Aranya

You mean for the boys?

No wonder your skin is great!! I hope you thank your mom over and over!!! What sunblock do you use? I used to use Shiseido's Anessa (great because it's not oily) but now I am using something less fancy which works as well (I think... I hope!)

Hi Alexis! I don't have much to add to what sbk and boo already explained so well but I wanted to say welcome to the board and to Bangkok

@ Bluecat!

Sego, mille merci for the link! I registered so hopefully I will get their newsletter soon! I'm very eager to meet you!! Will PM you my numbers and all that asap! A un des quatre!

Thank you, Blue Cat The combination can be quite confusing, true! I must have grown up a very confused child! Sort of explains the adult me LOL Just kidding

Catch you later, Blue Cat!

Off I go!

Nat, we share the same fear, that's why! Except that you still have great skin while I am already drying and wrinkling and sagging and drying...

It's coming from Japan...

Hey there, salut!! I'm glad you had a great time up north! Where exactly did you go??

I plan to go to Bangkok around beg of July, if possible, let's meet! I will also try to meet with a few other girls from this forum Catch you around!

Psst. Nothing wrong being French!!

p.s. BlueCat ... hahaha!!!

I'd love to accompany you but I can't! If you normally live in Bangkok and want to make an additional friend, let me know In any case, have fun!

Yeah maybe you should, Nat! I checked their website the other day, took the little test they offer so I got an idea of products I should be using for my skin type (dry, wrinkling, aging, sagging, freckling, spotting... Anyway, the next time I'm in Bkk, I'll go check at the Emporium cosmetic counters...

Just avoid using the powder nearby the eye zone

note: I had to resend this post a few times because it kept saying: "You have posted a message with more emoticons that this board allows. Please reduce the number of emoticons you've added to the message". Must try to control my emotions a bit, huh?...

Hey Nat!

In any case, I'll be in Bangkok for a week or two starting beg. of July! Maybe we could meet! Will give you more info. in time

I quite agree with sbk's inital post and have witnessed that as well

Hi John!

I wasn't planning on spending any!

Am I "sut thai"??

In addition to the above mentionned stores (I like both Kinokuniya and AsiaBooks), there is also a little bookstore located at Sukhumvit soi 53 called Book@53. It's a walkable distance from the main Sukhumvit road, on the left side. Not a huuuuuuuuuge variety but fun to browse. You could give it a try. Having books sent from abroad will end up being really costly. Unless you don't mind that.

Suppose these types of stories are true or have some kind of truth in them, it really gets scary. I wonder what type of drug they use.

Whereas if we worry about our husbands finding out about our boyfriends it would be "choooia"?? Or "choonoia"?

There is an absence of books or other reading matter in my wife's village. When I first started visiting I read up well on the area and they were quite amazed when I was able to take them to the various Wats and tell them about the carvings, etc., even to translate some of the scripts. They were quite surprised what you can get out of a book.

I have since taken books, educational posters, etc. (in English) and the kids in particular do seem to be taking an interest.

There are usually quite a few people in the book department of the nearest town. I guess that if you've been bought up with no books or reading matter you don't know what you are missing.

I am currently in HK where, despite generally good educational levels, reading does not appear to be a favourite pastime, apart from the action comics - perhaps it's an Asian thing.

Which village is your wife from? I find your comments very interesting because having read them, I realize that stories and customs in south east Asia have been generally been transmitted orally rather than via written documents. This could be part of the reason why it seems the average Thais don't read much

perhaps it's an Asian thing.

Perhaps. But I'm in the impression that Japan is a nation of big readers. Maybe lack of interest in reading is rather a south east Asian thing!

That sounds like fun! I'm not sure when I'll go to Chiangmai again (hopefully soon as I quite like it there) but when I do, I'll keep this topic in mind

Psst. I really like your signature!!!

Hey Nat, you really got me wanting to try the SK II now! And how did you find Johnson's pure essentials shine-free face powder ?

This one turned out to be a very interesting thread!!

I just noticed this thread! I'd also love to make new friends! Will drop you and Sego a line asap!

From my experience, though it seems that nowadays there are more and more books published in Thai available, it doesn't seem the average Thai enjoys reading that much. When I was growing up, as an example, whenever I got a phone call from a Thai person and was asked what I was doing and I replied "I'm reading a book" (aan nangsue), they would automatically assume I was studying (doing homework, etc...) They would never associate reading with pleasure, only study.

By the way, love your avatar!