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Thai Bath Exchange Rate Thailand 2008-03-18 00:33:04 Even if many people mean they must exchange money with their domestic bank for a vacation trip to Thailand, we recommend: leave it. The exchange rates for the Thai currency Bath are substantially worse in Europe and other countries than locally in Thailand. While You arrive at the international airport Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok you will find innumerable bank branches,where You can exchange money for Your first days. Current exchange rate for the Thai Bath A few tips for Your security: * big amounts of cash belongs to the hotel safe and not to the pockets of Your trouser ! * While Your exchanging Your money, ask for some small change, because mostly You will receive just 1000.- Bath notes, Taxi and Tuk Tuk driver have only small change. * Don´t let people look into Your wallet. Not everbody have to know, how much cash You carry with Yourself . ...

James Ruengsak is back 2008-03-16 13:50:14 James Ruengsak was one of the most famous singers in Thailand in the 90th. Unforgetable hits like “took wee nathee”, “khao man gai”, “mai ard plien chai” will forever stay in our hearts. Last year James Ruengsak changed from RS Promotion to the Thai Music Giant Grammy and is now teaching new talents. At 27.02.2008 his first “Grammy Album” Now James has been released Musicvideo: James Ruengsak - Wun khong garn jark lar, OST Snow Queen Musicvideo: James Ruengsak - Stay the same Musicvideo: James Ruengsak - Mai ard plien chai ...

Straight from Hell Prik Kee Noo Thai Chilli 2008-03-14 01:37:06 Just 0.5 cm to 4 cm is the size of the hottest of the Thai Chilis. Prik kee noo, means translated mouse shit chili or more distinguished, mouse excrement chilli, another term is birds eye chili (bird eye chili). In addition there is a big variety of spellings: Prig khi nu, Phrik khee noo, Prik ki nu, etc…… To this devilish chillipeppers applies: the smaller the hotter. On the Scoville scale ( scale of fierceness) this fiery speciality reaches the 8 on the 10 scale. Thaipeople love to eat them raw as supplement to different dishes and snacks, one bites in the very aromatic chillipepper and chews it well . Sweating and watering eyes are guaranted ! Prik kee noo are beloved in Thailand in such a way, that the master of Thaipop Bird Thongchai praised the small chillipepper from hell in one of his biggest hits from the year 1990. The song advanced to a kind of a hymn and is nowadays still extremely popular. Thai Musicvideo: Bird Thongchai - Prik kee noo While handl ...

Easy Thai Food 2008-03-13 11:52:00 Thaicooking is very easy. This is at least the opinion of this admittedly a bit “ting tong (ding dong)” Thai cook. Ting tong (ding dong) means crazy in Thai language. How boring would life be without a bit of craziness ? ...

Beautiful Arts and Crafts from Thailand 2008-03-12 02:21:25 Thaipeople are talented and esthetical craftsman. While You´re travelling in Thailand You will find a lot of fancy, beautiful and extraordinary decorative thai items. This animal figurines we found in Chiang Mai/Norththailand in a Thai arts and crafts center. picture: “Chinesestyle Dog”, made from sa paper from Chiang Mai North Thailand This cute, decorative thai items are made from Sa Paper, which is produced by hand from the bark (mulberry bark) of the “Sa tree” (mulberry tree). picture: “Punky Thaielephant” made from sa paper from Chiang Mai North Thailand One of the most important places in Thailand for sa-paper products is the village of Bor Sang near Chiang Mai /Norththailand. © Anuparp Ratanakhon ...

Smoking Prohibited in Thailand 2008-03-11 06:16:52 If smoking was forbidden in Thailand only in public buildings and closed air-conditioned areas, then since 11.02.2008 smoking is prohibited in Thailand by law i n bars, discotheques, restaurants and public places all over the country. Offender against the new, strict “No Smoking” law have to face penalties up to 2000. - Baht . Bar operators, owner of restaurants, etc…. will get a “just” warning until the end of of May 2008, afterwards the punishment is up to a 20.000. - Baht fine. One may be strained, as and whether this law in Thailand is converted. The Thais has been always full professional with handling the countless laws of the country. Also prostitution is prohibited by law in Thailand. ...

Thai Teenager Chin Chinawut Indracusin 2008-03-11 02:35:53 Luk Kreung 1/2 Thai, 1/2 French Chin Chinwut Indracusin was born 13.08.1989 in Bangkok/Thailand. At the age of just 14 years Chin made his debut, supported by the Thai Rapper Da Jim, with the “youngest Thai Rapband” Big 3. In the year 2006 Chin released with his schoolmates from the G-Junior Highschool the album G-JR 10 club. Also with it: Golf & Mike, which already had a big break-through at this time. In May 2007 the desired success came for the sympatic Thaiboy Chin. With his first solo album “Chin Up” he was represented for weeks in the Thailand Top Ten Charts and the album count to the most successful Thai publications of the year 2007. Now in 2008 Chin Chinawat Indracusin is again represented since a few weeks in the Thailand Top Ten Charts with a Song of his upcomming new album. Chin Chinawut Indracusin - Mai mee krai hai bok ruk More of Chin Chinawut Indracusin You´ll get in our Thaipop Blog (german) Fotos: gmember.com &am ...

Four Noble Truth 2008-03-10 07:17:50 The base of the Buddhist philosophy are the Four Noble Truth: 1. Dukha: Life means suffering One does not get which one wants, and/or one does get which one doesn´t wants. 2. Samudaya: Origin of suffering The cause of suffering is craving and ignorance 3. Nirodha: Cessation of suffering Not craving leads to the end of suffering 4. Magga: The way leading to cessation of suffering The way leading to cessation of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path ...

Pitch Love of Siam Witwisit 2008-03-10 03:03:41 The two Thai teenboys and actors Mario Maurer and Pitch Witwisit Hiranyawonkul had an enormous success with the Thai blockbuster movie “Love of Siam (Rak haeng Siam)”. Thai people like farang-looking actors like Mario Maurer, which is a bit of a reason for his big success. While handsome 1/2Thai 1/2 German teen Mario Maurer became a real superstar in the Asian world, Pitch Witwist is successfuly working with the August Band. After the chartbreaking hit “gun lae gun”, they released a Thank You Album: August Thank Love of Siam. The new song “kob khun kun lae kun” is climbing the Thailand Top Ten Charts. Musicvideo: Pitch Witwisit and the August Band - kob khun gun lae gun ...

Da Endorphine 2008-03-09 16:27:34 Da Endorphine is one of the most sucessful female Thai singers in our days. She started her career with the Band Endorphine in 2004, while Da Endorphine joined the Thai Rockband. In the beginning of 2007 she released her first solo album Parb Luang Tar, which was a very big success. At the 26.01.2008 Da Endorphine released her second album “Sound About“. “Sound About” conquered the Thailand Top Ten Charts very quickly. One of the peaks in Da´s carreer was the “Pee kub nong Rong pleng narm nao concert” with the wellknown and famous female Thai singers Amp Saowaruk and Beau Sunita Musikvideo: Da Endorphine - Doo lae khao hai dee dee Fotos by gmember.com ...