Archive for the 'Social' Category

Asian Professional Football: The Emergence of Home Team Spirit in Thailand

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Without question, football or as it is known in the US, ‘soccer,’ is / has been the most popular and widespread sport in Thailand. I remember my first impressions of professional sports in Thailand a decade ago. Then, the semi-professional soccer leagues were dominated by private sector teams representing banks, universities and companies. This ‘capital [...]

the Chimera Triangles: A blovel by Jao Moragoat

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Since moving to Thailand in early 2002, the mixed ethnic, Thai American writer, Jao Moragoat began working on his debut, literary masterpiece; a brilliant work covering the complexities of cross cultural fusion, transfusion, illusion triad of a Eurasian identity quest. The story is about Eurasian, young adult, Christopher Stevens who is an ESL teacher living [...]

Online Courtship Guide & Principles: Profiling Disclosure, Personals and Pictures

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

So you’ve grown virtual balls, realizing and accepting that the internet may be your best bet in getting laid if not at least a date for next weekend. You’ve read the first part, and done your research of which network(s) has the fish pond ideal for you. Before you can cast your pole and start [...]

12 Nights (2000) Hong Kong Film starring Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi and Eason Chan

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The other night, I was browsing my friend’s movie collection and came across one of the first Asian films I became fond of from a decade back: 12 Nights (2000). My initial viewing was at the Denver Asian Film Festival of 2000. At that particular time, I was preparing to travel to Southeast Asia for [...]