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 [...]

Vlog September 11, 2011: updates about Phuket, soccer, Thailand

Below is a Video Log update — posted via youtube — talking about life working for a newspaper in Phuket, Thailand over the past five months. A thirteen minute clip which goes into a digression explaining the Thai Premier League (TPL) soccer league and the emergence of Thai home team spirit. The Siamerican supports the [...]

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

Tragedy In the Horizon

Nervous to began his first unofficial day at Thailand’s third largest newspaper, the Siamerican’s first assignment wouldn’t call for any back breaking labor worthy of protest or complaint–that is unless you consider laxin’ out in the tropical sun on a dive boat, snorkeling in the aqua marine waters off the coast of Phuket and Phi [...]

Renewing Thai Identity Card at provincial district office

A guy’s wallet may be good for temporarily holding cash, but we can’t always rely on them for keeping other vital items in vintage condition. Whether business and bank cards, photos, identification cards, or even condoms, it is not a good idea to rely on these standard leather wallets as stand-alone protection against the wear [...]

Brachial plexus nerve exploration-repair: Microsurgery at Thai government hospital

After a hazy eight months in the clouds with this Brachial Plexus Injury (BPI) which has had my left shoulder / arm paralyzed, it was finally time to shed some real light on the matter—never mind all the expensive tests i.e. MRI, EMG, Meyelogram CT Scan which at best, only gave conflicting speculations about what [...]

trying to type with two hands again

This is simply a practice typing exercise implementing my left hand which has, for the most part, been inactive for the last six months plus. At this particular computer desk, I am able to rest the bottom of my palm on a block which is higher than the keyboard on the sliding tray, allowing me [...]

The good with the bad: Random Bangkok Concrete Jungle Images

Into the twentieth week, or about five months since the rebirth—a life changing moto-bike accident which has left the Siamerican’s left arm mostly senseless and flail—tis time for a post not flooded with only boring jargon, giving readers some eye sweets, treats, and snacks. After a healthy and active life of 25 years, and then [...]

Eighties Flashback: NKOTB Please Don’t Go Girl Streaming Song Video

With their comeback last year, the New Kids On the Block showed the world that they still knew how to draw crowds of screaming girls. Even so, the thirty-something boys back on the block will never be able to match the teeny zeal appeal they had two decades ago–which pioneered the way for Vanilla Pop [...]