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thai-eyes: Hot and Sour Thai Soup Recipe Tom Yum Goong

Sat Oct 11 05:53:16 -0500 2008

The most famous recipe from Thailand is for sure,
the hot and sour Thai soup “Tom Yum Goong”.
Thai-Eyes tells You, how to make Your own,
tasty, hot and sour Tom Yum Goong.

Ingredients:
750 ml water
6 shrimps/prawns with head and shell
200 g straw mushrooms
3 bulbs lemongras
5-6 Kaffir limeleaves
2-3 cm Galanga/Galingale in fine slices
5-6 green and red Thai Chilies Prik Kee Noo
1 coriander root...

thai-eyes: Thailand Soccer Boy Joe

Thu Oct 09 23:37:20 -0500 2008

Soccer Boy Joe is a young Akha hilltribe kid
and he loves to play soccer, like the most kids in Thailand.
Life is very difficult for youngster Joe, because he is born
on the wrong side of the border, in Burma/Myanmar.
As a young kid he came with his parents as refugees
to Thailand and now he has to fight to get a ID card.
In spite of everthing he´s always in a good mood,
likes to jape and is hopin...

thai-eyes: Groove Riders Godfather of Thai Disco

Wed Oct 08 18:13:51 -0500 2008

Groove Riders are a funky, groovy Thai Disco band.
They released their first album in 2001,
but the big success came with the release
of their album “The Lift” in November 2007.
We don´t want to write too much,
so please open up Your eyes and ears
and have fun with the Groove Riders.

Video: Groove Riders Live at Chiangmai University
Last call for GR 007

Musicvideo: Groove Riders - Superstar

Musicvideo: Groove Riders - Stop (หยุด)

thai-eyes: Thailand How To Wash Dishes With Fun

Mon Oct 06 11:22:41 -0500 2008

For many people, washing dishes is not a cushy job
and if You take a look at the face of this Thai woman
the job looks quite painful.
No fun or mai sanuk, how Thaipeople would say.

But if You have a look to this Thai woman,
it looks like dish washing is one of the funniest things on this planet.
So it´s just a point of view.
If You do unwelcomed work with the right attitude,
it can be fun, sanuk

More pictures of the dancing, dish washer
Click on the pic to make it big:

More about fun at work: Sanuk Thailand

thai-eyes: Thai Teenie Chin Chinawut Indracusin Fans are waiting

Wed Oct 01 07:17:09 -0500 2008

In spring 2008 Thai teenager Chin Chinawut Indracusin entered the Thai Charts
with a new song “Mai mee krai hai bok ruk”
and Chin fans all over the word been awaiting his new album,
which was pronounced for March 2008.

Picture: “Sexy” Thai teenager Chin Chinawut Indracusin

The new album has not been released yet,
instead Chin Chinawut was working together
with the new Thaipop band B.O.Y - Blood of Youth.
Now a new single has been released,
which gives hope, that the new album will be released soon.

Chin Chinawut Indracusin - Kuen tee nueng (คืนที่หนึ่ง)

thai-eyes: Big Ass Thailand With New Song Rak

Tue Sep 30 01:14:13 -0500 2008

Big Ass is one of the most famous Thai Rockbands.
Now they published a new song, called “Rak”,
which means love.
The song is accompanied by a slideshow with quite heavy pictures,
but see with Your own eyes.

Video: Big Ass - Rak (รัก)

thai-eyes: Four Mod secretly filmed while take a shower

Thu Sep 25 05:59:24 -0500 2008

A scandal shocks the kingdom of Thailand:
The two Thai girl singers Four Mod has been secretly filmed while taking a shower.
The incident happend during Thai new year (Songkran) in Khon Kaen - Northeast Thailand - Isaan.
Thai girlie group Four Mod was engaged for a motorcycle promotion show,
because all hotels has been packed, the two girls got a room in a budget hotel.
While they took a shower,...

thai-eyes: Cable Tangle in Thailand

Wed Sep 24 11:57:08 -0500 2008

Cable Tangle, also known as spaghetti syndrom,
is a speciality from Thailand.
Thai electric wiring looks mostly more like modern arts,
then a proper electric installation,
but it works….mostly.

