Culture, Art, History, Tradition of Thailand & Sirinya's Life
Ananda Everingham can be considered an outstanding Thai movie star, even though he is not Thai but of Australian-Lao descent. In addition, Ananda also seems to be a contradictory personality. You may already know all of...
Davika Hoorne is a young half-Thai actress and model popular in Thailand. Born 1992 to a Thai mother and a Belgian father in Thailand, her nickname is ‘Mai’. Thus, she is often referred to as ‘Mai Davika’....
The Siam Renaissance (Thawiphop, dir. Surapong Pinijkhar, 2004) is a movie about a young Thai woman named Manee/Maneechan (Florence Vanida Faivre). She is from the early 21st century and educated in France but with the help...
Buddhism is a prominent subject in Thai movies and hence such films are also referred to as belonging to the ‘monk genre’. In such movies, Buddhist monks are the protagonists and it is important to...
‘Thai celebrities known for making a mark in both the music and hospitality industries’ (Financial Times about the Sukosol family) Krissada Sukosol Clapp, born in 1970, is also known as ‘Noi Pru’ or Krissada Terence. He...
As you might remember from my recent article about Father Red & Uncle Boonmee or A Thai Ghost Story, belief in ghosts and spirits is very popular, enduring and present in Thailand. This belief in...
When I first saw Nadech Kugimiya (Barry) and Urassaya Sperbund (Yaya) in a clip to the Rising Sun Series (Roy Fun Tawan Deard), a series with a Japanese setting, I thought to myself that they are just to good...
Ananda Everingham can be regarded as the foremost Thai movie star although he has no Thai origins. Born 1982 in Thailand, Ananda is in fact of Australian-Laotian descent and had Australian nationality until a few years ago, when...
A Thai Ghost Story The little narration I’m going to tell you now is based on a ghost story that my Dad used to tell me. It’s about his encounter with a ghost called Father Red (Phô:...
