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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.

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….

Meet Thai Girl on eBay

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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Just thought you should see this.

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

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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