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Meet 9 traditional Thai Ghosts

These are just some of the odd funky qwerky characters that are loved and feared among Thai




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2016 Miss Universe ladyboy

 

Beauty contestant Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin is crowned at the Miss Tiffany's Universe 2016 transvestite contest in the beach resort town of Pattaya, Thailand, May 14, 2016. 

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Scullpture Suvarnabhumi Airport "The Churning of the Milk Ocean"

You will see many beautiful sculptures at Suvarnabhumi Airport including giants that look like the ones at Wat Chaeng and Wat Pho. They are tall and frightening. 

One such statue that you can't avoid (after passing through Customs is a litter scary ...  it has god-like statues on both sides, they are pulling the serpent (the king of Nagas) from both sides. However, the center of the serpent is coiled around something that is set on a turtle with Indra stands on its top. We guess many people are questioning what it is, what it is for and what it means.

We have the answers for this sculpture.…

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

    
The sculpture that we have seen is called the Churning of the Milk Ocean or the Scene of the Churning of the Milk Ocean. It is believed to be the place that holds the nectar of immortality; thus, it portrays immortality and stability. Likewise, Suvarnabhumi Airport represents the golden land, resources, prosperity, stability, and eternality.

The sculpture has the statue of four-hand Narayana (Vishnu) placed on top of the Mount Madura, 9 gods are on one side and 9 demons on the opposite are pulling the king of Nagas from both sides. The turtle (Koorm Avatar) is the tortoise-incarnation of Vishnu, which is the third incarnation form out of the ten forms according to the Scene of the Churning of the Milk Ocean. Koorm Avatar uses the shell to be a pivot for the churning stick.

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

The Churning of the Milk Ocean

The agenda 

of this sculpture is the eternal prosperity as if Suvarnabhumi Airport is the "ETERNALLY GOLDEN LAND" 

360 Panorama

View inside the airport,  after Passport control you will pass the Sculpture of "The Churning of the Milk Ocean" see below  external link   

In the image is a watermark image of "Muang Boran" - Ancient City open air museum in Samut Prukan - 30kms form Bangkok

I hate Thailand ?

น่ารักดี "I hate Thailand"

The article is written in Thai, however if you watch the video you will quickly understand the significance of the story.

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

When you replace FEAR of the unknown to CURIOSITY

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แชร์กันสนั่นจนยอดวิวพุ่งหลักล้านภายในวันเดียว กับคลิป "I hate Thailand" ที่มีหนุ่มฝรั่งชื่อ "เจมส์" ออกมาอัดคลิปบอกเล่าถึงการมาท่องเที่ยวประเทศไทย แล้วถูกคนขโมยกระเป๋าสตางค์ไป ทำให้เขาเหลือเงินติดตัวอยู่ไม่กี่บาท จึงรู้สึกเกลียดเมืองไทยเอามาก ๆ แต่เมื่อชมคลิปวิดีโอต่อไปเรื่อย ๆ กลับพบว่า หนุ่มเจมส์ได้รับการช่วยเหลือจากชาวบ้าน และยังได้สัมผัสวิถีชีวิตแบบชาวบ้านจริง ๆ จนสุดท้ายแล้วก็ได้กระเป๋าสตางค์ที่ลิงขโมยไปคืน ประสบการณ์ที่ได้รับทำให้หนุ่มเจมส์เปลี่ยนความคิดที่บอกว่า "เขาเกลียดเมืองไทย" ไปในบัดดล นี่จึงทำให้ชาวเน็ตหลายคนแอบสงสัยว่า คลิปวิดีโอตัวนี้เป็นไวรัลโปรโมทการท่องเที่ยวไทยหรือไม่

