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Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people

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  • Cars,  Videos

    Alice in Borderland Kujira Crown Chase

    I need to get my Crown fixed and out of the shop – it’s been sitting there since the great floods a couple years back. It feels like it’s almost…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Kujira Weather

    The weather has cooled considerably, which means cruising with the windows down. I gotta say, it was a good day.

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  • Cars,  Videos

    My Kujira Crown in Pattaya in 1979?

    I happened to be watching an 8mm home video of a German family visiting Pattaya in the late 70’s and spotted what could very well be my MS-60 Toyota Crown:…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Minor Lamentations – Kujira Crown

    The Crown needs to be stripped, patched, and repainted. The last time it was done, it was done poorly. I’m thinking about using a shop just around the way, so…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Kujira in the Woods

    Beware, there’s a monster in these woods! #Kujira #Crown #black_or_die Posted from WordPress for Android

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos

    The Toyota “Kujira” Crown, Reborn

    After five months of being held hostage by a rogue body shop, a brief return home, and then a serious accident caused by a negligent repair shop, the Kuj has…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Hunting Parts for a Kujira Crown

    After owning a 1971 MS60 for a few years now, I can tell you one thing: It’s been pretty damn near impossible to find spare parts for it. After spending…

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  • Cars,  Videos

    Toyopet Kujira Crown CM

    It took a while, but I found a Japanese commercial for my car on YouTube: You think that’s seventies bad? Here’s a bonus video to remind you of the timeframe:…

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  • Cars,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Mooban Hack – The Legend of the Kujira Begins

    mooban def: a village or community (Thai) (note: I previously wrote about my new ride here) Maybe I should say the legend “continues,” since I’m told it’s quite possibly run…

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  • Cars,  Thai Society/Culture

    1971 Toyota “Kujira” Crown S60

    I need another car – just a reliable beater to convey me around town – since I want Nam to drive the Cefiro (and its newfangled safety features) when we…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    Crown update

    After our house and the Kujira got flooded, I needed wheels and bought the Triton pickup. I halfheartedly tried to sell it a while back, but we ended up using…

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  • Around Mahasarakham,  Cars,  Photos

    Fiat and Fowl

    Just a few of the wonders to be seen at my local garage’s work yard. My ’71 Kujira Crown is still sitting in the back yard. It was damaged pretty…

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