Archive for 'Thailand'

State of Emergency Thailand

Posted on 02. Sep, 2008 by Holly.

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Blood and smoke filled the streets of Bangkok today. Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has announced that the country is in a State of Emergency. Rioting protesters led by the People’s Republic for Democracy (PAD) faced violent opposition with the pro-government supporters. The PAD claims that Samak is covering up

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Food Sanitation in Thailand – Is he alive?

Posted on 08. Jul, 2008 by Holly.

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Man sleeping on his veggies at the market in Hang Dong, northern Thailand (Dan, you probably know this market!). I took this picture a few days ago as Josh and I went to the market to get some food, chicken and sticky rice and some vegetables. So, the man looked like he was deceased! But [...]

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Modern Day RACISM, or acceptable?

Posted on 16. May, 2008 by Holly.

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The first time I lived in Thailand, I was 16 years old, and an exchange student at a local Thai high school in Bangkok. That was my first experience with getting charged higher prices than others because I am a “falang,” – that is a word Thai people use to classify foreigners, or non-Thais.
Some foreigners [...]

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Gas Pedal Stuck Down

Posted on 04. Mar, 2008 by Holly.

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Last weekend, an innocent drive in the mountains turned into a frighteningly dangerous escapade which left us zooming downhill around the winding curves at recklessly fast speeds. I was driving along when I realized the gas pedal was stuck and the car would not stop accelerating.
My close friend who I hadn’t [...]

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Cleaning Girl Sleeping in Joshs Bed

Posted on 25. Feb, 2008 by Holly.

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I’m sorry but I had to post this – maybe it’s not that funny to anyone else but it was very amusing to me! Every Saturday my gardener’s daughter who is 14 comes over to my house and cleans it for me.

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Holly Mann vs. the “Holy Man”

Posted on 10. Feb, 2008 by Holly.

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Have you ever had one of “those” weeks that left you feeling exhausted mentally and physically? Imagine this strange scenario: You’re living in Thailand, outside of the touristy areas and you drive by a gas station to see a homeless foreigner sitting hunched over, clearly starving and alone. Well, I’ve seen [...]

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Raining & Sick

Posted on 01. Feb, 2008 by Holly.

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I know that so far I have no written anything about Internet Marketing, but I will start posting with my advice, with techniques and more resources. This entire week Josh has been home sick. He started out with a fever, that went away and soon after he started coughing violently and has had a really [...]

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Princess of Thailand in Chiang Mai

Posted on 24. Jan, 2008 by Holly.

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Yesterday Josh and I were out eating dinner in our old neighborhood. After eating, we stepped outside of the restaurant and looked up to see hundreds of people lined up along both sides of the road, standing tall, looking straight ahead. There were police all around as well. Then someone told me the Princess would [...]

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Life in the Thai Lane

Posted on 17. Nov, 2007 by Holly.

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    Yesterday evening I drove to the store with my son Josh. I pulled up to an intersection so that I could turn right and I had the green arrow so I could proceed. As I was half-way through my turn and almost free and clear – a large truck zoomed towards the passenger side [...]

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Only In Thailand

Posted on 02. Nov, 2007 by Holly.

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Interesting Reflections of this week in Thailand:
  Two days ago I saw an extremely large elephant on the back of a truck that was driving in front of me. It was a surprise to me as I have never seen that in Chiang Mai before. Then yesterday, my mom called me and she was very [...]

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