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Thai Food the Way it Was Meant to be Eaten 2008-07-23 22:01:00 There are a lot of fine dining establishments in Thailand where you can get everything from authentic Thai and Chinese cuisine to Proper English and Russian dishes. For me though I love the food carts. They line the streets wherever you go and serve everything from fresh fruit to BBQ meat and seafood. If you’re [...]
Thailand Picture Quiz Part 2 2008-07-22 20:37:44 Above is a big earthenware pot filled with water that has a small pot floating inside it. This can be found everywhere outside the tourist areas but it is only half the picture…it goes with something else. What is it?
If you’ve been to Thailand
or South East Asia for that matter you know exactly what [...] Read more:Picture
Buddhist Lent Begins in Thailand 2008-07-17 23:01:28 Today marks the beginning of Buddhist
lent in Thailand
. Buddhist Lent starts on the first day of the waning moon of the 8th lunar month (July) and ends on the 15th day of the 11th lunar month (October). Also known as the rains retreat or Khao Phansa in Thai.
it’s a time when all Buddhist monks [...]
In Thailand Sometimes the Bar comes to you 2008-07-16 18:20:47 In Pattaya there are a pair of VW buses that are actually fully stocked bars complete with their own sound system and disco lights. This picture was taken in October of 2006 in front of the LK Metro.
Another VW bus of the pink variety can be spotted around town as well. Apparently they were both [...] Read more:Thailand
, Sometimes
, comes
Smoking in Thailand 2008-07-13 19:55:57 In November 2002, Thailand
passed a smoke free law that banned smoking inside all air-conditioned buildings. Thailand has one of the lowest smoking rates in all of Asia with only 23% of the poulation being smokers and of them only 2.4% are women. As of February 2008 smoking is now banned in all air conditioned [...] Read more:Smoking
Som Tam Spicy Thai Papaya Salad 2008-07-07 15:54:50 Som Tam is staple among the Thai people and a dish all tourists hear about and want to try. If you truly like spicy food then you’ll love Som Tam if you think you like spicy food then be forewarned that som tam could be classified as a class A incendiary device.
The dish is served [...] Read more:Spicy
, Papaya
, Salad
Thailand Picture Quiz 2008-07-05 15:43:23 The above picture was taken somewhere in Thailand
and the subject of the picture can be found all over the place…but what is it? If you’ve been to Thailand you know exactly what it is so give the newbies a chance to try and figure it out.
This is just for fun but if you can [...] Read more:Picture
Thai Police Waching Nude Chinese Teen 2008-06-29 20:53:53 After the earthquake hit China a 19 year old college student named Xiao Yun wanted to do her part to help out. So she went to the internet and made her appeal which was slightly better than that of the Red Cross. You see, Xiao Yun, a very attractive 19 year old Chinese
girl promised [...] Read more:Police
Finding Work in Phuket 2008-06-26 14:53:47 A lot of people email me and ask about what sort of jobs are on offer to foreigners in Phuket. My answer is always rather bleak - there isn’t a whole lot of work down here. If you’re a language teacher, or at least if you want to work as one, there are plenty of [...]
Fried Thai Doughballs on a stick 2008-06-23 18:59:36 While sitting at Cherry bar on soi 8 in Pattaya I watched as all the normal food vendors walked up and down the street but then I saw a cart I hadn’t seen before. Before I knew it all the Thai girls in the vicinity were up and running for the cart which sold huge [...] Read more:Fried
The Thai Barack Obama 2008-06-17 22:09:36 T.V. talk show host Khun Pluem is leaving his hosting duties on shows Kae Dam (Black Sheep) and Pen Pluem (Being Pluem) to test the political waters of Bangkok. Currently he is running pre-campaign activities around Bangkok to see if the people would Like him as the cities next Governor.
The post will open up in [...] Read more:Barack
, Obama
, Barack Obama
Work Sucks…Broken Blog…Thoughts of Thailand 2008-06-14 19:44:33 Well, this week went to hell in a hand basket faster than I thought it could have. Right now I’ve been wrapping up a project at work of high importance…which basically means I get no help, I work 80 hours a week, and I have the great assurance that at least three people, who think [...] Read more:Thailand
, Broken
Thai Air Expected to Drop New York-Bangkok Route 2008-06-06 22:51:13 Updated June 9th.
If you go to the Thai Air Website and try to book a flight from the end of June the first thing you’ll notice is that round trip Economy class seats are over $5000 and the second is that all the flights from the end of June through the summer are sold out.
Rumors [...] Read more:Expected
, Bangkok
Foreign Currency on the Rise Again in Thailand 2008-06-03 20:59:34 With rumors of a coup and continued protesting in the capitol The Thai government doesn’t seem to have a handle on the serious implications these factors have on the Thai economy and it’s rising inflation. Central banks across Asia were betting on a global slowdown to slow price increases. With U.S. and European export demands [...] Read more:Thailand
, Foreign
, Currency
, Again
MapJack Taking on Google’s Street View 2008-05-28 17:58:32 Mapjack and Google
’s street view will give you street level tours of a city as if you were there walking through the city and looking around. This is achieved by having cars or vans drive through the city with specialized cameras taking pictures at certain intervals on every street to achieve what they call [...] Read more:Taking
, Street
Queen of Thailand’s Birthday/Mothers Day Today 2008-08-11 18:39:08 Today marks Her Majesty Queen
Regent Sirikit’s 76th birthday which is also known as Mothers
Day in Thailand
. Mothers Day
and Fathers Day are celebrated on the birthday’s of the King and Queen.
