Being a Thai people, it is a real well blended culture of the east. The culture in Thailand is the mixture of eastern part mainly from India and China. With current life, Thai people also take the western culture to mix with their current eastern culture, becoming a good order of Thai lives.

My ancestors are Chinese. My father is from China mainland. My mom was born in Thailand under Chinese family. So, we are Chinese who live in Thailand. It is an ordinary life for Thais that many of us were Chinese. Even for the culture, Thailand is a blended culture between Thai and Chinese. Though there are the root of Thai culture that would be different among regions. However, Thailand is situated in the south of China, many things were from Chinese. If we talk to many Thai experts, they will dig down the root of Thai culture from India. e.g. the names of Thai people. Many cultures, religions, are from India than from China. But the ethnic culture of Chinese is widespread. We have a blended eastern culture from main parts of Asia, at least from the two big lands - China and India.

I would like to start your awareness with Thai food. We have mixed Chinese food with Thai. You can eat stewed eggs that are a Chinese style from general Thai food shop. We called it as Thai fast food. Also, you can find our signature curry from Thai food shop, e.g. chicken curry in coconut milk. It is not a real Indian taste, nor is it purely Chinese. This is our Thai original taste. But if you want to try Indian taste in Thai food shop, a red curry with cumin is also available. Thai food is spicy, while Chinese food is greasy. But if we order 2 types of foods, mixed of Thai and Chinese, it is a well balanced. One plate of rice with 2 types of food on top in general Thai food shop is around 1 dollar (35 - 40 Thai baht). You can get all 5 main nutrients from this dish, giving you 400-450 kcal. for a quick lunch. This is not too high fat or too low on vitamin. It is a good balance that can give you enough energy to run your afternoon and evening time with full speed.

When we talk about other things, e.g. our nature and personality. Thai people are polite, simple, smiling, easy going. We are not as diligent as Chinese (as many people said). We are rather slow, not diligent, but more relaxing. It is like our current economy stage, slow growing. Many Thais from all part of Thailand are farmers or working in the agriculture fields. They got not high education. Besides being farmers, they may immigrate to urban, cities and work as labor force, such as construction, merchant, labor, etc. They can become the head of the retail store but rarely got a chance to set up their business as they have very low income. Unlike Chinese people, Chinese are more intelligent. They can collect money and set up their business from zero money. We normally called them as one mat and one pillow Chinese. They usually immigrated to Thailand during the Second World War and started their own business from a worker level to be a rich merchant and becoming millionaire. Today, many of them are those high society people, such as CP group, Central group, Sahapattana group or even Bangkok Bank. For the authentic Thai people from various part of Thailand, those who are rich mostly had their heritage from their ancestors, e.g. from the old time monarch, either northern part or southern part. We rarely find the Thai farmers who become a rich guy. It has never happened.


Anyway, being a Thai is very self satisfaction. We don't care on getting rich. Being self satisfaction person, they can create good kindness, loving the neighbor, caring to give if they have exceeding things, not only money but also other things, e.g. rice, clothes, etc. All Thai people have the similarity on the myth and respect with pure love and loyal to the king. It could become a surprise for anyone who are not Thais and saw a history day on June 9th 2006. That was the thorn ceremony of 60th anniversary for King Bhumiphol. All people around the country had joined this ceremony and all said "Long Live the King". All people from all parts of the country witnessed this ceremony with tear out from their eyes, with high pleasure on their real loyal feeling and love towards our King Bhumiphol. Thai people are so proud of being a Thai citizen under the Royal Highness King Bhumiphol reign. The campaign of satisfied economy originated by our King Bhumiphol could prove to the world that this is the real strength of economy that could bring a balance of life on economy and happiness.

Living in Thailand, we can be very convenient. People are kind, polite and caring. They are not threatening to anyone. A good order of living with peace and happiness can be found in Thailand from the Thai people. The charming of Thai people is to live smart with unique culture that the Thais take and keep from many parts of the country. It has become a uniqueness of Thai character. The strength of the Thai character is the uniqueness of Thai citizen. If you have a chance to know any Thai people, let's analyze and get it proven.

“Alive and well”

“Alive and well”

This photo of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra taken with former South African president Nelson Mandela was a subject of much discussion on the Internet yesterday.

There was a big debate about whether it was real or “photoshopped”, i.e., doctored to appear real using the popular software program.

