The White Ape In Thailand

The White Ape In Thailand: "How’s this for a whole new white ape perspective?

And what has this got to do with Thailand culture?

Everything! (Of course!)

It’s the evolution of the white ape, as it grows into something bigger… something uncontrollable, fluid, dynamic, and other big words.

Something Ape-aholic..!

Or maybe it’s just my new white ape logo… (in yellow).

Hey you gotta have a logo you know… it’s part of… the whole overall look and feel… establishing the identity… brand building…

And good fun while we’re at it."

This Thailand culture blog upgraded!

Hi Thailand culture lovers,

Here's my big ape-olgy for being slack. If you look at the post dates you'll see it's been a mighty long time since the last contribution. I've got a great excuse...

No it's more a secret really.

Well I thought I'd take my "professionalism" to a new level, and design a whole new Thailand culture white ape blog. One that includes the whole gamet from Thai teens to Thailand recipes, and beyond.

As far as the words "Thailand culture" can go...

It's still in phase one of construction, but it's readable. No one told me it would take so much time to get it right!

So, please, venture onwards to explore the new worlds of Thailand...

The all new white ape in Thailand blog


Peace :-)

And do tell your friends...

Thai Girl, Thai Girl...

Thai girl, Thai girl... Thai girls...





Experts estimate that approximately 7% of your communication is the words you use, and 93% is your voice tone and body language.

Take it from me. Don't put the blinkers on when it comes to life and all the experiences that go with the fascinating story of life.

Be un-blinkered... open... accepting... flexible... And Thai girls?

They're wonderful. Beautiful. Everything a dude could want.

But if it doesn't work you've got to learn to say next. Don't get fixated on one Thai girl if there is some added unwanted bonuses that come with the package. Walk around the next corner and a whole new world wakes up.

Everything slows down in this country. There's urgency in the calmness, restfulness in the activity...

Shyland. Sometimes that's what this country is. Sometimes that's how Thai girls are. Shy, shy, eye, eye.






But underneath that, warriors. A strength mixed with a craziness. An expectation.

To live here, in Thailand, you've got to learn to get loose. Limber. Shake off what aggravations you'd be going mental over back home in the west. Run with it. Be cool about it.

After all, it's not really that important in the giant scheme of things, right?

Right. And Thai girls?

Supersonic.

You couldn't be anywhere else.





Peacefully yours...

The White Ape


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Thailand Culture Water Festival Madness

Stay tuned for more Thailand culture...

Now where were we?

Here I was in Krabi for the Songkran festival. Man it was mad behavior, but quite refined and pleasant. What a beautiful location. Of course towards the end of the day after the heat and the beer and the flow of liquids many Thai lads started going a bit crazy.

I kept well away from it but you could see it was turning bizarre for want of a better word. The normally pleasant Thailand lifestyle was turning mental.

We sat in the back of a 4x4 loaded with tanks of water and water guns and pistols and pump machines and pretty much prepared to get wet.

With a few hundred other Thais doing the same we travelled around the Krabi area including the beautiful Ao Nang and Noppharat Thara beaches.



The rest of the time one is just exploring beaches, walking through crablands and probably precious ecosytems and all that. I'd really like to see the Thais educated more about preserving their environment and looking after it.

I guess that means not collecting starfish in plastic bags then forgetting about them a few hours later...

I think the Thais have logged, cut, removed, farmed and you name it to heaps of the natural areas down here in the south. You'd have loved to be here 500 years ago when it was in a natural pristine state, it would be completely awe inspiring.

Trees of incredible height and magnificence. Now it's rubber gardens or palm plantations as far as the eye can see... (But that's a story for another time).



Anyway enjoy the pictures it's just a visual exploration of the Thailand culture enriched journeys I sometimes take. Or whatever you want to call it.


Take Care

The White Ape
Boldly going where no other apes go.

ps these pics ain't got anything to do with the Songkran festival you'll have to wait for the waterproof casing for that one...

Learning Thai, Fire And Flight

Back to Thailand culture...

How do you learn to speak Thai?

DO this: Go and fly yourself to a small town where no one speaks English. Immerse yourself in the culture. You'll be forced to understand what they are saying to you. And you'll be forced to speak it. Your basic desire for communication with other human beings will prevail...

The Thais don't know that I speak their language. Often they will be reluctant to approach me because they think their own English is not good and possibly that I can't speak their language. But when they discover I can, it's like the world falls in.

