The Siamerican

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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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…

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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 […]

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The end of the second term of academic year 2007 / 2550 (even though it’s already a third into 2008 / 2551) has finally arrived. All classes finished last week. The Siamerican has four exams from today, Tuesday to Thursday, followed by two more next week to seal the term away into a memorable and […]

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Yesterday, Sunday morning at about 10.00 a.m., the Siamerican Wanderer departed his Bangkok apartment, bound for Cha-cherng Sao province, about 70 kilometers east of Bangkok. Some friends at Uni had planned a Sunday trip to check out some local attractions, grub and hang out, or as such is called in Thai, Tee-yo เืที่ยว…

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Readers and followers of this Thai American blog, please forgive the delayed updates here from the Thai capital, as the Siamerican Wanderer has been swamped with work and academics.

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For students who have studied, study, or are planning to study at Bangkok University International College (BUIC), Group presentations are (were/will be) a major part of the college experience. Depending on the instructor and course, groups for projects and presentations will either be voluntary in selection or assigned. Depending on class sizes, group quotas can […]

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Now deep into the second week back in Bangkok after a refreshing and eventful spring break, the Siamerican Wanderer settles down in his Bkk East side apartment-office studio, re adusting back to a productive psyche and mindset as loads of work–both real world and academia–pile up on his plate.
Before he pulls his hair out over […]

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The Siamerican initially told everyone that he was planning to depart for Bangkok early Monday morning, shooting for a the 750 to 800 kilometers (depending on route) to Phetchaburi in one go (leaving only 140-150 kilometer finish to Bangkok for the next day). However, 16 hours straight on a bike wasn’t something to look forward […]

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008; early evening
Today, the Siamerican has aspired to finally embark on what has been an often anticipated and heavily considered journey; To drive his Kawasaki ZX130 street moped from Bangkok down and across Thailand’s peninsular Isthmus of Kra to the island of Phuket demands some 900 kilometers (aprox 540 miles) of sharp […]

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