The Thai government over the past few years have been so focussed on first the yellow shirts and then the red shirts that hardly anyone has noticed the rampant increase of drug use in Thailand. It is almost getting to epidemic proportions as nothing much is being done to bring it under control. The drug of choice is “yaba” which is the Thai version of amphetamine
My house is deathly quiet, hardly a sound to be heard. My beautiful other half Miss Noot and Benjawan have ventured out to their grandfather’s village in Khong Chiam district. Also my lovely little niece Nong Ja is missing as well, so I am a little lost you could say. Not having Nong Ja wanting to be picked up so she can tap away at the keyboard, or feed the fish for the 20th time of the day, be taken out into the yard to look at the bugs in the garden and so forth
For many years my favourite guidebook has been the Lonely Planet. This has always been my first choice for its comprehensive look at tourist attractions in just about any country in the world. In Thailand, the person who is most associated with guidebooks is Joe Cummings whose name is well-known among backpackers. Although Joe no longer writes the Thailand edition, he still loves Thailand so much that he lives here in Northern Thailand.
There has been a terrible story in the papers the last few days, I wasn’t going to blog on it as the story has been well covered in papers abroad. A sickening robbery went wrong when a foreign lady, Lydia Riach was walking in a Bangkok street (soi) and some low life scumbags attempted to snatch her bag.
I am no greenie, I am no angel. I am not a vegan. What am I on about, you must be thinking?
Thailand celebrates Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday today with many activities to pay tribute to the “Mother of the Land.” Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has urged the people to conduct good deeds in order to show gratitude to Her Majesty, who has contributed tremendously to the nation. Her Majesty turns 77 on 12th August 2009. She was born in 1932, when Thailand changed its administrative system from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. Her birthday is also observed as National Mother’s Day
The other weekend I was forced to partake in a teacher training seminar on Saturday and Sunday. This meant no weekend for me. I have come to dread these seminars after being through 4 of them. I can truthfully say that one out of the four was in some way useful.
One of the jobs I have to do at the school is to look after the foreign teachers. This term we have four new teachers fresh off the boat. The teachers are staying in a townhouse belonging to the school. Their contract is only for this term though a couple of them will probably stay longer.
There have been many rumours flying around the internet about the recent death of David Carradine but in the past few days close family friends and publicists nave alluded to the fact that Carradine’s hand’s were tied when he was found. In the past day a Thai Tabloid publication called Thai Rath has published a supposed crime scene photo with the head area blacked out.
My girls daughter Fa loves to play with anything of mine laying around. On a previous trip to the family farm I lost a pair of sunglasses to her because she just couldn’t live without them. This trip she seemed overly enamored with my shoes
TC Kitchen, Ubon Ratchathani Thailand
Bangkok on the Fly, Thailand.
A New Door, A New Journey, Isaan Style.
49 Years of Marriage for John and Nancy.
Nong Ja and Magha Puja Day Thailand 2012
Morning Alms Offering to 8,000 Monks in Bangkok
