The Siamerican

After a filling meal at a seaside restaurant in Hua Hin, it was time for a drink and game of pool somewhere in the pink light district, downtown. Ignoring all the invitations to blow a wad of cash on a few insincere conversations with Isarn (Northeastern Thai-Southwestern Lao) girls at one of a hundred typical […]

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The Siamerican paid his phone/internet bill to DTAC yesterday, and was not happy yet again with the outstanding charges. This time it was higher than had ever been before, a wopping 3,019.15 baht, or about 100 USD.
Considering his plan should only be less than a thousand baht, the outrageous charges for going over one’s plan […]

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Readers and followers of this Thai American blog, please forgive the delayed updates here from the Thai capital, as the Siamerican Wanderer has been swamped with work and academics.

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Last Tuesday, the Siamerican, ventured to Bangkok’s main IT hub, Panthip Plaza. The Siamerican was accompanied by his American friend Jesse, also a Communication Arts student at BUIC, who offered company and graphics card advice for the a full day of computer shopping.
The Siamerican had been planning for months to get a new computer […]

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There are times in Thailand where one can just get fed up with the standard of customer service, or lack thereof. Perhaps local Thais who haven’t seen or known any other standard aren’t as bothered, but for someone who has reference to an actual consistent standard, it’s been quite the task to keep one’s displeasure […]

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