My Name Lon – You Like Me?
Sean Kjetil Nordbo This is a Book Review! This week I was presented with yet another book about life in Thailand, and a side oflife that most of us would publicly shun. Written…
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Bangkok – City of Angels
The Thais call their capital city Krungthep, not Bangkok, as it is know internationally. It is short of what the Guinness Book of World Records dub the longest name for…
Regional Thai Food
Northern Thai Cuisine Thai food of the north, in some way, is cooked with the sole thought for the taste for the northern people. The recipe consists of vegetable and…
Thai Massage
Historically speaking the knowledge of traditional Thai massage reached South East Asia some 2500 years ago. It is said to have been introduced then by a doctor from Northern India…
Four Allies in Thai Buddhism
In Thailand there are four allies in maintaining stability of Buddhism: Buddhist monks, the King, the government and Buddhist lay people. 1. The Order of Buddhist Monks (Sangha) The Sangha…
Me, Myself and I in the Thai Language
One aspect of the Thai language that makes it quite unique and difficult for Thais and foreigners alike to master is the remarkable diversity of words that mean exactly the…
Thai Cuisine, a Facinating Past
If cuisine is about cooking style and food, then its features must be related to people, race, history, tradition, culture and science. In comparing cooking styles of the Thais (actually…
Marriages Made in Thailand
Maybe that should read ‘Marriages made in Heaven ? Before you start: Marriage in Thailand by non-Thai couples or a Thai National and foreigner couple is easy to arrange and…
Fried Drunken Noodles
How is it possible for noodles to get drunk, let alone really drunk as the Thai name ‘Phat Khi Mao’ implies? Well, I don’t know the answer, but I do…
Red Pork & Rice or Kao Moo Dang
Have you ever been wandering around the sois of Pattaya and seen hunks of bright red meat hanging inside the glass display cases of some of the street food vendors?…