Image by godchased via FlickrAs I’ve mentioned many times, the whole Thai culture (at least down here in the South) is awash with noise, also known as Thai music.

Now, some of it of course, is rather good, if not brilliant.

Some of it appears to hammer your eardrums… Emitted from a huge speakers on passing vehicles, the sounds reach through brick walls and can be heard kilometers away. They are apparently advertising something that everyone needs to know about…

Or it might be just your next door neighbor who wants to pump up his favorite songs. And his neighbor too. And the family next to that…

Then there’s local music bars, clubs, cafes and a couple of those massive TV screens that exist to show football adventures in extreme detail.

But wait! What about festivities? Think Thai music and dancers, a super-high decibel limit, and let’s tweak up the treble and the bass. And then we’ll mix it all together into a wall of sound so that all can enjoy the Thai experience.

This is how the Thais must like their Thai music.

Loud and lots of it.

I still recommend you visit Thailand, because it’s a wonderful country. You might, though, want to bring noise canceling headphones or earplugs…

And I’ll SEE you here soon.

Why travel to Thailand? Well, there’s many good reasons. And one reason in particular that I notice over and over in my travels around Southern Thailand is what I call the ‘beautiful friendliness’ of the Thai people. It sure is an amazing gift. Of course, not everyone is warm and welcoming, but generally speaking, I’m often welcomed into families (and Thai homes) as if I was a family member…

What I mean by that is that I’m made to feel at home pretty much wherever I go. And to be honest, I also do get the same questions over and over again… which is probably why my Thai language has become so good. (This shows you the power of repetition learning). And believe me, Southern Thai ain’t exactly spoken slowly down these parts!

The Thai people in general seem to have a nice, natural curiosity. There’s hardly a burden of seriousness anywhere to be seen. And when you do see it, it’s quite noticeable… maybe because it’s so rare… In fact, if a Thai person is serious, they might just tell you they are. It’s quite sweet. My first reaction is to think ‘why’s that?‘

But why travel to Thailand? Well, that ‘beautiful friendliness’ which is truly a gift of greatness, is a great reason to come. This is me saying this… I’m from Australia, and we’re known as a pretty laid back race of folks too. And, well the bird sounds are particularly remarkable, and everything grows about 2 feet a day. Or is that two meters?

Travel to Thailand? There’s thousands of good reasons why… and we’ll talk about it again soon… but I know you’ll love it, for sure.

How would you like to go on a New Book Thailand
‘Meet Thai Girl in 10 Days!’ adventure?

You see, I realize you may not live here in Thailand, and so the next best thing might very well be…

Online ‘virtual’ chat!

Right?

That way at least you can start to explore
potential ‘new friends,’ quickly…

It’s not hard when you know how!

In fact, I can teach you how…

Because right now (for the next 6 days only) I’ve listed the cool ‘how to meet a Thai girl in
10 days’ ebook on eBay. That guide shows you step by step how to go about easily meeting Thai girls, online…

And you can get it, with a ’special’ bonus too,
(you’ll have to go look), on eBay, right now…

Just go here….

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As I write, there’s only 10… 9… 8 available, and the listing finishes
in 6 days and counting, so be quick…

Remember,

You’re invited to go on this new book Thailand ‘Meet Thai Girl in 10 Days!’ adventure…

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Thai Girl Webcam Funny Translation SuperOne & SuperMan

Just thought you should see this.

We are planning to do a series of these Thai funny observations of Thai life…

Real life Thailand models?

Of course…

Hey…

We’re done. That’s…

…4 hours of power blogging, completed…

Did you like it?

Did you sign up to my ezine?

You can… it’s easy… just go here > Thai girl Thai life ezine

It’s all in fun.

I want to bring across the essence of fun, relaxation, enjoyment.

And remember what this blogathon was for…

To raise awareness about congenital heart disease
and collect donations to sponsor heart surgery for poor children…

I hope I inspired you in someway…

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I can’t really generalize and say every Thai person is friendly.

But, it sure does feel like that sometimes.

It rubs off on you.

It’s definitely something in the water.

