Thai Movies
Over recent years there has been some excellent Thai movies released. Some of them have even been released in Western countries as well as entered in international film festivals. Apart from being fun, watching Thai movies is also an excellent
A Traveller in Siam in the Year 1655
<P class=producthead>A Traveller in Siam in the Year 1655</p><P class=productheadtwo>Extracts from the Journal of Gijsbert Heeck<br>Translated by Barend Jan Terwie</p><p>Gijsbert Heeck (1619-1669) visited the east with the Dutch East India Company. From his journal we get an eyewitness account of 17th. Century Siam. He gives us not only information on larger political issues such as the problems between the Dutch and the Portuguese, but also the smaller ones like the relationships of local Dutch men with indigenous women</p><p>Paperback<br>Chiang Mai 2008<br>Silkworm Books <br>124 pages<br>ISBN 9789749511350</p>
way to learn Thai. Quite a few of them also have English subtitles which makes life easier for you!
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Lakorn By wikipedia Lakorn (Thai: ละคร), while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials (soap operas). Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai Read more... |
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