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Traditional Thailand
is a collection of 29 traditional occupations and skills in Thailand,
all of them typical in one way or another of the Thai way of life.
For a variety of reasons-such as modernization-many of these
lifestyles are disappearing. Traditional Thailand offers glimpses into
some of the traditional activities of Asia's most fascinating country.
Listen
Spirit Houses
Bahn
Batr — Making Monks' Bowls
Look-Choob
(sweetmeats)
Shoulder-Poles, Push Carts and Tricycle-Carts
Flower Arrangement
The Wood Carvers
Healing by Ancient Thai Massage
Weaving Silk and Cotton
The Fortune Teller
The "Ranard" or Gamelan (Thai Musical Instrument)
Nang
Taking" — The Southern Shadow Play
The Umbrella Village
Making "Klong Jars"
The Northeastern "Khaen" or Bamboo Reed-Organ
The Floating Vendors
Making Kites
Casting Buddha Images
Making Chiang Mai Silverware
The Gold-Beaters
"Hoon
Grabork" (Classical Rod-Puppets)
Making "Khon" Masks
Ban Kern — The Lacquerware Village
Making Palm-Sugar
The Cloth Dyer
Paper Toys and Piggy Banks
The Tattooist
Putting Up a Spirit House
Truck and Boat Decorations
The "Samlors" of Thailand
Denis Segaller
Denis Segaller is an Englishman. Born in London in 1915,
he studied physics at
London University,
obtaining
his B.Sc. degree in
1935.
He
later found his metier in
making documentary films, a quite new concept in the
1930s.
During World War 2 he made official government
training films on radar for Britain's RAF, and in
1945
he
joined the Shell Film
Unit in London, where he remained
for the next
20
years as a director and producer of
documentary, scientific and educational films.
In
1965
Denis came to Bangkok
— his first visit to
Asia
— as a film consultant. He has remained in Bangkok ever since. Denis
is now a staff writer and sub-editor at the Bangkok Post and Bangkok
World. He became a Buddhist, spent a month in the monkhood in a temple
just outside Bangkok, and meditates regularly every day.
His
regular weekly column, "Thai Ways", has been
running in the Bangkok World since
1975,
and selections
are now on sale in
book form in Bangkok under the same
title, published by Thai Airways International. Denis has also written
several articles for Sawasdee magazine and other publications.
Traditional Thailand Copyright Dennis Segaller
Images Of Thailand Copyright Dean Barrett and William Warren |
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Personalized Services
The hospital specializes in personalized
services for all our international visitors. We will meet you at the
airport and escort you to the hospital, walk you through the hospital stay and
then escort you back to the airport for your departure
Slide Show Beautiful Thailand
To help our international visitors understand Thailand Ramkhamhaeng has made
arrangements with
Mr. Dean Barrett, Denis Segaller and
other experts on
Thailand to present their works online.
Images Of Thailand online.
Dean Barrett
We also offer a series of articles by Denis Segaller about the traditional culture of
Thailand.
Traditional Thailand is a collection of 29
traditional occupations and skills in Thailand, all of them typical in one way
or another of the Thai way of life. For a variety of reasons-such as
modernization-many of these lifestyles are disappearing. Traditional Thailand
offers glimpses into some of the
traditional activities of Asia's most fascinating country.
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