Chatuchak Weekend Market
The most famous weekend market in Thailand, definitely the largest outdoor market in Asian and possibly the world (70 rai (27 Acres)). This place is just enormous.
20 Things NOT to do in Thailand
If you don’t want to get into any trouble while visiting Thailand, I suggest you follow the rules, laws, costume and culture of Thailand. You may actually get yourself into big trouble if you break any of these “rules” in front the wrong Thais. Here are the 20 things not to do in Thailand. 1 […]
Why you should learn to speak Thai
Another reason to learn Thai, is Thais don’t need to know you speak and understand Thai. Often, and I mean very often, I would pretend I didn’t know Thai, and the Thais would speak Thai to themselves. It was the closest thing to reading a person’s mind. Sometimes a Thai might say something not so […]
When is the best time to visit Thailand?
A lot of people have asked me this: “When is the best time to visit Thailand?” The answer to that question is different from different people. But in general I would say any time is the best time because it’s mainly summer all year round in Thailand. Then again, there is the heavy rain or […]
Types of people who should not live in Thailand
If you fit in one or more categories below, you should not go live in Thailand. You’re more than welcome to go to Thailand for a vacation. But if you fall in any of the category listed, do yourself and everyone a flavor and stay home. A person that cannot adapt to different cultures. People […]
The real cost of living in Thailand
There’s no magic number for the cost of living in Thailand because everyone is different. Everyone comes from a different background, has different tastes, has different spending habits and different budgets with different life styles. Personally, as a single guy in my late 20’s, I traveled to Thailand and spent over ฿100,000 baht ($3000+ USD) […]
Is Thailand full of fuk-rs?
Dictionary.com definition of a fucker as an inconsequential, annoying, or disgusting person. How I learned about the first fucker in Thailand When I first heard someone say to me, “Thailand is full of fuk-rs,” I thought that person was on crack. Then, after reading what people (mainly farangs) are doing and saying about Thais, I […]
Why I’m quitting my job and moving to Thailand
At first, I thought I had it all: a good-paying job, work in an industry I always wanted to work in, nice cars, a nice home, good friends, and most of the material things I wanted. In some ways, I did have it all… However, deep inside, I was miserable and unhappy. I realized I […]
Getting closer to move to Thailand
I wrote a post back in 2012 that I was planning to do a “mini retirement” and move to Thailand. I even create a countdown clock on this post. Today is December 5 2014 – just 6 more months I will be off to Thailand for good! I’m just a little excited that my dream […]
Waiting for Fridays…waiting for Thailand
I still have about 3 years to go and every single day or week I always wish it’s Friday. Tomorrow when I get up to work I wish it was Friday and so on. There must be better things in life than to wait for Fridays. Every day is almost the same thing. I’m sitting […]
