The Siamerican

A Sucky Deal : After Hour Ventures in Hua Hin

Jao Moragoat — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:22:16 +0000

After a filling meal at a seaside restaurant in Hua Hin, it was time for a drink and game of pool somewhere in the pink light district, downtown. Ignoring all the invitations to blow a wad of cash on a few insincere conversations with Isarn (Northeastern Thai-Southwestern Lao) girls at one of a hundred typical beer bars, only discernible by name, the weary and exhausted duo was indecisive.

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Bangkok University 2007 Second semester Grade Anouncements: High GPA Standard

Jao Moragoat — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:16:53 +0000

Alas, all of the Siamerican’s grades have been announced on Bangkok University’s online University Record System Access (URSA) . At this point, there is only good news to be reported here.

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Back to the South: Bangkok-Pattaya-Phuket Summer break Road Trip

Jao Moragoat — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:15:02 +0000

Initially, the Siamerican’s plan was to drive the Kawasaki 130 cc from Bangkok to Phuket, as he did back in March. The plans and logistics have slightly changed. Now he will haul the motorbike some 200 kilometers to Pattaya later on this morning. There, he will join his American comrade, ex Marine turned anthropologist, Klaus Kent who though has been in Thailand half a decade, has never stepped foot on Phuket island. As it is now the low end of tourism season and the beginning of surf season that side of the Isthmus, Klaus has finally decided to venture to the paradise that has never formerly appealed because its associations with tourism, greed and lavish expenses.

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Outrageous Phone Bill from DTAC: Scheming Thai service providers

Jao Moragoat — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:28:40 +0000

The Siamerican paid his phone/internet bill to DTAC yesterday, and was not happy yet again with the outstanding charges. This time it was higher than had ever been before, a wopping 3,019.15 baht, or about 100 USD.

Considering his plan should only be less than a thousand baht, the outrageous charges for going over one’s plan quota of talk-time (minimum of 499 baht) and GPRS internet usage (399 baht for 140 hours/month), he is left vulnerable to the profit making telecommunications industry yet again.

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Nineties R&B Nostalgia: Brandy’s Broken Hearted Streaming Song

Jao Moragoat — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:43:26 +0000

Continued from the previous R&B Nostalgia post, here is the next nineties Rhythm and Blues classic that the Siamerican invites you to travel some 13 years back and indulge. In this post, it’s the original version of Broken Hearted by the talented and pretty vocalist, Brandy.

Anyhow, she ended up doing a remix of this song with Wanya from Boyz II Men. That version was actually promoted, more known, and had its own music video, though the original version streamed below is better by many’s opinion.. This one will definitely move ya! (more…)

Nineties R&B Nostalgia: SWV’s Weak Music Video

Jao Moragoat — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:30:01 +0000

In an earlier post, the Siamerican reported about experiencing a wave of nostalgia, reminiscing back a nineties childhood so distant yet so near. In this post, following will post / share the video of a song that brought him back and may either bring you back or introduce you to a grand groove you may never have heard, but will likely not forget.

Without further delay, here is Sister With Voices (SWV’s) first major single, released in 1994, the timeless classic, ‘Weak’ (more…)

Soaring Flying and Falling: Dreams & Reality

Jao Moragoat — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:08:25 +0000

One of the most common night dreams for humans is either falling or flying. For many, the night hours’ subconscious mind plays out a vague yet thrilling sketch with a combination of both adrenaline pumping actions, leaving an impression almost always remembered in the waking moments.
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The Definition and Implications of Friendship and Acquaintanceship for Adults

Jao Moragoat — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:06:24 +0000

‘Popular,’ ‘Cool,’ ‘Down,’ ‘Kickin,’ ‘Diggin,’ ‘Talkative,’ ‘Friendly,’–such are words often used to describe and be associated with sociably minded folks. As a University student pushing 25 who finds himself overly concerned with trivial affairs at times, the Siamerican regularly ponders such words and their respective value and worth abreast his constantly evolving psyche.

Thinking back to a time when friends seemed the world in contrast to the present where those who would deliver truest in times of need could be counted on one hand, the Siamerican is left to recall wise words from his parents who once forebode how ‘friendship’ would take on a whole new meaning as an adult. “People you thought you knew, trusted, and could rely on will change and show their true colors in the darkest of times–friends are unimportant in the real world and will prove to let you down”, they would warn. ‘Between family and work, a responsible adult has no time or need for friends’ …and on and on to the point that adulthood was something vague in the distant horizon where it belonged. (more…)

Bangkok Blues: Summer Break Work Overload and 90’s Nostalgia

Jao Moragoat — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:25:59 +0000

For most students, the finishing of exams signaled a transition into a rest, relax, and recovery mode. For the Siamerican, it meant it was time to allocate and focus all his time and energy on the real world of work, management, databases, zones, buildings, teams, wages, and money… (more…)

Renewing Driver License at Sukhumvit Land Transport Department in Bangkok

Jao Moragoat — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:31:58 +0000

So, you’ve survived your first year as a legal driver in Thailand, and it’s time to renew your temporary one year license into the five year version? Congratulations!

Be sure not to wait too long after your license expires before going to renew, otherwise you may be subject to sit through the written and driving tests all over again. If it’s only a matter of days or weeks, you should be all good to go to renew it without tests.

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