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Good Morning, afternoon, evening and goodnight!

Thought the TIT was retired and put out to pasture?  Think again! The TIT Podcast may have been quite for a couple of months, but the feed is still “live” and kicking.  I’m finally on summer break and planning to spend some time on the website, now that I’ve got time to sit down and breathe a little bit.  So, be on the lookout this upcoming week, as the imminent return of the TIT Podcast is currently in the pipes. Boy do I have a whole lot of catching up to do!  There have been some major changes in my life recently, and I can’t wait to sit down, turn on the microphone and share them with you guys.

In the meantime….head over and visit Thailand’s other English language podcast at the Bangkok Podcast.  They have recently returned to podcasting and tackled an extremely controversial article posted by a Thai author over at CNNGO. I haven’t listened yet, but it is surely to be an excellent episode!

Speak to you soon!

TIT Podcast 66: Go Away Ms. Monsoon!!!

• Good morning, Afternoon, Evening or Goodnight…(Truman Show)
• Tom has his groove back..
• Being wary of things going well
• Interesting signs in Bangkok taxis
• Takes a few weeks to settle in
• How the classes divide up
• Tom wonders which group he was in?
• Are you ok, are you ok, are you ok?
• Feeling fine though, i’m not smiling
• How to give Tom a complex…
• Coming down off the moving high
• Do your moods go up, down and plateau?
• Movie news:  Fright Night with Collin Farrell
• 4D cinema experience in Bangkok
• Like a Disney ride
• Onwards to Thailand stuff
• Worst monsoon season in years
• Severe flooding in Pattaya
• Hundreds of Crocodiles escape from farm
• Why the crocs should be afraid more than the people
• Low point in the tourist season
• Getting caught out in the rain at just the right time
• Canals (Klongs) always in the back of my mind
• Sandbags on standby
• A little Thai lesson for ya’ll (rain and flooding)
• Attention straight guys!!!
• Thai woman strangles baby to fly to party
• I’ve seen these sort of gals in action
• Beware, beware, and beware!
• On a lighter Note
• Have purchased TominThailand.com
• Going to attempt to make the site more attractive
• What does it need?  What would you like to see?
• Facebook stuffs….why do i need 2?
• Closing remarks and lurve

Music on today’s show:
กระแซะเข้ามาซิ –Pumpuang Duangjan

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 57: No Cake This Year Please!

• Welcome to episode 57
• Yet another podcast from ‘Issarn’
• The 9 hour journey to the NorthEast of Thailand
• Avoiding the rain during Monsoon season
• Being beyond tired just from sitting for hours
• A post birthday show
• Thanks sooooo much for all the well wishes!
• Facebook is amazing
• What did Tom do for his birthday?
• Summer break as a gift this year
• A 5-star cinema experience for Prince of Persia
• A Bangkok must do!
• Birthday dinner ‘faux pas’
• Joined the gym….again!
• Tom has just lost it….or at least that is how I feel!
• a long struggle with the weight issues
• on a lighter note….Pride month in the US
• Pride in Thailand is in October
• Tom and gay pride
• Tom’s own coming out story
• Coming out to my folks from abroad
• Not an easy road, but better for it today
• The World cup frenzy in Thailand
• Tom doesn’t care for most sports
• Soccer vs. football
• World cup dispute prompts axe murder
• The myth of the gentle Thai
• Sudden intense outbursts of anger
• Lack of self control and rules of war
• Thai rules is about 20 vs. 1
• If in doubt….always walk away!
• Interesting discussion on the way to Issarn
• Feeling more alien the longer I’m here
• More intense outside of Bangkok
• Integration not possible in Thailand
• Why not move home??
• Life would be easier if I were British or Australian
• Life in purgatory
• Making lemonade when life gives you limes!
• Go check out Tigger’s new vidcasts
• Check out Cocktails and Creampuffs!
• Lurve to my listeners!
• The usual rambling closing remarks

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Happy Birthday to the King!

