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Thailand’s Children of God… I wasn’t sure what to think about the Thai phrase Children of God when I first happened across it. Thailand is Buddhist, right? Not Christian? Curious. So, just who are Thailand’s Children of God? You might already know the concept but not the Thai. When stopped by the police Thailand’s Children [...]

Rikker’s Friday post on bumper stickers, Bumper-to-bumper Language Lessons, reminded me that I had one more bumper sticker post waiting in the wings… Stickers from Buy Thai Books… When I ordered two packs of books from Buy Thai Books last December, as a thank you they sent over a handful of stickers. Yeah! And as [...]

เเฟน ไม่ อยู่ มาหา หนู นะ fan mâi yòo maa hăa nŏo ná If your girlfriend is away, come see me. รวม กัน เรา อยู่ ทิ้ง กู มึง ตาย ruam gan rao yòo tíng goo meung dtaai Together we’ll survive. But if you leave me, you die. And here’s an added treat. A special note [...]

เเม่ ยาย ไม่ ช่วย รวย เอง ก็ ได้ mae yaai mâi chûay ruay eng gôr dâi Even if my mother-in-law doesn’t help, I’ll get rich on my own. รู้ หน้า ไม่รู้ ใจ róo nâa mâi-róo jai You might know his face, but you don’t know his heart. ขยัน ไม่ อดตาย k-yan mâi òt-dtaai You are [...]

เมีย ชึ้อ สอด รถ ชึ้อ ผ่อน mia séu sot rót séu pòn He paid the dowry in cash, but got a loan for his car. มี หมา เป็น เพื่อน ดี กว่า มี เพื่อน ใจ หมา mee măa bpen pêuan dee gwàa mee pêuan jai măa Having a dog as a friend is nicer than having [...]

I’m one who doesn’t mind sitting in Bangkok traffic. Others (who will not be named), fuss, fidget and complain, making life miserable for those of us forced to sit through their grumbles of displeasure. It reminds me of British weather actually. And the fact that every time it rains (often) the conversation turns to surprise. [...]

You can buy a wide range of small items from roadside carts. Food. Shoes. Clothes. Toys. And bumper stickers. Kept cool under the shade of overhanging freeways are carts covered on all sides with stickers. In Thailand they are called รถ เข็น ที่ ขาย สติกเกอร์ = rót kĕn têe kăai sà-dtìk-ger = vehicle push that [...]