THAI ORIGINALS

THAI RIGINALS

ISSUE 01

2011 LOOKING FOR REAL THAINESS

The ‘60s in Bangkok

Saim Civilized

The New Siam in the Shadow of the West

Thai Cultural The First Siam Post Box

Xenomania

Siam’s fascination with the foreign Thai people never fall trend

Bangkok Diary

HIGHLIGHTS & Recommen dation Available on the www.thaiorginals.com

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Looking for Real Thainess Everyone talks about trueThainess

Everyone thinks about true Thainess

How real is true Thainess?

What on earth dose it mean of one thing we can be Sure, real Thainess has a multitude of roots.

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INTRODUCTION Thailand’s original is not easy to come magazine.

Although it’s story of Thailand but Thailand has many things that we never learn , never see or something only in Thailand. So this magazine we compile Thai originals , excited , strange.

And Not found in any travel magazine before

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PHAKAPONG JIRAPONG

What do you think?

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LOOKING FOR REAL THAINESS

If talk about Thailand

For me,short essays on different aspects of cultural life in Thailand today, it helped to explain lots of the street life we saw around us.

I’m sure,Thaiorigrnals Magazine will help you understand the Thainess by colourful illustrating pictures And easy to understand. Exact!

JEERANUN PHUKUNTASOM

Now, many things around us. To experienced in

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the television, radio, internet, advertising. Even at those found on the general.It happens has a story.

But that story is. “The Thai” then we may wonder how, “What is the Thai?” and “Why is Thai?” then “How to be a Thai?”Which answers it may be more diverse. Finally it will not be answered with a “Thai” in the “Thai originals”! This magazine will get you back into “Thai”. Until to currently that influence of foreign media entered into a Thai.

But the bottom of the Thai identity. Indicate is what a the best “Thai” because Thailand is a country that has a distinctive style of its own The national is only one of the world itself.

Let’s searching for a “Thai Originals” in yourself!!!

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CON TENT THAI ORIGINALS CULTURALS

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Folf Game National dish The Monks

The First

The first Siam postbox

SUVARNABHUMI The Golden Land

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why did name of our kingdom change from siam to kingdom

On Street Chatuchak weekend market Khao San

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This is bangkok

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Food market & street stalls Bangkok diary Songkran Festival 21

Siam civilized

Siam Become Thailand

XENOMANIA

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Trend Europe One day you are in......

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Introduction to Suvarnabhumi

SUVARNABHUMI THE GOLDEN LAND

Why “Golden”?

So Where Was Suvarnabhumi Why no Bangkok in Suvarnabhumi

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Really Situated?

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hen travelers of that time used the term Suvarnabhumi, they did not have a particular country or city in mind, but referred to the whole region, its mainland, peninsula, and islands. Thus, Suvarnabhumi encompasses the whole of Southeast Asia.

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uvarnabhumi was one of the most fertile regions of the world. Its climate and landscapes gave rise to great bio-diversity, providing the inhabitants with trade goods much desired by traders from abroad.Primeval rainforests which covered much of the land until recently were the source of forest products, vegetable, and animal, that were worth their weight in gold.

Fertile soil and plentiful water meant that agricultural production exceeded local demand, providing surpluses that could be exchanged for valuable imports.

Certainly, the region produced gold, but other metals like copper, tin, lead, and iron were just as important to traders in those days.

Suvarnabhumi, Land of Gold About 2,000 years ago, Indian, Chinese, and Greco-Roman documents refer to a landmass to the east of India, It was fertile, rich in resources, and there a merchant might make his fortune.

These reports attracted travelers to the region which was called, in various languages, Suvarnabhumi, Suvarnadvipa, Jin Lin, Chryse Chersonesos, all of which mean Land of Gold.

Discover Suvarnabhumi

H.R.H. Prince Damrong Rajanupab was the first historian to claim that Suvarnahubhumi was situated in Thailand, in the Chao Phraya Basin with its center at Nakhon Pathom.