If you have been following the “Tom in Thailand” site for a while, then you will know that I am light hearted, comical, and irreverent most of the time.  However, today is such a special day for the people and country of Thailand that i would like to mark the occasion by giving heart felt birthday wishes to the country’s adored Monarch.  His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej turns 82 today and I sincerely wish him all the best on his special day.  The Thais also celebrate Father’s Day on the King’s birthday so a big Happy Father’s day to all you Dad’s out there in the world.  Take care and will definitely be talking to you again very soon!  Much love from Bangkok this weekend!

T.I.T Episode 14: Halloween with Teeth!

•    Welcome episode 14
•    Happy Halloween to one and all across the globe!
•    Hello to my new listeners: Gunner, Johnny, and Jeff
•    A special hello to my listener Bang Bang
•    Tom’s Halloween special memories
•    The costume I wore and wore again
•    Tom developed an obsession with vampires
•    I played Dungeons & Dragons secretly as a teen
•    Dungeons & Dragons, Ravenloft and “I…Strahd”
•    Tom discovered Anne Rice at the public library
•    The movie adaptations
•    Has Anne Rice gone a bit off as of late?
•    Her gay son and his books
•    Love Dracula, Frakenstein, and the Wolfman in old horror movies
•    Scary movies just aren’t the same anymore
•    Bram Stoker’s Dracula…the movie
•    Oldman played the part superbly
•    Tom loves visual and special effects
•    Inspired me to read the book
•    The costumes and the scene that gave me goosebumps
•    I found the interaction between Reeves and Oldman hot
•    Buffy, Forever Night, Angel, and the Munsters
•    Underworld trilogy
•    I’ve only seen one Thai vampire movie
•    The Rocky Horror Picture Show
•    Closing remarks and love
•    Email or Comment!
•    Please call and leave me a message on my listener line!

Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com, comment or you can call my voice line and leave me a message please.  Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween to everyone out there!

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T.I.T Episode 13: Moving Madness

•    I’m back for episode 13
•    Tom has FINALLY moved everything
•    I have too much stuff!
•    Hello to my new listener Khun ‘Im’ in Sydney
•    All Thais have short cute nicknames.
•    An apology to Les in Australia
•    Voicemail from Matthew at S.B.A.
•    Smokey treats and my cough…
•    I’ve already voted…Hooray me!
•    Questioning my need to vote?
•    Why not just do it anyway!
•    Voicemail from Craig from The Royal Pains
•    Update on the new T.I.T. studio/condo
•    Central city living is for me!
•    Tom misses cable television
•    Why Thai television sucks!
•    Halloween is Tom’s 2nd favorite holiday
•    Do kids still go trick-or-treating?
•    American enthusiasm for Halloween
•    Tom has a brain fart!
•    My Hard Drive crash has perfect timing
•    Closing remarks and love
•    Email or Comment!
•    Please call and leave me a message or I’ll lose the line

Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com, comment or you can call my voice line and leave me a message as you know I only do these for you guys cause I love ya!

Also, you need to go check out my fellow podcasters at the Rainbowpodsquad and the Freak Network cause there is some quality entertainment on our shows over there to suit every taste.

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T.I.T Episode 12: Political Mess!

•    Welcome, to episode 12
•    October is finally here…
•    Seasonal sickness is universal
•    Why do dry coughs linger?
•    Hello to my new listener Khristina!
•    Comments from PizzaBabe and Ms. Bulah!
•    Halloween is Tom’s 2nd favorite holiday
•    Freddy or Jason?
•    Hooray!!! Tigger is Back!
•    Strained conversations with my brother
•    Update on the new condo
•    Preparing to move
•    Is there anything more unpleasant than moving?
•    Markup prices in retail stores
•    Tom’s 2 cents on Palin
•    The cute card is all she’s got
•    This isn’t a job you can learn as you go!
•    The hot mess of an interview
•    Her logic means I’ve experience with Burma, Laos, and Vietnam
•    Did their plan backfire on them?
•    This isn’t a Mother of the Year contest!
•    More political laughs here in Thailand
•    Fugitive Ex PM and wife seek political asylum in Britain
•    Shame on Britain if they accept them!
•    Isn’t his brother-in-law Prime Minister now?
•    Why is politics such a dirty business?  It just bothers me.
•    Public Service announcement from Kiko!
•    Closing remarks and love
•    Email or Comment!
•    Please call and leave me a message or I’ll lose the line

Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com or comment or you can call my voice line and leave me a message.  I promise I’ll play it and respond on the next episode!

