The Siamerican

Siamese American – Thailand USA port of paralell propagation

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 [...]

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

Flamin Hot Cheetos finally in Thailand

Upon returning from to Thailand from the states early April, the Siamerican brought back a big bag of Flamin hot Cheetos to share one of America’s favorite spicy and crunchy snacks with his son and niece. The bag didn’t last long and the Siamerican wished he had brought more.

Second week observations back in America

If not merely thrown off by the alien and difficult-if-not-impossible-to-define status-quo defining the ever-evolving American lifestyle, perhaps even greater threat to a harmonious re-assimilation was/is the dire condition experienced by thousands if not millions of inter-country commuters known as ‘Thailand Fever.’ Read more on the Thailand-USA cyber hub

Tuna Sunrise Rose Blossoms

Following are a few images from the cam-phone of conservative lifestyles spent back in the South Central Bangkok pad: When all else proves inconvenient, impracticle, and outright unhealthy, a 30 baht (about 1 usd) can of Tuna in brine, soy oil, or some other generic flavored sauce is always a sure and  rich source of [...]

The Power of Voice: Speech Recognition Technology to the Rescue

Voice recognition technology has come a long way. The initial impression that I got about it five years ago was that it was virtually worthless software, at least that particular version which seemed to produce results nothing even close to what was intended. I must say that I’m impressed with the Microsoft Windows XP version [...]

Compaq Notebook Audio Microphone Soundcard Problem Solution

The Compaq Presario V3000 (and generally all Compaq and HP computers alike) is one of the most affordable known-name notebooks–laptops on the market. For the most part, they seem worth the money— sturdy, light weight, compact, and overall efficient for the low cost. So far in six months since its purchase, the hardware has proved [...]

Computer Music Composition: MIDI controller keyboard

For those contemporary Beethoven’s and all the wannabes likewise, technology continues to make life easier. There was a time when a composer either needed to be particularly talented or at least resourceful enough to afford access to the expensive space and equipment needed to materialize his/her musical ideas. Times have changed. Thanks to the emergence [...]

Brachial Plexus Injury Update: Memories, Regrets, Prognosis & Recovery Prospects

It’s been one month since the start of my new life. An entire moon after my accident, I mope in sorrow, soaking in every painful breath– returning from a university mid term examination, a cloud of haunting regrets about that peculiar waning January Wednesday encases my pride within the sufficing  small studio sanctuary on the [...]