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How to Send Money to Thailand
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There are various ways of sending money to a friend in Thailand: interbank transfer (also called a "telegraphic transfer" or "SWIFT transfer"), sending an ATM card, and using ATMcash (if you are in the USA) to send a personalized debit card.These are documented at this website: SendMoneyToThailand.com
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| (Published: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:50:20 -0700) |
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Thailand Retirement Experiences
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A friend in Chiang Mai, who goes by the handle, "Chiang Mai Rocket", has created a new blog because she and her partner have decided to retire in Thailand. It's at http://ThailandRetirementExperiences.com/
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| (Published: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:07:51 -0700) |
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The Waitress and the Poodle
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I don’t like de dog. My frien’, Baed, he bought de dog from his friend.But I saw de dog de firs’ time, his name “Gatee” (coconut milk). I don’t like it because smell very bad. I don’t like it. He boom, boom, boom, (bark) allatime. He de pooden dog. White hair.After I spend time with him, two or tree day, yes, I like him because he very samaht. When he hungly, he scratch me on my leg. When I go ou
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:49:02 -0800) |
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Life and Death on the Farm
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This story was related to me recently by a waitress who normally works in Bangkok, but goes back to her village periodically to see her children and work on her farm."I buy baby chicken in market five baht. She go, 'cheep cheep cheep' allatime. She follow me roun'. She think I am her mudder."Everywhere I go, she run behine me, go 'cheep cheep cheep' allatime."At night, I go in house, leave baby
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| (Published: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:21:03 -0800) |
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New Web Sites
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Thailand Love Doctor - advice for relationships with Thai people, free forumThai2News - Thailand portalEducation Advice - free education advice
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| (Published: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:43:47 -0800) |
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Suvarnabhumi Warning in Wikipedia
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Airport Mafia DocumentedI was amazed to discover that Wikipedia has documented the corruption at the new airport and named the AOT managment as being part of the problem.IrregularitiesSeveral thugs and cheats, the majority of them illegal taxi drivers and tour guides, are to be found preying upon tourists within the arrival hall. These scammers belong to major, politically-well connected criminal
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| (Published: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:37:09 -0800) |
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New Version of Speak Easy Thai
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I finally finished testing the new version of the Multi-Language Dictionary (MLD) Web Update and the new version of Speak Easy Thai. You can download them here:http://www.thai-software.com/MultiLangDict/Pages/Download.htmI have changed the name of MLD Web Update to MLD Download Manager, which more closely indicates its purpose in life. It has new, robust Internet access routines and tries to
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| (Published: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:19:51 -0700) |
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Multi-Language Dictionary Forum Has Moved
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The Multi-Language Dictionary Forum has moved from Toronto, Ontario, to Houston, Texas; this is the first stage in getting my Thai software site off of the expensive Canadian server and onto the cheap US one, which is where all my other sites are hosted. The new address of the forum is:http://www.thai-culture-publishing.com/Forum/I have been working on Speak Easy Thai and MLD Web Update, and will
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| (Published: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:10:59 -0700) |
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Wat Thamkrabok -- The Temple Where You Go to Vomit
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contributed by Paul GarriganWhen I first heard about Wat Thamkrabok, my life had reached a desperate state. An alcohol addition had almost destroyed me, and I wasn't sure how much longer I had to live. My liver was in bad shape because of my alcoholism, and I had ignored a doctor's instructions, a few years previously, to see a consultant. I now feared that it was beyond repair. I had been an
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| (Published: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:40:18 -0700) |
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Termites in Thailand and Australia
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Termites are also called "White Ants", and they are particularly prevalent in warm weather countries. Thailand has more than 100 species of termites, some of which are edible (but not by me).Homeowners, though, get a little upset when termites start eating the wooden poles of their house. I lived in Australia for 10 years, and it was necessary to spray around the house annually. Also, when the
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| (Published: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:46:55 -0700) |
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Five Disadvantages of Living in Thailand
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contributed by FabletooI Love Thailand and Will Probably Live Here for the Rest of My Life, but It's Not PerfectI have lived in Thailand for almost five years and I do love it. However, if you plan on coming to live in Thailand, do remember there are still disadvantages to living in Thailand especially for Westerners. Thailand is an exotic country, it's hot, it's frustrating sometimes and Thais
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| (Published: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:48:12 -0700) |
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Illegal To Use Thai Spouse As Nominee In Land Ownership
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Land purchase through Thai spouse forbiddenPHUKET CITY: The director general of the Land Department has reiterated that foreigners using Thai nominees to buy land anywhere in the country will have their land title deeds revoked if caught – even if the nominee in question is a lawfully wedded spouse.Land Department Director Anuwat Meteewiboonwut made the comments during a recent stop in Phuket as
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| (Published: Fri, 29 May 2009 00:59:11 -0700) |
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Photos of Our South Pacific Travels
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In 2004, during the months of August to December, my wife and I visited many island countries in the South Pacific.We visited a number of French Islands, including Nouvelle Caledonie (New Caledonia), Wallis Island (part of Wallis and Futuna, and which had incredibly beautiful sea views), Tahiti, and Hiva Oa in the Marquesas (where Gauguin and Jaques Brel are buried). I have stood next to
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| (Published: Sun, 17 May 2009 11:30:40 -0700) |
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Visa Run to Laos
