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A few BIG drops of rain, cleaning the streets

North Thailand, shopping street near the border with Myamar (former Birma). Raining very hard, but also, very short.

Mega Bangkok Traffic Jam near Central World - 720p HD

High Definition 720p Videos taken with a Canon Powershot SX220 HS on a holiday to Thailand with my wife May 2011. The trip consisted of four days in Bangkok followed by a 1100 km road trip down to Hat Yai , Southern Thailand to stay at my wife's sister's house in Hat Yai. From there we made a day trip to the Deep South to her home town of Yala currently suffering from a Muslim insurgency hence the high concentration of Thai army, troops and roadblocks in the area. We also visited her sister's Muslim restaurant in the small Thai of Penang Besar which lies on the Thai --Malaysian border

Moonlight Making

Rajahsi I of Petchaburi, Thailand has asked for international artists to collaborate on a new reggae song before they fly back to their countries. Main artists included in this video: Nakeeba Amaniyea, daughter of Sister Carol Jumakae Yodraj, artist based in Long Beach, CA with Thai roots From Jamaica to Thailand!

Video Conferencing in the Thai Classroom

When I first started teaching at Sriwittayapaknam School nearly 17years ago, I used to do penpal projects between my Thai students and students in other countries such as America, England and Australia. It was great fun for all the students involved as they got to communicate with people on the other side of the world. However, we could usually only do it two or three times as there were long delays involved

A New Tattoo in Ubon Ratchathani, Isaan Thailand.

Tonight I ventured over to a newish tattoo shop here in Ubon Ratchathani. The shop is near Big C shopping centre, but on the smaller soi where all the food shops are. If you know where the toilets are on this soi, then straight across the road is the tattoo shop. Right next door is an internet shop.

Top 10 Thai Photos for 2009

It is that time of year again when we do a quick review of the past year. Today I am going to look back at some of the more popular news photos from Thailand on our sister blog www.thaiphotoblogs.com .

Tiny Thai Students Sport Day, Isaan Thailand.

The other Saturday, our smaller students had their sport day. Just like their bigger counterparts they too dress up and have a small parade along the main road of Ubon Ratchathani. The following are pictures of kindergarten and primary 1 – 3 students. Here some of the kids are beneath the large Christmas tree set-up outside Ubon’s most luxurious hotel

My Favourite Thai Food

If you go to Thailand on holiday, you will most likely find that the local food is one of your highlights. You will find this both delicious and cheap. Here are some of my favourite Thai food dishes. 1.