Some days we all feel a little bit down. We’re not firing on all cylinders, the day is a write-off, and you can’t even imagine it getting any better. Don’t despair any longer, you can eat your way out of your depression, you can literally feed your ego. To put it more appropriately, you can […]
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Bored in Buriram
I might be stating the obvious, but there are no beaches in Buriram, there are no “Go Go Bars,” and the nightlife is nothing compared to the party towns of Pattaya, Phuket, and Bangkok. The heartland of Thailand’s sleepy Issan region (north-east Thailand) beats to a rhythm of its own, a rhythm not affected by […]
Continue ReadingThai City Pillars – Lak Mueang
In Thailand, houses are protected by spirit houses (San Phra Phoom and San Jao Tee), larger buildings and villages are protected by Brahma shrines (San Phra Phrum/San Phra Brahm). Thai cities, more specifically the provincial capitals of Thailand are protected by the City Pillar. also known as Lak Mueang, “Lak Myan”. The City Pillar is […]
Continue ReadingTill Death Do Us Pork
So there I am, sitting outside my mother-in-law’s house, contemplating another day of being bored in Buriram. Smoking like a chimney and drinking copious amounts of coffee. The Brother-in-law walks into the house, grabs a hammer, mutters something, and wanders off. “What’s he doing with the hammer?” I ask my wife, “Going to kill a […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Four Faced Deity
A common mistake made by visitors to Thailand is to assume that Brahma shrines are a “four faced Buddha”. This is probably a natural assumption made on the grounds that Thailand is a Buddhist country, indeed, Thailand has the highest percentage per population of Buddhists in the world, so it’s a mistake which can easily […]
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