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

Posted in Current Events, Random Thoughts, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 31, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

•    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

Posted in Current Events, Random Thoughts with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

•    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!

Posted in Current Events, Random Thoughts, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 6, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

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

Posted in Current Events, Random Thoughts, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 27, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

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….

Posted in Current Events, Random Thoughts with tags , , , , , , , on September 24, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

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!

T.I.T Episode 10: Rain, Rain go Away!

Posted in Random Thoughts, Thailand, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 13, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

•    Welcome, finally episode 10
•    When it rains it pours
•    It’s football season at home….I miss it!
•    Fashion faux pas on the sky train again
•    Comments, emails, messages…
•    Special shout to my new listeners!
•    Andrea, Laura, and Weegie
•    Remembering 9/11
•    Homeland Security woes…
•    Muay Thai or Kick Boxing
•    Must see place in Bangkok?
•    I finally got to see Mama Mia…
•    Going to the movies in Thailand vs. the US
•    Look, look….a farang!!!!
•    Being on the other side of racism
•    Tom’s take on the protests in Bangkok
•    Quick summary of what’s going on politically
•    The Prime Minister was brought down for what???
•    My partner’s take on Thai politics
•    How I met my partner
•    The advantages of internet dating
•    Closing remarks and love

Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com or comment or you can even send me an mp3 if your feeling extra happy when you hear this episode!

Make sure to go check out my fellow podcasters at the Rainbowpodsquad and the Freak Network for some excellent entertainment.

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T.I.T Episode 9: Rank & Status

Posted in Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on August 29, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

Welcome to Episode 9!  I’m going to have to apologize first because I didn’t prepare any show notes at all for this episode.  I thought I would do things a little different and attempt to ad lib this episode, so have a listen and see how it turned out.  Also, was just to plain tired and I mostly just talk about personal stuff like my ordeal with the doctors this week, work, and one cultural difference between Thai and western cultures that  seems odd to the western mind.  At least my mind anyways, so please have a listen and  I will put out another more organized episode this weekend.  Please!!! send me your emails and comments as i really value each and everyone of them i receive.  Also feel free to send along an audio message if you feel so inclinded and I’ll play it on the show.  Much love to you and talk again soon!

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T.I.T Episode 8: A Place to Call my Own…

Posted in Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 23, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

•    Comments, emails, messages…
•    Kiko, Forrest, Nee Nee and The Royal Pains
•    Tom got his contacts
•    Fighting my reflexes
•    Back to work Monday and Start of a New Year
•    The first term is 14 weeks long
•    Medical woes and growing up with health problems
•    Do you have health insurance?
•    The price of good health
•    Thai versus American hospitals…the price
•    Tom’s home shopping news
•    Owning property in Thailand
•    The Thailand Home Buyer’s Expo 2008
•    Annoying Thai sales associate habits
•    Affluent Thais invest in property instead of savings
•    Investing in something tangible like property or gold
•    Economic instability and last market crash of 97’
•    What makes a country fall into the category of “developing”
•    Average monthly incomes
•    Explanation of the large commercial sex industry
•    Closing remarks and love
•    Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com or comment on my blog here…Communication is better when it is a     2-way street!

Make sure to go check out the other podcasts at the Rainbowpodsquad and the Freak Network cause they are the only podcasts on the internet worth listening too!

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T.I.T Episode 7: Fast Food and Creepy Foreigners

Posted in Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 19, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

• Welcome to episode 7
• Comments, emails, messages…
Rebecca Nay, Paul Sprite, and Bang
• Tom discovered Stickam today
With a couple of cuties and the Cracked Cub, Power Gay, Spanking Bea Arthur
• Have you complimented someone today?
• My impending trip doctor and fear of needles
• Tom looks like he has he measles
• Thai music and videos
• No, I don’t eat Thai food every day
• My weekly fast food fix
• How do you eat a hamburger
• Annoying Thai sales associate habits
• Creepy looking foreigners
• Why Thailand attracts the dregs of society?
• Everyone here has a story….some good, some bad
• Our ongoing encounter with a Thai used car salesman
• Closing remarks and love
• Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com or comment on my blog please!

Also, don’t forget to go over and check out the other podcasts at the Rainbowpodsquad, cause Aj has invited me to come aboard. So I wanted to send out a some extra special loves and kisses to him for adding me…I hope I can do ya proud!

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T.I.T Episode 6: The Chapters of a Life

Posted in Current Events, Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, Thailand with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 14, 2008 by Tom in Thailand

•    Welcome to episode 6
•    Comments, emails, messages…
•    Guns in your Dolce?
•    Do I lack flow?
•    Tom doesn’t take criticism well
•    When was the last time you complimented someone?
•    I’ve started running
•    Getting used to metric mess
•    My trip to the doctor and fear of needles
•    My bosses x-rated killer rabbit story
•    AJ is back…hooray!
•    I miss Tigger
•    Why I resisted podcasting at first
•    A chapter of my life is almost closed
•    Jimmy Kimmel and Richard Simmons….Again!
•    Why are we fascinated with crazy?
•    My 3 years without television,
•    I don’t like reality shows
•    Why so many crime shows?
•    The Mummy:  Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
•    Encino Man is starting to age….
•    Tom’s fascination with Asia goes back to childhood
•    Another week of next week off
•    Closing remarks and love
•    Email me at tomnthai@gmail.com or comment on my blog please!

Please let me know you guys are out there.  Please email and/or comment….still waiting for you guys to let me know how i’m doing.

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