Similarly, Myanmar proposes Beikthano, Malaysia claims Pengkalan Bujang, Indonesia suggests Taruma, Cambodia has Vyadhapura, and Vietnam argues for Oc Eo. These ancient sites, each now in a differnt country, all show ample evidence of internatinal trade contacts during the Suvarnabhumi Period.

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The Beginning of Suvarnahumi There is massive documentary evidence referring to a Land of Gold in Southeast Asia. The evidence extends through many centuries, going back as far as the time of the Buddha in 6th century B.C.E. We know from reliable records that the Indian Emperor Ashoka (3rd century B.C.E.) dispatched two missionary monks, Sona and Utara, to spread the Buddha’s teaching in Suvarnabhumi.

The Ramayana refers to Suvarnadvipa (probably the Peninsula).

Buddhist literature, including the Jataka Tales, Milinda Panha, and Maha Nidesa tell of traders who went to Suvarnabhumi to seek their fortune.

Even the Geography of Ptolemy mentions Chryse Chersonesos, islands and a mainland rich in gold.

The Chinese annals of the Liang Dynasty(6th century C.E.) record that Jin Lin, or Land of Gold, was situated some 2,000 Liwest of Funan.

Documentary evidence tells only part of the story.

In addition, there is ancient physical evidence that suggests that Suvarnabhumi had been trading with the outside world at least 4,000 years ago.

No matter where people lived, they often yearned to discover others whenever opportunities arose.

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t is not surpurising that Bangkok is not mentioned in the early documents about Suvarnabhuim, because at that time the area we know as Bangkok was below sea-level. About 5,000 years ago, the coastline of the Gulf of Thailand was hundreds of kilometers further north. As the Chao Phraya River deposited silt, the muddy estuary extended further south, becoming dry land about 1,000 years ago and giving rise the coastline that we see today.

With this recent evidence, we may suppose that during the Suvarnabhumi Period ports were largely situated at the mouths of rivers along the ancient coastline.

Later, some of them silted up and fell into ruin. while others survived and later became great cities further inland, the ruins of which remain today in places like Suphan Buri, Ratchaburi, and Nakhon Pathom.

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The way of life

The Beginning of Agriculture in Suvarnabhumi

Glutinous Rice The Earliest Cultivated Rice of Suvarnabhumi Small hunting and gathering communities shifted about in search of sustenance for thousands of years until they gradually realized that seeds could be cultivated and animals raised. Staying in one place could maintain a steady food supply and reduce unnecessary risk.

The first evidence of rice cultivation in Suvarnabhumi dates from some 4,000 years ago, most of it discovered in the Northeast of Thailand. The evidence includes grains of rice, sickles, and the bones of water buffalo with stress marks indicating that they were not wild but had been put to the plough. The rice grains were of the glutinous variety.

Cultivated Rice The two species of cultivated rice are Asian Rice (Oryza sativa) and African Rice ZOryza glaberrima).

After the people of Suvarnabhumi learned how to cultivate rice, their soccieties began to develop and became more complex.

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hat else can we learn about early agriculture in Suvarnabhumi?

When early man learned to plant, he had to stay with his crop until it was ready to yield. He also had to tend it with water and weeding. Animal husbandry had similar requirements, and both planting and herding demanded the choice of an environment other than the wild.

Thus, early man began to give up his wandering ways and settle in more or less permanent communities.

Fertile areas, suitable for cultivation, attracted scattered families to gather into larger groups for mutual support and protection. The first village communities were formed, then grew to communities, and finally developed into towns and states.These were the simple beginnings of Suvarnabhumi.

Cavemen and Hunters

The first inhabitants of Suvarnabhumi were nomadic hunters and gatherers whose movements were dictated by the changing seasons and the availability of food. They might settle for a time in the shelter of

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a cave or beside a stream.

