Author name: Chris

Chris founded LivingThai.org in 2011 and has received over 3 million visitors. He has lived here for over 10 years and speaks reads and writes very good Thai.

Thai Girl of the week

Thai Girl Of The Week – Goong

Sorry I havn’t written much this week been so busy and honestly don’t know with what but it’s been busy. Not so busy I couldn’t load up the MSN messenger and see what I could find. I only got with one Thai chick this week and she was ever a beauty! Before I did the […]

Hua Hin Beach

Bangkok to Hua Hin – Away from the floods

I don’t need to tell you about the floods in Bangkok. I live in Chiang Mai but even here things are turning to the worse because of the floods. Water bottles are scarce, many chain restaurants are closed, milk is harder to come by and beer is harder and harder to buy. Now I can

Why are monks always buying computers

Why are monks always buying computers

Thailand is a predominately Buddhist country in fact 95% of Thailand is Buddhist. So seeing monks around all the time is normal. But what puzzled me for the longest time is anytime I go to a computer store whether it be Pantip plaza or any of the numerous computer super stores even at Macro I

American Ronald Fanelli in Phuket

Mad Yank Poker Player Jailed For 10 Years For Killing Thai Bar Girl

American man Ronald Fanelli a former Navel officer has been sentenced to 10 years jail for killing a Thai bar girl and stuffing her into a suitcase before taking the body to a remote part of the island Phuket and dumping her body. The apparent murder was caused from a spat between him and the

Learn Thai By using Thai songs

Using Thai songs to help you learn Thai

Learning Thai can be extremely rewarding whether you live in Thailand or not. But Thai like any other language requires time and effort to make it happen it won’t happen overnight. What helped me a lot when learning Thai was Thai songs. Now I know many of you probably arn’t that wrapped about Thai pop

Holding the Kindle Fire

How to buy a Amazon Kindle Fire anywhere in the world

The Amazon Kindle Fire is so cheap at only $199 is one of the worlds cheapest tablet pc’s in the world. In fact it’s believed that Amazon is actually taking a loss selling the Kindle fire this cheap. Which probably explains why they are only selling it to those who live in the US. See

tom gay

Gay Tom Tom Gay The new sexual orientation in Thailand

Thailand is the place of anything goes sexually. There are gays, lesbians, Toms, Dees, Krathoys but now there is a new trend that i’ve never seen before, the Gay Tom or Tom Gay. Confused? I know I am! Toms are what we’d call Butch lesbians but they are a lot different than what we’d expect

freak snowstorm in conneticut

Freak Snowstorm in Northeastern USA leaves 2 million without power

Snow in October is rare in the north eastern USA but this year its come early and with force breaking all records. This is probably just the beginning. With all the rainfall that asia has experienced this year it’s no doubt going to turn the other side of the globe and crush them with unprecedented

Crazy Jungle Autopsy on Dead Man in Thailand – Gruesome

So I got these photos the other day in my inbox. The email was titled “Thailand Cannibals eating black man“. But after I looked at the photos It doesn’t really look like they are eating anyone. It looks more like a bush Autopsy. But with all the smiling and joking and the lady making a

Why do Thai people do this

Why do Thai people do this?

You know I love living in Thailand, sure is far from perfect but it beats living back in the west. Though every day there is something that kinda annoys me. Sure there are things that annoy me back in the west but it’s these little things that just gripe me. Most of the things i’m

Complete Guide to Night Clubs in Chiang Mai

This is a list of all the nightclubs and late night bars in Chiang Mai. I update this list of nightclubs as clubs open,close or change their name so you can bookmark the page or link to it if you like. What I consider a Nightclub in Chiang Mai is typically an enclosed area with

Video of the floods in Bangkok

Video of the floods in Bangkok

This years flooding in Bangkok is really bad. In my lifetime i’ve never seen floods so bad in the land of smiles. But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t flooded in Bangkok this bad before. As you’ll see in the videos of the flooding in Bangkok below it is bad, but I also have video of

thai girl of the week

Thai girl of the week – Amy from Chiang Rai

Thai girls are so hot! And this girl is no exception, she’s looking for a job as a model and well, I don’t mind taking the photo’s! lol I didn’t get many photos because my mate was in a hurry, more like me hurry him out of there lol. I love Thailand but not as

Hotels away from the floods in Bangkok

Hotels in Bangkok not affected by the flooding

Still planning a trip to Bangkok? The floods are hitting Bangkok pretty hard but it’s still possible to go to Bangkok especially if your on business or just want to stay in the city center. The government of Thailand is doing everything it can possibly do to make sure those areas stay dry. So I’ve

How to test your Thai Language ability

How to test your Thai Language ability

I must have counted over 100 different blogs from people in Thailand who try to explain the Thai language. Some a real linguist type people for whom I can’t understand there English let alone get much out of what there trying to say. Others are pretty basic. But you’d think with all those bloggers and

What to do when the Bars are closed in Thailand

What to do when the Bars are closed in Thailand

With the bars being closed for the rest of the weekend I started thinking about what else there is to do. Sure there are many things to do during the day and nearly all pubs in Thailand don’t open during the day anyway. I’m no alcoholic either and don’t drink that often though do go

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