และล่าสุดความจริงก็เฉลย เมื่อสำนักข่าวเอพี รายงานเมื่อวันที่ 26 พฤศจิกายน 2557 ที่ผ่านมาว่า คลิป I Hate Thailand ที่เรียกเสียงฮือฮาและยอดไลค์กระหน่ำไปทั่วโลกไซเบอร์นั้น แท้จริงแล้วเป็นคลิปโปรโมทของการท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย (ททท.) นั่นเอง
โดย นายธวัชชัย อรัญญิก ผู้ว่าการการท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย ได้ให้สัมภาษณ์กับเอพี ว่า วิดีโอนี้ ททท. จัดทำขึ้น เพื่อเชิญชวนให้คนไทยเป็นเจ้าบ้านที่ดีในการต้อนรับนักท่องเที่ยว ขณะเดียวกันภาพท้องทะเลอันสวยงามที่ปรากฏในคลิปก็เป็นการเชื้อเชิญให้นักท่องเที่ยวต่างชาติอยากเดินทางมาท่องเที่ยวที่ประเทศไทยด้วย ส่วนสาเหตุที่ไม่ติดป้ายบอกว่านี่เป็นวิดีโอโฆษณาของ ททท. นั้น เพราะจากการทำวิจัยพบว่า วิดีโอที่ไม่ติดป้ายว่าเป็นการโฆษณาจะดึงดูดผู้ชมได้มากกว่า
ขณะที่ เอพี ยังรายงานด้วยว่า คลิปวิดีโอนี้ถือเป็นหนึ่งในแคมเปญฟื้นฟูการท่องเที่ยวของประเทศไทย เพื่อเรียกความเชื่อมั่นของนักท่องเที่ยวต่างชาติ เพราะที่ผ่านมารายได้จากภาคการท่องเที่ยวของประเทศไทยนั้นคิดเป็น 7% ของเศรษฐกิจโดยรวมเลยทีเดียว

Thailand is Muang Tai "Land of the Free" or Pratet Tai "Free Kingdom"     ..
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Songkran 2015 Bangkok

Songkran Bangkok 2015

The water fight Festival 

An event for the entire family

Tradition

The festival of Songkran is an old tradition in Thailand. It marks the New Year according to the Thai lunar calendar. The tradition is an example of beautiful Thai culture revealing the joy, generosity, warmth, and respect of the Thai people

Tourism

a water-throwing funfest, in which anyone and everyone is liable to get  thoroughly drenched.

When and where

The actual festival dates in Thailand vary a little

• North Chiang Mai 10th,  
• Phuket 13th,  
• Bangkok 15th, 
• Pattaya 19th the fun starts about 3 days before the actual festival date in each location

Check out the Songkran kit below

video

More info

Photos / videos and link to Festival details - click here

Thai Colours for each Day

Many people are curious about the wearing of certain colours in Thailand. Sometimes photographs coming from Thailand will show a mass of people wearing yellow, sometimes a river of pink and sometimes a sky blue.

It's as though the people all belonged to the same workplace and wore a uniform.  Often the photographs will show Thais dressed in a sea of one colour, lining the streets to pay homage to King Bhumibol, Queen Sirikit, or the now deceased but still revered King Chulalongkorn.

Sometimes they will wear the "royal" colours to make a point at a political demonstration.

Wearing a particular colour does mean something in Thailand. It is based on ancient beliefs and strict Buddhists will wear a certain colour each day – even if the colour is not obvious. More recently however, the coloured tee-shirts have been worn to display loyalty to the monarchy at a time when the political situation was in danger of disintegrating into chaos.

Colour for each Day

There is one colour for each day of the week and although conforming to this dress code is not essential, many Thais like to adhere to the system and will consider it when dressing.

Sometimes it may be just to make sure they don’t wear the wrong colour on that day.

On the King’s birthday, December 5th, most people will try and wear yellow during the day and of course, they will have the yellow flag flying wherever they can. Ditto for Queen Sirikit’s birthday on August 12th, when blue takes precedence.

Pink became popular when the king left hospital last year after his illness, looking frail in a bright pink blazer. Within hours, pink shirts were on sale across the country and were being worn in their thousands to show solidarity and to help the king's recovery. Wearing pink, the Thais said, would bring the king good fortune and good health.