One reason for the disbelief is that there have recently been rumours that Mr Thaksin was seriously ill and staying in nearby Brunei. His month-long silence – his last twitter posting was July 26 – only added to the suspicion that the rumours might be true.

Yesterday’s release of two photos, the second taken with Mr Mandela’s former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, was clearly an attempt to quash those rumours.

Mr Thaksin’s spokesman Noppadon Pattama, who circulated the pictures during a press conference, said Mr Thaksin was in excellent health but had stayed out of the spotlight to avoid stirring up controversy and facilitate reconciliation.

Mr Thaksin was keen on bringing about reconciliation in Thailand and his meeting with Mr Mandela, Africa’s model reconciliation statesman, was to tap the latter’s experience, Mr Noppadon said. He also insisted that the photos were authentic.

He did not say when the photo with Mr Mandela was taken but said the photo with Mr Mandela’s former wife was taken on Friday.

Mr Noppadon said Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya’s present visit to Montenegro as part of the government’s attempts to have Mr Thaksin extradited were in vain as Mr Thaksin had been granted citizenship. This made extradition unlikely.

Meanwhile, former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat said yesterday Mr Thaksin was definitely in good health and was not in any country close to Thailand. Mr Somchai said Mr Thaksin phoned him on Sunday to wish him a happy birthday.

ousted – forced out of a position of power ขับออกจากอำนาจ

doctor – to change a photo, document, tape, film, etc. in order to deceive people ปลอมแปลงเพื่อหลอกลวง

appear – to seem ดูเหมือนจะ, ดูเหมือนว่า

disbelief – the feeling of not believing someone or something, especially something shocking or unexpected ความไม่เชื่อ

rumour – a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true ข่าวลือ

suspicion – a belief that a crime has been committed ความสงสัย

quash – to stop something from continuing ปราบ, กำจัด (ข่าวลือ, กรต่อต้าน) ยกเลิก

circulate – to send to many different people หมุนเวียน

press conference – an official meeting where someone makes a formal statement about a particular issue or event to journalists and answers their questions about it การแถลงข่าว

spotlight – the centre of public attention จุดสนใจของผู้คน, เป็นที่สนใจ

stir up – to make someone feel upset or angry ก่อให้เกิดความขุ่นใจ

controversy – a strong disagreement, especially about a public policy or moral issue ความขัดแย้ง ประเด็นข้อขัดแย้ง

facilitate – to make it possible or easier for something to happen ทำให้สะดวกขึ้น

reconciliation – a new and friendly relationship with someone who you argued with or fought with การทำให้ปรองดองกันอีก, การสมานฉันท์

Is not what it should be back on the image content that has done wrong then.

When free is not free

When free is not free

Wai Kru ceremony at Kanchanapisek School in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum.

Thailand 15-year free public school system is not universally free. The Ministry of Education does allow schools to collect additional fees under certain conditions.

First, the fees are supposed to be suitable and approved by the school’s committee. Secondly, the school is also required to seek the consent of students and parents.

Students and parents from Kanchanapisek School in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum are complaining that these conditions were clearly not met in the school’s massive fee increase this year.

The school is under fire for increasing its fees by up to 65% — in ‘‘flagrant disregard for the government’s 15-year free education scheme’’, a group representing students say.

About 10 students and parents from Kanchanapisek School yesterday lodged a complaint with Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat calling on him to investigate the school for allegedly collecting high tuition fees from both boarding and non-resident students.

They claimed the tuition fee had increased by between 33% and 65% without their consent. New Mathayom Suksa 1 (Grade 7) students are suffering the most, paying 42,000 baht a year in tuition fees.

The school has cited higher expenses from setting up IT rooms and hiring foreign teachers to justify the increases. Each student has to pay 2,500 baht to use IT services and another 500 baht to be taught by foreign teachers.

However, the school had not provided enough computers for all students, a student representative said. And no foreign teachers had been hired.

The students and parents also complained that the school had failed to hand out free textbooks provided by the government to students.

