The Lost Boy in BangkokThe Lost Boy in BangkokOne lost boy wandering aimlessly, fighting the tanks, looking at the ladyboys, running round the city. This is a 24-year-old expat's take of life in the City of Angels, with more than a few sinners. 
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Old-timers set to rock Bangkok
2009-01-29 08:03:00 Bangkok has an interesting music scene. From one month to the next you never know which international act is going to be flying in. On February 1 it’s the turn of Simply Red. I don’t have a lot to say about Simply Red. I’m not much a fan, but played by panpipes, Simply Red’s music ... More About: Music , Rock , Bangkok
Evolving tourism
2009-01-26 06:25:00 A little while ago, I met a lady named Kayti who I later found out is the ex-wife of a friend of mine. I?ve mentioned this here before. Anyway, Kayti is a teacher and writer. She introduced me to a website called Gaia Discovery, which I have since contributed a couple of articles to. Gaia Discovery ... More About: Tourism , Random
Followed
2009-01-26 02:25:00 It was about 2 am last night and I was in my living room watching Stranger Than Fiction starring Will Ferrell. It?s really not a very funny movie so I wouldn?t recommend anyone else watch it. While I was watching it, I heard a noise and assumed it was my laptop. My friend woke up ...
Briton killed in Chiang Mai
2009-01-25 04:29:00 A British man was killed in Chiang Mai this week. Police found the body of former teacher David Crisp, 56, in his home on Thursday. Scotsman yesterday reported that detectives in Chiang Mai believe Mr Crisp?s death was the result of some kind of tribal killing. Mr Crisp?s throat had been cut, his face had been smothered ... More About: The Boy , Killed
Sell me your unwanted Thailand blogs
2009-01-23 11:10:00 If you have a blog about Thailand that you no longer want, then you may as well sell it to me. I can pay money and such things. I’m not expecting a flood of emails about this. I also don’t have a huge budget. But if you don’t want your Thailand blog any more, I ... More About: Blogs , Sell
Basics of Phuket hotels
2009-01-23 10:54:00 I lived in Phuket for about a year and I think I have a good feel for the place. I took the island for what it is and never felt too depressed about the state of development because I had never seen the island before the hotels went up. People often complain about what has ... More About: Hotels , The Boy , Basics
Topics of Thailand forums
2009-01-23 10:53:00 I?ve been reading a lot of Thailand forums recently and noticed that there is something of a trend in the kind of topics people post. The first post comes from the guy who went to Thailand, fell in love with the place and now wants to relocate. His primary concern is work, so he inquires ... More About: Forums , Topics
My thoughts on Phuket flights
2009-01-23 10:52:00 It didn?t take many weeks of living in Phuket for me to need to make the trip to Bangkok. Whereas before I would have usually taken the bus, with work commitments and a little more money in my pocket, flying seemed like the best option. It wasn?t until I was in Phuket that I discovered ... More About: Flights , My Thoughts , Thoughts , The Boy
British pound sinks lower
2009-01-23 10:07:00 I’ve written about this a few times. When I first traveled to Thailand, I was changing up something like 75 baht to the pound. This was about four years ago. Today, the not-so-sturdy British pound is at one to 47.6128 baht. There were people doubting that it would sink to 50, but to go below ... More About: The Boy , Sinks , Lower , Pound
Wanna work for Google?
