+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 After a man and a woman spend the night together... (talking about unmarried couples..), the woman has the right to ask from the man to marry her and give her marriage portion!!! If the man doesn't want to get married... then it is the right of the woman to ask a compensation.... meaning money....!!!!! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 A man has the right to take his wife to court and take his marriage portion back if it is prooved that the bride had been with an other man before marriage, so she was not "innocent - virgin" during the wedding!!! *** So... what about after marriage?? is that ok?? just kiding!!! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 "Red Bull" the famous energy drink that exists in many places in the world, is based on the Thai refreshment "Krating Daeng" that the Tuk-Tuk drivers adore! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 King Mongkut (King Rama IV) was the first king in asia who could speak and write English, perfect!! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thailand is the only country in SouthEast asia that was never been a colony! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thailand is the only country in the world where the scouts were created directly by the king! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 ok.... this is my last post for today... or.... maybe I will post some other info later... In 1939, the country changed its name from Siam to Thailand! In 1945, the name was changed again from Thailand into Siam! In 1949 once again it changed from Siam to Thailnad! So... thailand is the only country in the world that changed its name 3 times in 10 years!!!! Link to comment
+tonyandamanda Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thailand numbers years in B.E. (Buddhist Era) as their primary label for most everything (ie. government, history, education and most contracts), except in banking, trading and industry/commerce, whereas they use the Western standard A.D. That makes it 2010AD here and 2553BE there! Wow they are 543 years ahead of us! Link to comment
+GoldBugGirl Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thailand’s pride in maintaining its national heritage is reflected through the preservation of Thai theatre and dance in the modern era. Traditional Thai dance has two forms, classical (or royal) dancing & folk dancing. Royal Dance--this was originally an art performed for the royal courts of old Siam. These dances are full of precision, grace, & elegance. Movements are slow & stately, with the dancer’s torso held rather rigidly upright, rising & falling from the knees. The arms, hands, & head are the most important part of the dancer, as the positions signify many meanings. The luxurious costumes are made of silk, with gold trim, complete with tapering gilded headdresses. Folk dances--these dances are lively and energetic. While the hands are still important, the dance steps are more athletic than those of the royal dances. The costumes reflect the traditional tribal dress, & the accompaniment is a more lively, rhythmic style of music. Many Thai dances use props, such as rice baskets, masks, elongated fingernails (to accentuate the classic hand movements), coconut shells, fans, scarves, & candles. Dances are orchestrated by musicians playing the traditional Siamese instruments, such as the ranad, a long xylophone-like instrument, the mong (gong), tribal drums, gourd pipes & flutes, & stringed instruments made of teak or even coconut shells. The musicians are often seated in the traditional lotus position on stage, either to rear or to the side of the dancers. Here are descriptions of some of the dances: Rice Growers’ Dance--The dancers wear the rice growers’ traditional costume and the dance itself enacts the daily activities of these workers who are the backbone of the nation. The dance begins with plowing and sowing of the fields the fields, then the dancers gather together to pray to Mae Posop, the goddess who protects rice-growing. Lastly, the harvest is celebrated with songs & dancing. Sword Dance--this dance is inspired by an ancient martial art that requires tremendous courage and strength, & excellent reflexes. The dancers balance a number of swords on different parts of their bodies while fighting off their rival. Candle Dance--this dance is performed in honor of the Buddha. The female dancers pay homage to the divinities that protect the eight cardinal points of the Earth, asking them to pass through the candlelight in homage to the Buddha. Bamboo Dance--this dance demonstrates quickness of foot & flow of movement. It involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground while dancers step over and between the poles. This dance imitates how cunning birds dodge the bamboo traps set by rice farmers. As the dance continues, the tempo becomes faster & more forceful. Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I know that I posted al ot and said that I was over for now... but I found an amazing fact that I actually didn't know!!!! In the end of the 17th century, the most powerfull man in Thailand in the second place right after the King (king Narai), was a Greek man!!!! His name was Konstantinos Gerakis! He bacame the minister of foreign affers and prime minister!!! some things about him.... Kostandinos Gerakis was born in Kefalonia in 1647 and he was the son of the count Geirge Gerakis. When he was 12 years old he met Captain Howard and asked him to join him on his ship. Howard took care of Gerakis education, who he soon learned English and Portuguese. When they reached London he was hired at the British Company of the English Indies and he started traveling in the East, learning foreign languages. Incidentally he learned a valuable secret about Siam- todays Thailand- and informed the king. In this way he went to the capital of the country, the Asian Agiountia City. There, having the kings favor, he managed to gain property, wealth, women and power. He managed to become a prime minister dealing with multiple and difficult affairs. He was interested with the promotion of the Christian beliefs and the French interests. In 1688 there was a revolution against the status and Gerakis was overset. He was tortured in order to say where his wealth is hidden, without an outcome. This led him to the executioner, when he was 41 years old. There are a couple of books written about this charming personality too!!! A Greek in Siam as a prime minister???? WOW!! Link to comment
+gardengorilla Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is how much construction is done on Phuket's Big Buddha.... When the project is complete, there will in fact be two Buddha images. A smaller one, 12 metres high, made of 22 tons of brass and costing 8 million baht, was completed a while ago. This will be dwarfed by the giant Buddha image, which will face eastward toward Chalong Bay and Phang Nga Bay beyond. When finished, the Phra Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri Buddha – to give it its official name – will be 45 meters high and 25 meters across at the base. It is expected to cost about 30 million baht to complete the giant image and the money will come entirely from donations. Here is what the Big Buddha will look like when finished... To give you an idea of size...one of the hair nodes are about the size of a baby blow up pool. Link to comment
+L L L Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Thailands fem bästa öar Det finns en bit Thailand i Sverige med! Link to comment
+opalsns Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 On 26 December 2004, a quake occurred under the sea near Aceh in north Indonesia (8.9 on the Richter scale); this produced tsunamis causing flooding and destruction in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and the east coast of Africa (Kenya and Somalia). Link to comment
+GoldBugGirl Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 More photos to go with my previous post--Thai Dancers: The Rice Growers' Dance: The Bamboo Dance: The Candle Dance: Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) Here is a fun song for your family to learn before you go out there (especially if you have kids) and you could sing it when you see an elephant! It's an action song too, so lots of fun to be had - give your hearts a little fun workout! Chang Chang Chang (Chang Chang) Nong keay hen chang rue plaw? Chang mun thua tho mai bao Jamook yao yao reeag wa ngooang me keaw thai ngooang reeag wa ngang mee hoo me tha haang yaoo! rough translation: Elephants Elephants Elephants (Elephants Elephants) Have you ever seen elephants? Elephants, are quite big in size Long nose is called a trunk have (like) teeth underneath trunk is called tusks have ears have eyes, long tail To get a better idea of how to sing this, try this link (there are others - oh I so wish I could have seen this before I went out there!) And here is another link with a bit more information about the words of the song, for anyone wanting to learn a little Thai: Learning some Thai from the Elephant Song And if you really like elephants, there are plenty of places to see them in Thailand! Edited November 10, 2010 by Fianccetto Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If you are in Bangkok and just want to get away from it all for a few hours, there is a big park with a good few caches in West Bangkok. This cache will start you off: Bangkok's Big Park cache Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 The classic book "Lady Chatterley's Lover" of Lawrence's is still prohibited in Thailand!!!! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Everybody knows that the movie about king Mongkut, "The king and me" is prohibited in Thailand! But... in 1985, the king and queen of Thailand went to see it in Broadway! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 The most valuable Thailand banknote in Baht that was ever been printed was a commemorative banknote with face value of 500,000 baht in 2000 for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of the King and the queen! It is a very expensive banknote and I think only 1000 were printed! