How happy can you be with a simple plate of food
Thomas Elshout has been cycling through South-East Asia on a tandem since last month and invites volunteers along the way to jump on the back for charity. He keeps us informed on Thailandblog.
Diary of Kees Roijter (3): She is a sweet girl, my Thai
Pon's saving and saving drive: is that culture or something Thai or is it just everywhere? Everything is kept, nothing can go away. I've often wondered why she does that
Mary's Diary (Part 11)
Maria Berg has a moving bed, she watches an exciting horror film, photographs a beetle on a rubbish bin and paints pillows with parrots. All in part 11 of her diary.
Mini-diary by Klaas Klunder: Eating, drinking and voting
Elections in Isaan. Klaas Klunder's brother-in-law spent 70.000 baht on food and drink. But he didn't dish out enough flaps to get elected. Don't worry, there will be another election in 4 years.
On a tandem through Thailand for charity
Thomas Elshout arrives at Suvarnabhumi on October 22. He will cycle through South-East Asia on a tandem and invites volunteers to jump on the back for a good cause. He keeps us informed on Thailandblog.
Mini-diary by Pim Hoonhout (2): Cannot be described with a pen
Haring farmer Pim Hoonhout allows himself to be driven home and is faced with an unpleasant surprise the next morning. A saving angel comes to his rescue. All's well that ends well.
When Lodewijk Lagemaat wanted to get into his car one morning, it tipped over to one side. Two flat tires. Well, what do you do then? Someone knew what to do and that was very good advice.
Mini-diary by Theo van der Schaaf: Addicted
Theo van der Schaaf gets into a conversation with a tall, beautiful woman at Schiphol. Is Theo clairvoyant? It appears so.
Mary's Diary (Part 10)
Maria Berg meows in the pet store and makes scratching movements. Well, what else can you do if you don't know the Thai word for scratching post? She avoids the Saturday market. Why? Read part 10 of her Diary.
Mini-diary by Pim Hoonhout: What a disappointment
Rumors had been buzzing in Hua Hin for days that the king would attend the annual rowing competition today (Thursday). Pim Hoonhout also heard those rumors. But alas, the party was cancelled. The state of health of the monarch does not allow it.
Diary of Roger Stassen: the hammock philosopher
Roger Stassen tries to de-Americanize his sister-in-law and he and his wife Siriwan visit the hospital where she worked 20 years earlier. The reception was heartwarming and we can learn something from that, he writes in his first diary on Thailandblog.
Mary's Diary (Part 9)
Maria Berg sees a beautiful wooden house with a nice garden and a large pond. The house is for rent. Am I going to rent it, that is the question, she writes in part 9 of her Diary.
Mini diary of Cor van Kampen
A lovely breeze, the smell of incense and burning lights in the temple. Cor van Kampen aka J. Jordaan is happy and muses about the past.
Kees Roijter (64) and Siriporn have known each other for 38 years. On June 25, Kees told about their marriage in a candid Diary. Today he is painfully acquainted with Pon's passion for plants.
Mary's Diary (Part 8)
Maria Berg and her family go swimming in an otherwise empty swimming pool, she discovers that there are duck herders as well as goose herders and one evening the light goes out. But she is prepared for it and lights a candle.
Diary of Maria Berg (part 7)
Maria Berg eats lasagna with spinach at the village Italian, but it is disappointing. On the other hand, she would like to come back for the ice cream in fourteen flavours. She also confesses in her seventh diary that she is in love (but not with a man) and she buys a bottle of Ginseng & Rice Milk. "See if it helps."
Diary of Kees Roijter
Kees Roijter (64) wrote in an email to thailandblog: 'When it comes to Thai women on the blog, prejudices are rampant. Even in the Netherlands you can no longer have a decent conversation about Thai. Within a minute the conversation turns to fucking. That pisses me off. They do people an injustice with that.' In a strikingly candid story, he looks back on 36 years of marriage to Pon.