Thai Collector Uses Ancient Ritual to Create Souls for Creepy ‘Child God Dolls’
A creepy new trend in Thailand has people caring for supposedly haunted dolls, for good luck and prosperity. The Look Thep (Child God) dolls are believed to be inhabited by children’s spirits, created through special rituals. They’re considered to be an updated version of the ancient kuman thong, the practice of worshiping human fetuses that […]
Thai Miss Universe 1965 Winner Still Looks Shockingly Young at 67. Or Does She?
Almost half a century after Thai beauty queen Apsara Hongsakula was crowned Miss Universe, she is back in the news for her astonishingly youthful looks. The 67-year-old doesn’t appear a day over 35, and her recent photographs have been causing quite stir on the internet! Born in 1947, Apsara was only 18 when she won […]
This Life-Size Hulk Statue Made Entirely of Discarded Nuts and Bolts Is the Coolest Thing You’ll See Today
Ban Hun Lek is a Thai scrap metal art company that makes amazing pop culture sculptures from discarded auto parts. One of their best works is this Incredible Hulk statue made almost entirely out of rusty old nuts and bolts. According to the brand’s website, Ban Hun Lek is a family-run business, specializing in hand-made […]
Abandoned Bangkok Shopping Mall Houses the World’s Most Amazing Accidental Fish Pond
From the outside, this four-storey, roofless, dilapidated structure located on a busy Bangkok intersection looks pretty much worthless. But the ruins of the once-vibrant New World Mall now house a different world within its crumbling walls – a unique indoor pond full of exotic fish. Constructed in 1982 by the Kaew Fah Plaza Company, the […]
Lack of Toilet Breaks Forces Thai Bus Conductors to Wear Diapers
If you have access to a clean toilet at your workplace, you’ll probably appreciate it a lot more after reading this. We usually take common things like toilets for granted, without once thinking about how luck we are! Bus conductors in Bangkok, Thailand, don’t even get toilet breaks – they wear adult diapers instead, and […]
The Harmless Far East Eses – Thai Men Dressing Up Like Mexican Gang Members
In an interesting new trend in Thailand, young men are choosing to dress themselves as Mexican gangsters. Their clothes (or lack thereof), hairstyles, and tattoos are all inspired by criminal gangs in Mexico and the US. They have even formed their own gangs – Balcony Pain, Fratez, and D Sixty, to name a few. But […]
Inmates in Thailand Can Reduce Their Sentences by Beating Foreigners in Muay Thai Prison Fights
In a world where prisoners’ sentences are reduced for good behavior, the rules at Klong Prem Central Prison, in Thailand, come across as bizarre. They basically have it the other way around – inmates battle foreign fighters in a tournament called ‘Prison Fight’, a charity event organized by Thailand’s Department of Corrections. The organized boxing matches, […]
Thai Fortuneteller Uses Chess to Predict the Future
If you’re eager to know when you’re going to get that much-awaited promotion or if you will ever meet the love of your life, move your pawn to C3 and let Amunnata Lamwanna (Ajarn Nong, by her prophetic name) predict the outcome of the chess game that is your life. That’s right, Ajarn Nong, a […]
Bizarre Anti-Cheating Paper Hats Spark Controversy in Thailand
A photo showing students of a renowned Bangkok university wearing strange headgear complete with side flaps to thwart cheating during a midterm exam caused quite a stir after it was uploaded to Facebook as a joke. Teachers at Kasetsart University in Thailand have recently come under fire for making their students wear horse blinder-like devices made of […]
Chickens Don’t Fly? They Do at This Unique Thai Restaurant
At the Ka Tron Restaurant, in Bangkok, Thailand, food is handled like heavy artillery. Its famous fried chickens are set ablaze and launched from a massive catapult at unicycle-riding waiters who catch them on metal skewers. How is that for dinner and a show? Popularly known as the “Flying Chicken Restaurant”, Ka Tron proves a […]
Thai Family Uses Crocodiles as Watchdogs to Fend Off Burglars
Who needs watchdogs and alarm systems when you have two full grown crocodiles protecting your house? Awirut Nathip says no burglars have dared come anywhere near his home in the 15 years since his two crocodile pets have been keeping guard. Burglaries are reported regularly in the city of Phitsanulok, where Awirut Nathip and his family live, but thanks to […]
The Maeklong Railway Food Market – A Strange Wonder of Thailand
Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory loves trains, but I’m not too sure if he’d like this particular one. The Maeklong market railway passes right through the middle of a tightly packed market – so tight, that passengers can probably grab a few vegetables as they pass through. The market’s stalls are actually set […]
Style Oddities – Fake Braces Worn as Fashion Accessories
It’s at times like this that I simply don’t understand fashion trends. I mean, what would prompt otherwise normal teenagers to consider something as horrendous as braces to be a fashionable accessories? Don’t get me wrong, I think braces are an extremely useful dental tool and I used to wear them as well, but I […]
Thailand’s Cobra Village – Where Men and Snakes Live in Harmony
Sixty years ago, a doctor from Thailand had a vision for his small, dusty old village – to convert it into a major tourist attraction. And in an attempt to do so, he actually convinced his fellow villagers to raise pet snakes in their homes, putting them in shows for tourists. Surprisingly the ploy worked, […]
In Thailand People Change Their Names to Improve Their Fortunes
You might have heard of people changing their names because they didn’t like the ones their parents gave them. Or in an attempt to change their identity and escape their past. But in Thailand, name changes are common for a different reason altogether – to bring good luck. A case-in-point is 46-year-old Baramee Thammabandan, formerly […]