King Chulalongkorn
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Thailand’s National Science Day or, the Tale of King Mongkut’s Eclipse & His Death from Malaria
Today, 18 August, is Thailand’s National Science Day. I had almost forgotten despite our school holding an assembly for it on Tuesday (I was ill at the time and remained in the classroom). The Thai teacher in my classroom gave my students a coloring sheet yesterday as homework for Science Day. This morning, I noticed… Continue reading
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Long Walk to Saphan Hin, Phuket
The 13th of October is a public holiday in Thailand marking the death anniversary of the late His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX of the Chakri Dynasty, Thailand. My previous visit to the Saphan Hin area of Phuket was probably during the preparations for his funeral towards the end of 2017 (yes, we had… Continue reading
2022, Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse, Bhumibol Adulyadej, bocce ball, canals, Chalong Bay, fishing boats, jogging & hiking trails, King Chulalongkorn, naval museums, October 2022, Phuket, Phuket Immigration Office, Phuket Sports City, Phuket Town, Royal Thai Navy, Saphan Hin, Surin Circle, Thailand, tin-mining dredge, videos, walks around Phuket, YouTube -
Phuket’s Provincial Hall
Yesterday was a rather rainy holiday in Phuket – the 64th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. A mid-afternoon break in the rain gave me the chance to take a short walk up the tree-lined Narisorn Road in northeastern Phuket Town. This is where most of the province’s government buildings are located and so is… Continue reading
A History of Phuket, achitecture, Battle Of Thalang, Colin Makay, government buildings, governors of Phuket, Kao Rang, Kedah, King Chulalongkorn, King Vajiravudh, Luang Por Road, Narisorn Road, Phang Nga Road, Phnom Penh, Phraya Rasadanupradit, Phuket Old Town, Phuket Philatelic Museum, Phuket Provincial Hall, Phuket Town, Queen Sirikit, rubber trees, Surin, The Killing Fields, Thungka, Trang -
Siam’s First Stamps
The Thailand 2013 World Stamp Exhibition opened at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon this past Friday. In part, it marks the 130th anniversary of the Kingdom of Siam’s first official postage stamps. The 4th August 1883 release of those first five adhesives came some 43 years following the issuance of the world’s first prepaid stamps, Great Britain’s… Continue reading
Mark Joseph Jochim 