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Miss Noot has joined a dancing troupe and is scooting off to unknown parts of Thailand. Okay, not really. She is having a big party at the university she attends, she has finished her degree and it means party time for them … Read full story >>>

I hope everyone enjoyed Chris’s article on Helping Nu Nu Help the Kids last week. This week I want to share more photos from our Sanuk My Saturday project. These photos are from a Saturday when we had many new volunteers join. Everyone was pumped and eager to meet the kids– just one problem. … Read full story >>>

Inspired by the article at BangkokLibrary I took a look at the United Nations Working Group on Romanization Systems report on the Thai romanization . When using geographical names romanized according to the previous 1967 version of the official Thai romanization system, it is essential to know that earlier no distinction was made … Read full story >>>

The British Embassy in Bangkok has emailed registered British citizens to warn them that violence is “quite possible” on the back of next week’s court decision. Ambassador Quinton Quayle, referring to official advice travel advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth office, said: “The political situation in Thailand is tense and… Read full story >>>

Last Sunday was Valentines Day; I had a very nice offer to attend a party that would have had very pretty promotional girls and silly games taking place. A local company were going to have fun with condoms and then head to the local park to hand them out to … Read full story >>>

Visitors who are new to Thailand and have culinary questions about the Thai capital should check out “ Where to eat in Bangkok 2010 ,” a new post by Austin Bush. I can tell you from personal experience that Austin has a great deal of knowledge about Thai cuisine, and he has a good feel for… Read full story >>>

UPDATE:  Nation Channel quotes forensic scientist Pornthip as stating that her agency will continue to use the GT200 device (สถาบันนิติวิทย์ฯจะใช้เครื่องจีที 200 ต่อไป), but will not just buy any more devices (แต่จะไม่สั่งซื้อเครื่องเพิ่มเ�… Read full story >>>

It has been so long since I have updated, for me anyway. This blog is my love. I love to share my experiences as an expatriate living in Thailand on a full time basis. Issanstyle has been and will continue to be a labour of love for me. Of late, time has … Read full story >>>

If you are a reader of this blog, you will know of my Thai niece Nong Ja . She usually stays with us on a fulltime basis, but at the moment she is staying with Miss Noot’s mum from Sunday to Friday. We venture out each Friday and pick … Read full story >>>

As I wrote in my previous blog about Nong Ja and that our morning walk wasn’t complete. We look at the chickens and cows, return home for a cool drink and then we are off again on another walk. At … Read full story >>>

If you read this blog, I am sorry. Just joking as it is your own fault for punishing yourself. If you are a reader you know who this is, my niece Nong Ja. We have been blessed to be part of … Read full story >>>

After the girls had finishing eating there fill , we were on our way past the guys who play Sepak Takraw which is virtually volleyball but only using your feet. When you watch these guys play, the co-ordination and skill shown is very impressive. This guy is spiking the ball; it … Read full story >>>

As I have reported before, we often look after our niece, Nong Ja and take her to our local park not far from our house. Near the entrance we use there is a myriad (okay a handful) of food carts attracting attention of people… Read full story >>>

Miss Noot decided to do some cooking the other day with some ingredients she had bought back from Khun Da’s (her grandfather) village. She had some freshly picked mushrooms they had collected on their mountain trek. These mushrooms are placed in a large pot … Read full story >>>

We had an interesting string of events this week : -dollar was hammered -gold shot up … and Asian central banks said to be intervening in currency markets overnight by buying dollars included South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and possibly, Indonesia, according to analysts. ( Reuters ) A pathetic … Read full story >>>

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My recent holiday in Thailand took me to Kanchanaburi for the first four nights and my visit to the seven tier Erawan Waterfall was one of the best days of my whole holiday. For those of you who have yet to visit this picturesque province situated 130 kilometres from Bangkok on the west … Read full story >>>

The other week Miss Noot, Benjawan and two of Ben’s friends, Wat and Boo went to visit their grandfather out in the village. Miss Noot took along my old point and shoot camera, the Samsung Digimax 430. Miss Noot ventured to Sang Chan Waterfall; it is only a… Read full story >>>

Shock announcement today – President Obama has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Is the Nobel Committee doing drugs?  Please! Now don't get me wrong, I like Obama. I'm not as big of a fan as I used to be, but… Read full story >>>

These are my three girls at the park; they are doing what a lot of Thai girls like to do, that being eating. Nong Ja was eating a rare treat, a disgusting processed hotdog, but she was loving it. Nong Ja gets to … Read full story >>>

Today’s NYT/IHT has a story about Thailand’s southern insurgency (”Muslim Insurgents Confound Military in Thailand”). There’s also a map and a video on the left side of the page. For more on the current state of affairs in the south — where 3500 people… Read full story >>>

Classic Thai TV humour! Read full story >>>

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know the above girl is my niece Nong Ja. She is Miss Noot’s older sister’s baby and we get to look after her a lot. We have had the privilege of babysitting… Read full story >>>

Overnight rain means one thing in particular – it is as inevitable as a very inevitable thing indeed. Walking down the soi this morning – having left the house early especially – I had to skirt round the deeper puddles and then the… Read full story >>>

For the past 7 years of living in Thailand, this website has been a huge part of my life, as I used it to make a record of some of the places I had seen and people I had met. So much has happened to me over these 7 years, I am really glad that … Read full story >>>

The other day Miss Noot, Nong Ja and I ventured to a temple we try and visit once a month. I have posted about Wat Sa Prasan Suk before and there are lots of pictures here and here if you want to see more of it. Here Nong… Read full story >>>

The in-camera trial of Daranee Charnchoengsilpakul, known as Da Torpedo, concluded today, and Daranee was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for lese majeste. The charge relates to a speech she made at Sanam Luang last year. Read full story >>>

One administrative subdivision I don’t know much about are the boriwen (บริเวณ, regions), which existed during the thesaphiban reforms in the beginning of the 20th century. So far, all I knew were these few sentences in Tej Bunnag’s The provincial administration of Siam, 1892-1915 But since this still left vast areas… Read full story >>>

Today I had to go to school again even though it was Sunday, we have had teacher training the last few days so it has meant no break over the weekend. Today was also a special day, so I had to leave the teacher training early (I was upset) and… Read full story >>>

I have written about my beautiful little niece Nong Ja on many occasions. Recently I blogged about how Joom and Jack her parents had decided to take her to Bangkok and Jack’s parents would look after her for 2 or 3 months. I wasn’t happy with this idea and decision but she isn’t my daughter. So the… Read full story >>>