There they left evidence of their stay in the form of rude stone implements which have been dated between 10,000 and 7,000 years ago.

These hunters remained in this state for a long time as there was no molivation for the development of technologies for a more stable existence.

Rice of the Hunters

The early hunters and gatherers of Suvarnabhumi left us evidence of the rice they ate and the tools they used to reap it.

The rice found at these ancient sites are always wild, never the cultivated type, indicating that agriculture was as yet unknown.

This is where the story of agriculture in Suvarnabhumi begins. The same story happened throughout the world.

Wild Rice

Many different types of wild rice were found in the Suvarnabhumi region. The early people of Suvarnabhumi used to eat this abundant wild rice before they learned how to cultivate rice.

How to Cook Rice in Bamboos: This recipe could be used by people of Suvarnabhumi.

1. Cut the bamboo that has two joints between the segments.

2. Bevel the surface of the bamboo’s first and third segments in order to sit on the stand when cooking.

3. Make a hole in the middle segment.

4. Pour the rice grain in the hole as one third of the middle segment’s size.

5. Lie the bamboo horizontally. Fill up the water until the bamboo is full.

6. It takes 45 minutes until the rice is cooked.

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THAI ORIGINALS

CULTURAL

Folk Game

National dish

folk game of North

North

Folk game of south

Southern

Forn Ram is folk games of local people of the North. It’s have performer of groups , Same dance , Same dress.It’s have deploy different.

Manohraa,Manohraa is folk game of local people of South.It’s cultural from local communities have jointly created for the demands of life and society.

Folk game of northeast

Seung is folk game of local people of the Northeast. Dance group, Boys and girls, and both,or men and women mixed pairs.

People admire eat food very cooked and fried with oil mostly.Such as Khao Soi curry , Gaeng hang-lay, Nam Prik Num Khao-Yum The rice is cooked with the leaves. Topped with roasted coconut, dried shrimp, roasted peppers, Bodo, dry roasted.

And vegetables of various kinds.

Khao-Yum is generally eat breakfast or lunch.

Northeast

Most food have sticky rice for main food.

Such as Spicy minced pork , spicy shredded bamboo-shoot salad .

Folk game of Center Play song,Play in relation to farming ,Play in festivals and the flood season. It’s often referred to as local play song.

Center

Most food have side dishes join in main food.

Such as Nam phrik kapi , Spicy noodle salad , Red curry with roast duck

To lock the

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Thai originals Cultural

The Monks

Buddhist tradition practiced since the modern era.

Monks to ask for alms to leave food or other Villages in the morning.

People coming out of the monks to Bring the rice to eat such food as rice, Most people love to put a rice .

Buddhist tradition holds that the creation of a charity. And considered a merit for the relatives passed away.

Buddhist devotees by removing shoes and sitting on the floor to show respect for the monks.

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Siam civilized F

rom the reign of Rama V (Chulalongkorn, r. 1868-1910) onward, the West dominated the culture of the Siamese ruling class intellectually and materially.

Ideas of administration, education, and even dress, decorum, and architecture were all modeled on European examples.

The ‘60s in Bangkok In the 1960s, the world entered a colorful era of change. Economies were booming, it was an age of new aspirations, and many found both prosperity and the chance to enjoy it.

Thais were introduced to the 1960s culture by members of the US armed forces, whose bases were first officially established here in 1967.

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The new popular culture had spread from its old center at Wang Burapha to many points throughout the city like Ratchadamri area where a department store, Pratu Nam, boasted Thailand’s first escalator and later at Siam Square.

With the coming of the American forces on R&R (Rest and Recreation), entertainment areas proliferated along.

New Phet Buri and

The New Siam in the Shadow of the West Sukhumvit Roads with their souvenir shops, massage parlors, bars, and nightclubs to profit from the huge influx of dollars.

In the reign of King Rama IV (r.1851-68), the expansionist policies of the colonial powers became apparent.

