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		<title>Monetary Notes of the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unny and I had this table custom made for our new digs out in the &#8216;burbs.  Cost a bit, but, not too much.  It&#8217;s made from teak wood.  I wanted something in which to display the monetary notes which I&#8217;ve collected from my travels.  I only wish that I had some of the notes that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=7656&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Olympus E30</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My new camera. Making plans to take a 9 day tour of Vietnam with Unny in December. We&#8217;ll start at Phnom Penh in Cambodia.  Take the fast boat down to Chau Doc.  The first day in Vietnam we&#8217;ll do the Mekong Delta tour.  I&#8217;ve done it once but this will be Unny&#8217;s first time there. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=4486&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The McSanctity of Life!</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2009/05/28/the-mcsanctity-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do not believe that life is sacred.  Merely being born does not make one worthy of life nor does it make one entitled to a good life or an easy life.  I believe that it is up to each individual to make their life sacred. I&#8217;ve often asked the question and very rarely been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=3865&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Painting from Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2009/02/17/another-painting-from-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This painting reminds me of the &#8220;olden days.&#8221;  Simpler times and uncomplicated people.  A time in which I would have loved to have lived.  Grow  your own veggies and fruits.  Hunt your families meat.  Make your own clothing.  Create from  scratch or barter for other of life&#8217;s necessities or luxuries.  Build your own hooch in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=3431&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Water Pics from Around the World</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2009/01/12/water-pics-from-around-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are a few pics that I&#8217;ve taken throughout my travels.  Thailandfriends.com sponsors a monthly photo competition.  These are a few that I considered before submitting my final selection. It&#8217;s a decent site with some cool folks.  If you get a chance, stop by and check out the photos in the competition.  Usually some decent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=2941&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phantoms</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2008/05/15/this-one-is-for-dad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t seen my Dad for a while. It&#8217;s an odd relationship that I have with my father. If we are together, we can lapse into conversation as if we&#8217;d just seen each other yesterday. If I&#8217;m not there with him, it&#8217;s as if I don&#8217;t exist. It&#8217;s a bit odd. But I&#8217;ve come to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=832&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paintings from Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2008/03/26/namo-tassa-bhagavato-arahato-sammasambuddhassa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Ao Dai This is the ubiquitous Vietnamese Schoolgirl. Every city in Vietnam from Chau Doc to Saigon to Da Nang to Hanoi, they wear these Ao Dai and can be seen coming and going to University. There is something exotic about these girls in these long dresses. They cover them from neck to ankle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=440&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lost in the fog of war; A peaceful Vietnam&#8230;30 years later</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2008/03/26/a-peaceful-vietnam-lost-in-the-fog-of-war30-years-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves. John Kenneth Galbraith &#160; About a year ago, I found myself in Vietnam. It was a strange feeling to be there. I&#8217;m the son of a Vietnam War Veteran. I&#8217;ve got at least 5 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=152&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mekong River &#8212; Life Blood of Southeast Asia</title>
		<link>http://silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com/2008/03/21/the-mekong-river-life-blood-of-southeast-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mekong flows an estimated 4,880 km (3,032 mi) from the Tibetan Plateau through Yunnan (China) province, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and finally Vietnam. It is the lifeblood of thousands of Asian folks who live at the mercy and benevolence of this great river. It&#8217;s name in Thai&#8211;Mae Khong&#8211;means &#8220;mother of all rivers.&#8221; Interesting note [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=silkroadsandsiamesesmiles.com&#038;blog=2384303&#038;post=394&#038;subd=hereticdhammasangha&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three little Cham girls selling waffle cakes in the Mekong</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawood Khan</dc:creator>
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