Photo of the Day – Wooden Bridge In Tarutao National Park , Satun , Thailand
Photo by AmpamukA
Photo of the Day – Sunlight Beach
photo by flydime
Photo of the Day – Erawan Shrine
photo by ~MVI~
How Many Girlfriends Do You Have?
I guess you have to love Thai culture. I’ve recently started a beginner Thai course here in Bangkok and on the second day of class we were learning how to ask questions about whether or not you have something. The teacher (Thai female) wrote on the board: Question: Khun mii faan may khrap? (Do you …
I Love Thailand More Than Life Itself
Good catch by Thai 101 on the terms of service that users must agree to when they create an account on the I Love Thailand website that I mentioned in the post the other day. It appears that in order to register you have to agree to the following: 1. สำหรับคนไทยทุกคน 2. ต้องเป็นข้อความที่แสดงถึงความรัก และปรารถนาดีต่อประเทศไทย 3. …
I Love Thailand
In case anyone has missed it, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently launched a website called ILoveThailand.org (seemingly someone else already owns the .com domain and I guess Thailand wasn’t ready to pony up to get it). The stated goal was to bring Thai people together but there seems to be a pretty good mix of …
Thais ok with corrupted government
Well this does explain a lot about Thaksin’s popularity. 🙂 Thais ok with corrupted government By: BangkokPost.com Published: 28/06/2009 at 12:02 PM A latest survey reveals that many Thai people would accept a crooked government if it can make the country prosper and raise their standard of living. The Abac Poll Research Centre conducted a …
More Bad News for Thailand Keeps Coming
I ran across a slew of bad news for Thailand: First from the Wall Street Journal is news that Ford Motor Company plans on moving its operations in Thailand to China. Ford Motor Co. confirmed Thursday it plans to move its Asia, Pacific and Africa regional headquarters to China from Thailand. While the move will …
Most single Isaan women want a Western husband
Interesting story in The Nation about a poll which indicates that more and more Isaan women are seeking a Western husband Bagging a farang More than threefifths of women in the Northeast surveyed in an Isaan poll said they wanted to marry farang husbands, mainly because of their wealth, faithfulness and respect for women. Of …
Mee and My Dad
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 …