Britain was closing in on Siam from the west, having taken india, Sri Lanka, Lower Burma, and parts of the Malay Peninsula.

France was making inroads on Vietnam, Cambodia, and Loas. China, which Siam had traditionally looked upon as a paramount power, had been humiliated in the Opium Wars (1839-42).

Siam stood alone and vulnerable.

The colonial powers were greedy for wealth and strategic control, but their excuse was that they were bringing “civilization”to”backward and benighted peoples”.

Siam was ready for change and capable of meeting the West on equal terms.

The End of the Absolute Monarchy

During the reign of King Rama V, a new class came into being: independent thinkers whose ideas and interests differed markedly from the old ruling elite and from the peasantry.

Members of the new class had studied abroad and been impressed by what they had seen there. These people were to be a force for change in the years to come.

Member of this new class found employment in the bureaucracy when they returned from abroad.

They brought with them their admiration for democratic forms of goverment.

They promoted a movement that led to momentous change in 1932 when absolute monarchy gave way to “democracy under a constitutional monarch”.

Siam began to reinterpret the concept of Nation, replacing the absolute power of an individual with participatory democracy in which the public shared both power nd responsibility.

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THIS IS BANGKOK

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angkok is excess in all of its unrestrained glory.

Bigger,better,more:the city is insatiable,a monster that feeds on concrete,shopping malls and diesel exhaust.

The city demands that you be in the present and in the moment,not necessarily for a religious epiphany,but because the city is selfabsorbed and superficial,blissfully free of wrinkle-inducing selfreflection. Smiles and sa-nook(the thai word for “fun”) are the key passports into Bangkok society.

A compliment here , a joke there-the demands of social lubrication in this

megalopolis are more akin to a small village than an anonymous city and a necessity for survival.

As Bangkok forcefully kneads out of you all demands for order and predictability, you’ll understand the famous Thai smile. It is the metaphorical brakes on the urban overdrive. packed into these concrete corridors are religious spectacle,unapologetic consumerism and multi flavored hedonismcorrupting and purifying souls within footsteps of each other. A tragicomic confluence of human desires and aspirations best viewed through a detached smile. of the famous and infamous attractions, Bangkok’s best feature is its intermingling of opposites. A modern world of affluence orbits around a serene traditional core. Step outside the four-star hotels into a typical siamese village where taxi drivers

FOOD MARKETS & STREET STALLS Bangkok’s reputation as one of the most polluted cities in the world belies its forte as an outdoor dining capital. Despite the modern conveniences of air-conditioning and

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fashion cafes, the best meals in the city also called the Big Mango are still the tried-and-true markets and food stalls that make it possible to nibble the day away. Forget about three

knock back energy drinks and upcountry transplants grill chicken on a streetside barbecue.

Hop the skytrain to the glitzy shopping malls where trust-fund babies examine luxury brands as carefully as the housewives inspect produce at the open-air markets.

Or appreciate the attempts at enlightenment at the city’s famous temples and doorstep shrines,or simple acts of kindness amend the urban bustle.

You can jump between all of these worlds-wining and hobnobbing at a chic club,eating at a streetside market,getting plucked and pummeled into something more beautiful,or sweating profusely on a long unplanned march. Bangkok is an urban connoisseur’s dream come true.

square meals; when in Bangkok, locals snack throughout the day, packing away at least four meals before sunset.

Like a sundial, the sidewalk landscape of food stalls is an approximate indication of the time of day. In the mornings, vendors sell steaming cups of thick filtered coffee sweetened with condensed milk or mini baton-shaped doughnuts dunked in glasses of warm soy milk.

By midday the buffet has switched to premade rice and curries, madeto-order rice dishes and fruit snacks.

Once the traffic and the heat subside (relatively speaking) , the dining social hour begins, with sleepy lanes being converted into communal dinner tables. Friends gather around plastic tables slurping down shared dishes or bowls of noodles chased with bottles of beer or fruit juices.

