Dogs often go to the local temples to play together. Enjoyable Thai party last night. Everyone brought some homemade northern Thai food to share. And the karaoke really got going after a few drinks. Got up late this morning. Had to go into Chiangmai for some garden plants. …

The SOUNDS of Thailand Listen for the sounds of Thailand when you visit or of you are a resident here. Particularly in rural Thailand. The birds singing during the dawn chorus, the insects and frogs with their mating calls in the early evening. …

Dual Pricing is Illegal in Thailand Dual-pricing, having a different price for farang (foreigner) and Thai for the same goods or service, is technically illegal in Thailand. Even national parks owned by the state charge higher prices for foreigners, often by a factor of 10. Look carefully and you will…

What types of Humour do Thais Like? Thais love most sorts of witty humour. Wordplay, clever witticisms, and humour that involves playing tricks or making a joke will fill them with amusement. They enjoy subtlety and deadpan humour. Sarcasm, however, is best avoided. It is too cutting and cruel for their taste. The word is derived from the Greek for cutting flesh! They would appreciate listening to the following exchange at a Norfolk country fair where a peacock handler was demonstrating his skills with his collection of birds.

A Job Well Done Personal observations on my day in prison Is Wanna Sombat doing a Good Job Although officially in total charge of the Administration section, reporting to the Prison Director, Wanna Sombat is incapable of running the section. Sombat previously worked as an electrician in the Juvenile Detention Centre, a government run…

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Wong’s Family As we saw in Part One of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the tour guide in my coach was also a teacher, Wong supplemented his low income by working on the tourist coaches, and in selling works of calligraphy. His son, Shuchang, helped on the tour buses. The writing of…

A Hong Kong survey on Traditional Chinese Medicine Some background to the survey. It is valid because it was conducted scientifically. T.C.M. has been practiced in China for over 2000 years. Both Western medicine and T.C.M. are widely available in Hong Kong. Before the return of sovereignty to China in…

This first part describes my first experience of the controversial subject of Chinese medical practices. Five Chinese “professors” explain and demonstrate their view of the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine. We conclude with a March 2023 report on a Chinese Medicine practice in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The second part will…