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Beach 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:45]
Gun tells us about his first trip with his family to the beach. It's Songkran and Hua Hin is busy, but they find a hotel and make it to the beach. The beach, however, is not a sandy one, and Gun cuts his feet open while playing in the water.
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Beach 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:49]
Gun and his family go to Koh Chang. They arrive late and have to spend the first night in a tent because the island is booked solid.
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Being polite 1 - Gun/M (2012) [6:08]
Gun talks about different options how to express I and you in Thai, depending on the situation and the level of politeness required.
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Being polite 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:17]
Gun talks about polite behavior, e.g, when eating. At the end, he talks about how Thais view feet.
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Being polite 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:39]
Gun talks about various aspects of being polite, including politeness particles, clothes, smoking and noise.
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Cambodia 1 - Mia/F (2012) [5:21]
Mia talks a bit about the history of Cambodia, general attitudes towards the country and Angkor Wat.
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Cambodia 2 - Mia/F (2012) [5:22]
Mia talks about Angkor Wat, then about Khmer influence on Thailand, and at the end about her first visit to Cambodia during a time of tension between the two countries.
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Cambodia 3 - Mia/F (2012) [5:07]
Mia talks about her second visit to Cambodia, to Phnom Penh during Loi Kratong, and again to Angkor Wat, and about the tensions between the two countries.
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Cats 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:52]
Gun talks about cats as pets, their behavior, different breeds of cats, cat food and hygiene.
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Cats 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:43]
Gun talks about his cat at home. He closes by reflecting upon whether it was a good idea to have her sterilized.
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Cats 3 - Gun/M (2012) [6:20]
Gun talks about Doraemon, a famous Japanese cartoon character, and its ingenious tools in its pouch. In the second part of the recording, Gun talks about tigers, what Thais associate with the animal and how the word is used in other contexts. At the end, Gun mentions a few sayings involving tigers.
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Cinema 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:08]
Gun talks about how he choses movies, the two main movie theaters in Chiang Mai, and why it's a good idea to reserve tickets in advance.
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Cinema 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:25]
Gun talks about what to do after having bought movie tickets and what happens in the theatre itself.
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Cinema 3 - Gun/M (2012) [6:50]
Gun reflects on how movies have changed over time. In the second part, he talks about a recent 3D movie experience in the Chiang Mai zoo.
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Cockroach 1 - Joy/F (2011) [4:25]
Joy talks about fighting cockroaches with chili, pepper and spray.
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Cockroach 2 - Joy/F (2011) [4:14]
Joy tells us what her grandmother recommends to fight cockroaches.
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Cockroach 3 - Joy/F (2011) [4:46]
Joy continues to talk about how to get rid of cockroaches at home.
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Coconut tree 1 - Joy/F (2011) [3:45]
Joy talks about the rather dangerous job of picking coconuts. There are people climbing those trees as well as monkeys, but nowadays there are robots as well.
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Coconut tree 2 - Joy/F (2011) [4:03]
Joy talks about a coconut tree climbing robot.
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Coconut tree 3 - Joy/F (2011) [4:31]
Joy tells us how she used to climb trees as a child.
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Computer 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:55]
Gun talks about computers in general and then about using two Windows programs, Paint and Word.
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Computer 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:16]
Gun talks about various computers and operating systems he has already used in his life. Then he talks about online games and briefly about social networking. At the end, he talks about a teenager who played games until he died and suggests to spend more time in the real world.
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Computer 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:16]
Gun talks about computer viruses and problems with old computers. He then talks about what computer he would like to buy if he had the money, and then goes on to discuss possible future developments.
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Diarrhea 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:23]
Gun talks about three instances of diarrhea he or his friends have suffered through.
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Diarrhea 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:20]
Gun talks about symptoms and causes of diarrhea. He also recommends a few measures to prevent diarrhea.
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Diarrhea 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:06]
Gun talks about food poisoning, its causes, symptoms and consequences. Towards the end, Gun lists 10 suggestions of the WHO to avoid food poisoning.
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Dogs 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:03]
Gun talks about three dogs they have at home, a street dog, a Golden Retriever and a Chihuahua.
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Dogs 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:21]
Gun talks about a friend's poodle, the food and other needs he had as a puppy, how he grew up, once stole a blueberry cake, and that he likes to bark.
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Dogs 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:39]
Gun talks about different breeds of dogs that are popular as pets.