Perhaps no other dining experience will leave such a lasting impression as an alfresco meal complete with a spice-incluced sweat moustache.

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HIGHLIGHTS & Recommendations

CHATUCHAK WEEKEND MARKET SHOPPING AT THE BEHENOTH OF ASIANSTYLE MARKETS A rambling flea market of bargains, Chatuchak Weekend market is Bangkok’s budgets and not intense market. Imagine supersizing the average Thai market with its narrow passageways lined with merchandise, and you’ve got a close approximation of Chatuchak. Silks, extra-small fashions,fighting cocks and fighting fish, fluffy puppies and souvenirs for the insatiable fa-rangif it can be sold in Thailand, you’ll find it here.

From everyday to clubby,clothes dominate most of the marker, where young designers unveil their wares. Look out for second-hand clothes that have obviously emigrated from Western closets.

Your waller may already be champing at the bit, but go prepared and go early as there are hundreds of thousands of visitors per day, crowding and sweating in the precious open spaces. In theory,Chatuchak is organized into logical, numbered sections but good luck trying to decipher this while pointy elbows nudge you along.

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IN BANGKOK

LUMPHINI PARK

SKYTRAIN

GO GREEN AT BANGKOK’S ANTIDOTE TO CONCRETE Does jet lag have you up at the crack of dawn?

Instead of tossing and turning in bed,get down to Lumphini Park for a morning workout. Around 7am is when the pathways are crammed with people gliding into t’ai chi poses or kicking up their heels at aerobics classes Groups of the elderly settle under trees for open-air karaoke sessions. The vendors carefully arrange their stalls of snack blood and bile,popular health tonics. Joggers pound their way around the park. And then it all stops, suddenly, when the national anthem is played at 8am. (If you ‘re still here, remember to come to a standstill until the anthem is completed.)

BEAT BANGKOK TRAFFIC ABOARD A ZIPPY ELEVATED TRAIN In a perpetually gridlocked city,there’s an escape away from Bangkok’s ground-level clog: the skytrain,one of the world’s slickest mass-trasit systems.The skytrain glides high above the city streets connecting the various tentacles of new Bangkok.From this elevated viewpoint,you can peer into an antlike construction site or the garden compounds of the city elite. You can also hop from Siam square to Sathon in 10 minutes during rush hour,a science-fiction fantasy in the pre-Skytrain days.

Lumphini Park is named after Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal and provides the best free entertainment in town-even more so during the concert performances in the cool months or in kite-flying season, when there are dashing antics in the skies above. For a nominal charge, you can hire one of the paddle boats that putter around the enormous ornamental lake.

But you don’t need it part with any money in order to experience the feeling that you’ve escaped from the big smoke, if only for a moment.

MAH BOON KRONG SHOP LIDE A THAI TEEN AT BANGKOK’S BUSIEST MALL Forget everything you know about shopping mall and prepare to be wowed by Mah Boon Krong, nicknamed MBK(p85).Nearly all of the city’s population under 20 can be found here on a more regular basis than they can in clad or at home. lt.’s the social nexus of the city with down-to-earth marker sensibilities and refreshing airconditioning.

MBK’s main event is the people-watching: grandmas step nervously onto the escalators and hip teenagers cluster into tight cliques.

Need a custom-made girdle, mantelpiece painting of you and your dog,or what about some name cards?Probably not, but these are strapping businesses in MBK.

