This weekend marks the 3rd week of the SANZAR Super 14 Rugby.
True Visions satellite TV is showing some of the 6 Nations games (those that do not clash with any soccer) but none of the Super 14s.
Bangkok however has a surfeit of Sports Bars where you can watch the action. My usual hang-outs are in [...]
The Bank of Thailand has cut short term interest rates by 0.5% in another measure to boost the economy.
In response, Siam Commercial Bank has cut lending and deposit rates by 0.25%. For the first time in a decade, it is cutting savings deposit rates from the already paltry 0.75% to 0.5%.
To put this in perspective, [...]
This weeks trips to TOPS Bangna and Villa Lang Suan.
Anchor butter is 2 baht cheaper at TOPS, compared to Villa. Nestle Pure Life Bottled Water (6Lt) is now 32 baht at TOPS, 2 baht cheaper than Villa. TOPS Bangna also had Royal Gala Apples (not Gala) on sale at 13 baht each, and these are somewhat larger [...]
The Cabinet at a meeting on February 17th resolved to declare Monday, July 6th 2009 a Public Holiday. As Tuesday 7th is a holiday for Asaha Bucha Day and Wednesday 8th is a holiday for Buddhist Lent, this will mean a 5 day break.
The objective is to stimulate domestic tourism. It would also probably mean [...]
On the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft releases the Updated Malicious Software Removal Tool. It supposedly scans your computer for whatever Worm, Trojan or malicious software that is security scare du jour and removes it. It does tell you that it is not a substitute for anti-virus software, and I have not figured out [...]
This weeks trip to Villa Thong Lo.
Price changes - Cos Lettuce was 200 baht/kg (175 previously), Thai Spinach was down to 110 baht/kg (150 previously), P. Fresh Plum Tomatoes down to 68 baht/kg (78 previously), CP Jumbo eggs up 2.50 baht/doz and Foremost UHT Milk down to 35 baht/lt (37 previously).
A 1 litre bottle of [...]
The Bangkok Post of 14th February, 2009 reported that the Airport Rail Link from Phaya Thai and Makkasan (in downtown Bangkok) to Suvarnabhumi is set to open on August 12th, 2009 - The Queen’s Birthday.
There will be 2 types of trains, the non-stop express at a reported one-way cost of 150 baht and the train [...]
The Platinum Fashion Mall in Bangkok is one of those really interesting places to shop in. I am not terribly patient following my wife around when she shops for clothes, but I must confess I was wide-eyed at the sheer variety of items on display in this mall. I can imagine it must be heaven [...]
At TOPS Thong Lo, Pantai Sambal is up from 49.5 baht to 51 baht. Perhaps it was one of those ‘not quite 50 things’. Kleenex tissues are up 6 baht for the 3-pack and Magiclean Floor is back to 40 baht. Nestle Pure Life drinking water was on a promotion, only 49 baht for a dozen [...]
I haven’t been writing as much as I should have because I have been watching the Australian Open Tennis, the first major of 2009. It’s a great excuse, seeing as it only comes once a year, but to assuage my guilt (they all come once a year), I thought I’d better share some insight.
Federer looked [...]
