Author Archive

My granny’s food needs just one ingredient

March 29, 2008
By

Last week, I was so so, I mean SO HUNGRY. That day I had dinner quite early that’s why I got so hungry staying up late at night. It was during easter time here and supermarkets and all grocery stores were closed. The only place open 24-7 was gas station’s minimart. But it’s not...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

Can I talk about the global warming here?

March 16, 2008
By
Can I talk about the global warming here?

I ran into one article in the Spanish newspaper this morning talking about the glacial’s melting situation. Since 5000 years ago the rhythm of the melting has been increasing, especially in 2006, there’s a proof observed by The Observer that it was melting the fastest ever. This, and including the unpredictable flood and drought,...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

Education, develops or actually destroys?

March 8, 2008
By
Education, develops or actually destroys?

Have you ever heard of, “don’t bother getting involved with those people, they are not educated” or “people of this country are living better because of the better education” or “education is obligatory for children upto 15 years old”? In Spanish, when you wanna say that somebody don’t have manners, they even use the...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »

How it really was to be in the so-called best high school in Thailand – edited

February 19, 2008
By

A week ago, I got an email from one guy asking if I would continue writing my blogs over here since they have helped him relaxed after spending all day long doing the thesis. He said that he would be waiting until my next blog would be written. I was just flattered! lol!! Well,...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »

Funnies Grannies

November 4, 2007
By

Approximately last week I got so nervous coz I fell asleep in my bed for 2 hours in the afternoon then I realized that it was so close to 9pm! I had to use loads of photo-copies in order to ask for some official document the next day but I had nothing at all....
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

On the cover

October 10, 2007
By

Since I started my university, I find myself so weak. I always am tired and a lot of times, I try to get myself some little time. In the morning when the alarm clock wakes me up, I’ll say, c’mon, 5 more mintues, a while later when it wakes me up again, “ok, last...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »

Clouds and me

October 5, 2007
By

In the plane last time from Bangkok back to Madrid, I was so so tired. It was an extremely long trip. I flew from Bangkok to London and then got transit there to come back to Madrid. My flights this time were all delayed. When I arrived in London, my flight already left so...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Nubes y yo

October 4, 2007
By

En el avion a Madrid la ultima vez, estaba super cansada. Era un viaje extremadamente largo. Vole desde Bangkok a Londres y Londres a Madrid. Todos los vuelos eran retrasados. Cuando llegue en Londres, el vuelo que habia reservado ya habia salido. Tuve que cambiarlo. De todas formas, finalmente, estaba en el avion de...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

The Grain of Rice

March 12, 2007
By

Still remember some words we had to say before having lunch in primary school? “All plates of rice, all food you’re given, are all valuable. There are loads of people, lacking food out there. Think of little kids with little black eyes who cannot even have what we have. …” I don’t remember quite...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

It’s all because of ‘faith.’

May 19, 2006
By

Last night, I was having a slight headache but I didn’t feel sleepy at all so I lay on the floor watching tv for a long time. There was nothing to wacth much because it was so late. Music channels were country mostly. Movies on ubc were so old so I turned to channel...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

First Time At the Front Seat

May 5, 2006
By

The day I was back from Chiang Mai, I got on the taxi with my granny, my mum and my sweet Mike. There was some talk show on the radio while everyone was being exhausted. Despite the radio, it was so quiet. I couldn’t fall asleep so, implicitly, I had to listen to the...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Where is “I kheaw”?

March 28, 2006
By

I now live with my mother and my grandmother only in our home sweet home. My mother has always gone to work and my grandmother has always been the one I spend time with the most. My grandmother and I always do activities together such as eating, watching TV, playing cards, exercising (yoga) and,...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

About A Bike

February 7, 2006
By
About A Bike

“When is it gonna come?! I’ve been waiting breathing in pollution for like one hour already!!” I complained to myself one day while waiting for a bus. I then saw one man with a mask on his face riding a bike right there in the middle of the street. Everyone looked at him and...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

When he was still young…

January 28, 2006
By
When he was still young…

“You watched “Long Kong?!” “YEAH!! So scary and disgusting!! Blood everywhere!” “Aww.. I wasn’t brave enough to watch it, really” That was one day after school when my friends and I were about to go home, one friend asked about a movie called Long Kong, and we discussed about it. Well, Long in Thai...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Whose hand was that!?

January 21, 2006
By

Do you believe in ghost or demons? If not, read this article, then you might want to change your attitude about it. (If so, still gotta read! :p) “Late late late!! Again, again and AGAIN!!” I sighed and complained when I finally got to my seat in my class at school. “Hey! You do...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

First Dinner With Korean Family

January 13, 2006
By
First Dinner With Korean Family

Last July, I was an exchange student to participate in Asia-Pacific Youth Rally 1 in South Korea. There were friends from 9 countries to meet there. The first night, we stayed at Olympic Parktel. It was huge, high-so and convenient. Then we had to leave for the camp. There, we found a lot of...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

One day in American Embassy

January 7, 2006
By

“Bow! Help me out here,” one of my English teachers called me to see her outside of the class. “Yes?” “Are you interested in some kind of debating?” “Hmm?” “Well, come and see me in the teachers’ room after this period, ok? We want creams of school here.” I went to see her and...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

When the sun sets..she runs

January 6, 2006
By

Last September, I had a chance to be an exchange student in Osaka, Japan (AFS programme). I could be there for three weeks only. However, although it was just a short programme, lots of exciting and interesting things happened that could have stayed here in my box of memory forever. On the first week,...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Tadpole’s showtime!

October 10, 2005
By
Tadpole’s showtime!

Look closely at my picture, people.. Can you see something I’ve got different from other people?! So cute!? Well, that’s true but let’s try one more time.. What? Gorgeous?! Ah people, I know that (lol)! But that’s not what I’m talking about.. “Ey! Finally, you’re here!” (Yes, I am.) “Heard there’s new airport in...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

What a day!

September 28, 2005
By

Finally, my final exam has ended.. I feel so happy although there’ll be other exams to come but at least, one semester has finished. As soon as my friends and I finished our exam, we planned to do something right away. Ice-cream at first and karaoke – our decision. Songs after songs.. three hours...
Read more

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »


The Interpreter's Journal





"Stories about culture, language and small-town travel are posted by various expat and Thai contributors." - Lonely Planet Thailand Guidebook

Articles from Thai-Blogs.com have been re-printed at The Nation, Daily Xpress and also the official website for the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Over 100 of our photographs have appeared in the Bangkok Post.