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Thailnad has the smallest airplane carrier ship in the world! Its name is Chakri Naruebet. it was ordered in 1994 and costed 7 billion Baht! it was ready to serve in 1997! it is the smallest because it can carry only 10 airplanes!!! You can usually see it in the navy base Sattahip because it is not often out in the open sea because of the lack of money... to do that.. Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 The Bridge over the River Kwai This bridge has an incredible story. Nearby there is a cemetery for those who died in WWII (many who died of dysentery and other diseases while building the bridge) but it despite its terrible past, this is a peaceful area and from here there are waterfalls, forests and river trips. There are caches nearby: Bridge Cache I Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Tiger Temple There is a Buddhist temple which has become an animal sanctuary for tigers,and there is a cache there! Tiger Temple Cache "The temple received its first tiger cub in 1999 from nearby villagers, who thought the temple would be the best place for it. Unfortunately, the cub died shortly afterwards. Many cubs are orphaned because adult tigers are popular prey for poachers, whereas the cubs hold very little value. It is unconfirmed what type of subspecies the tigers in the temple are, but they are believed to be mostly Indochinese Tigers. The tigers are cared for by both the monks & by local staff and volunteers. The tigers wear leashes when being walked to a nearby quarry once a day. The tigers were originally allowed to roam freely, but they are now normally chained for safety reasons because visitor numbers have grown rapidly in the last few years. The thing that seperates the Tiger Temple from other zoos or parks is that visitors here may sit and be photographed with the tigers, as well as stroke them, no cages & no bars!. If the tiger shows any signs of agitation, the abbot usually intervenes to calm the animal down again. If your bravery does not extend to sitting & playing with the tigers, you can still observe the animals from distance, staff are also always on hand to guide visitors throughout the tour." (From visit-Chaing-Mai-online.com) Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Ayuthaya This region is known for its ancient cultures and the Chedi (temples/shrines). Ayutthaya (pop. 76,000) was the capital city of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya and one of the world's largest and most sophisticated cities until it was sacked by the Burmese in 1756 and further raided by Hsinbyushin of the Alaungpaya dynasty, but several temples from various ages and styles still stand. The main ones in the National Park contain the ashes of ancient Thai kings. The modern town of Ayutthaya is set among the ruins of the ancient city, and its remaining treasures are preserved in the National Museum. Ayutthaya was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991. TOP TIP: If you visit the park, wear shoes you wish to give away, you are supposed to leave them there! (I didn't know and I had to go and ask for mine back, to my shame!) Also, when visiting any Buddhist shrine or temple, please follow the instructions regarding photography - you are not supposed to photograph statues of Buddha. It is easily reached as a day trip from Bangkok, or as a stop off point to visit places further north. Cache at Ayuthaya: This one is inside the National Park, I believe, and so there is a charge to get in (foreigners usually pay approx 4x pp whatever Thai people are charged to visit the national sites such as this.) Red Bricks This one has gone missing, if you plan on going to the region, maybe you could contact the cache owner and arrange to check it out and perhaps replace it? missing nano? Another Wat (there are many here) Wat Ubosot One disturbing thing in this area is the number of Buddhas without heads. I was told this was because of ithe attacks at various times in history. However there have been times when shopping in Europe with my Thai friend when we would see Buddha heads in 'ethnic' type shops and it was clear from the markings on the neck that they had been cut off and smuggled out of Asia. Please never buy a buddha head! (Even though the heads are sometimes made on their own, Thai Buddhists very rarely have them as such, as they are considered incomplete and a symbol of such crimes.) Link to comment
+Toojin Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Erawan WaterFalls Cache looks like a beautiful place to visit. Below picture from cache log This image from a web article about visiting Thailand Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 ~ In 1939, the country changed its name from Siam to Thailand! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 The national anthem of Thailand was made by a German, with the name Peter feit (1883-1968). Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 19 Thai soldiers were killed in the WWI. Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 It is said that Thai nurses were the only women who served in the front line of the west front! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 in 1920, thailand became one of the founding countries and member of course of the "League of Nations" Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 A law that was made in 1939 and still exist, says that it is illegal not to stand still when you hear the national anthem! Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 King Mongkut (Rama IV) had 82 children! King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) had 77 children and King Loertla (Rama II) had 73 children! Link to comment
