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| Thailand Musings |
| Some thoughtful ruminations about Thailand the Land of Smiles. Considerations of Thailand travel, Bangkok life, bargirls and katoeys, Thai culture and language, Thai food and recipes and anything else Thai that comes to mind. |
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| Starting a New Job |
| 2008-08-03 21:02:28 |
I’ve just started my newest job in the hospital, patient care assistant like 5 weeks now. If you ask me, am I happy with my recent job? Oh yeah …that’s what my answer is going to be, after I worked over a year in the assisted living with the sucky managers and lazy staffs. Same [...]...
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| A Thai Girls Musings |
| 2008-07-26 23:02:42 |
Now that Golf has been in the U.S. for over one and a half years she wants to share some of her thoughts and observations about life in the U.S. versus life in Thailand. So, this will be the beginning of a series of posts about her thought and feeling since coming to the U.S. [...]...
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| Visa for Retiring in Thailand |
| 2008-07-21 11:04:30 |
Please note that these requirements are for single males or females wishing to retire in Thailand. If you are married then the requirements are similar, but with some additional decisions to make regarding whether to go with individual or joint visa’s. These rules are accurate as of July 2008. I will try to update this [...]...
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| Retiring to Bangkok Thailand |
| 2008-07-14 12:41:06 |
Recently I was asked to discuss retiring in Thailand and this is the first in a series of posts answering the first question I identified – “Where will you live”. I decided to break the answer up into individual posts for each city I plan on covering rather than overwhelm everyone with a 2500 word [...]...
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| Thailand Musings Nominated for Best Travel Blog |
| 2008-07-12 17:24:46 |
I humbly present to you the nomination of Thailand Musings as the best travel blog from the Bloggers Choice Awards. Please help us do as well as possible in the voting by clicking on the nifty button that we’ve gotten from the Bloggers Choice Awards (in the sidebar) and vote for Thailand Musings as the [...]...
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| Bangkok Top City for Vacation Travel |
| 2008-07-11 07:05:01 |
Looks like an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine voted Bangkok as the top city in the world for vacation travel. The Galapagos were voted the top island in the world for travelers. Last year the winners were Florence, Italy and Bali, Indonesia.
This is the first time that Bangkok has grabbed the title for [...]...
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| Questions of Retiring to Thailand |
| 2008-07-10 06:51:32 |
Recently I was asked to write about retiring in Thailand. As you can imagine this is a pretty broad topic and it is going to take several posts for me to even begin to address this. Hopefully it will also spur a lot of discussion within the comments as I know people have different opinions [...]...
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| Retirement in Thailand |
| 2008-07-06 20:23:00 |
I know that it’s been quite awhile since I posted here and I’d like to thank you all for being patient with me. I’ve been quite busy with other projects and mostly with taking Golf around to see different parts of the US, getting her a driver’s license and car and getting her settled in [...]...
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| Chiang Mai Songkran Festival |
| 2008-04-03 17:56:21 |
One of the best places to experience Songkran in Thailand is in Chiang Mai, featuring Lanna Thai style celebrations throughout this northern capital of Thailand. Songkran in Chiang Mai is celebrated on a grand scale...
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| What Do Thai Girls Want |
| 2008-04-02 17:36:14 |
So, I was chatting with one of my readers the other day. He is going to Thailand next week to visit his girlfriend and was wondering if I had any suggestions for what a Thai girl might like as a gift....
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| Introduction to Songkran |
| 2008-04-02 12:30:52 |
The word “Songkran” originally comes from the Sanskrit language and means “move into”, referring to the orbit of the sun moving into Aries. It marks the end of a year long cycle and is the beginning of the new solar year. Thus Songkran is the Thai New Year celebration.
The Songkran celebration is notably [...]...
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| Pattaya Beer Bar Owners in Bloody Brawl |
| 2008-04-01 17:57:05 |
Here’s one of the things that keep me away from Pattaya. I know some guys love the nightlife in Pattaya, the Thai girls and the general loose attitude that prevails. At one point in my life I would have been drawn to this like a moth to a flame as well. However, one thing I’ve [...]...
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| Nana Plaza South |
| 2008-03-28 12:25:09 |
Some of you have probably visited Nana Plaza in Bangkok or have at least read my post regarding the history and future of Nana Plaza. Well in that post I told you about the declining business in Nana Plaza last year and continuing into this year. It seems that the major owners [...]...
