All over the country today, Thai Buddhists have been going to their local temples to make merit, chant, listen to sermons and to take part in a procession around the main temple building. For tourists, there were two events in particular today which were of interest. These were the Candle Festival in Ubon Ratchathani...
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It was just a matter of time before I’d find myself blogging about my favorite animal, the ‘elephant’ more specifically, the Asian (Thai) elephant. There is no doubt that elephants play an important role in Thai history and culture. Known to be nobly and faithfully, they served both kings and commoners in war and...
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“We wish you a merry christmas..we wish you a merry christmas and a happy newy..” “Shhh, teacher’s walking here!! (Also it’s not even christmas, it’s June!)” “Are you all ok? I’ve heard your sweet voice from my room over there for almost 20 minutes already,” said teacher and she laughed. “Anyway, do you know...
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Over the last week, I have given you a couple of extracts from this book. Now we are giving you a chance to win yourself a copy in this easy to enter competition. All you have to do is answer this question: Q. What does “nam jai” mean? You will find the answer in...
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Another spin-off from SteveSuphan and SiamJai about Thais going to Farang Land, here’s a link the archive my West of Campus articles about adapting to life in Farang Land, more specifically the US of A. I know, it’s not entirely true to a Thai-Blogs entry, but as a cultural study, you can probably learn...
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