Kitchen/Living Room
We knocked out the wall between the kitchen and spare room making a large, single, informal room. The clutter is amazing! I do some computer work here and we basically relax here and in the bedroom with TV which runs off this room. Regarding TV, it is a major plus. We put in a satellite dish and get CNN, CNBC, BBC, movie channels, etc. etc. I am the only "farang" i.e. foreigner, for miles around and find these English channels give a much needed respite from listening to the Thai language 24/7.
A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more 
