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One of the many faces of Thainess in Thailand 2 Dec 2012 | 06:11 am
I have been passing the Xoi Cuc seller a few times a week for a few months now, here in Sakon Nakhon. While passing the other morning Daeng mentioned being hungry, nothing new there, so I said let's t...
The Baci Ceremony, Northeast Thailand had no Business in a Buddhist Monastery 1 Dec 2012 | 07:30 am
Much of the following taken fromThe Baci Ceremony The Lao Heritage Foundation. Baci is an animist ritual used to celebrate important events and occasions, like births and marriages and any event of im...
Education, What Education in Thailand 30 Nov 2012 | 05:28 am
It seems there are almost daily reports about the abysmal state of education in Thailand. Here is yet another study that was mentioned in one of Thailand's Nearly English Language Dailies Pearson laun...
Some notes and stuff from Northeast Thailand, Isaan 29 Nov 2012 | 05:49 am
Found out yesterday that the release of the Samsung Galaxy Camera has been set back in Thailand. One, hopefully, reliable supplier had told me 1 week, while the Samsung store in Udon told me next year...
In Thailand People spending beyond their means 27 Nov 2012 | 05:28 am
One of Thailand's Nearly English Language Dailies The Nation today had a surprise headline to a story People spending beyond their means, a surprise if you have never seen or been to Thailand before a...
Offering Food Thai Style and Buddhist Style Kathin 2012 Sakon Nakhon, Thailand 25 Nov 2012 | 11:57 am
Back on the 30th of October the end of Pansaa was marked in the same way many Auspicious events are in a Thai City Temple. I can not call these Buddhist Temples as they only conduct themselves tangent...
Water Rocket Competition, Rajabhat University, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand 23 Nov 2012 | 03:48 pm
I do not know how many schools from around the region participated in the contest but there were about 8 schools represented in the finals. The kids were quite enthusiastic and well mannered. There wa...
A Video Compilation, On the Road from Bangkok to Khon Kaen, Thailand 23 Nov 2012 | 05:59 am
I traveled from Bangkok to Khon Kaen on the 21st of November onboard a Nakhon Chai Air 32 seat tour bus. They travel between a number of destinations in Thailand and are clean, well maintained and an ...
On the Road Bangkok to Khon Kaen, Thailand 22 Nov 2012 | 05:26 am
After a bowl of quaitiaow (noodle soup) it was up Highway 1 toSaraburi the up through Khao Yai and Pak Chong to Nakhon Ratchasima into Khon Kaen. The 300 and some kilometer trip tales 6 hours, but tha...
Bye, Bye Bangkok, Thailand 21 Nov 2012 | 06:11 am
This like most trips this one had high points and low points. The downs were the meandering herds of Bangkokians milling along the footpaths, made even more narrow by all forms of retailism. The cons...
