This story was related to me recently by a waitress who normally works in Bangkok, but goes back to her village periodically to see her children and work on her farm. “I buy baby chicken in market five baht. She go, ‘cheep cheep cheep’ allatime. She follow me roun’. She think I am her mudder. …
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 …
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 …
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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Photos and text by Voicu Mihnea Simandan Ayutthaya is one of my favorite places in Thailand, located about 70 km north of Bangkok. I have been there on several occasions and I never get bored of it. On a very recent day-trip to Ayutthaya, I stopped at Bang Pa-In Palace, located in Bang Pa-In District, …
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I love lighting these and sending them up. When I was in Chiang Mai over the new year the sky was full of them every night. It was amazing to watch. photo by Alaskan Dude
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 …
How does a child learn a language? They are born unable to speak, and for the first 12 months, just make noises. But after 12 months, words come. Single words initially, but by 24 months, most children are speaking in simple sentences and have a vocabulary of several hundred words. By the age of 5, …