Sunday, February 23, 2014

Espisode 3


Hello everyone welcome back to the third episode of “The Grand Palace”. I am your host again, Puttipat Siwachairot The Grand Palace is a podcast that represent about Thai attraction. I am today’s episode. I will represent about The Grand Palace of Thailand. Bangkok the Capital of Thailand has many places for tourist attraction you must visit. First thing I will talk about the Grand Palace is the place you can not miss it if you come to visit Thailand. The location of the Grand Palace is the center of Bangkok. The Grand Palace have many parts, The temple of the Emeral Buddha, The Out Court, Middle Court, The Phra Maha Monthien Buildings, The Phra Maha Prasat Buildings, Chakrit Maha Prasat Buildings, Inner Court and the Siwalai Gardens. The Grand Palace open for the public as a museum and they still have royal office inside as well. The king Buddha Yolfa Chulaloke(Rama 1) who building the Grand Palace or We call Phra Borom Maha Ractcha Wang in May 1782. He decided to move the city of Thonburi on the west side of the Chao Phraya river to the east side of Bangkok. It liked an Island we call “Rattanakosin” The king Buddha Yolfa Chulaloke(Rama 1) ,tried to build the layout of the Grand Palace same as the Royal Palace of Ayutthaya which was destroy in a was between Burma and Siam. Now a day The Grand Palace is still use for the ceremony of the monarch and open for the public museum, tourist attraction too. You guys will know the first thing attraction that you must visit in Bangkok. I guarantee about, How beautiful it is. Thank you guys today time’s up. I have to day goodbye see you next episode.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Podcast Espisode 2

Hello everyone welcome back to the second episode of “Thai New Year”. I am your host again, Puttipat Siwachairot Thai New Year is a podcast that represent about Thai culture. I am today’s episode. I will represent about Songkran festival or Thai New Year, It begins on April 13 to 15 every year. Its period the hottest day in summer time. We will throw water to each other. But The traditional way we do to say greeting is SA WAS DEE PI MAI is same meaning “Happy New Year” and we usually go to the temple to pray and make a merit. Thai think going to temple to donate money or stuff and clean Buddha is a good start of New year. The way we cleaning Buddha is mixing Thai fragrance  with water and then gently clean like bathing, Another activity is molding sand in the sathupa-shape and decorating with color flags. Songkran celebration or we call “Rod Nam Dam Hua” is the way to show respect for elder people, Most Thai people go back to the hometown to meet Thai family and celebrate. Now a day Songkran day is change to the festival. It is very famous for foreigner because we will have visitor from many country to visit for this festival that they will closed the roads throwing water, water gun and some people use chalk to paint each other.Today time’s up Thank you to listen my podcast. See you next episode.  BYE

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Podcast


Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of “How Thai people Greeting” I am your host,Puttipat Siwachairot and “The Wai” is a podcast that represent about Thai people greeting.I am today’s episode. I will represent about “The Wai” is pressed palms together of the chest inf a prayer when we pressed palms together in the old language that we call AN-CHA-LEE same meaning is Wai. There are 3 oisutuib ti show about “The Wai”

1.       Touch the thumbs of both hands to bow to the space between your eyebrows are means you respect the king, monk and spirit house.

2.       Touch the thumbs of both hands to bow to the space of your noise tip are means you respect Father, mother and relative.

3.       Touch the thumbs of both hands to bow to the Chin are means you respect friend to friend or the person who look like same age with you.

 “SA-WAS-DEE” is the word that we speak often with the wai as a greeting or farewell

Sawasdee is same meaning “How are you” you say in the day. Same as the way Thai people say sawasdee too. Today is time's up everyone. I have to say goodbye and see you next episode.