Archive for the 'Thailand living' Category
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular island destinations, maintains a ‘must go’ status for some, while for others is still one of those places at the bottom of the list. Considering its collage of aqua marine waters, white sand beaches, pristine tropical landscapes, cultural spice, and modern infrastructure, one has to wonder […]
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Posted in Nightlife, Technology, Adventures, Thailand living, Thailand Locations, Food, Eating, & Dining, Reviews | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Yesterday, a friend had phoned and asked if I knew what was going on.
“The same old mob-wannabe coup, is it?”
“Yea, it’s all over the international and local (Thai) news now, do you have any idea why?” he asked
In this brief entry, you’ll find out exactly why there has been civil unrest, and hopefully […]
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Posted in Thailand living, ethics and moral, Crime and Punishment, Government and Politics | No Comments »
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The past week has provide a handful of front-page-newspaper-worthy incidents involving unlucky, unfortunate, and/or misguided post-secondary students and one professor–all separate cases.
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Posted in Accidents & Tragedies, Society Issues, sexual matters, Education, Siamerican Wave, ethics and moral, Teaching in Thailand, Thailand living, Crime and Punishment | No Comments »
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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Posted in Culture and Customs, sexual matters, Society Issues, Thailand living, Parenting, Crime and Punishment | No Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
After six years motorcycle driving experience in Thailand and counting, with all his limbs and organs still in working order, the author has gained sufficient experience hours on end on thousands of kilometers of urban and rural roads, paths, streets, sois, and highways, giving him the valuable insight, hindsight, and perspective to share with […]
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Posted in Education, Motorcycle, Accidents & Tragedies, Society Issues, how to, Adventures, Transportation, Government and Politics, Thailand Locations, Health, Fitness, & Medical, Thailand living, Rights and Laws | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Whether you are a permanent resident, long term visitor, or just on brief holiday to the Kingdom of Thailand, there’s a likely possibility that you have already, or at least are considering to wager with one of Thailand’s deadliest dealers. When the key turns the ignition in the Land of Smiles, the stakes are as […]
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Posted in Motorcycle, Accidents & Tragedies, Society Issues, Transportation, Thailand living, Crime and Punishment, ethics and moral, Rights and Laws | 1 Comment »
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 »
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
I was wondering. I Know it rains so much in South East Asia. Places like Thailand and all throughout the South pacific …lots of Monsoon rains
Is it really important to have a good umbrella?
-One (ppw1977 @ hotmail.com)
I think that umbrellas are completely unnecessary, especially in Thailand where it rains for much of the year. […]
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Posted in humor, Klaus' Kolumn, Thailand living | 2 Comments »