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Dressing children 1 - Joy/F (2011) [4:10]
Joy talks about bathing and dressing her niece.
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Dressing children 2 - Joy/F (2011) [3:43]
Joy continues to talk about dressing her niece. In the second part, she talks about buying her niece a new outfit.
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Dressing children 3 - Joy/F (2011) [4:28]
Joy talks about dressing boys, musing about the age when they begin to choose their clothes themselves.
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Farang 1 - Mia/F (2012) [4:08]
Mia starts out with the fruit, but then turns to the question why foreigners of European appearance are called farang. She presents two theories.
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Farang 2 - Mia/F (2012) [5:54]
Mia describes her first encounter with farangs on the back of her mother's pick up truck. Then she talks about why some farangs like dark skin. Towards the end, she talks about her first farang boyfriend.
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Farang 3 - Mia/F (2012) [4:48]
Mia talks about how farangs behave in public, for example on their motorbikes in Chiang Mai, and how this is different from how Thais behave. Her views have changed after having lived abroad.
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Fast food 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:34]
Gun talks about Western fast food and its health risks. He makes a few suggestions on how to eat fast food in a more healthy way.
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Fast food 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:29]
Gun talks about Thai fast food. He looks at a few popular Thai dishes in more detail and concludes that Thai fast food is better than Western fast food.
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Fast food 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:51]
Gun presents a few of his favorite breakfast dishes that are cheap and take little time to prepare.
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Game addiction 1 - Joy/F (2011) [4:10]
Joy talks about a time when her younger brother was addicted to playing computer games.
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Game addiction 2 - Joy/F (2011) [4:15]
Joy thinks about how to teach kids a healthy attitude towards playing computer games.
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Game addiction 3 - Joy/F (2011) [4:44]
Joy goes for a haircut. The young son of the owner plays games instead of doing his homework. This leads to a conflict.
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Ghosts 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:28]
Gun tells us that he doesn't believe in ghosts and that it's difficult to find someone who has first-hand experience. His friends challenge him to go on a midnight trip to an abandoned village to look for ghosts.
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Ghosts 2 - Gun/M (2012) [6:27]
Gun tells us a ghost story that supposedly happened in a girls' dorm in Chiang Mai. One girl is in bed with fever. Her room mate is going to get her some food, but then doesn't return...
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Ghosts 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:39]
Gun talks about various ghosts some Thais believe in.
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Giving a present 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:30]
Gun talks about the various presents one can give depending on who the other person is. He lists a lot of examples.
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Giving a present 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:56]
Gun talks about presents he gave his mother and his girlfriend.
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Giving a present 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:41]
Gun talks about a Christmas-New Year party at his primary school, complete with Santa Claus stopping by, exchanging presents in class, and food.
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Going out to eat 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:21]
Gun talks about a recent visit with friends to a Korean barbecue restaurant.
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Going out to eat 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:21]
Gun talks about eating at the market or in the street, as well as eating at his university.
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Going out to eat 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:07]
Gun talks about a more formal visit to a restaurant with friends.
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Going to the dentist 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:56]
Gun explains how a movie can instill fear of going to the dentist. We hear about pulling teeth, the importance of the profession, and the issue of wisdom teeth. Finally, Gun talks about dental cleaning.
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Going to the dentist 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:16]
Gun recommends where to go to the dentist in Chiang Mai and why he doesn't mind to be treated by aspiring dentists who haven't finished their studies yet. He briefly talks about medical tourism and then warns against places that are too cheap.
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Going to the dentist 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:51]
This recording is about pulling teeth, fillings, and braces.
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Going to the doctor 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:49]
Gun tells us about two accidents he had as a child, a motorbike crash and a head injury on the playground. Both accidents required him to go to hospital.
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Going to the doctor 2 - Gun/M (2012) [6:36]
Gun tells us about an eye problem of his. The treatment he gets at first doesn't help, and he finally has to undergo surgery.
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Going to the doctor 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:42]
Gun takes a friend to the hospital because of intestine problems. His friend gets examined and has to take medicine. Two weeks later, they return to the hospital for a follow-up check. This time, his friend is tested for cancer as well.
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Haircut 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:39]
Gun takes us on a visit to the barber to get a school boy's haircut.
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Haircut 2 - Gun/M (2012) [6:00]
Gun tells us that Thai men have started to be more creative with their hairdos and have started to go to beauty salons. Gun talks us through a visit to such a salon.
