Stories from and about Thailand
I wouldn’t exactly call being thrown into my work a baptism by fire, even though the weather was still blisteringly hot, and no matter how often I showered in a day, I just couldn’t get keep from sweating. Seeing my plight, and commiserating with me, somebody told me to wait … Read more...
Continue reading...→The beach was wonderful, and the language classes proceeded, and August turned into September, and September was coming to end. We had been promised a week off between our 4 weeks of luxuriating on the beach, and the final 2 weeks of language training in a town much closer … Read more...
Continue reading...→Of all the questions asked, this must be the question that can be both the easiest to answer and the most frustratingly invasive. Where are you going? And the level of interest by the questioner in the reply lies in the tone with which this question is asked. There is the tone of … Read more...
Continue reading...→Hiccup. Hiccup. Hiccup…… arghhhhh I broke one of my own rules and devoured a few of pieces of ‘mieng kham’, a delicious treat with a potent kick should it contain chili peppers. I had been standing in the evening market in downtown Sakhon Nakorn when I noticed a small stand where fresh … Read more...
Continue reading...→A few days after arrival, one of the ‘old hands’ had volunteered to take me to my future place of work, 100 kilometers west of the capital. It was a welcome relief to get away from the city; its traffic, pollution and constant oppressive heat were more than enough for a while. This … Read more...
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