Thailand Stories

(’Well, it’s starting to look like it wasn’t just a nasty rumour after all - according to reports pop star Lydia really is former prime minister Thaksin’s ‘kik’ after all”) Geez almighty, as a foreigner in Thailand, just how many times have you heard the locals talking about their so-called ‘kiks’? Things you can have, regardless to whether or not you are already in a proper relationship. …

(The following blog/article was published in The Nation newspaper on February 2. Here below, however, is the originally un-edited submission) (Watch out for that Thai wife of yours - she could be extremely dangerous! Thai wives are highly skilled at throwing Farang husbands over 12th floor Pattaya hotel balconies!) Besides being home to countless noodle soup carts, coyote dancers and moaning air-hostesses, the land …

Just last week, I was invited by a good friend of mine here in Suphan, on behalf of a few organizations including the Japanese Fund for Global Environment, to attend the release of a new booklet ‘Our Tha Cheen River’ at arguably Thailand’s finest educational institution - Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhorn Pathom. Knowing I …

(The following blog/article was published in The Nation newspaper on January 19. Here below, however, is the originally un-edited submission) (Leading Thai Language Newspaper Headlines - Just After Children’s Day - “Students Chained To Tree By Teacher”) Let’s first have a look at last week’s government motto for Children’s Day ‘To be united, well-disciplined, virtuous and always in search of knowledge’. Now, compare that to a…

(Due to the sudden death of Princess Galyani and the sensitivity of the moment, i replaced my intended article with this unserious one at the last moment. I hope you understand. It is based on an older blog of mine titled ‘How…to be a trendy Thai teenager!’ Below, is the original un-edited submission) (Thai girls in the latest fashion) Over the years…

(The following blog/article was published in The Nation newspaper on December 22. Here below, however, is the originally un-edited submission) (Farangs often complain about the lack of law enforcement here, but some would go stark raving mad if the cops enforced the law about illegal prostitution) Just how many foreigners…