The Siamerican

It has been a while since I’ve had an update here; Been so busy adapting to this new phase on the north flanks of Bangkok Metro that I’ve neglected my personal digital dissemination to the world. Coming on two months since moving to the rural University campus in Pathumthani province and starting my latest teaching [...]

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Here in Rangsit, Pathumthani apartment, having been given the rest of the week off due to National Emergency Decree, only half way through the first week teaching of the new School term, I’m left in solitude with just my thoughts distorted with the modern comforts of multimedia, fridgerated-cold water, air conditioning and fan to [...]

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10 minutes till the last class of the term begins. Hopped in a cab, reckon some 15 minutes away from University pending whether post rain traffic holds out or not.

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Farewell to the month of March, greetings to the full-on Thai summer that comes with April! March 2010 represents yet another month beginning and ending on the full moon, as is anticipated for April and May, before things get back to random wack in June.  If you recall the January and February both started and [...]

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The good thing about Chinese New Years falling on Valentine’s Day for those of us who don’t have hot dates is we can play stupid, greeting the opposite sex with a Happy (Lunar) New Year instead of facing the dialogue of lacking romances; besides, who needs such love on a new moon?
Today was a lax [...]

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The last day of the first month has arrived and departed with the passing of 2010’s first full moon, marking the midpoint of the third month of the Thai lunar calendar. In two weeks time, this moon shall have waned into nothingness, a new month which will coincide with Chinese New Years on the same [...]

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his literal-visual entry marks three weeks moved into the new SCBKK (South Central Bangkok) pad. Adapting has proved to be smooth, credited in part to the upgraded commodities: Water Heater, Cable LCD television, and fridge.

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Now counting one month since the big operation, the first term of Thai academic schedule has ended, coinciding with midterm break of the international college calendar; University studies scheduled to commence on Monday the 19th, queuing return to school for second term teaching preparations and planning on the 20th, I’ve earned a twelve day [...]

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Alas, exams have been completed as of last week. Assuming nothing went wrong and all classes were passed, SW will be at 90 out of 129 credits for a bachelor’s degree in communication arts, remaining thirteen classes expected to be finished within 2010, knock on wood.

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Exactly one week prior to the publishing of this entry, Sunday, November 2nd, 2008, the Siamerican Wanderer had departed Bangkok to settle at Muak-lek Paradise Resort in Saraburi province, central Thailand for a five night, five day draining yet fulfilling outing; the long hot days and cool short nights in the wooded foothills nearing Kao [...]

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