The Siamerican

Siamese American – Thailand USA port of paralell propagation

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 [...]

TBPI EMG Results

Following are the transcribed findings of my Electromyograohy EMG test (an electro-physiological examination used to determine the extent of nerve function loss) conducted at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, followed by my interpretations.

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 [...]

Nokia 7610 Supernova: Mobile Phone Review

Lately, the SW had been considering purchasing a new digital camera. With the advancement of technology, logic dictated that the SW consider a nice camera-phone instead; For the same price, one can have an overly-sufficient digital phone, camera, web browser, GPRS internet modem, video recorder, mp3 player, game machine–an overall dynamic multi-media super tool all [...]

Nokia 2630: Mobile Phone Review

Several months ago, the SW purchased the Nokia 2630 mobile phone for about 2500 baht (about 70 $USD) at Tesco Lotus, On Nut branch in Bangkok. To this delayed review date, the 2630 has proved to be a reliable and worthy purchase.

English Teamwork Camp in Saraburi Province: The Sandbox Team @ Muaklek Paradise Resort

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 [...]

Google Earth Extras: Free Flight Simulator

For those wondering about the glacial pace of this blog’s updates–lately the Siamerican’s been occupied and indulged in sorting and organizing maps, counties, cities, postal code zones, streets, addresses, images, and raw data for a national level mapping database project he’s been coordinating over the past few months. Here’s a quick post of something cool [...]

Remote Human Resources Wisdom: Building and Managing Data Map Survey Team

Ah has been the silence in these Siamese American virtual thought spaces. Tis time for an update: For the last three weeks since coming back to the capital from Phuket, the SW has been for the most part boxed in his Southeast Upper Sukhmvit office-sleeping quarters, occupying and advancing himself in the arts and skills [...]