{"id":101828,"date":"2025-04-18T12:53:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=101828"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:28:10","slug":"lao-new-year-2025-riverdale-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/lao-new-year-2025-riverdale-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Lao New Year 2025 – Riverdale, GA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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~ Lao New Year \u223d<\/h2>\n

Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon<\/h3>\n

\ufe35\u203f\ufe35\u203f\u0b68\u2740\u0b67\u203f\ufe35\u203f\ufe35<\/p>\n

Riverdale, GA\u00a0 |\u00a0 Sunday, April 13, 2025<\/p>\n

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It was a fun day in Riverdale.\u00a0 Thanks to Bre, Thomas, and others for the collab photo coverage.\u00a0 Today I brought the big 200mm lens, and some other ancient camera technology!!<\/p>\n

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Sadly the 1 Megapixel Sony floppy disk camera that I got from the flea market for $5 is broken and won’t format! Oh well that’s the problem with using ancient tech sometimes.\u00a0 The legendary Nikon 200mm f\/2 was worth its weight as always, and the way it paints our vibrant culture is really pretty.\u00a0 Thanks for all the help and support team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

~ Lao New Year \u223d Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon \ufe35\u203f\ufe35\u203f\u0b68\u2740\u0b67\u203f\ufe35\u203f\ufe35 Riverdale, GA\u00a0 |\u00a0 Sunday, April 13, 2025 It was a fun day in Riverdale.\u00a0 Thanks to Bre, Thomas, and others for the collab photo coverage.\u00a0 Today I brought the big 200mm lens, and some other ancient camera technology!! Sadly the 1 Megapixel Sony floppy disk camera 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