Although its coverage is limited,the skytrain has transformed the horizontalmobility of the upwardly mobile,whisking them from one shopping mall to another without ever having to step down to ground level. A rough There are of course many irresistible tourist bargains in count reveals at least half a dozen shopping malls directly this everyman mall. Contact lenses,Mobile phone and cut-rate fashion are primary draws,along with every connected to various skytrain stations. permutation of fast-food franchise. Event though it’s a Pizza, and KFC recently invented its own version of Besides its practical,if elite,uses,the skytrain provides East-West fusion with ‘cheesy fries’,French fries dipped a necessary introduction to modern Bangkok. The old in melted cheese and then puffed rice (surprisingly city gets all the attention from the tourist brochures,but delicious). the new city is the urban equivalent of the kid’s table at a family gathering: rowdier and more fun. The open-air No visit to MBK is complete without sucking down some stations are crowded with Japanese-pop aesthetics: sugary drinks,picking up some new zits and catching a blaring advertisements,funky fashion,and a barrage of ringing mobile phones. A great break from temple fatigue. movie at the top floor cinema. This teen life you never had.

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Bangkok Diary

Songkran festival APRIL

Songkran Bangkok’s festival, Songkran is a celebration of the Thai lunar New Year involving water throwing. Once a subdued affair,the celebration has devolved into a city wide water fight, And Thai’s traditional watering the elderly.

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here’s always something going on in Bangkok -be it an international festival sponsored by the foreign cultural centers or a national holiday honoring the monarchy. In addition to the cultural and religious events listed here,the city’s galleries hot opening-exhibition parties and Bangkok ‘s bars and restaurants have adopted any foreign holiday that requires a celebratory drink.

MAY

Visakha Bucha Buddha’s birth enlightenment and passing away are honored with candlelit processions and other merit-making activities on this religious holiday.We Benchamabophit is well-know for its evening rituals.

NOVEMBER

Loi Krathong Thailand’s most striking festival, Loi Krathong honors the guardian spirit of water with small lotus-shaped boats containing a lit candle that are set shrift on mae Nam Chao Phraya or other water sources.lt is said that coulees who float a krathong(ceremonial float) together will never drift apart. Because this is lunar festival,sometimes it falls in October.

Bangkok’s Pride Parade www.utopia-adia.com A week-long gay pride festival culminates in a parade of floats and costumes on Th silom.

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Food &

Supatra River House

Beverage

Siam’s fascination with the

foreignThai people never fall trend.

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ealth and happiness in liv ing and dining -- the traditional Thai way The House Specialities For dining pleasure, Supatra River House offers a wide selection of fresh seafood prepared according to authentic Thai recipes in a choice of ‘a la carte’ or set menus.

A seafood set menu including tea or coffee and seasonal fruits is one of the more popular choices.

However a selection of various menus is also available.

For dinner, the set menu which offer dishes such as shrimp or crab salads, the famous tom yum goong, a seafood basket, pineapple fried rice, and tea or coffee with seasonal fruits is frequently requested

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XENOMANIA

Location:266 Soi Wat Rakhang, Arunamarin Road , Bangkok Tel: 02-411-0305, 02-411-0874 E-mail: info2@supatrariverhouse.net

Have you ever noticed that the Siamese have always been fascinated with everything foreign?

Siam’s fetishism of the foreign commodity is indeed one of the distinctive characteristics of Thai identity.

These days, Thai people often proudly state that we have never missed any trend from abroad whether a European or an American trend, a Korean or a Japanese trend - and it seems that our forebears also took pleasure in keeping up with the latest trends from Cambodia, China, and even Persia.

And have you ever noticed that the object of Siam’s fascination come only from the great nations?

Our taste for trends from the world’s high civilizations is a reflection of our desire to show the global public that we are also part of this modern world.

Siam’s unceasing fascination with the foreign also reflects an internal contradiction of Thai identity- on the one hand, we Thais often value our own culture, but on the other hand, we can be strongly nationalistic, particularly when we encounter nonThais.

Trend Europe

and the fashion in king Chulalongkorn During the late 19th century, the horizons of the Siamese elite extended far beyond the once powerful countries of India or China, Within a few years. the center of civilization had shifted to the West. The world was entering the modern era, and Siam came face to face with the threat of Western colonialism.

It was during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) that Siam grew much savvier

in keeping up with international trends.