Hippy blissful? Maybe. Certainly warm and welcoming…

They’ve grown up smiling. It’s contagious.

Almost as contagious as blogging non stop for four hours…

And, I like the tropics… everything just grows…

and grows some more…

You’ll love it…

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Would you consider retirement Thailand?

You’d have to seriously consider all aspects to it…

Thailand has a lot of good things going for it.

Some great resorts, a relaxed lifestyle, healthy food.

Charming people.

Low cost of living.

Can be very hot (tropical) and stormy.

The question really is…

Where would you live?

Go beach, or go mountain.

Or go inland…

Food for thought…

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Thailand living costs:

Simple quick meal @ local shop 30 baht  (0.94 US)

Mama noodles (one pack fills you up) 5 baht (O.16 US)

(Not exactly nutritious though…

Fill tank petrol on motorcycle (150cc) 200 baht ($6.24 US)

Internet high speed broadband one month 700 baht ($21.84 US)

House rental depends on what you want. Average Thai,
about 2000 baht per month ($62.41 US)

Taking a guess (average Westerner) house rent per month 4500 baht ($140 US)

Electricity bill for one month 397 baht ($12.39 US)

Compare this to your country…

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I am now asking myself what was I on to accept this blogging challenge.

It’s not exactly a walk in the park. (Or backyard).

To write a post every 30 minutes is, um, challenging…

Plus pull a photo out that I want to show you.

Edit the photo, find what theme to write about.

By the time you’ve done a post, it’s almost time to write another.

So that makes it all worth while.

Can’t remember when I last saw a sunny day…

Only kidding.

It’s just that when it rains, it pours.

Here in Southern Thailand, for sure.

And when it pours, it floods.

And when it floods, people move their homes
belongings, to higher ground.

In Hat Yai, a small city 2 hours South East of here,
I recall it raining super heavy, for 30 minutes. Then,
I watched as the streets turned into rivers…

It was a freaky experience.

Roll on.

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It’s nice to be back (so soon).

Here’s us taking a quick look in a Thai primary school room…

Relaxed style. Take a seat under the desk.

I have all the time in the world for these kiddies.

It’s a culture shock if you ever teach in a Thai classroom.

But I’ve heard some Westerners quite enjoy it.

I hope they (the students) all get the opportunity to learn English…

I really do.

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Man, the time moves fast when you’re having fun…

You’ve taken a few breaths and it’s time to post again.

That’s the beauty of it I guess…

I’m starting to think about… some sort of sponsorship…
just an idea… for Thai people I know…

They could really do with some practical ideas to make
money… and online seems like the way to go…

Some sort of simple little system that works… is not
too difficult… even if they could earn Adsense it would
help them so much…

Food for thought.

And this photo is a couple of friends who came to visit…

Nice.

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Let’s face it. It’s a noisy country. Incredibly laid back. No one seems particularly bothered by anything in particular…

I’d like to talk about world events with the Thai people I meet, but hardly ever do so. That might be me. Or just this culture.

And indeed it is loud. The lifestyle is loud. The people can speak loudly, the trucks and motorcycles always snarl their presence in the distance, and then there’s the music…

Don’t ask me about the music.

But I got thinking about what it was that attracted me to this country and the word that came to mind was ‘loose.’

Everyone goes about their business, but there’s still an easiness factor there. They don’t seem to be too overly serious about world issues. It’s just the way it is.

In all honestly, we can learn a lot from the way that the Thai people go about their life. It’s fascinating… you gotta admire them for it…

Anyways… this is the first post in my 4 hour blogathon… the time in Thailand is around 5 pm SAT… I’ll continue this mini blogging for the next 4 hours…

Do tune in, and click through on the logo below if you feel like donating… it’s a good cause…

Oh and by the way, I’ll throw in some great and unusual Thai lifestyle photos as well…

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How about this…

On September 15th, 2007 I will…

Post a note to this blog - and then keep posting a new
message every 30 minutes… for the next 4 hours.

What’s the MINI-Blogathon and why blog for four hours straight?

No. 1: I never do anything like this, so it’s probably a good time to start.

No. 2: To raise awareness about congenital heart disease and
collect donations to sponsor heart surgery for poor children.

