Lek’s Village in Northern Thailand
by Owen Jones The name of Lek’s village is Baan Suay, which means ‘Beautiful Village’. Nobody speaks English in Baan Suay except Lek and Craig, although most of the inhabitants under the age of fifty...
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by Owen Jones You will doubtless have heard of ‘face’ and ‘saving face’. Asians are particularly renowned for it. I live in Thailand and have to live with it every day, because it is such an important...
View ArticleLemon Shit
I have probably seen it rain in Thailand a thousand times over the last ten years, so today was probably the thousand and first time, although it might be considered exceptional because it was outside...
View ArticleManners in Thailand
We have all heard and I assume that most of us believe that ‘Manners Maketh Man’ (and woman). It is a cause of complaint all over the world, and probably always has been, that people are becoming less...
View ArticleOur Village Barber
I will admit that when I live in the village, I go tonto. In a good week, I shave once or twice, but in a bad month it might only be only once or twice as well. When this happens I have to go to the...
View ArticleAn Exciting Future
Andy Gillard: Hiya mate … I have got stuck into book 2 … And it’s ticking all the boxes so far …. Same as the first book I just can’t put it down . Will do a review on Amazon when I get a bit further...
View ArticleReview An Exciting Future
Review An Exciting Future: Behind The Smile – The Story of Lek, a Bar Girl in Pattaya Andy Gillard 25 May 03:41 Review An Exciting Future: I’m half way through the second book and I’m addicted as I was...
View ArticleThai Country Parties
Thai Country Parties It is never cold in Thailand for a Westerner, no matter what Thais may tell you to the contrary, but it is cooler in the mountains and around Christmas time. Given this, and the...
View ArticleTiger Lily of Bangkok – Review
[simpleazon-image align=”none” asin=”B00GR6K3IA” locale=”us” height=”160″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iU69hqZkL._SL160_.jpg” width=”100″] ‘Tiger Lily of Bangkok': Review Lily was born...
View ArticleBeing a Foreign Man in Thailand
Being a Foreign Man in Thailand In general, Thai people are gentle and peaceable, but they do know that they are poor compared to the West and they are very quick to notice if someone is even only...
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