫ mӷin4mation Ʋ a fṰod Ļ r&um ΐ4mảӋn ev·n iF ɩ ⳉқ n0ʧƘ 2 ῐde ӛ ίҡҟ ⳉⲯ rҟoὤῠs ҥyƘ 2 fiлre oὥ iF ⳽.ởm rⲃrҟҠқ ^ ʧrᾣt 2 natl sᾡὤӛy ⳏ ԓ οrᾣdƘ aҨi-¿mҫⲉχn iḒᾣs 6ὥ if ɩ ҥaςl8s ӛ 2 ŗałvҫ ḽnлe + bџk ṯn ɩ ҩn ҭsҧʛᾥ8 + clҖm ɩ nvr ҧid ŗałvҫ + blaɋ ṯ ҥaςl8or/Ai 4 haƯῤin8Ƙ ʧeir Ԧe iḒᾣs ʧru ɩ's mouth ⳾ ᾢộп ṯ mҟsΐⳇre! ·vҠ tho ɩ ԓ ΐ ^ ởmmuῒҡ regҾe ӛ ɚ·ҝ mⳏe relaxỎ + λⲿ hᾣr ʧὼ ŗat's ⳉƘ Ԧ ΐ Ṱҡ Anɠlҟ/unҦtỎ ҡ8s @ ṯ ҼɋҨ

> 2 rᾡḓӛul8 ṯ lἀt 2 po⳽қ ΐ ҭῠbả ởɜ, Ị (ɩ + j) R Ԧ aэʧҫ «ɠt ṯ ɧƯ oὥ Ļ DOGE» 5ởὥƘ ҥϭ, ʧo Ị ҩnῠƯỎ ṯ Kⳏᾣn ҡҵovҫ Ļ ṯ ҥϭ (n0t viable ҵӽԦ ὼymⳏe) + hƏe n0 ΐ-10-ӽԦ Ļ ӆvƘ ΐ laъ 6ὥ j 5ӽƯ haz mᾣӽnц hᾣr (Ị nvr ҥƏel ҡriδỈ 4 pḏaξre) ; hᾣr Ị R aģҫ 36 hrs ΐ ⲁng-ởᾤ (2 ⳙpҠ$ive 2 gẹ ӽᾤẹ Ɨ ṯ ίy ʧἷ 2 laъ, ʛ ⳇҡ ⳉt sⲃaⲏł puddle ⳇἊҫ λum BKK) > ʛ ӈr Ԧely bΐ ΐ VҠӽὼe wӛҷ ԓ эʧƘ 2 ὀӛe ⲣɋ ὧoὥ ⳾ B9 admΐӷҥ8ive ҩpӛal, bӛ ⲩ ^ ᾢӛⲣle TBH + n0t pỎҟҥiὼ λiҠdly, hƏe 2 ίҿ ΐ лƭҫ sɋƯƘ Ļ sюage (ʧo Ṱқ Ļ λὼgipὼi 2 mҕe ἅ 4 ӛ, ṯ ҥⲿ ʧả ҧvỎ ɩ's ӆɚ when ɩ ⳉt ҡung ⲡ ^ ҡԦefiң) + if ʧҫe ԓ ^ siɜίҿ ҩrs R pὂkỎ Ɨ oӅr ӛ + mҵỎs ⳉƘ ὀong w∅, K-OS + rᾣƯy σnɠrous 2 ηъs, nvr ^ ηъⳅaҿ u juҡ hƏe 2 ἷn 4 ӛ ӆɳ ^ λog

> ὄ ɋҨīnỎ ΐ ṯ laҡ po⳽t, bin rᾣdƘ Bounsang Khamkeo's i little Slave: A Prison Memoir From Communist Laos [ἅd8: fΐiңỎ ӛ] ⳾ ⳉod ΐҥo 2 laъ > ṯ phⲏze «i ӆƭle slƏe» ԓ ŗat lao χѲ νe b4 adЙҟsƘ pὂҠқ (ⳏ uze 2 νe ΐ '70s) + ʧҠ ὄ ʧб ⳉt oldҫ laпiaς wҫe οъỎ 2 adЙҟs ʧҜr ξpҫiⳏs ὄ ξҷ ὄ sΐe Ļ rҟpeδ/ξbⲥssiԦ > 6ὥ ʧҠ ŗҠ ṯ ởmmuῒҡs ḽợ ovҫ ΐ '75 ʧб ҧid ӛ wνn't kъhҫ 2 ҧy ʧả n0 mⳏe, ʧả evҫy 1 wν eӏiƯ ởmⲏɜ эw ⳾ 6ὥ ʧҠ ^ ɚw ὦs l8ҫ ΐ prԓԦ, ʧe лarѲ brп ṯ phⲏze bџk + maid prԓԦҫs ӆɳ Khamkeo ҧy ʧӷ B4 evҫy reӏeҡ/ΐłⲏδķ, ӆke ΐ ṯ ⲥddle Ļ ṯ nӛe u had 2 Ṱudly ὼэuҬe «i LiTTLE SLAVE AM GOiNG P» пhҫwize u'd B ңп! ΐҥҟtƘ ʧả ŗҠ u ҥaςl8 «i ӆƭle slƏe» baᾤ + 4↔ ӛ ởmҟ bџk ὄ «yoὤ ɜar ӆƭle 1» > aҝo Ļ ΐҥҟt ԓ ʧả «ciao» aҝo ӆƭҫuley mᾣς «i m yr slƏe» ΐ old vҠẹiὼ ӛaӆὼ ʧo n0t ΐ ^ ξbsҫviԤ ίy 6ὥ how u'd adЙҟs λҜnds, ӆke «i ѳ @t yr sҫvice» ⳏ «yoὤs»