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Haircut 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:50]
Gun talks about the various other services a beauty salon offers, like drying, dyeing, straightening hair etc.
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Hot day 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:03]
Gun talks about hot weather, sunbathing, and how to cool off.
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Hot day 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:14]
Gun talks about what to do on a hot day.
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Hot day 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:11]
Gun recommends a few more things to do during summer.
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Hotel 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:18]
Gun talks about different types of hotels, guesthouses and bungalows.
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Hotel 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:29]
Gun talks about high and low season and the need to book in advance, different room types, and different criteria when deciding for a hotel.
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Hotel 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:45]
Gun talks about the lobby of a hotel, meals, and that we should check the room we get.
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How to behave towards older people 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:27]
Gun talks about how to behave towards adults when being a child. He covers polite language, polite conversation, acceptance of gifts and bowing.
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How to behave towards older people 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:22]
Gun talks about how to behave when visiting one's girlfriend's or boyfriend's parents.
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How to behave towards older people 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:12]
Gun talks about how to behave towards one's parents.
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Job application 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:40]
Gun goes through a few job ads published online.
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Job application 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:27]
Gun talks about applying for a job and what to wear for the interview.
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Job application 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:59]
Gun talks about filling in the application form. In the second part, he talks about typical questions asked in an interview.
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Karaoke 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:41]
Gun talks about karaoke venues where you rent a room by the hour.
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Karaoke 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:55]
Gun talks about coin-operated karaoke and then compares two karaoke venues in Chiang Mai, giving some insight into youth culture along the way.
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Karaoke 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:40]
Gun turns to somewhat shady road-side Karaoke bars in this recording.
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Ladyboys 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:26]
Gun explains why Thai ladyboys are the most beautiful in the world. Then he talks about three terms to refer to ladyboys and about some of their skills and qualities. At the end, he briefly mentions a famous ladyboy Thai boxing champion.
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Ladyboys 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:26]
Gun talks about gays.
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Ladyboys 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:17]
Gun continues to talk about ladyboys with a focus on their situation in Thai society.
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Losing weight 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:20]
Gun talks about the problem of being overweight and the desire to lose weight.
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Losing weight 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:11]
Gun talks about how to motivate oneself and how to think about changing one's eating habits.
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Losing weight 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:41]
Gun talks about eating less.
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Lucky numbers 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:09]
Gun talks about the meaning of the numbers 1 to 9 in Thailand and, more generally, in Asia.
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Lucky numbers 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:20]
Gun talks about the number 13 and its meaning in the West.
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Lucky numbers 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:11]
Gun talks about the business with auspicious numbers in Thailand.
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Making merit 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:56]
Gun talks about giving food to animals, people or monks as a way of making merit.
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Making merit 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:29]
Gun talks about important days in the Buddhist calendar such as Vesak/Buddha Day. In the second part of the recording, he tells us about an important holiday in Chiang Mai.
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Making merit 3 - Mia/F (2012) [5:05]
Mia talks about merit and sin in Thai Buddhism.
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Making merit 4 - Mia/F (2012) [5:01]
Mia talks about merit and sin and their relation to reincarnation according to Thai Buddhist believes.
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Making merit 5 - Mia/F (2012) [6:19]
Mia talks about various ways to make merit: at the temple, towards your neighbors or even animals. At the end she compares giving money versus contributing time and labor.
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Myanmar 1 - Mia/F (2012) [4:28]
Mia talks about the strained history between Myanmar and Thailand. At the end, she touches upon the physical appearance of Burmese people.
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Myanmar 2 - Mia/F (2012) [5:01]
Continuing from the previous episode, Mia reflects on the role of movies on the current relationship between the two countries. Then she talks about Burmese immigration to Thailand.
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Myanmar 3 - Mia/F (2012) [5:04]
Mia touches upon the recent changes in Myanmar and then continuous to talk about Burmese immigration to Thailand.
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Primary school 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:49]
Gun talks about his first years in primary school. He is Buddhist but went to a Christian school. He talks about the daily routine at his school.
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Primary school 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:06]
Gun talks about the flag ceremony every morning, the mandatory school uniform and about physical exercise at school. At the end he talks about playing football.
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Primary school 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:09]
Gun talks about Thai boy scout activities in primary school.
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Rainy season 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:09]
In the first part of this recording, Gun talks about driving a motorbike in the rainy season. In the second part, he turns to the issue of mosquitoes.
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Rainy season 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:06]
Gun talks about how to take care of oneself in the rainy season.
