Following is a Siamerican Video Blog (Vlog) that was conducted on Saturday, November 5, 2011 in Phuket Thailand. Amid central Thailand’s worst flood in centuries, consumer good shortages have risen along with the water levels. Of the shortages, particularly and ironically is water — bottled water. Stocks clear and shelfs empty, a wave of panic [...]
Below is a Video Log update — posted via youtube — talking about life working for a newspaper in Phuket, Thailand over the past five months. A thirteen minute clip which goes into a digression explaining the Thai Premier League (TPL) soccer league and the emergence of Thai home team spirit. The Siamerican supports the [...]
Following is an original composition called “Impermanence” by Jao Thep Soulawynne, aka Jao Moragoat aka the Siamerican Wanderer. The latest cut of this song as you see /hear here is played on a tenor ukulele and reached its current state in July / August 2011.
The final day of July 2011 has arrived and in moments’ time will pass by, welcoming August 2012. Following are some photos of the last few weeks in Phuket, taken by the Siamerican, Jao Thep Soulawynee:
Outside the modern comfort of apartment life, the downpours sweeping through Phuket become more frequent and increasingly heavier. This final week of July, 2011 C.E. / 2554 B.E. has marked the start of another rainy season, which soon signals the Siamerican’s 28th birthday. Along with the renewed reminder of mortality comes the realization that a decade [...]
This weekend’s full moon — the 15th waxing and first waning moon of the eighth Thai lunar month — วันเพ็นขื้น ๑๕ ค่ำ และ แรมหนึ่ง ค่ำ เดอน แปด — marks the traditional Thai Buddhist holidays of Asarnahabucha วันอาสาฬหบุชา and the start of Buddhist Lent เข้าภรรษา respectively.
Finally, the Siamerican has been restored to its original state following a bunch of IT shinanagans which inflicted the Siamerican’s webhosting webspace last week. It all started last week with another website the Siamerican owns
Following is a video clip of Jao Moragoat playing his tenor ukulele and singing an original song he composed. Following the video are also lyrics to the song — completely authentic original work and all rights reserved.
Following are some pictures of the past weekend of life out & about in Phuket city, commonly known as Phuket town. These photos were taken on a Nokia C6 Slide smart phone 5 megapixel camera. The pics have been sized down for web use. You can click the thumbnails for a larger, 400 pixel view. [...]
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