We can communicate.

Maybe it's like seeing html for the first time and in that precious moment, suddenly feeling so awe inspired and pleasured... It happens you know.




Sometimes I'll get someone coming up to me and speaking Thai as if I know it fluently. It amazes me that people would do that. I admire it. I'm forced to learn 'on the spot'.

Or act very politely.

But southern Thai is still tricky to comprehend. It's actually very difficult to understand spoken fast and it feels to me like they've got 10 different ways of saying the same thing. I am trying to learn it.

When I speak southern Thai to people down here they are blown away. It's very funny for them to hear me speak south language.



Remember how I told you I can speak Thai?

I can... until they start going on about stuff I don't know. :-)

Like words for html and computers and routers and how to make a computer do things. All that stuff. Those words I am unfamiliar with...





This is when being in a foreign country can be a challenge. When you need to do business and you gotta get the details right. You need to buy a tool or book a flight somewhere and you need to know...

What are they really saying about this? What extras does it come with? Can I get a cheaper Thailand flight? And... can I get my money back if I need to?

All these important questions. Every farang has a list of these from paying the gas bill to servicing the motorbike to catching a ferry to Ko Samui.

That's when body language comes into play. I have taught myself to be observant of body language. Why? Because I need to know more. I need to know what they are thinking, if they are being honest, speaking the truth, have a deeper reason for associating with me.

It sounds absurd, but believe me, it's important.

I rely on body language because I can't (yet) read Thai and if they speak fast Thai using unfamiliar words about something important to my safety or health or income then I need to know. Like...

Can I really rely on your helpdesk to book me a flight to Chiang Mai?


Hey I'm sure you know what I mean, right?

By the way, my website is now complete...

www.MartinHurley.com



PEACE.

The White Ape

Online Business In A Small Thailand Town

Thailand Culture, and the world of The White Ape.

Man, it's been a busy week.

As you'd know, on this Photo Blog you can learn more about the Life of a westerner in Southern Thailand. That's me.

I'm sure to expand on these topics:
Thailand life... Thailand lifestyle, culture, Thailand girls...

And, see the map..? That's right... It's Thailand.

See the yellow arrow? Well, that points to Trang... that's where I live.

I look out my door and I see beautiful clouds, street dogs, motorcycles flying by, people eating... you know what I mean right?

Now before I tell you what these Thai man washing photos are all about...

Listen up.

Obviously I don't know for sure but if you're reading this you MAY have an inclination to travel...

And I've just come across an ebook that explains the "insider secrets" to becoming a licensed Travel Agent and how these secrets give you a wealth of travel benefits and courtesies...

It's quite interesting because if you become a Travel Agent, new doors are opened and courtesies are extended to you, that everyday folks aren't privy to.

Why? Well, travel companies need travel agents and when you become one of them, you'll be showered with discounts and gratuities by way of deeply discounted and even free travel benefits.

Kinda makes sense when you think about it.

Anyway it looks simple enough...

You can read more about it here:

Travel Industry Secrets














Thailand Life - Thailand culture, food, language, photographs and more!

Nope. Sorry I can't talk about these Washing Man Photos. I don't need to right? You can see the story yourself...

It's a visual story on the uncommon Life Of Thailand...

But you can see more at my gallery...

HurleyPix Thailand Gallery ...


Stay Focused...


The White Ape Is Sleeping

Do I Look Like A Friggin' Tourist?

Welcome to... Thailand culture Inc.

Beauty is in the EYE of the BeerHolder*.

Wouldn't you agree with me?

The question then is, what does the BeerHolder think? I mean, it's personal right? Subjective. What you think is probably completely different to what I think. But I bet we can come to some arrangement...

For example. Do you think these pictures below look like they came from an artist?

If you Said YES, you'd BE RIGHT.

Spot ON. Correct. Well observed. Hey... you're cooking.





Where is this guy coming from?

What is he doing in Thailand?

Does he look like a TOURIST?





"Genius is a not a matter of doing one thing a hundred
percent better than everyone else. Genius is a matter of
doing a hundred things one percent better than everyone
else." - Michael Jordan





This is Thailand.

Did you ever think this would happen here?

Me neither.

*BeerHolder - I mean beholder, but I know you knew that...


The White Ape
Has Lost His Mind


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