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Ghosts in Thailand, part 2 Posted by palmisano on Jul 8, 2011
In part 1 I spoke of the four general categories of Thai ghosts. In part 2 I’ll talk about the types of ghosts, and many of these types can fit into any of the part 1 categories. Keep in mind that this will be a short-list of the most famous types, as there are plenty…
Ghosts in Thailand, part 1 Posted by palmisano on Jul 5, 2011
As evident by their many ghost movies, Thais are very superstitious. They definitely believe in ghosts. Just like in the west, Thais also have many different types of ghosts. I won’t go over them all, but I’ll go over the main types.
Top 10 Thai Movies, part 4 Posted by palmisano on Jul 2, 2011
A list of the top 10 Thai movies for farang.
Top 10 Thai Movies, part 3 Posted by palmisano on Jun 27, 2011
A list of the top 10 Thai movies for farang.
Top 10 Thai Movies, part 2 Posted by palmisano on Jun 24, 2011
A list of the top 10 Thai Movies for Farang.
Top 10 Thai Movies, Part 1 Posted by palmisano on Jun 21, 2011
There are at least 50 Thai movies I really liked, but I’ve narrowed them down to the top-10 must-sees. In the next few blog posts I’ll introduce to you these movies, and explain why it’s so important for you to watch each – important in the sense that you are a student in Thai culture…
Poo yai Posted by palmisano on Jun 16, 2011
Today I’m going to talk about Poo3 Yai2 ผู้ใหญ่. Poo3 means ‘person’ and Yai2 means ‘big’. Generally, ‘poo yai’ means ‘adult’. You start off as a child (dek1 เด็ก), work your way up to teenager (wai1 run3 วัยรุ่น), and after a few more years you’ve made it.