Sculpture of a cat and a rat in Songkhla
If you walk along the beach of Samila Beach in Songkhla, you can just see a statue of an immensely large cat and a rat, which you would not like to see around your house in that size. A cat and a rat, what does that mean and why was it made into a sculpture?
Almost everyone walking down the street in Bangkok will have seen them and I am talking about the Rattus novergicus or the brown rat or sewer rat if you prefer.
Chinese New Year, the year of the rat
It's Chinese New Year, the year of the rat, is also celebrated in Thailand The color red can be seen in many places. Shop decorations, houses, streets, people's clothing and even pet clothing are all decorated with a bright crimson color. In Chinese tradition, red is a sign of wealth and good fortune. It is a color that also protects you from all damage.
Calendar: Chinese New Year in Thailand
All over the world, Chinese people celebrate the new year with the congratulatory wish: "Gong Xi Fa Cai!", the festivities last no less than 15 days. If you want to experience some of that, visit Chinatown in Bangkok. Chinese New Year is also celebrated in Chiang Mai, Phuket and Trang.
A Siberian hamster in Hua Hin
Peter was quietly working in his Townhouse when suddenly a Siberian hamster landed on his desk. Then it looked like an episode of Fawlty Towers in Hua Hin.
No, I'm not going to talk about those (almost) human beings that you encounter in the Thai entertainment centers. This is really about animals that can make your daily life miserable.
Fancy a MacRat burger?
While you may shudder at the mere thought that Thais eat all kinds of insects, I would just add that the oh-so-delicious rat meat also occupies an honorable place on the menu in many a Thai household.
Bizarre food in Thailand
By bizarre food we usually mean eating something that is unusual, strange in our eyes. We think that happens quite often in all those foreign countries, just Google: Bizarre food and there will be a long row of websites, where you will encounter the strangest things.
Pim's Diary
Mayonnaise should not be baked and hachee turned out to be a bit too difficult. Then whip cream. Pim Hoonhout gives his neighbor cooking lessons. And in the meantime he makes short work of the Rat family.
The field rat, a type of large vole, is becoming scarce in Thailand. Good news? Not really, because the shortage of rat meat encourages the smuggling of dead and skinned rats from Cambodia. And they may be infected with the dreaded disease leptospirosis, Weil's disease.
A rat for dinner (video)
Six British women trade their daily lives for the lives of women in poor and remote communities around the world.
Grilled rat – feast in Thailand (video)
Thailand is famous for its refined and very tasty cuisine. But it can also be different. How about a freshly grilled rat?