2008-11-28 04:46:00 This is for anyone in Thailand who is fluent in Thai and has been in the country for more than five consecutive years. It’s for the position of “Internet accessor”, which means you work from home checking websites for keyword relevance. Pay is about $20 an hour for 10-20 hours a week. It’s through a ... More About: Google , Work
Bombs near Bangkok?s airports
2008-11-26 03:06:00 Oh dear. It goes from bad to worse. There goes tourism for the foreseeable future. For people who have never been to Thailand this makes visiting Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Vietnam a whole lot more appealing. I lived in Thailand and even when there were protests, coups and bombs I never saw the situation getting ... More About: Bangkok , Airports , Bombs
They?ve locked down the freaking airport
2008-11-26 01:14:00 This is the kind of thing that makes me furious. The Airport s of Thailand has decided to close the Suvarnabhumi airport after PAD protesters blocked an entrace, entered passenger terminals and scuffled with airport officials. The closure, ordered around 9 pm, involved stopping out-bound flights. In-bound planes were still being allowed to land Tuesday night, ... More About: Locked
Party time in Dili
2008-11-24 03:32:00 There was a party at the end of our street last night. Thankfully it wasn?t another Mexican party and it wasn?t organized by any foreigners. I walked down the road and was met by Carlos, who had apparently been waiting for me. We went to Jonny?s house and drank a liter and a half of tua ... More About: Party , Time
Traffic watch in Dili
2008-11-23 03:22:00 Progress is a good thing in Timor, but I sometimes think that moving forward slowly is the right way to go. Last night some workmen came and tried to fix the road of the street I live on. I say tried because they didn?t do a very good job of it. It was about 9 pm ... More About: Watch , Traffic
The People?s Alliance for Despair
2008-11-22 05:15:00 This is democracy: The PAD has set up a rally site in front of Hat Yai railway station to rouse the crowds beginning today, Saroj said. Buses are ready for the 24-hour, non-stop departures to transport the protesters from today to Sunday. The PAD has declared a showdown to bring about the collapse of the government and ... More About: People , Alliance , The People , Despair
Thailand as the world?s entertainment
2008-11-18 10:39:00 I lived in Thailand for long enough to learn that the politics of the country is absolutely mad. I don?t find much time to blog about what?s happening in Thailand because I?m not there at the moment and I don?t have much to add to the discussion. There are more than enough Thailand blogs offering ... More About: Entertainment , World , The World , Thaksin
One year on
2008-11-14 02:19:00 I turned 26 years old yesterday. I?ve accepted the fact that I?m aging and I feel as if my life is moving forwards. My priorities haven?t changed much in the past year. I don?t care much about money, although I?ve saved enough to feel secure. I still refuse to spend money on things like cellphones. ... More About: Year
The cheque is in the post
2008-11-10 01:31:00 “I did send the request to my accountant to deposit into your account X,XXX baht as agreed.” The frustrations of being a freelance writer are many. More About: Post , The Boy , Cheque
Hanging out in Dili
2008-11-08 04:00:00 I was home alone again last night and there wasn?t much to do so I decided to go out and have a walk around. Two months ago, when I first arrived in Timor, I walked down the street where I live and thought everyone was trying to attack me. With hindsight I can see that ...
Returning to the mortherland
2008-11-07 09:20:00 I?ve been giving some thought to returning home, not to live, of course, but to visit the place and see the people I still consider friends even though we haven?t met for a long time. It?s been three and a half years since I was last in the UK. I left for Bangkok in July ...
Tripping in Timor
2008-11-01 03:44:00 I?ve been on a couple more trips since my travels to Manetu. While Dili isn?t particularly scenic, the districts are beautiful. If I could live in the districts I would, but it?s impractical for work and such things. My first trip was to a small island off the coast of Dili called Atauro. It?s a beautiful ...
I can?t dance
2008-10-25 08:39:00 There was another Mexican party in Dili recently. That makes two such parties in the space of a few weeks. This one was much the same as the last, only this time I was more drunk and decided to dance. There was a lot of salsa dancing going on. I was happy to just bop by ... More About: Dance
Asia Times Online on East Timor
2008-10-24 02:53:00 I have a story on Asia Times Online called “East Timor tries to buy some time“. More About: News
My life in pictures
2008-10-20 04:03:00 While I may have very few words to write at the moment, here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks. More About: Pictures , Life , My Life
Eating out in Dili
2008-10-10 10:00:00 There aren?t many things I miss about Thailand, but I still read the news every day to see what?s happening. The current political crisis is a worry, but there?s enough comment on that from people actually living in Bangkok. I feel as if I?ve almost washed Thailand out of my hair. I?m happy to have ... More About: Eating Out , Eating
Road trip
2008-10-07 01:59:00 The lack of posting going on here is due to me spending a week out in the wilderness. Although I have never been keen on traveling and darting about from country to country, cramming as many destinations into each week as possible, I still get a buzz from living in new places and experiencing different ... More About: Trip , Road Trip , Road
Tipping the scales
2008-09-28 02:47:00 During my first week in Thailand I went to a restaurant near Khaosan Road and ate green curry. It cost thirty-nine baht. At this stage I was still fairly green myself and I had yet to suss out the tipping situation. I was under the impression that forty baht was a lot of money so ... More About: Scales
On a slightly different tip
2008-09-26 01:44:00 I never really gelled with the expat scene in Phuket. In Bangkok it was different because in a city that big you?re bound to meet so many people that at least a few of them are worth sticking to. Since I arrived in Dili I?ve seen a completely different type of expat scene. The foreigners ...
Drinking it up with the locals
More articles from this author:2008-09-22 02:01:00 Thailand has Sangsom whiskey, Japan has sake and Timor-Leste has? palm wine. I?d gone on a mini-road trip with a Timorese man and his young son. We?d been out to see the statue of Pope John Paul II. The trip was only about five kilometers or so, but it involved rides in two mikrolets and ... More About: Drinking 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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