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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You see, finding outdated(?)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… [...]

How to quiet your life…
There is no doubt about it, 2010 is MY year for personal improvement. And as my 30 Day Thai Language Trial was successful, I decided to follow with Vern’s 22 Day Meditation Course.
When I asked Vern how it came about, he replied:
In 1997 I began to meditate. I discovered [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners…
Name: Celia Chessin-Yudin
Nationality: American
Age range: 20-30
Sex: Female
Location: Mahachai, Samut Sakhon, Thailand
Profession: Working at an NGO
What is your Thai level?
I would say I am at an advanced Thai level. Though not fluent yet.
Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai?
I speak professional Thai as I have [...]

Thai Sex Talk…
Before you think I’ve gone all Thai sex-crazed, please let me explain.
The well-crafted book, Thai Sex Talk, is not about the smutty side of Thai life. It is a collection of Thai words and expressions that focus on personal relationships. And they are (a given) relationships that include sex and love.
And [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners…
Name: Stickman
Nationality: New Zealander
Age range: 30-40
Sex: Male
Location: Bangkok
Profession: Teacher
Website: StickmanBangkok.com
What is your Thai level?
I guess I would say I am Advanced. I don’t consider myself fluent because to me that means you can talk about absolutely anything in great detail with anyone. There are a few technical subjects for [...]

At last, a proper calendar for Thailand…
Awhile back I started chatting on twitter with Andrew from The Bangkok Bugle about the lack of available calendars for Thailand. Andrew compiled some pretty decent resources – Bangkok’s best what’s on magazines – but we all agreed that none 100% fit the bill.
Talen from Thailand, Land of [...]

David does the Tiger Temple…
I could start this post off with something all dramatic like, ‘Temple Tiger Eats East End Expat!’.
But I’m lazy. And lying is such a bother. So this is what you get instead…
When the Tiger Temple appeared in the news this week, I wrote: Thailand’s Tiger Temple Sues Conservationists.
The court case [...]

This Thai learning Thai…
Unfortunately there was no mystical transference or osmosis of language from mother to womb. So I am an American born woman who is ironically half Thai and half Chinese. Ironically because my ethnic makeup is very Thai, something I learned when I moved here as an adult. There are many Thai-Chinese in [...]

Tiger Temple Sues Conservationists Over Abuse Allegations…
Thailand’s Tiger Temple has long been involved in controversy, and the complaints are many:

Drugging the tigers.
Abusing the tigers.
Selling off older tigers.
Putting visitors in harms way.
Breeding tigers unprofessionally.
The complaints go on and on…

I’ve been to the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi twice. Both times were instigated by visitors to the Kingdom [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners…
Name: Thomas Lamosse
Nationality: American, Edina, Minnesota
Age range: 30-40
Sex: Male
Location: Bangkok, Chonburi, Edina Minnesota
Profession: Teacher/PhD student-Phonology
Website/blog: Talk-2-Me-Thai
Book/course: Talk-2-me-Thai DVD phrasebook
What is your Thai level?
I will let you decide. I never boast about my language skills.
Do you speak more street Thai, Issaan Thai, or professional Thai?
When I speak Thai, I pay special [...]