Archive for December, 2012
Buddhist Heaven and Buddhist Hell Posted by palmisano on Dec 29, 2012
Where do we go when we die? Every religion has an answer to that question. In Buddhism, one is first reincarnated over and over and over until one achieves nirvana (or deserves hell). Afterwards, one either enters heaven สวรรค์ (sa2waan5) or hell นรก (na4rok4). Details of each are complicated and filled with mythology. In short…
End of the World Thai Vocabulary Posted by palmisano on Dec 28, 2012
As the world is ending sooner or later, I thought it’d be very helpful to prepare you for the inevitable. So as soon as you see that fissure to hell open up at Saladaeng…
The End of the World, according to Buddha Posted by palmisano on Dec 20, 2012
Perhaps the most fundamental, most core belief, of the Buddhist religion is the concept of impermanence: that nothing lasts forever. That which didn’t exist at one time, will cease to exist in another time. Everything you own, everyone you know, all the places you’ve been to, your memories, the entire planet, the sun, the galaxy…
Creation, according to Buddha Posted by palmisano on Dec 18, 2012
Thailand is a country where 95% of its inhabitants are Buddhists, and its language is very much linked to its religion. Since the world will end this month (due to running out of days on the Mayan calendar), I thought it appropriate to describe the Buddhist version of the end of the world. But with…
CV Vocabulary Word Match Posted by palmisano on Dec 14, 2012
In the previous two blog posts I talked about resume vocabulary in Thai and how to use these words in sentences. This post will help give you practice with those words, as well as reading and spelling them. Print out this sheet. Then, below, draw a line from the English word on the left to match…
Write Your Resume in Thai, part 2 Posted by palmisano on Dec 11, 2012
Writing a CV in Thai can be a very useful thing to do if you consider working in Thailand. It can impress Thai employers in case knowledge of Thai is required for the job. In this post, I present some useful vocabulary and expressions that you can use to write your CV in Thai.
Write Your Resume in Thai, part 1 Posted by palmisano on Dec 10, 2012
Writing a CV in Thai can be a very useful thing to do if you consider working in Thailand. It can impress Thai employers in case knowledge of Thai is required for the job. In this post, I present some useful vocabulary and expressions that you can use to write your CV in Thai.