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Guru asks: Temple
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 20/03/2015
» What is Chiang Rai's Wat Rong Khun, better known as the White Temple, planning to build on its grounds?
The Why Files: Thai Edition
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 29/08/2014
» 1. Why do cashiers at convenience stores offer you a plastic bag even when you’re just purchasing a pack of gum? Do they have a quota of plastic bags they must give away in a day to fill?
Did you know…?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 04/04/2014
» Not to dismiss important issues facing Thailand, such as politics, injustice, corruption and whatever else people are protesting about, but these things seem to have taken their toll, making life here a drag these days. The good news? It’s a three-day weekend, baby! If the extra holiday isn’t enough to reinvigorate your spirits, here are five fun facts about Thailand to remind you that there are actually interesting/kooky/bizarre things about the land formerly known as Siam.
It's a long weekend, baby!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 24/05/2013
» Today is Visakha Bucha Day, but to many of us, it's the start to Thailand's favourite activity: a holiday that grants us a long weekend! Visakha Bucha is a three-in-one commemoration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, so good Buddhists will probably be spending this day doing noble things like making merit, abstaining from immoral behaviour, and refraining from killing the fly that keeps buzzing around them.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 17/05/2013
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 26/04/2013
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Think you know what's happening in theworld around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 14/09/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!