They also accused it of providing students with low-quality lunches with rotten fruit. Most school buildings were dilapidated, they said.The school’s executives could not be reached for comment yesterday.Adapted from a story in today's Bangkok Post by Sirikul Bunnag.

universally – including all situations; involving or affecting everyone โดยทั่วไป
fee – an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something ค่าธรรมเนียม
condition – something that must be done before another thing can happen เงื่อนไข
suitable – acceptable or right for someone or something เหมาะสม
consent – to give permission to do something ยอมให้ทำ, อนุญาต
massive - very large in size, amount or numberใหญ่โต
under fire – being criticised strongly กำลังเป็นที่วิพากษ์วิจารณ์, กำลังโดนโจมตี
flagrant – done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people ที่ปรากฏชัด, ชัดๆ, ที่เห็นได้ชัด
disregard – not respecting something or considering it important ความไม่เอาใจใส่, ความเฉยเมย, ความเพิกเฉย

Government should support studies of Thai children than this. Yue and should help a mobile one.

“Betrayal isn’t strong enough”

“Betrayal isn’t strong enough”

Tiger Woods's ex-wife Elin Nordegren, seen here in 2004, has broken her silence over the sex scandal that ended their marriage.

"I felt stupid as more things were revealed. How could I not have known anything? The word betrayal isn't strong enough. I felt like my whole world had fallen apart."

Those were the words of Elin Nordegren, ex-wife of Tiger Woods, as she described for the first time what life has been like since she found out that the world’s top golfer had, to put it mildly, been unfaithful to her throughout much of their six-year marriage.

Nordegren, a 30-year-old Swedish former model, told People magazine she initially felt "shock and disbelief" at learning Woods had cheated on her. Later, as a string of women, including a porn star, a cocktail waitress and a Las Vegas club manager claimed affairs with her husband she began to question herself.

"I've been through hell," she said.

She told the celebrity news weekly that stress from the lurid tabloid scandal caused her insomnia and weight loss, and that in the days before her divorce was finalised she began to lose her hair.

Nordegren said she and Woods had tried to reconcile but she ultimately decided it was hopeless because she had lost her trust in him.

She said she had been truly devoted to Woods and had hoped for a happily-ever-after life together with him.

"I loved him. We had so much fun," she said, "and I felt safe with him."

Woods's spectacular fall from grace began on November 27 last year when he crashed his car into a fire hydrant near his Orlando home.

The incident touched off shocking revelations about a string of extramarital affairs which led to his admission of adultery.

She told People that her interview with the magazine would be her first and last, and that she now intends to remain a private person.

"My immediate plan is for the kids and me to continue to adjust to our new situation.One thing that won’t be in her life, it seems, is golf. Since her break-up with Woods she said she had not watched a single minute of golf.

Vocabulary

incident – something that happens, usually something bad เหตุการณ์

revelation – a surprising piece of information การเปิดเผย

extramarital – involving a married person and another person who is not their marriage partner นอกสมรส, ผิดผัวผิดเมีย

admission – agreeing that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry or surprised about it การยอมรับ

adultery – sex that takes place between a married person and someone who is not their husband or wife การคบชู้, การมีชู้

immediate – of the most importance and needed to be dealt with now ปัจจุบัน

adjust – to get used to a new situation by changing your ideas or the way you do things ปรับตัว

Men should love one single-minded In spite of his wife will also betray this trust can not Have to quit alone.

Sound Check

Love life

Aof adds some colour

Aof Pongsak

Life is Colorful

GMM Grammy

Aof Pongsak is one artist who never seems to have trouble producing albums that please his many fans. Life is Colorful is Aof's fifth album, and once again the singer doesn't disappoint.

For his latest album, Aof has taken on some different styles that might surprise some of his listeners. Along with his trademark tragic love songs, Aof has recorded some tracks that take a brighter, more positive look at romance.

The highlight of Life is Colorful is the sad song, "Poo Chai Kon Nee Kam Lang Mod Rang (This Man is Exhausted)," which features some very emotional and expressive singing from Aof.

Life is Colorful was made with the help of superb producers like Nim Seefah and Nung Naringvit. The music has a pleasant diversity of styles, including pop, R&B, jazz and soul.

Aof's fans should enjoy hearing the singer tackle different moods and styles on Life is Colorful. With this album, Aof shows that there's more to his music than just blue moods. - VH

Vocabulary

colour (n): interesting and exciting details or qualities
tragic (adj): making you feel very sad, usually because somebody has suffered a lot
expressive (adj): showing your thoughts and feelings
diversity (n): a range of many things that are very different from each other
tackle (v): to make a determined effort to do something difficult

blue (adj): sad or depressed

This man is a singer and a good quality album, genre, is still the same sad song. For those who love secretly heartbroken. Not disappointed bunch of us waiting for the new album Aof Pongsak.

