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Thea in Thailand
Thea, originally from Pretoria, now lives on Koh Samui, a tropical island on the east coast of Thailand.
Since moving there in 2007, Thea has come to appreciate life in a new way, to live for each day and that less is more!
"I have come to learn that everyday on this island is a classroom. I have become more tolerant and accepting of people. I now know what it means to love thy neighbor as these people showed me that even if you have nothing, you still have something to give."
Songkran - wetter than water
From 13-15 April 2010, the Thai New Year Celebration - also known as Songkran - is celebrated nationwide. Although the festival is a time to reflect on life's blessings and pay respect to elders, the most obvious celebration of Songkran is the throwing of water.
Thais and Farangs (foreigners) roam the streets with water containers or water guns (sometimes mixed with mentholated talc), or post themselves a ...
Understanding Thai culture and Thai time...
The locals on the island do not need an excuse to throw a party and they are champions at that. More often than not this takes place at a local restaurant or eatery and lively social interaction with a variety of different dishes is standard.
Karaoke is also a favourite pass time and the local people enjoy their nights out with music, good food and a few drinks (especially local beer – not bad at all – an ...
Festivals and temple fairs
As I am sitting in my office, giving one long yawn after the other, I am silently cursing the temple fair that robbed me from my valuable sleep last night... To understand what this is all about, I want to explain a bit more about the festivals and temple fairs on our sunny island, Koh Samui.
Koh Samui is a living, working island with distinctive local habits and customs. The first settlers that landed her ...
Create empty space to allow new into your life
I have been confronted with the question of ‘Will you go back to South Africa?’ a few times over the past weeks. Also, ‘What will make you go back?’ and ‘What would have to change before you go back?’.
These are not questions with straight answers for me since nothing is cast in stone and it was not only one thing that made us move over here or causing us to stay.
Now comes the big explanation of the why ...
THEA SONNEKUS in Thailand
We’ve lived on Koh Samui since 2007 and I’ve come to learn that everyday on this island is a classroom. I’ve become more tolerant and accepting of people.
I live a simple life and earthly possessions became unimportant. I now know what it means to love thy neighbor as these people showed me that even if you have nothing, you still have something to give. I know that if you do not live in the future nor the ...
Koh Samui's month of red
The sound of fire crackers woke me up early on Saturday in my bed on Koh Samui. At first I was not sure what, why, where? Then the red dawned on me that it was Chinese new year.
I spoke to a few of the Thai people on the island to get a better understanding to the what, why and where and here are some interesting facts of how the island people celebrate this important traditional day on which the island is ...
