Farang in Thailand

Posted by Colin on Sep 30, 2011

Day trip to Mae On caves and Sankampaeng Hot Springs

I asked a friend for ideas for a little excursion out of the city and she recommended Mae On caves and Sankampaeng Hot Springs so I jumped on my scooter and headed off. It’s a beautiful ride into the country (25-35km) east of Meaung Chiang Mai, after 20 mins you hit the rice fields and the hilly landscape which is absolutely stunning. It was a not hard to find the caves...

Posted by Colin on Sep 26, 2011

Completing a TEFL certificate at SEE TEFL Chiang Mai

I remember researching TEFL courses was quite an arduous affair, there seem to be so many with great offers and conflicting reviews that it was actually a difficult task to decide on a school. There are so many options, doing one at home, completing one online or doing one in Thailand. I had decided on Chiang Mai as my destination, so this narrowed it down. There are plenty of...

Posted by Colin on Sep 19, 2011

Learning to read Thai: Week four

So I thought an update on my learning Thai was needed. If you recall I started to learn how to read Thai before I left the UK with Brett Whiteside from learnthaifromawhiteguy.com. I took 3 lessons before I left and continued to meet with Brett when I arrived in Chiang Mai. So can I read Thai? In essence I can now read Thai. How well? Well I know all the letters and the vowel...

Posted by Colin on Sep 17, 2011

Monk Chat at Wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai

Last Monday evening I went for a chat with a few monks at the Wat Suan dok in Suthep Road in Chiang Mai. They say it is one of the only official monk chat in Thailand and has been running for 14 years. It has it’s own website with some great information on the Wat, the monk chats are every mon/tue/weds between 5-6pm. I know very little about Buddhism so went...

Posted by Colin on Sep 11, 2011

Morning drive up Doi Suthep

Last Saturday after a night of heavy drinking I decided what I needed was a bit of country air to ease the pain. I rented a scooter earlier in the week to get myself around town. In fact what I really did was buy a bicycle for 2000b then decided I needed some more power so rented the bike out to another student on the TEFL course. So really I’m now bike rental...

Posted by Colin on Sep 5, 2011

Chiang Mai FC – Best fans in the world!

This Sunday evening myself and 3 friends from my TEFL course went to go and see Chiang Mai foootball Club play Thai Honda FC at the Chiang Mai 700 year old Stadium. Chiang Mai FC are in the relegation zone of the 1st division and this game was a fight for survival as Thai Honda are also fighting relegation. It was the making of a great game! We got a Song Tao from the old...

Posted by Colin on Sep 2, 2011

What is up with the Thai Beds?

Why oh fecking why are the Thai beds so hard. A little advice to those about to look for temporary accommodation in Thailand, check the bed before you agree to a contract. The mattresses are made of stone. I really struggled to sleep for the first few days until I went out to spend a small fortune on a mattresses topper! Be warned these beds are not made for our wimpy...

Posted by Colin on Aug 29, 2011

Slur – Thai band from Bangkok

I was introduced to this band by a Thai DJ called Beng, he DJs mainly Dubstep and DnB but he later played us this track. I kind of liked it, a young Thai band from Bangkok who are touring Thailand at the moment. It looks like they released an album in 2006 called ‘Album Boo’ which has a dirty punk rock element to it although poppy in vocal style and most recently in...