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| No Draft for Ladyboys |
| 2008-03-27 15:45:15 |
I never thought of human rights as high on the agenda for Thailand, but they have surprised me by making a change to their laws which will make life for Thai kathoeys much easier.
Under Thai law all males are required to report for the draft when they turn 21. If they voluntarily enlist Thai males [...]...
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| Hilton Celebrates Songkran in Thailand |
| 2008-03-26 18:36:44 |
Here’s a bit of a plug for the Hilton chain of hotels, but if you’re going to be in Thailand over Songkran you might want to consider pampering yourself a bit. Hilton’s are great hotels and the one’s in Thailand are no exception, but they are 50% cheaper than in the U.S. or the [...]...
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| Bangkok This Weekend |
| 2008-03-26 10:41:35 |
If you love a party then take a look at what’s on tap at some of the hottest nightspots in Bangkok for this weekend. Everything from the best DJ’s in SE Asia to pool parties, tequila and cabarets. Bangkok’s nightlife is world renown and there is a very good reason why. If you’re looking to [...]...
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| Are All Ladyboys Prostitutes? |
| 2008-03-24 16:14:01 |
It seems that many of the men that visit Thailand have a preconceived notion that all of Thailand’s ladyboys are also prostitutes. It’s true that normally foreign men only meet the ladyboys that work in bars and restaurants, however this is only a small percentage of all the kathoeys in Thailand....
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| Songkran is Coming Soon |
| 2008-03-19 23:06:00 |
I just finished the long conversation with my mom on the phone a few minutes ago. She said around where my hometown is (Tak province), it is so freaking hot! Yesterday it was 40 Celsius and today’s around 39 Celsius, hmm…just almost 40. Well I have to convert to Fahrenheit because now I’m not that [...]...
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| Chicken Tandoori - Thai Girl Style |
| 2008-03-19 11:59:08 |
Part of the population in Thailand is Muslim people…especially in Southern Thailand. In around where my high school is we have a lot of Muslim people who live there and when I was young one of my best friends was Muslim too. So that’s why make me used to Muslim food so much....
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| Thailand to Start Hacking Foreign Websites |
| 2008-03-18 18:08:39 |
I can’t believe that the Thai government would condone such illegal tactics, but this report from the Thai language newspaper Krungthep Turaij seems to indicate just that. I hope that I never come under the watchful eye of the ICT and this is just one more reason that I try to steer away from [...]...
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| Thai Love Phrases |
| 2008-03-18 17:21:30 |
Lots of you come to Thailand Musings looking for Thai love phrases and that’s not surprising. You want to be able to express yourself in your new friends native language and that’s a really good thing. It help you to understand the culture a little better and it gives her a really good [...]...
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| Thailand Musings 2.0 |
| 2008-03-16 20:09:09 |
Hi everyone and welcome to the new design of Thailand Musings! I know my posts have dropped off in the past two weeks and it has been due to all the work I have been putting into this new design. And now finally it’s done!...
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| Avoid Getting Sick in Thailand |
| 2008-03-13 11:55:48 |
Well, since I’ve spent the past two days sick and in bed it seems like the perfect motivation to talk a little bit about getting sick in Thailand and Bangkok. It’s true that many travelers to Thailand experience diarrhea and if you know some Thai’s you’ll find out that even they can fall to [...]...
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| News and Musings of the Past and Future |
| 2008-03-10 09:50:58 |
It was quite a busy week for me last week, but I am that much closer to unveiling the new look of Thailand Musings. You may have noticed some changes already in formatting and navigation because I’ve been working in the background to get everything ready for the change. And Golf and I [...]...
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| Tawanna Square Replaces Suan Lum |
| 2008-03-07 12:26:23 |
Tawanna Square is a smaller, less accessible and yet still chic, trendy and well worth visiting version of Suan Lum Night Bazaar. With Bangkok boasting one of the largest concentrations of markets, malls and shopping areas in the world...
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| Goodbye Suan Lum Night Bazaar |
| 2008-03-05 17:24:37 |
For those of you that love Suan Lum Night Bazaar like I do take note. Looks like they are finally going to enforce the closing that was supposed to take effect last April. I wonder if this has anything to do with the legalization of gambling? Where else in Bangkok would you [...]...
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| Will Thailand Make Gambling Legal? |
| 2008-03-04 18:10:42 |
On Monday it was announced by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej that he is considering legalizing gambling in Thailand. He plans on following in the footsteps of Macau, Singapore and Malaysia, but did not give details about what types of gambling would be allowed. He did mention however that this move would mean that [...]...
