http://www.thai-eyes.com Thailand Lifestyle Blog Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:10:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/ranad-xylophone-battle-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/ranad-xylophone-battle-thailand/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:18:53 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3643 While we did a bit of research about the well-known Thai Ranad Xylophone Artist Khun In, we´ve been amazed about a funny Ranad Thai Xylophone Battle live on stage. Enjoy 9 Minutes of Thai classical music with a humorous twist. 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The face of the sculputre looks like its a heavy burden, even if it wasn´t the stairway to heaven. © Thai Eyes Image: Carry the [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/carry-the-burden/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/funny-thai-toilet-sign-old-siam-style/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/funny-thai-toilet-sign-old-siam-style/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:14:04 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3534 While travelling around in Thailand, there are lots of ununsual things, like this funny toilet sign, old Siam style, to discover. We stumbled upon this funny metal sign at the mens toilet at Wat Rong Khun, the well known White Temple, at Chiang Rai North Thailand. © Thail Eyes Image: Funny Thai Toilet Sign Old [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/funny-thai-toilet-sign-old-siam-style/feed/ 1 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/ganesh-lord-of-success-chalermchai-kositpipat-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/ganesh-lord-of-success-chalermchai-kositpipat-thailand/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:37:02 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3483 Ganesh Lord of Success is a real masterpiece of art, painted by the most important artist of contemporary art in Thailand Chalermchai Kositpipat. There are 2 versions of Ganesh Lord of Success, one in black & white and the coloured version, which you can see here. © Chalermchai Kositpipat Image: Ganesh Lord of Success, painting [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/ganesh-lord-of-success-chalermchai-kositpipat-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/big-golden-triangle-buddha-statue-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/big-golden-triangle-buddha-statue-thailand/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:49:37 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3440 We discovered the impressive, big golden Buddha statue on a journey to the City of the Golden Triangle (Ban Sop Ruak), North Thailand. The big golden Buddha is sitting on a stylized ship and is looking along the big Mekong (thai: Mae Nam Khong) stream, the lifeline of South East Asia. © Thai Eyes Image: [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/big-golden-triangle-buddha-statue-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/short-asian-haircut-waterdrop-macro/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/short-asian-haircut-waterdrop-macro/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:03:24 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3206 Arthit, a young and cute Thai Lahu Hill Tribe boy with a short Asian haircut came to visit us, a few days ago. After he had a shower, our photographer Nat was excited about that wet look and made a macro shot of the wet hairs with a few waterdrops. © Thai Eyes Image: Short [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/short-asian-haircut-waterdrop-macro/feed/ 2 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/chalermchai-kositpipat-cupidity-consumed-by-desires/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/chalermchai-kositpipat-cupidity-consumed-by-desires/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:56:17 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=3134 Cupidity or desire is one of the central themes in the Buddhist philosophy. Chalermchai Kositpipat shows at the entrance area to his masterpiece of buddhist art, the white temple (Wat Rong Khun), near Chiang Rai, his interpretation of consumed by desires. There are 2 pools with hands coming out of the ground and one of [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/chalermchai-kositpipat-cupidity-consumed-by-desires/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/lord-ganesh-golden-ganesha-statue-chiang-mai-thailand/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/religion-superstition/lord-ganesh-golden-ganesha-statue-chiang-mai-thailand/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:36:41 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=2992 Lord Ganesh (Lord Ganesha) is a Hindu god from India. If You think Thailand is a buddhist country, You´re right, but if You think Thai people just believe in the teachings of Lord Buddha, then You´re wrong. The boundaries between Buddhism and Hinduism are fluent. 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We told him, nothing more easy than that task, just send him a picture whith nothing on it, because Farang (that is how Thai people call [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/thailand/thai-ghosts-tomato-ketchup-ghost-thailand/feed/ 0 http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/chaos-art-thailand-the-art-of-chaos/ http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/chaos-art-thailand-the-art-of-chaos/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:11:07 +0000 Thai-Eyes http://www.thai-eyes.com/?p=2931 It looks a like Modern Art or a Contemporary Art painting, but it´s nothing more then another masterpiece of Chaos Art or the Art of Chaos in Thailand. This way of chaotic cable wiring has no equal elsewhere and do You think it works ? Sometimes…! Curiously enough the picture has been taken in front [more...]]]> http://www.thai-eyes.com/arts-crafts/chaos-art-thailand-the-art-of-chaos/feed/ 0