Women Learning Thai… and some men too ;-)

The Thai flood set to music: เดินต่อไป…. For those of you who top up your language studies by listening to music, here’s a sobering Thai flood song, เดินต่อไป /dern dtòr-bpai/ (Keep Moving). Written by: Mike Agana Sawatsewi, Sutthiphong Sombatjinda and Jaree Thanapura Produced and arranged by: Jaree Thanapura and Michael Sawatsewi Mixed by: Jeremiah P. [...]

Scams of the Thai Floods… Thailand is infamous for its scams. To warn their countrymen about the ongoing problem, the New Zealand Embassy felt obligated to create a dedicated page to Scams in Thailand. And due to the (repeatedly) ignored scams targeting tourists, the Australian Embassy warned Phuket’s Governor about Jet-Ski and Tuk-Tuk scams. Yeah. [...]

Returning to Flooded Ayutthaya… On October 6 I visited Ayutthaya to see the extent of the flood. If you haven’t read the post, go to Ayutthaya Underwater. Areas located by waterways were difficult to get to by car but with perseverance we finally made it to our planned destination, Wat Chiawatthanaram. Photos of four separate [...]

Ayutthaya underwater… Late last week I drove to Ayutthaya to see how the area was bearing up under the onslaught of flooding. I especially wanted to visit Wat Kasattrathiraj, the Wat reported as being underwater. I went on Thursday, when the roads were still passable but waterways were starting to encroach onto highways, closing down [...]

Slavery and Thailand… Once again, slavery and Thailand are linked in the news. Shocking (to me) US companies have been enslaving Thai workers for years (see Combatting Modern Day Slavery in Hawaii and Mainland U.S.) Thailand in turn has been accused of similar crimes against non Thais (see Burmese Fishermen Are Trafficked and Abused On [...]

Thailand’s Jumbo Banquet and Jumbo Queen contest… I received a Dumbo sized disappointment this weekend. All over the Internet there were announcements of Samphran Elephant Ground’s Jumbo Banquet and Jumbo Queen Contest. I’ve been dying to take photos of a Jumbo Queen contest so was thrilled at the thought of a new adventure. jumboqueen.com: On [...]

Nang Songkran by Thai Artist Sompop Budtarad… About this time last week saw the beginning of the Songkran bare breasted ladies debacle. For those who missed it: Three extremely young lasses danced topless during the Songkran celebrations in Silom, Bangkok. A YouTube video of the three minutes (?) went viral. The Thai Ministry of Culture [...]

Thailand’s bare breasted women… I like boobs. And as I have a comfy pair of my own, I’m fairly confident in saying that. But this weekend Thailand went all aflutter when, like Songkrans of yore, three Thai ladies bared their breasts during the festivities on Silom Road. Within a short time a video was uploaded [...]

For the love of Songkran… I’m not even supposed to be here. A party pooper, during Songkran I’m usually found in locations not here, or hiding quietly away. This year I had tickets and hotel booked for Cape Town, South Africa, of all places. But I changed direction and decided that I’d go somewhere UP [...]

Living with the Tiger… Yesterday I received an email from my buddy Talen, who blogs at Thailand Land of Smiles: Baan Gerda and “Living with the Tiger” need your help. Living with the Tiger is a full length documentary about Thai children who have HIV/AIDS and were orphaned and or abandoned by their families to [...]

The ho ho ho’s of Christmas are coming up fast… All through the year I keep a look out for Xmas gifts suitable for friends and family. I’m not a huge gift giver anymore. Not when it comes to all that necessary luggage stuffing. Because each holiday everything purchased in Thailand has to be taken [...]

How Do YOU Say Worchestershire: Wooster, Wooder, or… Writing a lighthearted piece about a Thai Worcestershire sauce was a bit of unexpected fun. For me, anyway. And from the comments, I’m not the only one who found it interesting that the western Worchestershire is a fish sauce of sorts, while the Thai version is not. [...]

Worchestershire Sauce, fish sauce and Villa Market… After not sleeping for days, and with no food in the house, I headed to Villa to stock up. Now, when I’m that tired the little things in life often strike me as hilariously funny. Do you suffer from the same? So there I was in the condiments [...]

Please vote for your TOP Thai Blog… You might not know this, but there’s a competition going on. The guys at GO! Overseas collected a range of Thai blogs and they’d like you to vote for your favourite. And that goes for me as well ;-) You can see the selection here: Blogs We Love [...]