The Siamerican

Siamese American – Thailand USA port of paralell propagation

Vlog: welcome the serpent of 2012; farewell 2011′s rapid rabbit

Following is the Siamerican’s latest video log (vlog) to welcome the new year of 2012, the year of the Dragon, or serpent snake. In this vlog he talks about about reviews the year 2011 — the year of the rabbit and all the happenings in his life in Thailand and USA.  After graduating university in [...]

Dummy CCTV and Traffic cameras: Thai American bilingual vlog

Following is a Video Log (Vlog) by the Siamerican, AKA Jao Thep Soulawynne made on October 8, 2011 in Phuket Thailand. American English and Thai language talking about Bangkok’s CCTV dummy camera scandal and the plan to implement traffic cameras in Bangkok and Phuket. The idea of having dummy cameras to scare citizens into obeying [...]

Tuk Tuk, Transport and Tourism issues in Phuket

Following is the Siamerican Wanderer, Jao Thep Soulawynne, AKA Jao Moragoat talking about transportation issues and news in Phuket. Namely about Tuk Tuk issues and how Austrian ambassador to Thailand issued a warning to EU tourists about riding on Phuket’s infamous Tuk Tuks. เล่าเรื่องปัญหาท่องเที่ยวเกี่ยวกับคมนาคมและตุ๊กๆในจังหวัดภูเก็ต อ่านข่าวจากหนังสือพิมพ์ท่องถิ่น

A Decade Goes By in Thailand: Asaha Bucha and Buddhist Lent Weekend

This weekend’s full moon — the 15th waxing and first waning moon of the eighth Thai lunar month — วันเพ็นขื้น ๑๕ ค่ำ และ แรมหนึ่ง ค่ำ เดอน แปด — marks the traditional Thai Buddhist holidays of Asarnahabucha วันอาสาฬหบุชา and the start of  Buddhist Lent เข้าภรรษา respectively.

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

July 3 Election Posters seen in Phuket

Now that election day in Thailand has finally passed, the Siamerican can comfortably post pictures of some of the election posters with party slogans and policies seen pinned up around Phuket over the last month plus. Hesitant to post them up before in the days leading up to the election there was always the risk [...]

Jungle City Pictures in the middle of Phuket island

Following is a gallery of pictures of the scenic middle of Phuket island including images of the city, quiet jungle sois, roads, streets, klongs and canals. These pictures were taken in June 2011 using a Nokia C6 five megapixel camera.

The ‘Half’ Debate: Mixed Blood and Breed

Posting on the ‘Half Asian Takeover’ Facebook group wall recently, the Siamerican courageously yet stubbornly chose to challenge the ‘status quo.’ In the Age of Internet – where anyone can freely express themselves with the ease of a click – the decision to go public with any serious matter can prove to require one’s unplanned [...]

So Long September 2010

It’s been seven waning moons since it was full last. Now represents the Thai lunar calendar’s tenth month proceeding some two thousand five hundred and fifty three years since the time of the Buddha, or by conventional calendars, , the Siamerican’s first and sole posting marks the last day of September of the 10th year [...]