Smile

Smile Smile

Smile Smile

Smi

The smile can tell the feelings of the individual.

Love the smile is beautiful.

As now I can smile and love that occurs between friends and people know to be able to make us smile while we are suffering.

Smile each day a little bit each day is not likely to soon.

ตลาดน้ำวัดดอนหวาย Don Wai Floating market

ตลาดน้ำวัดดอนหวาย Don Wai Floating market

ตลาดน้ำดอนหวาย ซึ่งเป็นตลาดอาหารไทย และขนมไทยแบบดั่งเดิมได้เข้ามาในช่วงจังหวะนั้นพอดี จึงได้กับการตอบรับจากผู้คนอย่างรวดเร็ว คนที่มาเที่ยวต่างติดใจในรสชาติอาหารไทยที่มีอยู่หลากหลาย และขนมไทยนานาชนิด พร้อมกับได้อุดหนุนสินค้าเกษตรกรรมของท้องถิ่นในราคาแบบชาวบ้าน ทำให้เกิดกระแสปากต่อปาก หากเปรียบเป็นว่าวก็ถือว่าปัจจุบัน ตลาดน้ำดอนหวายติดลมบนเป็นที่เรียบร้อยแล้ว สามารถพึ่งตัวเองได้อย่างสบายๆ โดยไม่ต้องให้ใครมาช่วยประชาสัมพันธ์ นักท่องเที่ยวทั้งไทยและต่างประเทศต่างให้ความสนใจกันมากมายนอกจากได้ลิ้มลองอาหารนานาชนิดและซื้อของฝากที่มีอยู่มากมายแล้ว ก็ยังมีโปรแกรมล่องเรือชมวิวทิวทัศน์สองฝั่งแม่น้ำที่ไม่ควรพลาดเพราะจะได้เห็นวิถีชีวิตของชาวบ้านที่อาศัยริมแม่น้ำท่าจีน ปลูกผักบุ้ง และผักที่ขึ้นบนน้ำชนิดต่างๆ เรียกได้ว่าเกือบตลอดระยะทางที่เรือผ่านเป็นการใช้พื้นที่หน้าบ้านให้เป็นประโยชน์ นั่งเรือผ่านไปก็จะเห็นชาวบ้านพายเรือเก็บ ผักบุ้งเป็นระยะๆ เป็นการปลูกโดยไม่ต้องใส่ปุ๋ยหรือยาฆ่าแมลงใดๆทั้งสิ้นร้อนนี้หากใครกำลังคิดออกไปเที่ยวนอกเมืองที่ไม่ห่างจากกรุงเทพมากนัก และอยากเห็นภาพธรรมชาติที่เย็นตาเย็นใจ พร้อมกับทานอาหารไทยๆแบบดั่งเดิมที่หาทานยากในที่อื่นๆแล้ว ก็อยากแนะนำให้มาที่ตลาดน้ำดอนหวาย แหล่งรวมของกิน ของฝาก ที่อาจต้องขนใส่รถกันเลยทีเดียว





Floating market Don Wai. A Thai food market. Thai dessert and as a legacy into the rhythm that fit. Has the response from people quickly. People yearn to visit various flavors of Thai cuisine that is diverse. Thai and various snacks. With subsidies to agricultural products in the pricing of local villagers. Cause current spread widely. If that advantage is that it is now considered. Don Wai on the floating market is already stable. Can be self-reliant easily. Without anyone to help release. Thai and foreign tourists and foreign interest together but have many taste food and buy a wide range of deposit and then. They also have a second cruise offering views of river do not miss it will see life of villagers living river pier and morning glory growing Chinese vegetables on different types of water. Known that almost all the distance that a space ship through the home page to be useful. Boat to see it through to the villagers boating store. The morning glory is long. Is cultivated without manure or pesticides this summer if any total figure out who is to visit not far from the outskirts of Bangkok much. And want to visualize natural Eienta เย็นใจ. Thai dining with other existing as a rare find in the other review, then. Would like to suggest that floating market Don Wai. Concentrations of the skin that may leave hair ever put together car.

