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About Thai Language

August 17, 2008

Today's post is about the Thai Language. Thai is a monosyllabic and tonal language. In fact, there are 5 different tones. That is why it is so different. The same word pronounced in a different tone has a different meaning. The Thai language has different levels of vocabulary. These levels ...

new scam at Suvarnabhumi airport in Thailand

July 27, 2008

refer to http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1640812&tstart=0 A friend of mine forward me this story, in Thai. I’m translating it so you can forward to your foreigner friend/acquaintance to be caution. On July 23, 2008, a client of his company supposed to be arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport from Australia. The company already assigned a person (one ...