Women Learning Thai… and some men too ;-)

When googling goes wrong…
Before I head out into Thailand, I learn what I can about my target subject. It usually works a charm, but this time my googling ended with a FAIL.
You see, finding outdated(?) information about the Joe Louis Thai Puppet Theatre set my heart on a traditional puppet show with… well… [...]

Zebras and tigers and chickens with questions…
Agree or disagree, but I believe that I live in one of the most interesting cities in the world – Bangkok – in one of the most curious of countries in the world – Thailand.
Living here is just like being 3 years old again. Why? Because my [...]

Bangkoks very first International Tattoo Convention…
If you are anywhere near Bangkok and are into tattoo too, then I guarantee 100% that you will not see me at the convention. Not that I don’t like tattoos (on other people), but because I’ve had my fill of crowds this week. And crowds, there will be!
If you do [...]

Contemporary takes on Thai proverbs…
One of my (unnamed) New Year’s resolutions is to get out more.
But… where?
As far as I can tell, there is not one single resource listing everything going on in Bangkok. The bits are spread out everywhere. Magazines. Websites. Blogs.
On advice, I picked up a copy of Bangkok101 at Asia Books. [...]

Prudential is all ears in Bangkok…
In your taxi treks around Bangkok, have you come across the Prudential ears marketing campaign? Ever?
I have (obviously).
And before this goes any further, I have a confession to make.
Not knowing how to tackle the mystery, but still wanting to know why, I sent the photo (left) to a guy [...]

Ho ho ho… where’s the snow?…
Christmas in Thailand can be quite odd (but it is a nice odd). From November to December (and June even) it is quite possible find overheated Santas wandering around downtown Bangkok, reindeer fighting with elephants for sidewalk space, and Christmas carols blasting from tuk tuks.
The Thais go out for Xmas [...]

Surprise! Thailand has turkeys too…
Unbelievable. There we were, my long suffering Thai teacher and me, arriving at Wát Chà-lĕrm Prágìat (วัด เฉลิม พระเกียรติ์).
And there they were. White turkeys. Two.
At first I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I mean, turkeys in Thailand? But I do know what turkeys are supposed to look like, so there [...]

Sightseeing around Bangkok…
Last month a friend emailed to say, ‘I’M COMING TO BANGKOK!’
I emailed back, ‘Whooh! WHEN?’
A mere two days after his arrival, David had already paddled up the floating market, tussled for eight hours with tigers, then dropped a krathong into the klong. And more.
Which got me wondering…
… just what unique experience [...]

Photography courses in Bangkok…
Several months back I did an interview for my buddy Amy: Like Photography? Take a Class in Bangkok!
And since I had a fantastic time during the photography courses mentioned in the interview (and learned a lot too), when Bangkok Photo School’s November schedule was announced, I thought I’d give you a heads [...]

Baby bird watching and the Streak-eared Bulbul…
Following on from my previous post: Baby Bird Watching in Bangkok…
I don’t know my birds – Thai birds or otherwise – so I asked on the local Thai forum. Rather quickly, someone in the know responded that it was a Streak-eared Bulbul. As there isn’t much information on [...]