Greetings

การทักทายเป็นภาษาอังกฤษ

Once you have been introduced to someone, the next time you see that person it is important to greet them. We also greet people as we leave people. In English (as in all languages), there are different ways to greet people in formal and informal situations.หลังจากที่แนะนำทำความรู้จักกันเรียบร้อยแล้ว ครั้งต่อมาเมื่อพบกันก็ควรที่จะทักทายกันเป็นเรื่องธรรมดาใช่ไหมคะ เราสามารถทักทายหรือกล่าวอำลาเป็นภาษาอังกฤษได้หลากหลายวิธี โดยสามารถแบ่งเป็นสถานการณ์ที่เป็นทางการและไม่เป็นทางการได้ดังนี้ คือ

Formal Greetings: Arriving

การทักทาย แบบทางการ

Good morning / afternoon / evening.

อรุณสวัสดิ์ (สวัสดีตอนเช้า) / สวัสดี (หลังเที่ยง) / สวัสดี (ตอนเย็น)

Hello (name), how are you?สวัสดีค่ะ/ครับ เป็นอย่างไรบ้าง

Good day Sir / Madam (very formal)

สวัสดีค่ะ/ครับ คุณผู้ชาย/คุณผู้หญิง (เป็นทางการมาก)

Informal Greetings: Arriving

การทักทาย แบบไม่เป็นทางการ

Hi / Hello

สวัสดี

How are you?

เป็นไงบ้าง

What's up? (very informal)

เป็นไงบ้าง (ไม่เป็นทางการ มักใช้กับเพื่อน)

How are you doing? (very informal)

เป็นไงบ้าง (ไม่เป็นทางการ มักใช้กับคนรู้จักที่สนิทสนม)

It's important to note that the question "How are you?" or "What's up?" doesn't necessary need a response. If you do respond, these phrases are generally expected:สิ่งที่ควรรู้เมื่อมีคนทักเราด้วยประโยคที่ว่า “How are you?” หรือ “What’s up” นั้น เราไม่จำเป็นต้องตอบคำถามไปว่าเราทำอะไรอยู่ เป็นอย่างไรบ้างตรงๆ หรือบางครั้งไม่ต้องตอบเลยด้วยซ้ำ เพราะเป็นคำถามตามมารยาทเมื่อพบกัน สามารถเปรียบได้กับคำทักทายอย่างหนึ่ง โดยทั่วไปแล้วผู้ถามมักจะคาดหวังการตอบรับจากเราดังตัวอย่างต่อไปนี้ เช่น

Very well, thank you. And you? (formal)

ดีมากๆค่ะ/ครับ ขอบคุณ แล้วคุณหล่ะเป็นอย่างไรบ้าง (แบบสุภาพเป็นทางการ)

Fine / Great (informal)

ดีนะ / ดีมาก (แบบไม่เป็นทางการ)

Formal Greetings: Departing

การกล่าวอำลา แบบเป็นทางการ

Good morning / afternoon / evening.

สวัสดี (ตอนเช้า) / สวัสดี (หลังเที่ยง) / สวัสดี (ตอนเย็น)

Note: After 8 p.m. - Good night.

สำหรับคำว่า Good night (ราตรีสวัสดิ์) นั้น ใช้หลังเวลา 2 ทุ่มไปแล้ว

It was a pleasure seeing you.

ยินดีที่ได้พบคุณ

Goodbye.ลาก่อน

Informal Greetings: Departing

การกล่าวอำลา แบบไม่เป็นทางการ

Goodbye / Bye.

ลาก่อน

See you (later).

แล้วเจอกัน (ครั้งหน้า)

Later (very informal)

แล้วเจอกัน (ใช้กับเพื่อน)

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My self

My name is thanrada somkul .My nickname is Pakkard.
I was born on 22 august,1994. I have 2brother, Narut and Sirawit.
My address is 200 M.1 Toongkrpanghom , Kampangsaen , Nakornprathom 73140. My e-mail address is : Minnie_clash@hotmail.com .
My telephone number is 034-355212 .
My father is government office.
My mother is business woman.
I like softball , badminton, listening to music, reading. My best friend are Bonus Zein Pair Vaw and Ice .
I like science I can play Thai music instrument.
My future I want to study tourism and hotel management studies.
I like somtam water melons oturians papatas, mangoes teens