I think one of the highlights for us during the first semester is the Wai Khru Ceremony. This is when the students pay respects to their teachers and present them with flowers or jasmine garlands. I have tried to explain this ceremony to some teacher friends from America and they found it difficult to...
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At Moong Thong Thani III, there is a very large ice cream parlour. Most of the times it is not crowded and I frequented it on and off, for six months. On the first instance, after some discussion with the boy attending the counter, I could make him understand that I wanted a banana...
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All Thai students are little angels One of my duties at the school is looking after the Foreign Teacher’s Department. This is actually quite an important job as I act as a kind of buffer between the foreign staff and the Thai administration. When the teachers first arrive at our school I give them...
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Aw..I just came back from my mum’s close friend’s funeral. Too many sad stuff going on so I guess I should give both my blog and myself a break. Let’s talk about something giggling! Since I have studied here in Triamudom, I usually take motorcycle, buses and sky train (+ a bit walk) to...
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With so many problems with my car, I had no choice but to have it sent to the garage. The bad news is that it will take two weeks. That is a long time without wheels. Getting around locally isn’t really a problem. I walk to school anyway. Plus the Big C hypermarket is...
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Long, long ago..okay, about 5 years ago…in a galaxy not so far away, I used to write a column for The Nation’s Femme for Women magazine called West of Campus. It was about life as a Thai student in America, sharing experience and advice about adapting to new culture and how-to guides. After revisiting...
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The Vanity of Vanities Once upon a time there was a big bad tsunami that killed lots of the resident mice, ravaged the Asian shores and made the lives of survivor mice miserable. Much help was needed from the other animals who luckily lived away from the disaster. Many of these animals, seeing the...
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This is a cheater Blog as I’m copying my daughter’s poem which was just published in an art and literary magazine put out by Stanislaus University here in California. My weak tie to things Thai in this blog is that she’s wearing a shirt I bought for her at The Mall Bangkapi. I think...
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Personally, I prefer letters to emails although I’ve written emails a thousand times more than letters but letters are something special, they’re different from other types of writings. One thing is that letters are mostly written by hand-writing. It’s what makes the letters alive.. words in there can express the writers themselves and also...
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These past few months I have had some bad luck with my car. Last month someone backed into the car while I was shopping at Tesco Lotus. Before that, the two back windows kept dropping down. Then I hit the bottom of the car which also did some damage. Then, to cap it all,...
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Do visit a genuine Thai market! DOS: >Do get used to Thais arriving for their appointments half an hour late, most of the country’s watches are ‘defunct’. >Do tuck your feet in, the person sat opposite does not need to view what you have just been treading in. >Do understand that Thais have a...
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Something just happened that I really must share with you. For the past few months I have been buying my eggs from an old lady around the corner. She is really kind as she always sorts through the eggs for me picking out the largest eggs. Her prices are also good. However, when I...
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While I was sitting in Self Access Center at AUA, a Cambodian guy greeted me so I moved from the seat in front of the computer to the group table and started having conversation..I was feeling calm till one point that guy kept talking about thai soap opera on TV, “I don’t like seeing...
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As the beginning of the year at school, except trying to adapt with new friends from different classes, promising to ourselves to be more hard working, or even losing some weigths we gained from holiday coz meeting friends again and getting ‘hey, you look a bit plumper, don’t you?” as a greeting in the...
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Yesterday I left off as Bo and I were beginning our tour of the Smithsonians many museusms here in DC. You may be asking yourself why would that be something to blog about on a blog page devoted to Thailand? Other than the fact that Bo is Thai Well actually dear reader you would...
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If you remember my Durian post, you may remember my talking about making my online store into a fundraising store. Alas, the Siamese Pixie Store re-opens. Well, sort of. I have a few departments of the store opened, and am still working on the rest. The Thai Redcross Society is the first charity of...
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Ah Memorial Day Weekend. The official kick off of summer here in the good old US of A and the tourists are in full bloom here in Washington DC. Already the city is full up with visitors from all over the country and across the world, including more than a few friendly Thai folk,...
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For the past three months or so, you have been reading the diaries of expats and Thai people living abroad. For the most part, these people are all adults. However, two of the bloggers here are two of my ex-students. One is studying in the UK and the other in a school in Bangkok....
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Here’s my MEME per Oakley’s request. What a great “getting to know you” activity! Your name: Alice aka SiamIam Your location: Northridge, California, USA Do you have a Thai nickname? Lis When was your first trip to Thailand? 2 months old Your latest trip to Thailand? December 03 Which part of Thailand were you...
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What the heck is a “MeMe”? A MeMe is a term for those questionaires about yourself you get in your email, or someone posting them on a message board or blog. It’s all about ME! And here is my version of a MeMe especially designed for Thai-Blogs! Everyone is welcome to participate. All you...
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