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The other day, I told you about the poem called “Rules for a Thai Gentleman” written by Sunthorn Phu. He was born in the late 18th century and wrote poetry during the reigns of the first four kings of the present Chakri dynasty. He went in and out of favour a few times but...
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Sunthorn Phu was born in 1786. He is largely regarded as Thailand’s greatest poet. Every Thai student knows his stories and poems very well. I will talk for sure about him in more detail later. In the meantime, I want to show you this poem called “Sawasdi Raksa”. It is a poem written in...
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Today I want to explain to you an important Thai concept which is crucial if you are planning on staying in Thailand longer than the average tourist. Actually, there are quite a few things which often lead to a misunderstanding between Thais and foreigners. However, today I want to focus on nam jai which...
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Back in 2003, Kraisorn Prasert exhibited a piece of art to honour democracy. His inspiration came from a Buddhist custom of supporting a tree with posts. Kraisorn used 71 supporting sticks, each 7 metres in length, and then invited the public to draw on them in order to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the...
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What would you say is the symbol of your country? One of my students came up to me the other day and asked “What is the symbol of England?”. I couldn’t really think of any one symbol. Certainly not an official one. My student suggested Big Ben which is partly true but that is...
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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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