There are some events you should not miss if you are in Pattaya at the time. Some are annual events, and some are one-offs. One such event was the Pattaya buffalo race in 2014 at Mabprachan Lake in East Pattaya. The original and famous annual Thailand buffalo racing event, known as ‘Wing Kwai’ originated in […]
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Mr Misfit
I’m not a particularly muscular specimen myself, if there was a competition for ‘Mr Pot Belly Thailand’ I may have a good chance of winning. But this fellow (photo below) has entered the Mr. Thailand body building competition armed with very little muscle definition, I would go so far as to say he doesn’t appear […]
Continue ReadingThai Squat Toilet – A Crap Dilemma
We Westerners take two of the best inventions for granted. One is the Western-style toilet, famously invented by Thomas Crapper. The other is toilet paper, invented by Joseph Gayetty in 1857. Crapper’s wonderful waste disposal unit has been surprisingly slow to catch on in Thailand, and sometimes, in some places in Thailand, Gayetty’s invention is […]
Continue ReadingThai Behavior Unexplained
There are certain things Thai people do which might best be described as unconventional, odd, or even bizarre. From picking the nose in public places to putting ice in beer, this seemingly strange behavior often leaves observers in a state of puzzlement or disbelief. Much of this is rooted in things like face, kreng jai, […]
Continue ReadingThailand: Pre Motorcycle Era
Before the arrival of the first motorcycles in Thailand, most notably the popular step-through models such as the Honda Wave, Suzuki Crystal and Yamaha Nouvo, boy racers would likely have taken the bull by the horns. I bullshit you not, as you see in the photo (below) the humble buffalo is capable of speeds comparable […]
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