Whereas the Siamese elites of previous reigns were just amateurs at borrowing from the West by the Rama V period, they had become skilled veterans in following the trend “du jour.”

Siamese courtiers old not hesitate to adapt their dress in accordance with European fashion. By purchasing luxurious commodities from abroad. Siamese elites

were able to project an image of themselves as being civilized and modern.

Victorian blouses madeof intricate lace such as those worn

by European ladies became a must-have ltem for ladies of the Siamese court.

Reflecting our superb skill at adaptation. the new lacy top was then combined with our traditional bottom. This iconic fashion merger between Western and Siamese couture came to signify Thai identity for later genereations.

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Globalization The Nouveau Riche and Brand Names

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e are fortunate that sumptuary laws that restricted the use of certain valuable objects to the elite stratum have been abolished.

Today, anyone who has money to spend is now able to appreciate the imported goods that help to determine one’s status as “civilized”and”modern” In today’s borderless world economy. the elite are no longer ranked according to the old criteria of nobility.

Today, you can be labeled”elite” if you earn a degree from a top-ten university, succeed in your career, make a handsome profit from your business, or project your “good taste” through luxury commodities. Imagine how much a member of the elite has to spend on high-fashion, brand-name products in order to hold their prestigious status as trendsetters.

Pepsi+Snack Thai people have gotten to know Cola for over five decades, and it continues to be one of our favorite thirst quenchers. A stack of potato crisps is good company for an afternoon snack on a muggy day, and it comes in a stylish package.

Club Arts (Gallery By The River) Location: 258, Arun Amarin Road, Siriraj 18 Arun Amarin Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700.

Tel. 0-2833-5555,0-2866-2143,08-1843-1598.

Products and services A Thai and fusion food, Zone 3 is part art show, Art. center, taught Thai classical dance - KHON - theater, a theater, art shows - dancing - singing, ballet.

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Pizza is considered a finger food, but Thai people serve it with silverware to maintain proper social etiquette. Thais also eat their pizza with lots of ketchup, creating a distinctively Thai-style pizza-taste.

Mocca As soon as an international brandname coffee shop opened its outlets in Bangkok, Thai people readity became addicted to their mochas and lattes. The price of this cup of coffee makes a holder look much ‘cooler’ than he was when holding a cup of local black kopi KFC The Colonel should feel happy to know that his secretrecipe fried chicken has become one of Thailand’s favorites, but he may be a bit disappointed by the unpopularity of his coleslaw, which was replaced by a more basic tuna salad. Do you know that from a Thai perspective, American fried chickens are are much more “chin” than our local counterparts?

Hamburgers When Thai people are asked about American fast food, hamburgers and french fries are among the first things to come into their heads. While these fast foods lack the flavor and spiciness of Thai dishes, they nonetheless look ‘cool’ in the eyes of local customers.

“One day you are In.. and the next day you are Out”

Being a trendy gal may not seem that tough. But you will have to stick to a rigorous shopping routine, and be dedicated to keeping up with the ever-changing trends. You should have noting to worry about as long as the credit cards are at hand.

Have you ever been a fashion victim? Take a look at the display in front of you.

You may laugh at some silly trends you have followed in the past.

Used-to-Be-Rich phenomenon In the 1990s, a memorable decade for Thai people, the country was

so prosperous that we expected to become one of the most influential five nations of Asia, among South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. For many of us back then, Life was so beautiful as we had a lot of money to spend.

It was during this decade that a new breed of the Thai middle class, or the yuppie, emerged. They were reconginized by their good education, professional careers, high salaries, and high standards of living as well as their conspicuous consumption. At the time, some of the urban hipsters regularly went clubbing on Friday night, followed by wine tasting on Saturday, and spent their frequent vacations in fashion cities, such as London, Paris, and Milan, to spend money on everything brand-name.

All were called upon to

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rendy or Modern

from foreign make Thai teenagers forget culture and traditions of Thai.

