Surfing the internet, I came across the latest Vietnamese media-government saga about a 19 year old star, Hoang Thuy Linh who had a mobile phone clip of her and her boyfriend ‘getting it on’ which leaked out ultimately causing her popular running show, Vang Anh’s Diaries to cancel. Not that I care or know anything [...]
Surfing the web for world crime statistics, I came across a great world statistic website, and found my way to its Thailand crime stats page and was surprised about my findings, particularly of how high Thailand ranked in certain categories of crime, particularly gun violence and homicide. Taken from the gun violence data out of [...]
Well…at least I am rich in a parallel world. Life moves on. Several nights ago, I had a dream that I somehow inherited a large sum of money and was trying to decide how much to give to the temple schools that I teach at in Samut Songkhram. Upon waking up, I was contemplating a [...]
Phuket is a grand holiday island destination favored by heaps of holiday makers and tourists from all over the world. Famed for its scenic beaches, luxury resorts, tropical and lax, yet modern and bustling lifestyle, Phuket features some of Thailand’s most renowned entertainment, accommodation, and leisure scenes–undoubtedly reserving a special presence in millions of folks [...]
In this log, the Siamerican announced that he had made the application for his Thai passport, and since has been waiting to receive the actual passport via snail mail. He wasn’t expecting it for at least another few days, but it arrived promptly in tact, and so, the Siamerican can finally feel complete as a [...]
Thailand’s Supreme Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of ousted premiere, Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khun Ying (elite woman title) Pojaman for failing to answer the summons to return to Thailand and testify in the shady 772 million baht (about 23.3 million USD$) Rachadapisek land purchase, of which the former PM is [...]
As Thailand’s National Mothers’ Day passed yesterday, Her Majesty, Queen Sirikit’s 75th birthday , I’ve grown to respect the beloved Queen even more for her wise and laudable words in her annual speech. Admittedly, I didn’t actually tune in to the speech live last evening as I was with my family out and about, and [...]
Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s ousted premiere has continued to make the news over the preceding months regarding his families latest woes and battle with the Assets Examination Committee (AEC), who froze a big bulk of Thailand’s richest family’s Thailand funds (trust me, it’s more than 99 percent of this blog’s readers will ever dream of [...]
Come next Sunday, August 19, most Thai citizens will head to their home towns to vote whether or not to accept the newly drafted constitution, and if accepted, will mark a decade since the old constitution was implemented. I say any constitution is better than no constitution, which is basically where the state of the [...]