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Rainy season 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:34]
Gun talks about flood and storm damage.
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Raising poultry 1 - Joy/F (2011) [5:33]
Joy talks about her father raising a fighting cock and her mother raising chicken for eggs and meat.
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Raising poultry 2 - Joy/F (2011) [5:15]
Joy talks about raising ducks.
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Raising poultry 3 - Joy/F (2011) [5:42]
Joy talks about her father raising birds instead of a fighting cock. In the second part of the recording, Joy talks about how to pick up a chicken.
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Secondary school 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:34]
Gun doesn't grow as fast as his friends at school, quits running and gains weight. He turns to computers and website design instead, and he also begins to spend more time with friends. His grades at school deteriorate.
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Secondary school 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:26]
Gun starts to take the bus to go to school. He develops an interest in checkers and takes part in competitions. He also continuous to learn about website design and takes part in competitions as well. He also talks briefly about his graduation ceremony.
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Secondary school 3 - Gun/M (2012) [4:42]
Gun changes schools as well as his attitudes and continues to grow up.
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Shopping 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:41]
Gun talks about shopping habits of women and men and about shopping at Pratunam. At the end, he suggests a few useful phrases.
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Shopping 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:55]
Gun talks about markets and shopping centers, and muses about their respective pros and cons.
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Shopping 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:29]
Gun talks about buying second hand, and in particular about a market at the Cambodian-Thai border.
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Skin color 1 - Mia/F (2012) [4:31]
Mia talks about the skin color of Thais and how the type of work you do influences skin color.
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Skin color 2 - Mia/F (2012) [5:09]
Mia talks about the skin color Thais prefer.
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Skin color 3 - Mia/F (2012) [5:06]
Mia talks about products and procedures to lighten the skin.
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Songkran 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:12]
Gun talks about common activities during Songkran.
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Songkran 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:02]
In this and the following recording, Gun talks about what he did last Songkran. On the first day, he meets with friends to eat. Later that evening, they go to see a concert at Central.
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Songkran 3 - Gun/M (2012) [6:32]
Gun continues to talk about what he did last Songkran. He spends the second day with friends walking around the moat. On the following day, he goes to visit relatives in Chiang Rai. After coming back to Chiang Mai, he and his family visit his grandparents to pay respect.
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Superstitious 1 - Mia/F (2012) [5:15]
Mia talks about why Thais don't get haircuts on Wednesdays, about her grandmother and about finding the right day for a marriage or new venture.
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Superstitious 2 - Mia/F (2012) [5:42]
Mia talks about being 25 years of age, getting lottery numbers from weird or odd things like a cow with five legs, and about the number 13.
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Superstitious 3 - Mia/F (2012) [6:43]
In this third episode, Mia talks about ghost doctors.
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Surgery 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:32]
Gun talks about plastic surgery to correct one's appearance after an accident or to become more attractive.
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Surgery 2 - Gun/M (2012) [4:24]
Gun talks about the influence of Korean movies on the attitude towards plastic surgery. Then he talks about the case of a teenager who underwent 16 operations already.
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Surgery 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:03]
Gun talks about some of the dangers of plastic surgery and tells the case of a woman who died after undergoing cheap surgery.
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Swimming 1 - Gun/M (2012) [4:58]
Gun tells us how he learnt to swim as a child, taking a course. It starts with warm-up exercises, getting used to the water, and learning to hold one's breath.
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Swimming 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:51]
Gun continues with his swimming course. He learns how to stay afloat and gets used to the deeper pool for adults.
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Swimming 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:54]
Gun continues with his swimming course and learns the different strokes. At the end of the course, there's a competition to see who's best.
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Vacation 1 - Gun/M (2012) [5:11]
Gun tells as about a surprise trip to Mae Hong Son province, organized by his friends. They rent motorbikes and follow the suggested sightseeing tour without further planning. The resort they stay at is a bit of a disappointment.
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Vacation 2 - Gun/M (2012) [5:54]
Gun talks about a school trip to Rayong province in Southern Thailand. At first, he doesn't get a keycard and has to spend a few hours in a room without AC and electricity. Then we hear about seafood, the beach, and briefly about a trip to Koh Samed.
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Vacation 3 - Gun/M (2012) [5:36]
Gun imagines being rich and going on a trip around the world, stopping in Japan, Bhutan, Las Vegas and Paris before returning to Thailand.
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Focus on spoken Thai for intermediate/advanced learners