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| Thailand Musing Weekly Round Up |
| 2008-03-03 14:53:06 |
I’m going to try something new on Thailand Musings. Well, new to my blog, but quite old in the blogosphere. It’s a weekly roundup. This week may not be as complete as I like because I am still getting used to taking notes as I go through my RSS feeds each day, [...]...
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| Stir-fried Pumpkin with Egg & Pork |
| 2008-03-02 15:54:43 |
Hi Everyone!!!
Did you miss me? Sorry it took me so long to post again…since January I’ve been working overtime a lot so make me tired and no time to post anything at all. Now I’m back and will find Thai recipe for you guys and also talk about Thailand some more Golf style!
Last week we [...]...
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| Meeting and Dating Thai Girls |
| 2008-02-29 17:52:19 |
I get a lot of questions here via email about Thai girls and dating. What is the proper way to approach a Thai girl, how can I tell if she’s a “good” girl vs a bar girl, how to avoid internet scams and that sort of thing. Obviously it is a very important [...]...
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| Thaksin Returns to Thailand |
| 2008-02-28 10:52:35 |
I don't normally blog about political events in Thailand because I'm really not that interested in the day to day goings on. However today is a bit different as the deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand after a 17 month long exile.
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As you can see from the video Thaksin still has [...]...
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| Dance Anthems Summer Splash - Jomtien Beach Pattaya |
| 2008-02-27 12:43:20 |
Pattaya is often thought of as the place to go for cheap booze, cheap sex and to meet ladyboys, but there is another side to Pattaya that is not often mentioned. I'm talking about the music scene that continues to grow each year. One driving force to this is the Pattaya Music Festival [...]...
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| Mobile Advertising in Bangkok - And I Don’t Mean Cell Phones |
| 2008-02-26 11:23:46 |
Here’s a new advertising twist. Put large LCD screens and electronic boards on top of small trucks and then park them at major intersections. Plus you have the bonus of being able to move them throughout the day based on traffic patterns.
That’s exactly what the Hello Bangkok agency has been doing in Bangkok [...]...
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| Clubbing in Bangkok |
| 2008-02-25 18:37:44 |
Today I have another entry from Richard of richardelliots blogspot and it is in my opinion the best he’s written yet. If you like clubbing in the west you will love clubbing in Bangkok. Listen to what Richard has to say because he is right, these clubs have great music, atmosphere and [...]...
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| A Thai Girls Reverse Culture Shock |
| 2008-02-24 17:06:30 |
Today while out teaching Golf how to drive she made a comment about how she can’t wait to see what it will be like when I have to deal with the culture shock of moving to Thailand. Certainly as a Thai girl in America she has done a great job adjusting to the differences in [...]...
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| Thailand Musings Future Plans |
| 2008-02-22 18:27:47 |
I started Thailand Musings a little less than 6 months ago as something of a hobby site. I just wanted to share my own love and passion for a country that I have been visiting for 10 years and have come to think of as a second home. I know that the Kingdom [...]...
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| Three Days in Koh Samet |
| 2008-02-20 17:31:53 |
So, you’re in Bangkok for a short while and want to get away to the beach for a few days. Phuket and Samui are out of the question because it’s just too far away for a two to three day excursion. What to do now?
Well head off to Samet (or Samed) of course! [...]...
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| Clothes from the Tailors of Bangkok |
| 2008-02-19 21:00:34 |
Here’s another wonderful post from Richard of Richard Elliot’s blog about tailors in Bangkok. It’s great that Richard wrote this for us because it’s not a subject I would have touched on since I’m not really a suit and tie kinda guy. Thanks again Richard and all my readers drop by his blog [...]...
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| Welcome to This is Thailand |
| 2008-02-18 17:02:02 |
My latest entry to the blogroll is a fairly new Thailand site called This is Thailand (I love the url) and authored by an American who is splitting his time between the U.S. and Thailand. Go ahead over and say “hi” if you don’t mind registering first. I must admit I haven’t commented there yet [...]...
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| The Wai or Thai Greeting |
| 2008-02-17 17:59:56 |
In my last post I wrote that I think that Thai girls look so sexy when they wai, but many of you might ask what is a wai?
The wai (pronounced ‘why’) is the traditional Thai greeting. It is done by pressing your hands together in front of your chest or face and bowing slightly. [...]...
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