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A Sucky Deal : After Hour Ventures in Hua Hin

June 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: Adventure · Entertainment · Love & Desire · Thailand living · Travels · business & finance · locations

Back to the South: Bangkok-Pattaya-Phuket Summer break Road Trip

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Initially, the Siamerican’s plan was to drive the Kawasaki 130 cc from Bangkok to Phuket, as he did back in March. The plans and logistics have slightly changed. Now he will haul the motorbike some 200 kilometers to Pattaya later on this morning. There, he will join his American comrade, ex Marine turned anthropologist, Klaus […]

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Tags: Adventure · Sport & Fitness · Thailand living · Travels · friends · motorbike · transportation

Nineties R&B Nostalgia: Brandy’s Broken Hearted Streaming Song

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Continued from the previous R&B Nostalgia post, here is the next nineties Rhythm and Blues classic that the Siamerican invites you to travel some 13 years back and indulge. In this post, it’s the original version of Broken Hearted by the talented and pretty vocalist, Brandy.
Anyhow, she ended up doing a remix of this song […]

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Tags: Love & Desire · Music & Audio · Technology · Time · music · visual & imagery

Nineties R&B Nostalgia: SWV’s Weak Music Video

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

In an earlier post, the Siamerican reported about experiencing a wave of nostalgia, reminiscing back a nineties childhood so distant yet so near. In this post, following will post / share the video of a song that brought him back and may either bring you back or introduce you to a grand groove you may […]

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Tags: Love & Desire · Music & Audio · Technology · Time · music · visual & imagery

The Definition and Implications of Friendship and Acquaintanceship for Adults

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

‘Popular,’ ‘Cool,’ ‘Down,’ ‘Kickin,’ ‘Diggin,’ ‘Talkative,’ ‘Friendly,’–such are words  often used to describe and be associated with sociably minded folks. As a University student pushing 25 who finds himself overly concerned with trivial affairs at times, the Siamerican regularly ponders such words and their respective value and worth abreast his constantly evolving psyche.
Thinking back to […]

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Tags: Identity · Social · ethics & moral · friends

Bangkok Blues: Summer Break Work Overload and 90’s Nostalgia

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

For most students, the finishing of exams signaled a transition into a rest, relax, and recovery mode. For the Siamerican, it meant it was time to allocate and focus all his time and energy on the real world of work, management, databases, zones, buildings, teams, wages, and money…

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Tags: Music & Audio · Parties · Social · Technology · Time · music · visual & imagery · work & employment

Bangkok to Cha-cherng Sao trip: Misfortunes, Sightseeing and Socializing

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday, Sunday morning at about 10.00 a.m., the Siamerican Wanderer departed his Bangkok apartment, bound for Cha-cherng Sao province, about 70 kilometers east of Bangkok. Some friends at Uni had planned a Sunday trip to check out some local attractions, grub and hang out, or as such is called in Thai, Tee-yo เืที่ยว…

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Tags: Adventure · Parties · Social · Thailand living · Travels · University · friends · locations · motorbike · transportation · visual & imagery

Bangkok University Academic year 2007 second term winding down

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Education · Social · Sport & Fitness · University · business & finance · friends · work & employment

Bangkok University International College: Group Presentations

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

For students who have studied, study, or are planning to study at Bangkok University International College (BUIC), Group presentations are (were/will be) a major part of the college experience. Depending on the instructor and course, groups for projects and presentations will either be voluntary in selection or assigned. Depending on class sizes, group quotas can […]

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Tags: Education · Social · University · friends · visual & imagery

Spring break 2008 in Phuket: Relaxation, Rejuvination, and Reality

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Settling back down her in Phuket for five days now, about half way through this semi vacation. Most of the time has been spent at the inlaws pad, spending time with the son, television, and computer, while the kid’s mom is off at work. Kid’s grandma is here sewing away, while the brother in law […]

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Tags: Cooking & Dining · Entertainment · Family Matters · Parenting · Social · Sport & Fitness · Thailand living · locations · motorbike · music