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Every year in October there is a big temple fair in Samut Prakan. It is the most important annual tradition for the people in our province. It is called the “Phra Samut Chedi Fair” and lasts for 12 days and 12 nights. It is an event that we all look forward to as there...
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It is very hot standing in the sun where it is very crowded. Luckily I am standing in a place where it has less people plus I am standing in the front of those people. The bridge, where I am standing, is made from wood and I am not sure that it will be...
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I talked before about “Pok Deng” which is a card game that even young children can play. It is small time gambling. The bet could start from a few baht up to whatever you want. But really if someone wants to gamble with lots of money, they usually go to a higher level game...
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Here I am with my girlfriend at a jewellery shop in Seacon Square. My girlfriend has come here to pierce her belly button. I have come to support her. She has been wanting to do this for a long time. I think ever since the first time she saw my navel ring. I think...
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Have you ever gambled? If you said that you have never, even a little, then I am sure you must be lying. But if you really really mean it, you must be one in a million who has never gambled. I don’t think I will be able to do the same as you. I...
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After I broke up with my first girlfriend I changed a lot. From a normal school boy into a naughty one. I started to hang out with those friends whom my girlfriend didn’t like. The reason she didn’t like them is because they were never serious with any girls. They just played around with...
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It has now been about five months since I got my motorcycle. I had lots of fun with it. I have also been through a lot of bad luck which has upset me very much. Now, I am back at the temple with the bike. I am outside waiting for the monk to come...
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It is three o’clock in the morning and I am sitting by the side of the road. All around me are about ten policemen. They are talking about what to do with us. Some of my friends managed to run but I wasn’t so lucky. The policemen have already rung my parents and we...
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Back in 1998, when I was thirteen years old, it was the time I started to become a teenager and when I started to care more about myself and how I looked. Also, I started to feel love for the first time which is a normal thing for most teenagers around the world. I...
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Can you remember your first day at school? Can you remember how you felt when you first stepped in to your new classroom? If you can, you will know how I felt when I started my new life at BBC or Bangkok Business College. I remembered that day very well. It is the day...
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Richard Barrow is a prolific writer and ardent photographer. He first came to Thailand in the early 1990's. For 15 years he worked at a primary school in Samut Prakan. Now, he is the managing director of his own company.
Stephen Cleary has been a resident of Thailand for many years. He has done every job possible from acting in Thai soap operas to working undercover for the Thai police. Steve is now a freelance travel writer and translator. He lives with his wife in Suphanburi province.
Panrit "Gor" Daoruang was, in his youth, Thailand's most famous Internet teenager. He is still well-known around the world as he has been blogging about his life since the age of twelve. He now has a daughter called Nong Grace who already has her own website.
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