The end of a single life? (2)
Once back in the Netherlands, I have already built up a hundred overtime hours within a few weeks. My body is tired and I miss Thailand.
Thailand women types
In Thailand you will find women of all shapes and sizes. I would like to write a whole story about that, but I can't do it better than two female editors of Coconuts Bangkok. They describe 13 female types you can meet. It is placed in Bangkok, but it also applies to other larger (tourist) places.
Meeting with a bargirl
A few months ago, an acquaintance went to Thailand and tried his luck there, looking for a new relationship. However, he became discouraged and disappointed by what he experienced.
A touching story from Pattaya
Gringo wrote a touching story about a small love drama that took place in his own environment. Starring a posh American and a gullible Thai girl.
Thai bride, only for old men?
For those who can receive the Belgian VTM: on March 22 at 2155 (Belgian time) there will be the program “Moerkerke en de Mannen”. A portrait about Flemish men who have a preference for Asian women.
Mee and my Dad (video)
'Mee and my Dad' is a documentary about a 24-year-old Englishman who visits his 60-year-old father in Thailand to attend his father's wedding.
Romantic marriage proposal in Thailand
In Thailand, videos of special marriage proposals are regularly posted to the media and there is even a prize available for the most beautiful video in this genre. This year's winner is a video by Ariya Kumpilo, owner of a restaurant in Bangkok.
Submitted: 'Why always so negative about Thai women?'
I regularly see comments from readers on Thailandblog about negative (financial) experiences with Thai women. When I read these, I always get a very uneasy feeling. It doesn't always have to be so negative. Take my example.
Is a long distance relationship possible?
Is a relationship with a Thai woman at a distance of more than 9.000 kilometers as the crow flies? I think so.
Dutch love for a Buddhist monk
In the third series of the KRO's Liefs Uit… programme, Yvon Jaspers follows eight Dutch people in love who would do anything to build a future in the Netherlands with their foreign partner.
Letter from Ning
Ning, Cor Verhoef's wife, occasionally looks over his shoulder when Cor reads Thailandblog. We asked Ning to shed light on what she sees coming along. "Never think that Thai women are from another planet."
The balance of my relationship with a Thai woman
If you had asked me four years ago if I would ever have a long-term relationship with a Thai woman, I probably would have looked at you blankly and asked: “Eh, what do you mean. No, let's keep it simple."
Our social image of farangs
On this blog everything necessary has been written about the many prejudices that farangs are subject to and that most of us really don't want to be associated with. The social image of farangs in farangland therefore does not lie. However, what has not or hardly been highlighted is the impact of all those prejudices on a relationship between a farang and a Thai.
Is there such a thing as a universal value that applies to every person on earth? According to the American clinical psychologist Abraham Maslow, yes. Hence the statement that 'A Thai woman is no different from a Western one'
'A world full of differences'
The Belgian director Samy Pavel made a feature film called “In a small world”. He portrays four foreigners, who all come into contact with a lady of pleasure from Walking Street and shows how each of them views this phenomenon, exposes their weaknesses and how they deal with it.
Boundless love in Thailand
Yesterday I watched an episode of Boundlessly in love with Net 5 with some surprise. It was a follow-up to an earlier broadcast of Patricia and Jack in Thailand.
'Dutch man killed by jealous Thai wife'
Wim Vorstermans, who was murdered in his flat in Venlo on Wednesday, seems to have fallen victim to his wife Tina (44) from Thailand, De Telegraaf writes today.