Andrew Biggs on Twitter and Facebook

Andrew Biggs on Twitter

Who is Andrew Biggs?…

Andrew Biggs, the coolest bald guy in Thailand, is one of those long-time expat curiosities that a chunk of Thai learners know next to nothing about. A part of the reason is because Andrew does not market his talents to expats (he’s an all Thai sort of guy). And (taking a stab) I imagine the lack of focus on the expat market is due to Andrew’s available time being taken up already.

And as Andrew does not go after expats, we need to go to him.

There is supposed to be a course to teach Thai to foreigners at the Andrew Biggs Academy. When I checked andrewbiggs.com I came up with nadda (but I could be wrong). And other than a mention in Tod’s review of Thai Language Schools in Bangkok, I haven’t heard much else. If you are interested, please call 02-714-2838 for the details (and be sure to let us know).

Andrew Biggs in an English Minute…

Back when Andrew had hair, he hosted a program called the English Minute on Channel 3. By the time the show closed, Andrew had seasoned into the icon we know now.

Andrew Biggs on Twitter and Facebook I much prefer Andrew’s later iconic look, don’t you?

YouTube preserved some of Andrew’s earlier English Minute shows, and they are indeed suitable for those of us learning Thai too. So if you have time… well… you know the drill.

Andrew Biggs does Facebook and Twitter and everything else…

Andrew spreads his talents to radio and TV shows, newspaper columns and magazines. He also spends some of his time on his blog (but not much). Check out his site though, as there are Bangkok Post articles to download and his daily Kom Chat Leuk newspaper columns to download as well. There is even a forum to lurk in, and translated songs and lyrics too (no surprise, my top pick is I can’t sleep).

Like I mentioned, Andrew no longer posts much on his blog. But where you will find Andrew these days is on Twitter and FaceBook.

Andrew has three accounts with Facebook. The first account he created is here: Andrew Biggs. But when he garnered too many friends, Andrew created a FB page with megga friending going on. He also has another FB page: คน ไทย อยาก เก่ง ภาษา อังกฤษ /kon tai yàak gèng paa-săa ang-grìt/ = Thai people who want to be proficient in English. If you are a Thai learning English, or wanting to learn Thai, it’s also a worthwhile read.

With 4,888 friends in one FB account and 3,057 members on another, and 35,478 followers on Twitter too (he responds as well), Andrew is understandably busy.

Andrew Biggs shares his twitters …

Once a day (but not on weekends) Andrew picks a subject to tweet about. Sometimes he grabs suggestions from his followers and other times his tweets are driven by current news either Thailand related, or from around the world. And no matter where Andrew is traveling (and he’s always traveling) Andrew tweets.

As I mentioned, Andrew Biggs is busy. Really busy. When I asked permission to use his Thai-English twitter phrases, within hours he came back with a generous yes (thanks Andrew!) I bugged him for other things too, but like I said, he’s really really busy.

Andrew, if you are reading this, I would love to have your interview on WLT :-)

Note: To see the transliteration in Andrew’s Thai phrases below, roll your curser over the Thai script. If the Thai script is too small for you to read, use command + if on a Mac, and control + if on a PC. If you have a new MacBook Pro or similar, just flick your fingers across your track pad. And if none of those work, google is your friend.