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A few days ago, I made my first visa run to Laos, by bus.Normally I go to Singapore to get a 60-day tourist visa, but the last time I went, they refused to give me a 60-day visa because I have an open e-ticket back to Canada. They now want a confirmed ticket, and will not accept an open ticket. This is stupid, if you ask me. I told the lady at the front desk that if the violence in Bangkok gets
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| (Published: Thu, 14 May 2009 02:37:21 -0700) |
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Songkran and Time for Another Coup
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It's Songkran here now, Thai New Year, when people throw water and smear powder on your cheeks for good luck. However, many people have gone back to their villages to be with their families, so the streets are empty and there are no traffic jams.There are now 3 mobs of people protesting. The red shirts, supporters of Thaksin, are protesting the current government and succeeded in embarrassing
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| (Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:01:36 -0700) |
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Yet Another Cambodia Visa Run
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Although I swore I would never do it again, I made another visa run to Cambodia by bus. The one I use leaves from the coffee shop opposite Ekamai Bus Station at Sukhumvit Soi 31. It leaves at 9:30 AM, which is an OK time for me, and returns about 7PM the same day. It costs 2000 baht, and you need your passport (of course), 2 passport photos, plus a photocopy of the ID page of your passport.It's
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| (Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:57:25 -0700) |
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Failed to Get a Tourist Visa in Singapore
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I have made many visa runs to Singapore in the past, so many I have lost count, but it's over 10. Being a Canadian, I have never had a problem: no request to show sufficient money, no request for ongoing ticket. However, I have been frustrated on more than one occasion by the embassy being closed, in spite of diligent research on the web
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| (Published: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:29:38 -0700) |
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All Thai Ladies Are Prostitutes?
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I have a friend who is a waitress at a large open-air restaurant frequented by both Thais and farangs. She is attractive, and has a happy, positive personality. She is frequently asked by farangs (never by Thai males) to go with them to their hotel. However, she is not a prostitute and is offended by these farangs. Unfortunately, it happens almost every day.In their own country, most men would
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| (Published: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:13:29 -0800) |
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Motorcycles and Accidents
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In the last two months, I am aware of three motorcycle accidents in my area.Tonight, coming out of Ploenchit Centre onto Sukhumvit Soi 2, there was a bunch of people clustered around the point where the driveway meets the road. There was an overturned motorcycle, which looked suspiciously like a police motorcycle, as it was creamy-white and had a red beacon light on a post. There were at least 8
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| (Published: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:43:02 -0800) |
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How to Learn Thai Like a Three Year Old
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How does a child learn a language? They are born unable to speak, and for the first 12 months, just make noises. But after 12 months, words come. Single words initially, but by 24 months, most children are speaking in simple sentences and have a vocabulary of several hundred words.By the age of 5, most children can form complex sentence structures and communicate their thoughts and desires quite
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| (Published: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:55:49 -0800) |
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Troubles with a Thai Woman
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I don't think there is a farang in Thailand who got into a relationship with a Thai woman and then did not regret it. This is the story of one of my assistants, whom I will call "R".My relationship with her was not sexual, strictly business. When she got pregnant, supposedly on the first sexual experience with her boyfriend, she did not want to tell her aged father, so she lived at my place, in a
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| (Published: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:37:53 -0800) |
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Baby Elephants in Bangkok
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I was walking in Sukhumvit Soi 4, sightseeing with my friend. I saw two men with a baby elephant. One of the men was selling sugarcane and cucumber to tourists and Thai people so they could feed his elephant. In Thailand, it is considered good luck to touch an elephant or to have an elephant touch you.The men do this after the rice farming is finished. They buy the sugarcane and cucumber at the
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:05:23 -0800) |
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Thai People and Common Sense
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Having lived in Thailand for a number of years, I am convinced that Thai people lack the common sense gene. I love them, I love living here, but every farang here has seen many examples of seemingly stupid behaviour, ranging from sidewalks that are broken and barely usable to the recent tragedy at the Santika Club on New Year's Eve.I live very close to the Nana Entertainment Plaza on Sukhumvit
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:45:23 -0800) |
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Now I've Seen Everything
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Tonight I was in Boots, the UK pharmacy that has 106 shops in Thailand, buying some pain pills for my sore back. All pharmacies in Thailand have many skin whitening creams because almost all Thai women think they are "too black".While we white-skinned Caucasians appreciate their golden beauty, they equate darker skin with poverty, because poor farmers work all day in the rice fields. Every Thai
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| (Published: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:13:39 -0800) |
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Back to Bangkok
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A couple of weeks ago, I made the decision to walk away from Canada and my ever-increasing debts, and return to Bangkok, where I can live on my small Canadian pension. I have enough frequent flyer miles with Air Canada's Aeroplan FF program that I could get to Bangkok for free. But then the People's Alliance for Democracy (P.A.D.), which as far as I can see, wants to destroy democracy and impose
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| (Published: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:27:53 -0800) |
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Tips for Learning the Thai Language
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Thai uses a simple sentence structure: Subject, Verb, Object. If the subject is a pronoun, you can leave it out if the context is clear:I live in Rayong --> live in Rayong --> yoo tee Rayong.Verbs are not conjugated; past, present, and future all use the same word; you use time words to indicate the tense, and the time word always follows the verb.You indicate past tense by putting “already” (
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| (Published: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:39:56 -0800) |
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