The draping of coloured ribbons and lengths of gauzy fabrics around sacred trees, on special "lucky" sites, on the prows of boats, on spirit houses, chedis and anything else which may influence the gods, is another aspect of this adherence to the special colours.

The Colours of each day relates to planets in ancient Indian Astrology.. read more click here

Related Links

Ancient Thai Calendar system and buddhist names for the Days

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LADYBOY CELEBRITIES Part 1

LADYBOY CELEBRITIES 

Bangkok, Thailand



Around 1% of Thai population are ladyboys, men who 
use hormones and surgery to become female. The series looks at ladyboys demanding equal rights as they blaze a trail beyond Thailand’s infamous go-go bars.

Episode 01 - Celebrities

It's said that the best looking girls in Thailand are men. Around one percent of the Thai population are ladyboys, men who use hormones and surgery to become female. Ladyboys are men who were born into female bodies; many of them are rejected. Some have breast implants or a full sex change while others keep a little something extra. This series looks at ladyboys demanding equal rights as they blaze a trail beyond Thailand's infamous go-go bars.

 

Part 1 of 4

how to get free online Thai Language lessons

Some of us have to join a gym to get fit, others pay a tutor (PT) and some of us to have the discipline (or motivation) to self teach....   Why not use all the options

We have put together all the Best Options on 1 page

report by Spindle

We don't just offer the basics, we BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION the importance of "Heart Culture", it's the cornerstone of the Thai Language and without it you will not embrace the language.

A list various online learning modules (including our experience)

With the assist of several volunteers we created a Travel Survival Pack of Thai words, something you  can print and take with you or download to your mobile device.

If your in Perth W.A. then more good luck for you!

We show the contact details of local TAFE classes, we also include suggestion on how to contact local Thai people in Perth WA because you can approach them to be tutors.

The ultimate process is

learn little from books or online software, then you need to practice with Thai people for feedback.

Most important you should (just like a fitness program) set a schedule of expectation and review the development, if you don;t you might, like many, constantly feel you are not advancing, when this happens you should refer back to the starting point and measure the difference.

Best Links

AusWaThai Free online Thai Language

Ghost Culture Bangkok

Ghosts and the supernatural is a deeply rooted belief in Thai culture, it’s origins are dated well before the introduction of Buddhism when in fact the religion, rather the beliefs were devotion of animism.

In order for the new and old to co exist there was a merger of the two beliefs and the elements of animism is evident in modern day Buddhism.

Animism (from Latin anima "soul, life") is a philosophical, spiritual idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans but also in animals, plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other entities of the natural environment.

 

Image via WikipediaDifferent forms of worship and ceremony are significant to people in almost every part of the country. People of all ages and backgrounds, will on a daily basis visit a temple. In the backstreet of Bangkok to they pay their respect to the shrine of "Mae Nak," a famous female spirit believed to have died more than 200 years ago.

According to local tales, Mae Nak's husband was called off to war when Mae Nak was pregnant and a short time later she and her child died during childbirth.

Image via WikipediaHer husband came home not knowing of the deaths and was cast under a spell which made him live with Mae Nak's ghost and their child. A visitor said "The story of Mae Nak has been passed on from family for generations, so believed to be sacred. A lot of Thai people believe in her and pray to her to bring happiness to their family and that they don't fight."

In another corner of the Thai capital, a group of believers gather every weekend at the Power of Life Center to communicate with spirits. They sit together in a circle, chant, sing and meditate, in an attempt to reach out to the ghosts.

Image by a_whisper_of_unremitting_demand via FlickrOnce connected, they can feel what the spirits have to say. During the session, many mediums are in tears as they feel the grief of the souls they contact.