Although the culture of some

foreign develop to Thailand,But now Thailand get too much make Thai teenagers addict foreign culture exhausted.

maintain and enhance their desirable identity images and social statuses.

1. An all -time favorite handbag for Thai gals. It came in a rainbow of different colors.

There are not so many women who dare to wear it now that it has become out of trend.

2. Basic T-shirts with screened logos on the chest. The bigger the logos appeared, the prouder the wearers became.

3. Levi’s 501 used to be a popular pair of jeans for Thai hipsters hunting for coolness, though in fact the denims was originally a common outfit for American miners.

4. This Italian brand was another stamp for social approval for urban hip professional al the time.

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First television The First Siam station in Thailand

THE FIRST

Post Box

Thai TV Channel 4 Bangkhunprom broadcast June 24, 2498 buddhist era.

The German Reich presented the first cast steel post box for Siam on the opening ceremony of Siam’s first Post Office in 1884.

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Why did the name of our kingdom change from siam to kingdom

Siam Becomes Thailand

The process of “Nation Building” began under King Rama V (r. 1868-1910) and gained momentum under King Rama VI (r.1910-25). Nationalism reached its apex under Field Marshal Pibulsonggram (P.M.1938-44).

His National Socialist regime produced a State Edict in 1939, proclaiming that the county was henceforth to be called “Thailand” in accordance with its racial pure “Thai” inhabitants who were genetically superior to other “lesser breeds”.

Under this Edict, those who conformed to the ideals of the dictatorship were pronounced “racially pure Thais”. Those who resisted and attempted to preserve their cultural identity becacame, at best, secondclass citizens.

The National Anthem, Siam

An old recording of the Official National Anthem of Siam (later Thailand) from 1934-1939.

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On street

Thailand is one of Asia

Wood carving

for drinking alcohol, so no surprise that we will see advertising for alcoholic beverages can be found everywhere.

Something interesting from Chatuchak weekend market

Thai dessert if we do not have to offer, Anybody know it Thailand have national dessert as well ?

Now Thai dessert hard find to see. If we development products and packaging , Believe Thai desert would come more popular.

On street life we saw around us, It’s Very Thai.

BANGKOK

THAILAND ORIGINAL

Bag.

Delicious sweet and cool.

Thai people

like horoscope so much , So do not be surprised to see that our beliefs on the road such as Car and taxi took the stickers. “This car is blue” or “This car is pink” paste the back of the car?

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Do you remember

?

the last time you sing the national

T hai teenagers with the singing of the Thai anthem

national.When we study in school until high school everyone must sing Thai national anthem in morning. showing love and respect our nations.But when we study in university culture of sing Thai national anthem in the morning don’t have none in any Thai university.

Do not understand why university not sing Thai national anthem,No everyone can answer this question if can answer not clearly.

So i want to sing the national campaign a day of the year at the university in mooring for urge Thai children know value and love Thailand more.

Finally do not forget the Thai in heart and blood us.

Bangkok Airways Samui Island Marathon 2011

is ready for

Bangkok Airways Head Office Bangkok / Today – Bangkok Airways, in collaboration with Tourism Authority of Thailand, Samui Municipal and Tourism Association of Koh Samui launch “Samui Island Marathon 2011”, to compete for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Cup and the total prize worth over 3 million baht – the highest record in Thai marathon’s history. The event will be held on 18 September 2011 at Koh Samui, Suratthani.

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06.00 pm At Rangsit University students standing and respect for the Nation flag.

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NOVOTEL HOTELS

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At Novotel Bangkok Fenix Ploenchit, guests can experience the same quality as any Novotel throughout the world, making it perfect business and leisure travelers who seek warm, casual yet efficient service in a modern and fast paced setting.

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06.00 pm At Chatuchak weekend market people standing and respect for the Nation flag.

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Are you

really thainess?

Available on the www.thaiorginals.com

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