Thursday , November 29 , 2007
Tourism Thai: much more than meets the eye.
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Thailand is already a world renowned destination for tourists and for good reason. Service in Thailand is great, interesting culture, beautiful architecture, fantastic food, really nice weather (particularly at this time of year) and of course lovely people.You will often see crusty old farangs like me talking and complaining about aspects of life in Thailand. Like the politics or corruption or wha....
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Sunday , November 18 , 2007
If you want to speak Thai, then read Thai!
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I received my three months training in the Thai language in London, shortly before coming to Thailand almost 5 years ago. My teacher was a lovely Thai gentleman called Nikom who had settled in London after his retirement (the Thai version of Ian, if you like)!Ajarn Nikom's approach to teaching Thai was to focus on studying written Thai first. And this approach has, for me, proved a tremendously pow....
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Wednesday , November 7 , 2007
Poomjai's Marathon Diary: Joggers Nipple!
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Some of you may remember that I have decided to run the London Marathon in April of next year, to raise funds for the Cancer Research charity.I intend to use this blog to record all of the ups and downs that I encounter as I prepare myself to run 40 kilometres. It will be Poomjai's marathon diary! I hope you enjoy it and feel inspired to take on a big challenge as well.ENTRY 1 - JOGGER'S NIPPLE - E....
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