I decided to leap before I looked into a motorcycle trip around Thailand to taste the best regional food. The only problem was I had no idea what the Aunties were saying to me. So I enrolled in Thai language classes to begin the ascent of the Everest of languages.

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Inconstant Consonants
Santa, December 13, 2007

When I went to work in Thailand, my company encouraged me to learn Thai. “It would be to your advantage” is what I was told. Unfortunately, I got involved with a Thai woman called Toy who...

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What’s in a Name?
Santa, December 9, 2007

I have always had a modest curiosity about place-names. This started off with me as a youth who wondered how British place-names came to be, and this was a reasonable thing as a large proportion of place-names in Australia are taken from places in the UK.

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Thai Language Stories
Santa, September 11, 2007

Some people may be wondering why I have been writing these small essays on the Thai language, and why I have chosen the format that I use.

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