Also, Better make sure you go check out my fellow podcasters at the Rainbowpodsquad and the Freak Network cause there are some really excellent shows over there to suit your tastes no matter who you are.

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Frightening and Funny at the Same Time….

Happy Monday folks!  I entered into a political disussion with a very dear conservative member of my family over the weekend, and I ended up giving our conversation a lot of thought afterwords.  Thankfully, this dear family member finally seems a little disillusioned with the antics of politics and I was certainly grateful to hear a change of heart had finally started to take place.

However, this dear family member expressed to me that they liked Sarah Palin because she appears to be a good mother to her family, standing beside her children despite their shortcomings.  I’m not going to argue one way or the other about her abilities as a mother because I really think that in this situation it’s beside the point.  Mrs. Palin is not running for mother of the year, but as Jack Cafferty said one of the highest offices in the country.  Please take a little time and watch this video and then tell me honestly do you think this woman is intelligent enough to assume the second chair position to being commander in chief for one of the most influential countries in the world?  Again, I’d like to STRESS to any of my conservative readers that this isn’t a popularity contest she’s in or mother of they year….PLEASE give it some very deep consideration before you decide to back Mrs. Palin and the Republican party candidate this year.

Finally, I’ll close with another video because when I heard the Palin interview it immediately brought to mind another interview I heard relatively recently, and the similarity in the quality of answers is undeniable.  Honestly, could these two women possibly be related?  Anyways, hope everyone has a good week and will talk to you soon!

T.I.T Episode 11: What’s That Noise Darling?

Ok, I finally managed to get an episode 11 recorded tonight but not sure it will be one of my best.  I totally forgot to mention the “Designing Women,” clip at the beginning and the brilliant Obama clip I got from the Wanda Wisdom website.  Just love her!  Anyways, hope you guys manage to enjoy it and here are my shownotes:

•    Welcome, to episode 11
•    The rain has finally stopped, or so i thought!
•    Season changes near the equator
•    Tom has a cold….yuck!
•    Comments, emails, messages…
•    Laura and breast cancer
•    I have a new voicemail line thanks to Craig of the Royal Pains
•    My first official voicemail from the BGS show boys…just love them!
•    Please call and leave me a voice message!
•    Tom has big news in the family and his name is Aj
•    Uncle Tom?  Really?
•    Have you ever actually read the book?
•    Reflection on my baby brother being a Dad
•    The noise seems to always be next door
•    Noise pollution in Thailand
•    Inconsideration or ignorance?
•    The strangeness of the silence now
•    More political laughs here in Thailand
•    Just when you thought it couldn’t get funnier?
•    The hydra of politics in a developing Nation
•    Closing remarks and love

Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com, comment here on the blog or you can even call into my new listener line and leave me a voice mail, which I will definitely appreciate and make good use of!

Also, make sure to go check out my fellow podcasters at the Rainbowpodsquad and the Freak Network for some excellent listening entertainment.

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Sorry for not Posting for a Bit….

Hey guys!

Well, I guess I need to apologize for not posting a podcast last weekend but I decided to buckle down on the paperwork to get my studies finished off.  I worked on the final draft of my thesis over the weekend and I’m most proud to say that i went to Grad school on Monday and turned in the final copy. ( I hope!)

However, I was unable to sit down and record a podcast as it takes several hours from start to finish but I promise you guys that I will record one this week.  If not before the end of the work week, then by Saturday absolutely for sure.  I know some of you guys out there miss me, so I thought I should write a little entry to let you know I care.    My loving critic reminded me the other day that i could at least sit down and write something if I don’t have time to sit down and record a podcast.

Also, in case you haven’t noticed, Tom in Thailand now has an official U.S. based phone line where you can call in and leave me voice mails.  The voice mails that you guys leave will be sent directly to my email so I will receive them and I can play/respond to them on the show.  I have my dear sweet friend Craig over at the Royal Pains to thank for the voice mail number, so please make sure you guys go over to the Royal Pains and check them out.  I highly recommend them!

Well, I will close out here and wish everyone a super productive week ahead.  Much love from the big mango and I promise to talk to you guys again soon!