Today is Thailand’s Father’s day as it is HM the King’s birthday. The essay below give the details of this decades old holiday in Thailand…. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great was born on December 5, 1927 to Prince Mahidol of Songkhla and Mom Sangwan. His Majesty is the ninth King of the Chakri [...]
Last week was Thailand’s Loy Krathong festival. This year marks the 3rd time we have been in Thailand during this beautiful and fun festival. Fireworks, lights, lanterns, markets, live music, food, family and friends… It’s all become a really enjoyable time for us and our Thai friends. // Video courtesy of the Tourism Authority of [...]
Sara and I have spent time learning about the world’s religions. We had a great class that we took while studying at Huntington University, our Alma Mater, and learned a ton. I’ve also spent quite a bit of time reading about Buddhism and religion in Asia in preparation for our coming to Thailand. We are [...]
August 12th of every year is a National Holiday here in Thailand as the Thai people celebrate H.M. the Queen’s birthday. This same day is also the day in which the Thai people celebrate Mother’s Day as they view Queen Sirikit to be the Mother of the Thai Nation. For the past few weeks we [...]
I still remember the first time I did a double-take. Sara and I were walking through the market in Bang Saen, Thailand nearly 5 years ago now after an English class we were teaching. I saw this pretty girl walking by me who made eye contact. I did a double-take. We caught each other’s eyes [...]
More and more people are flocking to Thailand to experience and receive a famous form of tattooing. Recently CNN did a short video on why Yan tattoos are gaining popularity. (RSS readers click through to the website to watch the video) I’ve seen videos of the possession that can come from these tattoos, the chants [...]
Below is an article originally posted in CNN.com’s Bangkok section. I found most of these TOO funny yet some are quite inappropriate for Western standards. If you’ve got a spare 10 minutes or so, check out these 11 craziest Thai commercials of the last decade! 11 of the craziest Thai TV commercials this decade Read [...]
This is going to be a short post where I share with you a bit more about Thailand as I introduce most of you to a sport you have probably never heard of or seen before. Enjoy! Takraw is a sport native to Southeast Asia. Earliest historical evidence dates the sport as early as the [...]
We’re going to start a new series of posts around here in order to share a bit more of Thai culture and customs with you. We’re quickly becoming quite used to many things that took us by surprise when we experienced them 4 years ago. As I sit here and think through the many “Thai” [...]