Check the link for more info…

Oh by the way, the topic of the postings will be…

10 great reasons why you should visit Thailand

Talk again tonight…

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Crazy Thai Farang Interview

Good news for all.

YouTube is back online for users here in Thailand.

That just means we can go to the YouTube site and watch videos and put up our own videos.

Thanks to whoever made that happen…

And here’s something else. Sorry but it’s not a Thailand webcam girl video.

It’s a Thailand webcam Hurley video…

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XRDfzNPX9Jo

I’ve been spending a good deal of time with this great Thai girl who’s quite fond of saying the word “hot.” (In Thai, of course).

Now, I think she’s talking about herself being hot. As in, right now “I need to relax because I’m feeling hot.” Or, maybe the weather’s hot.

Whatever it is, it’s hot.

It’s funny. She’ll have ice cool water while I’m sipping hot English tea. Now with Thailand’s warm, tropical weather, an ice cool drink makes common sense, right? But for me, well, I prefer the tea.

-> But explain this…

Why on earth do Thai people like to eat so much spicy-hot-food in an always-hot-climate?

Don’t know? Me either. But let’s clarify a few things here.

The weather is NOT always super warm down here in the far South West of Thailand. Yes, sometimes it is rather amazingly cold…

And when I say ‘hot food’ I really mean it. Chilli so hot that it fuses your mouth out, and your face turns into a little river of sweatlets. Your eyes run, and you cry, but not over anything sad.

So… I’ve got theories as to why Thai people like their spicy food, but right now I’ll urge you to try to work out that one for yourself…

By the way, maybe one just adjusts to the climate. To me, it’s not too hot. (Perhaps it’s all the moisture in the air). In fact, Australia seemed to be much hotter (with a dry heat), especially in summer.

So if Thailand’s cool one day, hot the next, ’spicy lifestyle’ has wet your appetite, then you may need your own ‘Thai Girl’ experience. (See some of the postings below about this new book Thailand).

And you get 2 ‘insightful’ extra bonuses now… They are:

“How To Find Someone To Love…”
(An inside look into the Thai girlfriend
experience, and how you can learn from it…)

“How To Meet A Thai Girl In 10 Days
- No Matter Where You Live!”

With all this eye-popping info readily downloadable, you’ll cracking the hidden secret to Thai girl relationships and the amazing Thai lifestyle in no time at all!

Just go here:

New book Thailand lifestyle

You’ll never blink an eyelash until you’ve turned the last page!
PS. Who is the dude with the remote?

What are we to do about this, friends?
Has YouTube been lost forever?
What does that little bit of Thai say and mean?
Why can’t we see YouTube?
Did I do something incredibly wrong?
What happened to the retirement Thailand party?
Do they know that some of us use YouTube for our business?

Yes, this is what happens when you try to view YouTube in
Thailand. You get a big white screen.

Why is everyone giggling at me?

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Hi again.

Remember what we were talking about?

How to create a good, family-friendly Thai girl webcam.

And what you wanted to read on this blog. How about you tell me… That way you’ll get to read about all the gossip, secrets, and whatnot about Thai girls and Thailand life.

Anyway, if you sign up to the Thai Girl - Thai Life ezine, you’ll immediately be able to download a free, leaked chapter from the Your Thai Girl book… It will only cost you your email and name.

Got any ideas or anything you’d like to see on that family-friendly Thai girl webcam?

To sign up, all you need to do is go here: Thai Girl Thai Life ezine

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Thailand banks? Actually this is just an insight… into the wonderful world of Trang. It’s not officially a bank, rather an ATM. Or you might call it a mini money machine. Don’t you love ATMs? (Automatic teller machines).

They just give you money, when you ask. Nicely. What a great invention. Hey,  you could call it a mini bank too…

So… I’m starting to throw in (to this blog) some of my local scenes, so you get an idea just what this town is like… But even better, would be if you could leave a comment and let me know just…

What You Want To

Know More About…

Because, that way I will know, and can write for you… and you can learn more about why Thailand is so great.

One day I’ll introduce some more Thailand banks photography. You’ll love it.