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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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 …
A few days ago, I made my first visa run to Laos, by bus. Normally I go to Singapore to get a 60-day tourist visa, but the last time I went, they refused to give me a 60-day visa because I have an open e-ticket back to Canada. They now want a confirmed ticket, and …
I’ve been an expat for several years now. I don’t currently live in Thailand but I obviously have an interest in the country and have a lot of friends who live there. Calling Thailand could get very expensive. Very fast. Likewise, calling home from Thailand could be just as expensive if not more. But I’ve …
I ran across an article titled “Thai Poker” in Poker Player Magazine. The author, Michael Kaplan, profiles what he called “the thriving Thailand poker scene.” Most expats living in Thailand don’t talk about the poker scene because, well, gambling is illegal in Thailand. But based on the number of people who have told me in …
Although I swore I would never do it again, I made another visa run to Cambodia by bus. The one I use leaves from the coffee shop opposite Ekamai Bus Station at Sukhumvit Soi 31. It leaves at 9:30 AM, which is an OK time for me, and returns about 7PM the same day. It …
There she sat across from me looking absolutely stunning. Of course, that’s not a big surprise as she was in her late twenties and Thai. Most men would give their left arm to be sitting across from her. A mutual friend had arranged this blindish date. We had spoken a few times on the phone …
After reading an encyclopedia worth of knowledge from the likes of BigBabbyKenny (BBK) and WereWolf (WW) I decided to pop my G-Club cherry. If you’re not sure what a G-Club is I can give a little background. A G-Club is like a go-go bar while at the same time being anything but a go-go bar. …
This week Stickman has yet another tale of woe from the Land of Smiles. I’m always surprised to what lengths guys will go to in order to stay buried in a fantasy world which simply doesn’t exist. Things that they would never do back home suddenly appear completely sane in Thailand. Often it is because …
This post was written by Matt from Phuket Vogue. No doubt you will have met a few characters in Bangkok. There are some, however, who are just so surreal that you wonder what planet they come from. The most notable characters I met during my two years in Bangkok were the kind of guys you …