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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 58: A Siamese Summer!

July 22nd, 2010

Posted in Alabama, Asia, Bangkok, Japanese food, Refudiate, Thai, ThaiFood, Thailand, Uncategorized, birthdays, culture, education, food, freaks, gay, lesbian, politicians, queer, restaurants, sarah palin

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Welcome to episode 58
A summer in Siam
From Siam to Thailand…a brief history
On enjoying the summer
Being in Bangkok feels like a vacation
Movies and more movies
Back to the gym!
Tom’s holiday insomnia
Have always been more nocturnal anyway
River cruises and costumes
Getting to old to greet the dawn
A 10 year reunion
The same faces with a few more lines
Fond memories and food
Thais and Japanese food
A culture of eating out and why?
Thai restaurants in the States and abroad
There are 2 Thai restaurants in my hometown
Waiting tables at the Thai House
Tom got a condo in Pattaya from Craiglist.com
Good deal for a balcony with a sea view
Facebook woes and thoughts
Sarah Palin is just a loon!
She’s like a squeaking dog toy or dripping faucet
Why she bothers Tom so very much?
Arrogant ignorance with a sprinkle of narcissism
On claiming to speak for everyone when we hate you!
On a brighter note…Tom finally got a new voice mail
A voicemail from Jens in Munich
Germany is on my list of must visits
Email from our long lost Forrest of the Lonely Ice Floe.com
Tom is excited that Forrest and Jay are coming to Thailand!
Comments from LM and Andrea
Mark suggests a Radish cake? J
Huge shout out to Dylan…a new listener!
Lurve to all my listeners!
Tom begs for more comments
The usual rambling closing remarks

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 57: No Cake This Year Please!

June 28th, 2010

Posted in Bangkok, Current Events, Issan, Issarn, Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, Thailand, Travel, alien, birthdays, coming out, culture, freaks, gay, lesbian, outsider, pride, queer, violence, world cup

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Welcome to episode 57
Yet another podcast from ‘Issarn’
The 9 hour journey to the NorthEast of Thailand
Avoiding the rain during Monsoon season
Being beyond tired just from sitting for hours
A post birthday show
Thanks sooooo much for all the well wishes!
Facebook is amazing
What did Tom do for his birthday?
Summer break as a gift this year
A 5-star cinema experience for Prince of Persia
A Bangkok must do!
Birthday dinner ‘faux pas’
Joined the gym….again!
Tom has just lost it….or at least that is how I feel!
a long struggle with the weight issues
on a lighter note….Pride month in the US
Pride in Thailand is in October
Tom and gay pride
Tom’s own coming out story
Coming out to my folks from abroad
Not an easy road, but better for it today
The World cup frenzy in Thailand
Tom doesn’t care for most sports
Soccer vs. football
World cup dispute prompts axe murder
The myth of the gentle Thai
Sudden intense outbursts of anger
Lack of self control and rules of war
Thai rules is about 20 vs. 1
If in doubt….always walk away!
Interesting discussion on the way to Issarn
Feeling more alien the longer I’m here
More intense outside of Bangkok
Integration not possible in Thailand
Why not move home??
Life would be easier if I were British or Australian
Life in purgatory
Making lemonade when life gives you limes!
Go check out Tigger’s new vidcasts
Check out Cocktails and Creampuffs!
Lurve to my listeners!
The usual rambling closing remarks

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 56: Hot Fun in the SummerTime

June 13th, 2010

Posted in Bangkok, Chang Mai, REdShirts, Thailand, Travel, beaches, culture, freaks, mountains, pattaya, sports, summer, vacation, world cup

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Welcome to episode 56
A Sunday morning in Bangkok
Personal catch up episode
Hooray! No more weekends in Rayong
Almost summer break
No down time at all
More activities than teaching
Tom’s summer plans
Someone has a birthday coming up soon!
I like birthdays less and less the more I have them
Last birthday was atop Central World
A friend’s 40^th
Brits and their ‘theme’ parties
The World cup just isn’t Tom’s thing
Just don’t enjoy sports…never have
American College football being the exception
More fast paced in my opinion
A visit to Chang Mai?
The Rose of the north
Different dialect of Thai spoken
Different ethnicity evident….more Chinese influence
Doi Intanon, the highest peak in Thailand
Stunning beauty in rolling mountains
Mountains vs. beaches in Thailand
The summers of my youth
Family vacations = mountains or beaches
Always big ‘to dos’ in my family
No big travel plans this summer though
Moving expenses are HUGE here!
Pattaya bound for sure
Hopefully only one more year there
New room, new class, new neighborhood
Not much of a peep out of the RedShirts
The calm after the storm
Considering doing an episode on Thai flaws
Tom doesn’t like to ruffle feathers
Fundamental flaws in Thai culture keep it down
Do I keep quite or speak up cause I care….
A video link from my friend Ken
Hello to a new listeners: Tom, and Arizona Chris
Go check out Tigger’s new vidcasts
Rambling closing remarks

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 55: We Come in Peace!!!

May 22nd, 2010

Posted in Asia, Bangkok, Politics, REdShirts, Thailand, Uncategorized, anarchy, chaos, crisis, cults, culture, freaks, looting, riots, tourism

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Welcome to a very somber episode of the T.I.T. cast
First of all I’m Safe and a HUGE thanks for all the concern
Sadly to say….Tom was hugely mistaken
Thailand’s Darkest hour
The quite after the storm
On being speechless in the face of disaster
Arson and looting depicted on TV not random violence
Premeditated destruction
More like a cult than a political movement
Hundreds of I.D. cards found in sewers below former camp
Stockholm syndrome/indoctrination of hatred
Will try to collect some photos and put them up
So close to home yet so surreal…is this really happening?
Watching from afar and building paranoia
My “adventure” in getting back to Bangkok Friday the 21^st
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again…Thai police are useless!
Bangkok owes the soldiers a great debt
Misrepresentation on CNN and BBC
Why not hire staff that speak Thai…understand the culture?
Not a battle between Rich and Poor!
Excellent blog article from a Thai that explains the situation
Huge arsenal of weapons found at the Temple next to the camp
Bad feeling that this is far from over…
The man behind the chaos
Spotted last Wed. traveling under different name in Paris!
Denials in English vs. feeding the flames in Thai
Leaders spent 2 months preaching hate
Many videos ordering followers to burn the city to the ground
Stores and shops in the area robbed and looted before burned
City still under curfew, but supposed to lift tomorrow evening
Property damaged extensively in my neighborhood
The Thai spirit is hard to beat
Voicemail from Sean that moved Tom to tears
heart warming encouragement from Facebook
Rambling closing remarks

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 53: The Red Storm in a Tea Cup…

April 2nd, 2010

Posted in Bangkok, Easter, Politics, Thai, Thailand, Thaksin, Uncategorized, corruption, culture, education, freaks, gay, lesbian, queer, red shirts

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Goooooood morning, afternoon, evening and night depending on where and when in the world you happen to stop by and read this. Firstly, I realize that it has been ages and ages since I did a T.I.T. cast and I’m really sorry to have kept you guys waiting for so long. Secondly, I decided to sit down today and try my best to rattle off a podcast without any show notes, so if this episode ends up sucking then big sorrys again. I catch myself rambling on a bit, a few times as i went through the episode but i was trying to cover so much information in a very limited time frame. Anyways, hope you guys enjoy and will try to be more organized with notes and such next week! IN the meantime, i wanna send out much MUCH love from the “Big Mango!” Enjoy!!!! P.S. Ignore the episode number in the artwork….it was a bit of a mistake!