Thai Society/Culture
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Somchai Norris
Not my video; just one I found around the way.
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Panyee FC Story
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Max & Water Buffalo
@ Ban Donnad
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Muay Thai WWF
FINISH HIM! You know you’re watching the real thing when you’re at the REGGAE BOXING ring.
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Why the newspaper died
At first I thought this was an early April Fools thing, but it wasn’t. The Bangkok Post was/is the widest circulated English language paper in Thailand (possibly initially funded by the OSS/State Department!), and printed a half-page article on how to properly shovel snow. In Thailand. Apparently, somebody sent a complaint to the editor that was printed in a subsequent issue. This was addressed by claiming that this article was pulled from a partner news source, which is just a ridiculous defense… They really should have claimed it was an early April Fools thing.
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Thailand’s Got Talent
—————– A few years ago, I had a conversation that went like this: LostSoul: I accidentally slept with a guy, I thought he was a girl. JY: Yeah, I hear stories about that all the time. LostSoul: The thing is, I can’t get her our of my mind. I want to see her again. Does that mean I’m gay? JY: It doesn’t mean you’re gay. It just means you like fucking guys.
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Wat Ban Donnad
A couple months ago, when it was still “cold,” we visited a temple that we’d been hearing of for a while, Wat Ban Donnad (Wat Ban Don Nad?). At the end of a long, broken dirt road that runs through several villages, we ended up here: You can see our destination out on the island: We honked our horn, and a young monk on a small outboard came putt-putting out. Max saw the boat and it was on. Max was wearing his inflatable life jacket all day in anticipation of riding on a boat. The monk was shy, so I spared him the embarrassment of a face shot. There’s no…
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Elephant Saddlebags
Personally, I’d pimp mine out with spinners and a five foot tall rear spoiler, but to each his own I say.
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The day I got crushed by an elephant.
Mina is fearless, and I have photos that prove it. I need to get more photos up from our recent exploits. Alas, I will be away this weekend for what I hope is the last road trip for a while…
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Buddha Bridge
At a beautiful weaving compound in Thasawang Silk Village, Surin province.
