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Photos from the 2nd edition of Parin Archery Open Championship 2009

by thaistory July 12, 2009 Expat Life

Photos and text by Voicu Mihnea Simandan This post presents the winners and participants at the 2nd edition of Parin Archery Open Championship 2009, which was held at Hua Mark Archery Field in Bangkok on June 27, 2009. The envent was organised by Parin Archery. The judge of the event was Parinroj Palasunthon (aka Ajarn [...]

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Parin Archery Open Championship 2009 – 2nd edition

by thaistory July 11, 2009 Expat Life

Photos and text by Voicu Mihnea Simandan The second edition of Parin Archery Open Championship 2009 was held Sunday, June 27, 2009. The event was located at the Hua Mark Archery Field, on the grounds of Hua Mark Sports Complex on Ramkhamhaeng Road in Bangkok. The championship was organized by Parin Archery Club, under the [...]

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Thailand Princess Cup Archery Tournament 2009

by thaistory July 2, 2009 Expat Life

Written by Voicu Mihnea Simandan Those interested in archery already know that one of the most important and most expected events of the year is Thailand Princess Cup Archery Tournament 2009, which will be held between 25-26 July 2009. The event is organized by ThailandOutdoor Archery Club (TOAC) in joint venture with the Sports Association [...]

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Bangkok BookCrossers July Meeting

by thaistory June 29, 2009 Expat Life

Posted by Voicu Mihnea Simandan BookCrossing has become a major cultural event that takes place all over the world. It links people who have in common one interest: books. According to BookCrossing.com, almost 800 thousand people in over 130 countries like to share their passion for books with the world, including Thailand and Romania. The [...]

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Yoga Practitioner in Bangkok Park

by thaistory June 20, 2009 Health

Posted by Voicu Mihnea Simandan Not so long ago I wrote about the benefits of archery. Today, we will briefly look at some of the health benefits of yoga. The pictures were taken in one of the many parks in Bangkok. Yoga increases body flexibility. Yoga keeps your joints, ligaments and tendons in good condition. [...]

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Mee and My Dad

by Admin June 17, 2009 People

A really interesting documentary by a filmmaker who’s 60 year old father decided to marry a bar girl only two years older than himself. He travels to Thailand to meet his new mother, attend the wedding, and figure out if his dad has found true love or has simply gone off the deep end. Mee [...]

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Photos from Parin Archery Open Championship 2009

by thaistory June 8, 2009 Expat Life

Photos and text by Voicu Mihnea Simandan In this photo-post, I will present the winners of Parin Archery Open Championship 2009 (first edition – May 31, 2009), an event organised by Parinroj Palasunthon from Parin Archery. Ajarn Parin (aka Parinroj Palasunthon) was the judge of the competition. Compound 1st place: Napatsorn Unkarn (Ploy) Compound 2nd [...]

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Parin Archery Open Championship 2009

by thaistory June 5, 2009 Expat Life

Written by Voicu Mihnea Simandan Although archery is not as popular as muay thai or takro, there are still a few Thai archery clubs where amateur and professional archers can train. One of these clubs is Parin Archery, a private club ran by Parinroj Palasunthon, also known as Ajan Parin or Khru Wai. Ajarn Parin [...]

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Thy to Thailand

by Admin April 5, 2009 People

Sorry if people have seen this before but I just ran across this series of YouTube videos that I found to be extremely interesting. It really gives an interesting look at what life is like for rural Thai people, why they end up dating farangs, and why the decision for them to go work in [...]

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Female sex tourism in Thailand: My girlfriend had paid sex with a Thai boy

by Anonymous January 9, 2009 Bangkok Nightlife

Sometimes ago I went public with a rather unusual and humiliating experience in Thailand in regard to female sex tourism. During our Thailand holidays my farang girlfriend actively looked for Thai guys and was finally bedded by a young Thai lover. I initially intended to find out, to how many other farang males something similar [...]

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