+opalsns Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 King Mongkut (Rama IV) had 82 children! King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) had 77 children and King Loertla (Rama II) had 73 children! And ALOT of bed sores!!!!!! LOLOL Link to comment
+J the Goat Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 As of 2009, Thailand had a workforce of 38.43 million which ranks 15 in the world. Link to comment
+J the Goat Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 The median age in Thailand is 34. Link to comment
+J the Goat Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Thailand has 105 airports. Link to comment
+SgtMikal Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 King Mongkut (Rama IV) had 82 children! King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) had 77 children and King Loertla (Rama II) had 73 children! And ALOT of bed sores!!!!!! LOLOL LOL!!! I can't even begin to imagine that. My hands are full with the two that I have! Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 (edited) A law that was made in 1939 and still exist, says that it is illegal not to stand still when you hear the national anthem! When I was there, we stood for the National Anthem before watching a film at the cinema. One day it played on the TV at my host's home and the whole family stood up (although there was some laughter, mainly at me ...... it took me a while to catch on what was happening!) Edited November 13, 2010 by Fianccetto Link to comment
MotoCycleBoi Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Thank you all for all the great posts!!! Fantastic response! The Heartbeat geocoins have now arrived So here are the winners: Fianccetto wins a Heartbeat Black Nickel + Red Contact me through my profile ad send med your address. Link to comment
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+GATOULIS Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 WOW!!! I won one of them!!! Thank you so much!!! Congrats to the other winners too! they won an amazing coin for sure!!! thank you so much for the great cointest and the coin! With the cointest I learned things I didn't know! I posted some of them! WOW!! Thailand is a place I want to visit too! The funny is that I was searching the thread to post about Thailand and I thought it was in page 2 but I could't find the thread! I had a story about 2 women heroes from Thailand that defended their area against a real army... Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Cap koon MAA ka! Oh thank you for this cointest, I enjoyed joining in, it brought back so many happy memories, and I really hope one day I can go back to Thailand, I'd love to explore some more (before I'm an old lady!) Thanks for the coin, I like that one the best. It has been interesting reading all the other tips and stories too - so I hope that Gatoulis will tell us the one about the two Thai women who fought off the army, am curious now! Link to comment
MotoCycleBoi Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yes, please tell the story GATOULIS Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I have just returned from the port! My Aunt and my Uncle just came... it id very late but... there was a strike in ships so... anyway... I will gladly post the story of the Phuket Heroes!! Sisters Chan and Muk, are widely known as Thep Krasatri and Sri Sunthon, and in 1785 they protected the Island Puket against Burman invation Both women were born in Thalang and they were daughters of Lord Thongkham. When he died his place was taken by Phakphuthon who was married with Chan, and he bacsme the Governor there! In 1785, Phakphuthon died suddently and before Bangkong send a new governor, King Padung of Burma sent a fleet with an army of 3000 men from Yiwun and orded to siege of the island! So... Chan and Muk took comand and protection of their city. After a battle that lasted more than a month, Burma's army didn't manage to take Thalang and their suplies started ending. for their bravery, both hero women took the tilte of Thao from King RamaI. According to a legent, Chan and Muk ordered all women to cut their hair and start dressing like men, to hit with force the drums! with all these, the Comander of Burma's army thought that he had to deal with a huge army so he cancelled the invation!! Well done Chan & Muk!!! Well done!!! I am just wondering.... after all that... who became governor in the island??? Who was better than the 2 women??? Link to comment
+Eartha Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Since this cointest has ended, and the OP has this thread open for this coin, I am closing this thread now. If the OP wants the two threads merged, that can be done instead. Link to comment
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