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

So Long July 2011

The final day of July 2011 has arrived and in moments’ time will pass by, welcoming August 2012. Following are some photos of the last few weeks in Phuket, taken by the Siamerican, Jao Thep Soulawynee:

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.

Weekend photos: Phuket city and soccer crowds

Following are some pictures of the past weekend of life out & about in Phuket city, commonly known as Phuket town. These photos were taken on a Nokia C6 Slide smart phone 5 megapixel camera. The pics have been sized down for web use. You can click the thumbnails for a larger, 400 pixel view. [...]

Visual Update: Settling in the South

Following are some photos of the last several weeks (April and beginning of May) here in / around Phuket, Thailand’s largest island yet second smallest province by area (second only to Samut Songkram province).

Settling Back in Phuket, May 2011: Comfort and Dreams

Into the second week as a contributing editor for Phuket and Southern Thailand’s prime English language newspaper, I’ve already learned much as are my writing skills improving, particularly in regards to news composition–an art requiring one to be short, sweet, and to the point. Having composed and contributed to a handful of stories in the [...]

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 [...]