Queen Regent Sirkit was born on August 12th 1939 to Colonel Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakorn and Mom Luang Bua Kitiyakorn. She was [...]ShareThis Read more:Birthday
, Today
Thailand’s First Gold Medal at Beijing Olympics 2008-08-10 09:49:57 Thailand’s first gold medal in the 2008 Beijng Olympic games was won by Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakul in the women’s 53kg weight lifting class on Sunday. She also set a new Olympic record in the female clean and jerk by lifting 126kg and besting the previous record set at the Sydney Games in 2000 by China’s Yang [...]ShareThis Read more:Thailand
, First
, Medal
, Beijing
, Olympics
Another World Record for Thailand 2008-08-07 00:00:03 In honor of her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s upcoming 75th birthday on August 12th The Amari Orchid Resort in conjunction with Pattaya City Hall, Central Centre, and Sophon Cable will create the worlds longest Bale Fruit cake which will measure in at a little over 249 feet.
The event will be happening at Central Centre in Pattaya [...]ShareThis Read more:Thailand
, World
, Record
V2O Bar Pattaya 2008-08-05 23:01:20 There’s a great little upstairs bar just off Walking Street in Pattaya
called the V2O bar. It’s a small bar with a nice relaxing atmosphere. Open air with comfortable seating and a DJ that plays the current hits.
But that’s not it’s selling point. At the far end of the bar is a walk in freezer [...]ShareThis
U.S. Passports Made in Thailand 2008-08-04 23:44:22 It’s funny I remember when I was a kid and mom would drag us to the dime store or it’s equivalent and all the cheesy knick knack stuff and plastic furniture would have made in Thailand
or made in China stickers on them. Back then in the 70’s anything with those tags was considered pretty [...]ShareThis
Thailand’s Amazing Orchids 2008-08-03 14:36:39 Thailand is the worlds largest orchid exporter that boasts over one thousand different species both wild and cultivated hybrids. Last year (2007) orchid exports topped 61.2 million U.S. dollars and even in a bad economy they should surpass that this year.
The majority of orchid exports are to Japan followed by the United States and then [...]ShareThis Read more:Thailand
, Amazing
, Orchids
Funny Thai Commercial 2008-07-29 00:28:44 Related PostsHilarious Thai commercialFunny
Thai SignsFunny Thai SignsU.S. Passports Made in ThailandMy Thai Girl and I thailandlandofsmilesShareThis Read more:Commercial
5 Rules of Not Being a Stupid Tourist 2008-08-25 23:25:49 I was checking out the local Thailand news today and ran across a story from Pattaya People about a man sitting in a Pattaya beer bar having some drinks when a woman came up behind him trying to give him a shoulder massage…you get pestered constantly in outdoor beer bars by Thai’s selling goods, offering [...] Read more:Rules
, Stupid
Thailand Wins Second Gold in Beijing 2008-08-23 19:31:49 33 year old Somjit Jongjohor claimed the gold he’s been looking for since Athens on Saturday by besting Andris Lafita Hernandez of Cuba to claim the Olympic gold medal in flyweight boxing.
Former World Champion Somjit knew this would be his last Olympics and was determined to bring home the gold for his country. In Athens [...] Read more:Thailand
, Second
, Beijing
Traditional Thai Foot Massage 2008-08-20 23:59:47 One thing not to miss when in Thailand is getting a traditional Thai massage from a full blown oil massage to just a foot massage your body will love you for it. You literally can’t swing a dead cat anywhere in Thailand without hitting a Massage
shop, some offering the works to those just specializing [...] Read more:Traditional
Gary Glitter Refused Entry to Thailand 2008-08-19 23:08:18 Updated 8/21
After spending 2 years and 9 months in a Vietnam prison for molesting two young girls Gary Glitter was released today and promptly deported from the country. Glitter wanted to stay in Vietnam but they thought it was time for him to leave.
He boarded a flight to Thailand
on Thai Air and was supposed [...] Read more:Entry
Learning Thai 2008-08-16 17:21:26 I’ve been slowly working at learning the Thai language for a while now. I’ve been using a mixture of books, online resources, and Rosetta Stone software. Whereas I’ve learned quite a few words and phrases I’m not getting the complete picture from any of the resources I’ve been using.
Thai is a tonal language and it’s [...] Read more:Learning
Sweet Succulent Thai Rambutans 2008-08-13 23:01:33 My first trip to Thailand I was wide eyed and in awe of so many things I hadn’t seen before and the biggest head turner for me, after the Thai ladies of course, was the amazing assortment of fruit. Naturally Thailand is perfect with it’s tropical climate for growing fruit but I had never seen [...] Read more:Sweet
Bangkok’s Temple of Dawn, Wat Arun 2008-09-15 21:48:42 Standing on the West bank of the Chao Phraya River, Wat Arun
is one of Bangkok
’s most visible and photographed landmarks.
Wat Arun consists of one large Kmer style tower, called a Prang, and four smaller prangs. Construction of the Wat began under King Rama II and was completed under King Rama III. The main prang [...] Read more:Temple
Tourism Down in Thailand, So Plan Your Trip 2008-09-14 19:52:53 The Tourism
Authority of Thailand
has released figures showing tourism to Thailand is down this year. With the global economy suffering and political infighting within the country you’d be hard pressed to look for other reasons. But honestly, this is the best time to plan a trip to Thailand.
As with the coup 2 years ago [...]
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