Chiang Mai News and Events http://www.thaivisa.com/forum Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:29:19 +0000 60 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/532040-3-year-old-lampang-boy-teaches-himself-to-read/ 3-Year-Old Teaches Himself to Read

LAMPANG: -- A 3-year, 2-month old Lampang boy stuns everyone with his amazing abilities to read both Thai and English despite not receiving any schooling.

Reporters were invited to house number 40, Moo 1 in Ban Mae Chang, Nasak Subdistrict, Maemoh District in Lampang to prove the genius of Thanwa Woratunkaew, who's 3 years and 3 months old.

Upon reporters' urging, the boy read a lot of different things including publications, name cards, identification cards although he still can't enunciate properly.

The boy was then taken to the Ban Mae Chang School's library to read the signs there, as well as the charts used to teach elementary school children.

A teacher at the school Pranom Chaichana said she met the boy when he visited the school with his parents earlier and he was able to read everything on the elementary school chart she was carrying. She was surprised at his reading ability which is superior for his age so she showed him off to her students to motivate them to study harder.

The boy's mother Bualoy said she has 2 children. The older is an 18-year-old girl and the younger being Thanwa. When he was younger, she became worried as he hardly emits a sound and never tried to talk until he was 2. He was still talking gibberish at the age of 2 and her relatives would tease that he's talking in Korean because she only watched Korean series while pregnant with him. He liked to open books and watch karaoke music videos.

About 3 months ago, his uncle, who is the village headman, brought the boy to the Mae Moh District Office on an errand during which the boy was able to read all the signs posted there.

Since then, the boy's been reading everything in sight. The mother added that he loves to eat fish but doesn't really like meat. She hasn't had his IQ and EQ tested as the family is poor.


-- Tan Network 2012-02-08

]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:29:19 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/532040-3-year-old-lampang-boy-teaches-himself-to-read/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531641-woman-dies-kids-hurt-in-triple-pileup-chiang-mai/ Woman dies, kids hurt in triple pileup
By Ekkapong Praditpong
The Nation
Chiang Mai



CHIANG MAI: -- A kindergarten school van and a Pajero car collided, prompting a passing tour bus to swerve out of the way and crash into a roadside concrete fence in Chiang Mai's Mae Rim district yesterday, resulting in one death and 26 injuries.

Following the accident report at 8.30am, police and rescue workers went to the Ban Muang Pha to find the wrecked van from Waidarun Pattana School in the middle of road with 10 children aged 2-5 crying inside. They took the children to hospital. Several slightly injured Korean tourists in the bus were also taken to hospital while the body of an elderly woman, Wandee Mansawaeng, was found in the car's passenger front seat.

Initial police investigations found the van suddenly emerged from a soi and cut in front of the car, heading towards Mae Taeng district, and they collided violently. The passing tour bus swerved to avoid them and crashed into the concrete fence.

The scene is reported to be notoriously accident-prone as the stretch is known among locals as the "100-corpse" curve. They have been calling for the building of a road island to reduce accident risk.


-- The Nation 2012-02-07

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:29:04 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531641-woman-dies-kids-hurt-in-triple-pileup-chiang-mai/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531381-expats-club-coffee-morning-this-friday/ Chiang Mai Expats Club Coffee Morning, Friday, February 10

2nd Friday of each month, 10 am - noon

Brix Bar and Restaurant, Hotel M (formerly Montri) inside the Old City at Thapae Gate.

Information info@chiangmaiexpatsclub.com or www.chiangmaiexpatsclub.com]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:21 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531381-expats-club-coffee-morning-this-friday/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531248-expats-ladies-lunch-thursday-february-16/ Expats Ladies Lunch

Date: Thursday, February 16

Place: The lunch buffet at the Grandview Hotel, on the Superhighway, about 500 meters north of Huey Kaew Rd. The Superhighway is the road that becomes Nimmanheiman once it crosses Huey Kaew.

Menu: a vast buffet with Thai, western, Italian, Japanese and sometimes Vietnamese selections with an excellent selection of desserts. All in an elegantly casual setting.

Time: plan to arrive at 11:45 to miss the noon rush at the buffet line. Later arrival is fine, but we'll start without you!

Cost: 170 baht. Cost includes water, coffee, tea and a modest tip.

For reservations, contact NLLindley@msn.com

About the Expats Ladies Luncheon group: We're one of the many Outside Group Activities of the Chiang Mai Expats Club. You don't have to be a member of that club to come to the Ladies Luncheon. Many of us live in Chiang Mai for several months of the year; some are full-time residents. Others are visiting for a just short time or considering re-location here. We welcome new members. We do not have an agenda or programs, aside from our luncheon, twice monthly. Our goal is for women to get acquainted, make new friends and have questions answered. ]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:19:02 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531248-expats-ladies-lunch-thursday-february-16/ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531171-any-news-on-the-green-bus-crash-yesterday-on-the-cm-mae-sot-afternooon-route/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:45:55 +0000 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/531171-any-news-on-the-green-bus-crash-yesterday-on-the-cm-mae-sot-afternooon-route/