Sathittham Pensuk, director of Power of Life Center, said, "I think the reason Thai people believe in ghosts and spirits is partly because we study the rule of Karma and Samsara, or birth and rebirth. It's a Buddhist belief. Ghosts and spirits, therefore, are the end of life and the beginning of another life as the spirit."

Meanwhile, a new exhibition opening in Bangkok trying to explain the origin of the beliefs, and how Thais cope with and learn from ghosts.

It shows that even though Thai people's fear and beliefs have evolved with the changing surroundings and modern technology, in daily life, ghosts and different kinds of spirits are still prevalent.

Spirits, derived from , are still omnipresent. Spirit houses are erected on the compound of every building to serve as dwellings to house and befriend the spirits who inhabited the original spot, and every morning offerings – in the form of fruit, drinks and incense sticks – are brought to pay respect to them.

Links
WA Thai community Website - Superstition

Forum article - see the video

Thai Language "I botched it"

Image via WikipediaI just read a very funny article submitted in our forum about the humour and embarrassment between languages.  So now its time for me to confess my stumbles in learning / speaking Thai

I was the driver for my three (3) Thai friends to visit an Asia supermarket in Perth. While pushing the shopping trolley I asked Khun Pair (thai student) “what’s the word for Trolley?"

Her answer (I've forgotten) was challenged by Khun Tong (ladyboy thai student). We resolved the definition with a ruling from khun Angella (thai visitor and adopted mum of the two students).

The conversation drifted to the appropriate word for “driver” (of a vehicle) being “cup" as opposed to "Kee" which is more appropriate when you put your leg over something, like a motor bike or an Elephant...  ok but not ok...

As the 2 students dashed ahead Angella laughed to herself and then explained.. she told me the slang word “kee por” (meaning wife rides husband)!!!!  ah haa funny guy me.. thinks I would test my skill on the unsuspecting students. But I mangled it…

I said PaW (raising) instead of Por (middle). One is father and the other is Husband

So when I thought I was being cheeky, talking stating "Wife riding husband" they were bemused by my sicko atttidue of "wife ride daddy".

Being polite they said nothing, they looked down with a sense of disgust and walk off?
It was apparent by their body language my humour was not right?

I did not understand .....  yet Angella was rolling in tears of laughter… how can there be 2 radical reactions ?

I stood puzzled by the diverse reaction and turned to Angella seeking guidance. Angella graciously explained my foible or rather fetish. She thought it was hilarious that I made such a mess of it. I immediately chased after the 2 Thai students trying to explain the intended joke ... eventually I managed to convince them I did not have such tendencies or perverted thoughts..

At the time it was most awkward but now we look back and laugh about it a lot.   The more I quote this story the more confident I am about learning from mistakes...

Equally the opposite happened

Khun Pim was visiting from Thailand. There was a plumbing problem in the house and I mentioned I must attend when I get home from work. When I arrived Pim proudly bosted how she fixed the plumbing problem.

I looked quite surpirsed and having inspected the repairs I returned to the kitchen and praised her skill and said "how did you know how to do that"

Pic left: Khun Pim

Khun Pim looked me squarely in the eyes and produced a big beaming smile and an expression of great satisfaction and achievement, like someone was giving a speech for saving the world!

She boldly declared "I'm a pervert"!!

I recall coughing up my glass of water, whipped the spill from my face and said "your a what"?

again she said "Pervert", my expression had changed from humble to disbelief as I said "are you sure". By this stage Khun Pim realised something was wrong, her expression changed to a puzzled look but yet she continued to pursue the stance of a winner.

I explained what a "pervert" is and she was horrified.

We went back over the options and resolved that she wanted the word "Expert" and moved forward. It's now 2 years later and I use this example every few months, it always gets a laugh and opens up the channels for everyone to start trying speak another language without fear of too much embarrassment.

The article that I just read is submitted in our Forum - it's very funny but there are some rude words so we shifted the article to Members only - this link - click here

There are articles about Tongue twisters in the  forum .. use ths tag word "compare" to see them - click here