This kind of electric wiring in Thailand is
same, same, but different!

thai-eyes: No more tear-new catchy Thai song

Tue Sep 23 17:55:07 -0500 2008

A few weeks ago the new Thaiband No more tear started to climb the Thai Charts
with their new catchy song ” Chan pen DJ hai ther”
and it seems they just know one direction, up…up…up.
No more tear is presenting us not just a catchy song,
but also a colourful and trendy Musicvideo.

Musicvideo: No more tear - Chan pen DJ hai ther (ฉันเป็น DJ ให้เธอ)

thai-eyes: Thai Recipe Yellow Coconut Chicken Curry Kaeng Kari

Fri Sep 19 04:35:21 -0500 2008

The Yellow Coconut Chicken Curry (Kaeng Kari) is one
of the most mouthwatering Curry Recipes from Thailand.
Most probably this recipe is originated to the islamic Thai cuisine.
A bit uncommon is the use of potatoes, while the Curry is eaten with Thai rice,

Recipe: Yellow Thai Coconut Chicken Curry (Kaeng Kari):
Ingredients:
oil to fry
500 g chicken drumsticks
2 small onions
250 g potatoes
2-3 T...

thai-eyes: Young Buddhist Monk From Thailand

Thu Sep 18 22:34:11 -0500 2008

Most of the young Thai boys and men spending a temporary time (mostly 3 month)
as a buddhist monk in a temple in Thailand.
In a ritual initiation, they got shaved their hair and eyebrows,
which means, that they are no longer a member of the profanatory Thai society.
Buddhist monks are highly respected by the Thai people.
Young buddhist monks have to follow 10 strict rules,
while fully ordained monks have to follow 227
and buddhist nuns 311 rules.
Many of the young Thai kids become a monk in honour to their parents
or to his Majesty the King of Thailand.

Picture: Young buddhist Thai monk sitting in front of a temple

thai-eyes: Strange Food from Thailand Hornet Larvae

Tue Sep 16 09:04:10 -0500 2008

The Thai cuisine is not just famous for their mouthwatering Thai Curries and tasty seafood soups,
but also for strange, exotic food delicacies, like fried locusts, scorpions, bamboo worms
and this beloved delicacy: hornet larvae.

Hornet Larvae are used for exotic Thai Curries.
But have a closer look!
Isn´t Your mouth watering yet ?

thai-eyes: Young Thai Boy Scouts

Mon Sep 15 21:02:09 -0500 2008

On the 1.July 1911, King Vajiravudh, Rama VI founded the “Wild Tiger Corps”,
the Thai Scout Movement.
From this day on, the Thai government and the Royal Family are supporting
the Scout Movement of Thailand.
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX of Thailand is the Chief Scout.
Scouting in Thailand is not the same like in other countries,
because scouting is part of the Thai school education.

thai-eyes: Thailand Recipe Red Curry Paste

Sun Sep 14 14:59:08 -0500 2008

One of the most famous recipes from Thailand is the red Thai Curry
and the main ingredient is the red curry paste.
This is about how to make Your own, original Thai red curry paste.
There are thousands of recipes at the internet or at cookery books,
but the most of them are not original, are overspiced or using wrong ingredients.
Our recipe is orginated from an old cook from Bangkok
and represents...

thai-eyes: Crazy Asia Thai Hairstyle

Fri Sep 12 14:54:06 -0500 2008

Especially young Thai boys like a unique, sometimes quite crazy hairstyle.
A few nights ago, we met this young Akha Thai Hilltribe Boy
in a beer bar at Night Bazaar/Chiang Mai,
his new Asia Thai haircut looks odd or like Thaipeople used to say “Ting Tong” (crazy)

Picture: Crazy Asia Thai Hairstyle