The Siamerican

Siamese American – Thailand USA port of paralell propagation

Vlog: welcome the serpent of 2012; farewell 2011′s rapid rabbit

Following is the Siamerican’s latest video log (vlog) to welcome the new year of 2012, the year of the Dragon, or serpent snake. In this vlog he talks about about reviews the year 2011 — the year of the rabbit and all the happenings in his life in Thailand and USA.  After graduating university in [...]

Three stage water filtration for drinking water in Thailand

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 [...]

Dummy CCTV and Traffic cameras: Thai American bilingual vlog

Following is a Video Log (Vlog) by the Siamerican, AKA Jao Thep Soulawynne made on October 8, 2011 in Phuket Thailand. American English and Thai language talking about Bangkok’s CCTV dummy camera scandal and the plan to implement traffic cameras in Bangkok and Phuket. The idea of having dummy cameras to scare citizens into obeying [...]

Impermanence, an original song about anti-materialism sentiments

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.

Turning back 10 rainy seasons ago in Thailand

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 [...]

A Decade Goes By in Thailand: Asaha Bucha and Buddhist Lent Weekend

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.

IT Woes – Burning Daylight with PHP, MySQL and WordPress upgrades on 1and1 servers

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

Frevolved: An Original Ukulele Song by Jao Moragoat

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.

Fleeing White Owls: A dream

The following poem is a composition by Jao Moragoat to aesthetically access a dream he experienced last night. Subtle meanings leaked from the subconscious mind? Perhaps. Sometimes poetry is an effective and useful tool for expressing and describing the eerie and warped world of dreams… Fire! The flat is burning  on yonder in the southern horizons [...]