Archive for July, 2006
Do you “love” Thai pop music?
0 Comments Published by Jon July 22nd, 2006 in Modern Bangkok, Thai youth.If you’ve sat in any Bangkok taxis you might be familiar with the word ‘rak’. This isn’t because Taxi drivers have a thing for us westernerners, but rather that the radio plays a constant stream of Thai pop (unless your taxi driver is from the North, in which case he will likely play Thai Country […]
I’m not certain there actually is a Thai Rain God, but if there is, he or she is vengeful and petty and all manner of cruel things. Don’t get me wrong - I love the rain. I enjoy watching it rain, it cleans the air and reduces the rubbish in the gutters of Bangkok. It […]