Archive for 'Culture'
How to Become a Thai Monk: Ordination Rules Posted by palmisano on Sep 24, 2013
Before even becoming a monk there is a list of qualifications (อันตรายิกธรรม) you must first pass. You will be asked about each qualification along with additional questions about why you would like to be ordained. Below is the ordered list of 13 qualifications.
How to Become a Thai Monk: Introduction Posted by palmisano on Sep 23, 2013
Have you ever wanted to know what being a Thai monk is like? To find out first hand, I had myself ordained as a Thai Buddhist monk. In the next few articles I’m going to write about what it’s like to be a monk, the early impressions, the difficult ordination ceremony, the 227 rules, the…
Ask a Thai: Why do Farang Like Tan Skin? Posted by palmisano on Jul 17, 2013
Why do Thais think farang prefer tanned skin?
Why do Thais think Farang Like to Travel Thailand? Posted by palmisano on Jun 18, 2013
I’ve been writing this blog for ~3 years now and I’ve never given my readers long sentences to read, focusing more on basic vocabulary and grammar. Today, I’d like to challenge my more advanced readers. Now, for those who aren’t quite there yet, I’m making this post doubly interesting. We all know why we foreigners…
The Hand Posted by palmisano on May 13, 2013
In the last post we learned the basic body parts. Now that you’ve learned a general list of body parts, let’s go to the intermediate level and get more specific with one of them: the hand (meuu1 มือ).
Thai Body Parts Posted by palmisano on May 9, 2013
In Thai culture, different body parts are worthy of different levels of respect. This respect is determined by the height from the ground. For example, the head is the highest and should be revered, while the feet are the lowest and are therefore used to show disrespect. As such, touching a Thai on the head…
How are Thai musical notes written? part 3 Posted by palmisano on Mar 27, 2013
Given the previously mentioned issues with Thai sheet music, I asked around friends who were more or less Thai traditional music experts to get some guidance. It turns out there is sheet music which has slightly more detail out there. A perfect example can be found here: http://www.sakamula.com/note.html So what do all those dashes…