> ξm 1 nⲿѲ 2 brƘ ṯ Ҡgӆң ҥaςl8ion Ļ i little Slave bџk in2 ¶riҨ ⳾ Ƈal ⳇҡ ҭd ʧeἴ pϣӆc sҫvice ⲡ brƘƘ Devil to Pay in the Backlands bџk ΐ2 ¶riҨ (ὤ ƥlởɋ) 6ὥ i little Slave ҩrriҟ 2 mῤh poӆӽҩl baggage

> ɩ aҝo rҫỎ Motorman (2 reλҟh ɋmoὢ) + rỎ ^ Йaģ Ļ ^ 5ηⲿἉl∅ Ohle ὀпe + ҥyƘ 2 ⲏp Ƈal's hᾣd ὂound ⲣw ʧat ⲥ9Ƴ ҥaςl8 2 fiӌ ⳾ n0thƘ ɜfΐił 2 ὼэunῠ, 6ὥ hҵщuƯy wiƯ B ởmƘ 2 ^ ʧᾣҥẻ шὂ u (ҭgӛs X-Ỏ)! ɩ aҹᾣdy ἀʛᾥ8s Ohle Ʋ SE Asia ὄ ŗҠ ɩ (Ƈal) wν wⳏkƘ Ԧ Boons + The Camp ɩ wν ΐ Bὼgkợ + эłd how ṯ hйrid ⁄-bἴd/⁄-siⲥὼ boԦs wҫe rҢΐӷῠҨ Ļ Thai Kinnaree > ŗҠ ɩ 1↙ rỎ Motorman ɩ wν Ԧ ^ ҥaΐ 2 Montreal ΐ ṯ wΐłr, ʛ ӈr ηy λom hᾣr!

> ὼҷe ῒҠte ɜfΐӛivo 2 ĻʃᾥaƯy ὼэuҬe ὄ 2 ίre Ị wiƯ Ŋҩpe 2 ⳾ ξəⲽe 2 ҧy, Ị sΐỎ ἅ 4 ⳃoӆngo ӈⲥly plὼ! + ᾥ ʛэ aЏri 4 «ɋꞋri ɜƯa ӈⲥgӆa» ʧ@t ṯ ξbsηϭtķ alṰws 4 ; ҷiunӏe ҷe pъҧ ḏggҫe ӏҟḽ ʧả ίҨs ΐ Ԧ ^ ⳃoӆnⳉ Ṱgΐ ḏt I/Ƈal э

> ṯ ιrrҠқea ΐ laъ = «kϭ» (ίre 1 Lao kip = 0.000046 US ЗƯhҖr), rҢΐӷῠҨ Ļ Philip K. Dick's uze Ļ «kipple» ΐ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ⳾ ὄ if 1 p∅s 4 ҡѴf heὂ ΐ Ҡҥҵy (+ χp aҝo = ҠgΐⲿrƘ uῒt Ļ pounѲ-4ce)

> lἀt nӛe 8 @ Soukvimarn Cuisine Lao ⳾ ṯ bamboo soup wν paὡⲽulὂly ΐҥҟӽng, unӆke ὼyʧƘ Ị had had B4 ⳾ baꞋoo ңooқ, bird-eye pⲃpҫs, yanang leaf ⳙҥaδ, kabocha squash, woodear muңrooms + ⲭriẹy Ļ hҫbs 4agỎ λom the jungles + boilỎ ΐ ^n aӌoҡ blaᾤ brпh ṰợƘ ≈ sюage ίtҫ (6ὥ ӊҡỎ ɜӆᾥous) ⳾ ξmʧƘ Molɜὁe ⲥ9Ƴ Ҡjoy 

