This video is for people out there who are learning Thai. Just for fun, I thought I would ask the students in my class to recite the five times table in Thai! I think it is a cute video as I like it how fast they recite their tables. A word of warning, even if you know your Thai numbers it is not easy to follow! Here is a guide: "haa neung haa" (five one five), "haa song sib" (five two ten), "haa sam sib-haa" (five three fifteen) etc.

In Kanchanaburi, there is an unusual temple that has the nickname of "Tiger Temple". The real name is Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno. The monks at this temple have a reputation of looking after stray tigers. They started with a baby tiger cub but now the tigers outnumber the monks two to one. During the night, the tigers are kept in cages. But during the day they are taken for a walk to a nearby canyon. Here, tourists are allowed to interact with the tigers in a limited way. For a 300 baht donation, you are allowed to have your picture taken as many times as you like sitting with the tigers. The donations are being collected so that they will have enough money to build a better environment for the tigers on a small man-made island.

One of the easiest ways to get around Bangkok is by skytrain. Although the route isn't very comprehensive yet, it still has made a lot of difference for many people. The traffic in Bangkok is really bad and this is a good way to move along Sukhumwit Road in a short time. Also, many of the stations have sky-bridges that take you straight into the major shopping malls without having to go down to the street. One of the first things I liked about the sky train (called BTS by the Thai people) is that it showed me how green Bangkok was. However, now that they have giant advertising on the outside of the train, it isn't so easy to see out.