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From the monthly archives:

July 2009

10 Funny Thai Commercials

by Admin July 26, 2009 Thai Culture

I was browsing around YouTube the other day and kept running across some crazy funny Thai television commercials. Here’s the ten best and funniest commercials 1. It’s a Miracle? 2. Timing is Everything 3. Get Your Eyes Checked 4. The Thai Smile 5. Suck it up 6. Life is about the small things 7. A [...]

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Bangkok Diaries Forums Are Here

by Admin July 24, 2009 General

I just wanted to take a moment and let everyone know that we’ve launched forums on Bangkok Diaries. I know a lot of people were put off on contributing to the site because they didn’t feel they wanted to write a long blog post or simply because they felt uncomfortable about showcasing themselves as experts [...]

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Bangkok Writers Guild: Members’ books

by thaistory July 20, 2009 Expat Life

Posted by Voicu Mihnea Simandan Bangkok Writers Guild is an English-speaking Bangkok-based group for published and aspiring authors. At the moment, the group is made up of seven members, all of them with writing and publishing experience. Here are their latest books, listed in alphabetical order of the writer’s surname: And Then One Morning by [...]

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Photo of the Day – Yellow Lilly, The Rose Garden, Bangkok, Thailand

by Admin July 19, 2009 Tourist Life

Photo by travlinman43

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Photo of the Day – Wooden Bridge In Tarutao National Park , Satun , Thailand

by Admin July 18, 2009 Tourist Life

Photo by AmpamukA

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Bangkok Writers Guild: The morning after the 1st meeting

by thaistory July 17, 2009 General

Written by Voicu Mihnea Simandan A small group of only six writers, all members of the Bangkok Writers Guild, met on July 15 to rekindle the group’s monthly meetings. Of the six writers, three of them were brand new members (Maclean, Larry and Aaron), while the other three (Gopi, Gary Dale and Mihnea) have been [...]

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Photo of the Day – Sunlight Beach

by Admin July 17, 2009 Tourist Life

photo by flydime

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Dasa Book Café – Bangkok’s favorite second-hand bookstore

by thaistory July 16, 2009 Expat Life

Posted by Voicu Mihnea Simandan New location Bangkok is a good place to shop for books. Although there are many good bookstores that sell English-language books, my favourite second-hand bookstore is Dasa Book Café. I know I’m not the only one who buys books at this friendly store, so, for those who haven’t found out [...]

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Photo of the Day – Erawan Shrine

by Admin July 16, 2009 Tourist Life

photo by ~MVI~

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Has Thailand Changed or Has Stickman?

by Ruai July 15, 2009 Expat Life

I’ve been a loyal reader of Stickman for years.  I think he’s provided reams of valuable advice and probably kept countless hundreds or even thousands of farangs from losing their hearts and their wallets.  But more and more the tone of his column is depressing.  He sounds like a man who doesn’t want to keep [...]

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