In the past, Smokey used to do this and now Hoshi. While I pray, Hoshi likes to run unto my prayer rug and play around. Talking about cute... :-) … [Read more...] about Hoshi interrupting a prayer :-)
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Kazakh Beshbarmak in Saigon
Thanks to my Kazakh friends, Aigerim and Aika, I was able to eat my favorite Kazakh dish called beshbarmak here in Saigon. The last time I had this dish was in Tennessee with my Kazakh friend, Murat, and his wife. Back in my Peace Corps Kazakhstan days, I used to eat beshbarmak nearly everyday with my Kazakh host family in Karatau. Boy do I miss this dish. Everything … [Read more...] about Kazakh Beshbarmak in Saigon
An active Hoshi update
So the litte guy finally recovered. He got his first shots over a week ago. The Vet gave him a good bill of health. Hoshi will get more shots in a 3 weeks then finally will be neutered in about 7 weeks. Of course he doesn't know that he will become an opera singer in November. :-) He runs around my room now but does not jump unto things, yet. Overall, he is a very well … [Read more...] about An active Hoshi update
Bad Hair Day
Look at my lovely hair this morning. I am kind of drugged up with muscle relaxers for my neck. After my move to a room with a window a couple weeks ago, I hurt my neck. I woke up this morning a bit groggy as you can tell. :-) … [Read more...] about Bad Hair Day
A Photogenic Hoshi
For once I started to take a look at the user manual for my Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera. Normally that is one of the first things that I do when I buy an electronic but I got lazy this time around. Today I decided to see how I could take a picture of Hoshi when he was inside his kennel. I wanted the bars to disappear, after reading one helpful tip, I decided to try it … [Read more...] about A Photogenic Hoshi