Behind the Noodle Curtaintag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-17009402009-11-15T00:21:15-05:00Adventurer in Southeast Asia searches for home
TypePadBeauty and grace in film about Thai rice farmerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d9b7f288340120a6a06801970b2009-11-15T00:21:15-05:002009-11-15T00:23:37-05:00A scene from Thai film Agrarian Utopia, which screened at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival Nov. 14. Two recent Thai films that I’ve seen, Nymph and Agrarian Utopia, really played with my head. I’ve been sitting here at home...Siam.Rickhttp://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2009/11/beauty-and-grace-in-film-about-thai-rice-farmers.htmlAre you a traveller or a tourist?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d9b7f288340120a66c6916970b2009-11-09T21:28:48-05:002009-11-10T20:30:20-05:00I wonder what it would be like to stay in a Bangkok hotel like the big name ones along Sukhumvit Road or Silom. Long graceful driveways, fancy metal work or bamboo logos, heavy plant pots and palm trees adorning the...Siam.Rickhttp://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2009/11/are-you-a-traveller-or-a-tourist.htmlFemale temptations in west bring predictable endingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d9b7f2883401287565822e970c2009-11-09T02:09:29-05:002009-11-09T03:09:48-05:00There’s a big bar in Toronto’s east end. I avoided it for a long time because it’s big and noisy. But it’s also fun and it’s where I befriended a young waitress there. Or more accurately, she befriended me. When...Siam.Rickhttp://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2009/11/female-temptations-in-west-bring-predictable-endings.htmlCanada takes more active interest in Southeast Asian issuestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d9b7f288340120a69f0a45970c2009-11-02T02:05:29-05:002009-11-02T02:03:39-05:00Canada’s new Ambassador to Thailand, Ron Hoffmann, seems to have distinguished himself in previous postings. He was deputy head of mission for Canada’s efforts in Afghanistan. Then in mid-2008 he was named Ambassador. Probably the toughest assignment in Canada’s Foreign...Siam.Rickhttp://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2009/11/canada-takes-more-active-interest-in-southeast-asian-issues.htmlAsian dating sites, part 3: Looking in Thailandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553d9b7f288340120a626d742970b2009-10-27T22:48:18-04:002009-10-27T22:48:18-04:00There are thousands of photos and profiles of girls on the Asian dating sites. Take an example of a typical Thailand profile. She’s pretty, she’s young, about 28, she’s available. She lives in a province of Isaan, Thailand. She speaks...Siam.Rickhttp://ricks-eastasiablog.typepad.com/ricks_east_asia_blog/2009/10/asian-dating-sites-part-3-looking-in-thailand.html