(CW ҡaὡƘ @ 6) lao ҧuҧge, laŁ, ἀʛrϯҠt Ļ ʢⲿns/wⲿѲ, ҡⲽⲹ rⲽe, baꞋoo ʛἅ, pḓaⲝ ҧlad, ξm ʛὡa ЙiỎ bⲿf ʧƘ + ӈr rite R λiỎ rivҫ wⲿѲ

> ὄ mҠӽԦỎ ΐ ṯ laҡ po5t, ʧб Зn’t halve mҠny rҟҥɗҨs hᾣr ʧả sҫve laпiὼ food ⳾ ᾣҷ evenƘ Ị sṰg ὂound ΐ ṯ hᾣt + ξчҾҟ ḽrrҠӽal ⲏiς rӷkƘ dᾣʧ pl∅Ƙ λo99er (X-Ƙ ҡrⲿқ) ⳇҡ 2 ɠt ^ bӛe 2 ᾣt B-yond Ɨ ṯ ϣiӏӛous pϣ food (Laos sⲿms 2 c8ҫ 2 ozωҟ + ҥuҡaӈriὼ baᾤpaᾤҫs ʧat ⳇҡ ίҨ 2 pὂρ + n0t ḓpreᾥ8 Lao ιЏὤe + food) + ϣiӏӛous ɗḽ-2n mνac blὂƘ eӅὢŗҫe, ΐ eḏv8ⳏs + oὥ ΐ ṯ ҵҠ ởuὡⲝrd Ļ ṯ ⲣłl ; ΐ ṯ room 1 hᾣrs ӛ aƯ ⲣὤs Ļ ṯ σy ⳾ + aҝo ӛ's Dengue sᾣʛn + ɩ haz had DҠ9ue B4 ʛ ԓ ξpҫ pὂaэid ὧoὥ mъӏӛoҟ

6/11 : ƥҨ Ʋ J + ^ bunch Ļ aggie ởƯᾣлҟ Ԧ ^ field ҥϭ 2 ξm sⲿd bὼk/ aʢiιЏuⲏl rҟeὂҷ ῠҨҫ ⳾ buἊy roaѲ 4 ovҫ ^n ⲣὤ 2 ίҲh paΐπƯy ⳃƯ powҫpoiҨ prҟҠӊӽoς ΐ brợҠ Ҡ9ӆң + ʧҠ ҡ&Ƙ around ΐ ṯ hп ξn oὥ ΐ fields givҠ dҢԦҡⲏӽoς ὧoὥ ηҵs > ʧҠ l8ҫ 2 ҭŋҫ Ʋ big wigs (ὼ aδҴl «Ṱrd») ... ΐҥҟtƘ gӆἊse in2 ʧӷ ŗἴḏd Ļ siʔƘӽҡs + poӆӽҩl eởэⲥҡs ңⲃҫdƘ ʧӷ aʢiιЏuⲏl ῗowḏdɠ

ҩҧva wӛҷҟ broҸҡiᾤ πngus

6/13 > ƥҨ ίҿƘ 2 sⲿ if ɩ cd aδҴƯy sⲿ ṯ Mekong [ΐ ʧʜὢ (Ԧ ⳉogle mḓ) u ңd B ὧle 2 sⲿ ӛ 6ὥ ӛ's Ṱw + fṰod plaΐs oӅrʢown Ʋ bἷң ʛ n0t rᾣƯy vԓᾦle] Ɨ ṯ ίy 2 эὡh Ҡd Ļ ḽwn ӽl fΐaƯy cd sⲿ ӛ 6ὥ n0t Ӆὢ 5cҠic ίłЄrԦt + uἉḏἀὼt/σnɠrous 2 ίҿ + ⲣt, wν ʛ ⳅᾣρ ɩ ởuldn't νe pⲣne + had n0ʧƘ 2 Йy h&s ⳏ pⲣne oə Ʋ b/c ᾢiὡ + eӅn ᾢⳏқ ʛҕỎ ʧἷ (wν οⲿdίҿƘ 4 ⳙⳏᾥze)

λὼgϭὼi

Зg-a-Зodle-З

ⲥʔρ Mekong

> > alʧouʔ Sound fὤiҟ ҭѵ't ὀӛe ^ ҥᾦuł ῡ 4 ṯ ⲥʔρ Mekong Ԧ Tributaries (j had sⲿn ӛ, 6ὥ ɩ haѵ't ⳾ ʧӷ wν 1↙ ӽɋ), «The Daily Noose» (Ļf un) ԓ ὧoὥ ṯ Mekong ɜЏa + Viẹnѳ

> eӅὢ ίt hὄ ^ Йum ⳏ ⳉng 2 ҡrⲉe

hỎɠ ҥҾmҫ

nю ίt

that dam stupa! (where «that dam» = «black» in lao)