Yesterday I made a rare weekday foray downtown as I had some errands to run which could only be done during office hours.
When all was done, I made my usual stop at the pub ‘on the way home’, a definition I must confess I sometimes stretch. When I got to Soi 33, I had a choice [...]
This morning was good for catching a glimpse of wildlife in our garden.
The first was a little squirrel at the back of the house near the palms. I suppose it was there for the palm nuts. It was the first squirrel I have seen here since we moved in two years ago, which I find quite surprising as [...]
Well, the skytrain extension from Saphan Taksin to Wong Wian Yai did commence operations yesterday, launched by the PM who also made it to his morning flight to Hong Kong. He might consider changing his nickname from Mark to Speedy.
I had completely forgotten about the 3 baht ferry across the river, which I have taken a [...]
I usually switch on the radio to MET 107 FM when I am on my treadmill in the hope of getting some decent music to take my mind off the old bones creaking with effort.
The station runs the news every hour, which is a waste of time, and that is followed by ‘Mr. Expat Expert’ [...]
You know life in Bangkok is back to normal when the Bangkok Post starts publishing letters from the expat crowd about noise levels, stray dogs and television.
Lately, the decision by True Visions to drop BBC Entertainment from the Platinum package has been greeted with howls of outrage from subscribers threatening to downgrade to the Gold package [...]
Where to get my hair cut is something that has plagued me ever since I could dispense with the short back and sides mandated by the schools.
It became a challenge to find a competent hair-stylist, though I never really ask them to style it, just cut it in a way that leaves me looking presentable [...]
I recently went looking for Black Pasta, also known as Squid Ink Pasta. I checked at Villa Sukhumvit 33 and saw that there were local versions of Spaghetti and Fettucini. I was looking for Italian pasta.
Yesterday, we popped into TOPS Thong Lo where I saw a Spaghetti with Spinach (Spaghetti Con Verduras) by Gallo, at 99 baht [...]
About three days ago my wife returned from work and told me that many of her colleagues are boycotting taxis for two reasons - to economise, and to punish taxi drivers for their involvement in the recent troubles.
The sharp decline in visitors to Thailand after the recent troubles has caused a marked decline in service charges and gratuities [...]
On the 1st of April, 2009 the front page of the Bangkok Post carried a report that the skytrain extension from Saphan Taksin across the river to Wong Wian Yai would begin unofficial service from 15th April, 2009.
Well, that must have been someones idea of an April Fools Day joke, because on April 19th the paper carried [...]
It was delightful to see on the TV channels that people were quickly out splashing water for what was left of Songkran last week. Life is indeed back to normal, the only blip being Sondhi Limtongkul getting shot.
Locally, that had about as much impact as someone getting shot in New York or Buenos Aires would have on [...]
