From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Jim Newport’s “Ramonne – The Return of The Vampire of Siam”

by thaistory June 30, 2010 General

Ramonne is the second novel in Jim Newport’s vampire trilogy: The Vampire of Siam (2004), Ramonne – The Return of The Vampire of Siam (2005) and The Reckoning – The Tale of the Vampire of Siam (2006). Read a book review here.

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Dating Thai Men: A Personal Experience – Ms. Modern meets Mr. Ancient

by Anonymous June 26, 2010 Expat Life

Part of being in a new culture is to experience everything that the place can possibly teach me. One of my curiosities was Thai Men. When in Thailand, you hear frequent comments just how bad Thai men’s behavior is. Besides seeing congregate to drink whiskey together at 3pm in the afternoon, I wondered how bad [...]

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Hindu Temple in Bangkok: Sri Maha Mariamman Temple

by thaistory June 24, 2010 Thai Culture

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is one of the two most revered temples by Indians and Thai Indians who live in Bangkok. The temple is located on Silom Road on the corner of Thanon Pan (opposite Silom Soi 20). It is anly a 15 minutes walk from the Chong Nongsi BTS Skytrain station. Read a full [...]

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Finding Snus in Bangkok

by Admin June 24, 2010 Expat Life

Snus is a tobacco product similar to chewing tobacco though snus generally comes in measured portions rather than being loose like chewing tobacco. Although many people find chewing tobacco or snus to be “disgusting” it is a nice alternative to smoking. That’s especially true on long-haul flights or when you work in an environment where [...]

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Thailand-based farang writers

by thaistory June 23, 2010 People

It is common knowledge that most of the foreign writers stationed din Thailand are male. Here is a photo collage of some of them: top row, left to right: Aaron Le Boutillier, Larry Welch, and David Young; bottom row, left to right: Collin Cotterill, Andrew Hicks and Voicu Mihnea Simandan. To find out what place [...]

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Cornelis Hoek’s Exhibition in Bangkok

by thaistory June 22, 2010 Things To Do in Bangkok

Chiang Rai resident Cornelis Hoek, a Dutch visual artist, has brought to Bangkok his exhibition of paper-cut collages entitled “The World in Our Hands.” You can visit it between June 1 – 29, 2010 at Neilson Hays Library, downtown Bangkok. Read the exhibition review here.

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Neilson Hays Library in Bangkok

by thaistory June 21, 2010 Things To Do in Bangkok

Neilson Hays Library boasts a collection of 20,000 English language books, subscriptions to numerous newspapers and magazines (both local and international), a rotunda specially reserved for art exhibitions and a courtyard with a café gallery. Click here for a library review.

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Thai Women and Money

by Anonymous June 20, 2010 Relationships

Having dated my fair share of Thai women over the years one common trait seen in many of them is an inability to exercise financial discipline. No doubt there are many Thai women who are responsible with money but most seem to take the attitude that Buddha will provide and see no reason to put [...]

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