Archive for the 'Culture and Customs' Category
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Over the last month, villagers in Kanchanaburi province of Western Thailand, particularly those with women and young girls in their family have been freaking out about rumors going around regarding a pervert, apparently skilled in black magic and the art of mysteriously disapearing after committing naughty deeds on women and young girls in the middle […]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
As my 30 baht plate of Grapow Basil Stir fry was being cooked at the neighborhood eatery, I did what I and most Thais typically do while waiting–I grabbed the latest copy of Thai Rath newspaper to catch up on the latest action. Indifferent to the featured political headline giving hype to Thailand’s current Prime […]
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Posted in Accidents & Tragedies, Society Issues, Culture and Customs, Transportation, Food, Eating, & Dining, Crime and Punishment, ethics and moral, Rights and Laws | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Out and about on the streets and sights of Bangkok, there’s a spectacle blend of modern and ancient smells, sounds and sights to be had. On one end of the city, you’ll find yourself surrounded by towering skyscrapers, hi tech shopping malls, hi-speed sky train and subway transit systems, posh fashion districts, and IT hubs […]
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
In the western academia world, we’ve constantly heard about the cultural and genetic ‘melting pots’ of North America and Europe–societal collages blending various backgrounds customs, beliefs, values, and more obviously, genetic and physical features such as skin tone and pigmentation. This image of a diverse globalizing west tends to put the rest of the […]
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Posted in Culture and Customs, History, Society Issues, Identity, Thailand living, ethics and moral | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Doing a google search with the keywords, ‘Thailand Blog,’ the Siamerican was quite disappointed to find a hit neither for this web log nor the Siamerican in any of the top 100 results. Being that there were dozens upon dozens of irrelevant sites that ranked high, that weren’t actually Thailand blogs, it is clearly […]
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Posted in Education, Identity, Society Issues, Culture and Customs, Thailand living, Thailand Locations, Economics and Finance, Government and Politics, Reviews, Blogging | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
As Jane and Jack sat side by side on the hot traffic-stalled Bangkok bus, Jack stared out the window. Though there was plenty of city action before his eyes, Jack wasn’t paying any attention. He was thinking about his ‘gik’.A familiar beeping sound knocked Jack out of his daydream and he immediately turned to his […]
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Posted in Education, Society Issues, Culture and Customs, sexual matters, Nightlife, Thai films, Movie & Film Reviews, Health, Fitness, & Medical, Thailand living, ethics and moral | 6 Comments »
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Yesterday, Thursday, February 21, 2008 was the full moon in Thailand, or more specifically, keun 15 kum, duan saam ขื้น ๑๕ ค่ำ เดือนสาม which means the 15th waxing moon since the last new moon (full moon) of the third month.
It’s a full moon, but it’s not to be celebrated in a massive party, at least […]
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
One of the biggest questions that lingers among foreign residents in Thailand–wannabe and legit alike–is in regards to the possibility of legally and eternally residing in the proclaimed Land of Smiles. For these farang (ฝรัง = Caucasian-white ethnic people in Thai language), as well as other non-Thai ethnic groups in Thailand, obtaining Thai citizenship […]
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Posted in Identity, Society Issues, Culture and Customs, family matters, Thailand living, Rights and Laws, Government and Politics, Blogging | 7 Comments »
Friday, January 4th, 2008
At last, the legacy of Siamerican ancestors unfolds into the next wave of destined manifest; A branch of the Siamerican Wanderer’s Thai American’s beloved kin has finally ventured to the motherland for their first time–not to be the last and only according to the scriptures.
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Amidst all the Siamerican’s various tasks and errands in yet another transition phase, valuable observations and contemplations have been slipping away with time unrecorded–and so now the Wanderer makes an effort to record some of the latest…
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