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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…
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.
Respect in Thai Culture Posted by palmisano on Oct 8, 2012
The concept of respect in Thai culture is quite different from that which you would find in Western culture. I often find myself having to explain the differences to both Westerners and Thais. The reality is that the concept of respect, or more importantly who deserves it and why, is deeply ingrained into our sub-conscious…
Full Kee vocabulary Posted by palmisano on Sep 30, 2012
Full Kee has nothing to do with the Thai language – it’s a common name for a chinese restaurant. But that name really bothers me because in Thai, ‘kee3’ means s&%t or ‘crap’. As an adult I shouldn’t be amused by this, but really, a restaurant that is full of kee?
Geelaa See (Thai Sports Day) Posted by palmisano on Sep 27, 2012
Not too long ago I got to participate in gee1laa1 see5 กีฬาสี. What is กีฬาสี? It’s the sports day for school, or for some other group. People are divided up evenly into two teams of opposing colors, and then compete. In the west, we’d call it ‘field day’, but in the west we wouldn’t have…