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. Articles
Property developers with lots of money but minimal sense
2008-04-20 17:14:00 I?m usually not keen on poking fun at Thinglish for the sake of it, but in the world of real estate and high-end hospitality, where multi-million baht firms are trying to sell hotel rooms, condos and houses, specifically to foreigners, there really is no excuse for not paying someone with half a brain a couple ... More About: Sense , Money , Property , Bizarre , Minimal
Free Hu Jia
2008-04-19 10:39:00 Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia was on April 3 sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment for ?inciting subversion of state power and the socialist system?. For years, Hu Jia has been working in the name of human rights, often coming into conflict with the Chinese government. There have been numerous attempts to silence Hu Jia. Along ... More About: Censorship , Free
Why all Thailand bloggers should be using Twitter
2008-04-18 17:53:00 You may have noticed in my sidebar an application called ?Lost Boy Twitter ?. For those unfamiliar with Twitter, it?s basically a glorified instant-messaging service that allows you to build up a network and communicate with people. If you have a blog in any niche, you should be using Twitter. It?s a great way of promoting your ... More About: Thailand , Tech , Bloggers
Olympic-torch protest set for Saturday in Bangkok
2008-04-18 15:40:00 Tomorrow?s Olympic -torch relay is shaping up to be one of the most farcical events in Thailand for years. Even more unbelievable than a girl?s pet puppy turning into a giant panda, 2,000 policemen, four police vehicles, a bomb squad, a canine crew and a 150-strong Chinese contingent will be on hand just to make sure ... More About: Bangkok , Saturday , Protest , Torch
Lost Boy version 3 is a go
2008-04-17 21:02:00 Enough already. I?ve spent the past five hours updating Wordpress and installing my new theme. I haven?t finished, but I?ve done as much as my brain can handle for one night. Let me know what you think of things anyway. I?ve added a video function and will be making and uploading my own videos in ... More About: Lost , Tech , Version
Thailand music video: Flure ? Gan lae gan
2008-04-17 20:08:00 This is from Flure, one of my favourite Thai bands. Just listen to his voice — it’s beautiful and he can pull it off live. More About: Video , Music , Thailand , Music Video
The trouble with Burmese migrants
2008-04-16 15:51:00 The sickening case of 54 Burmese migrant workers suffocating to death in the back of a truck has caught the attention of the world?s media. Almost every major media outlet has recognized the tragedy. The truck was transporting 121 Burmese workers on their way from Ranong to Phuket. There are several groups who should be held ...
The Lost Boy vents
2008-04-15 19:13:00 It?s been a long, hard few days. While there was the brief interlude of Songkran on Sunday, we still had a newspaper to write, edit, lay out and polish on Monday and today. We did it ? just about ? thanks to a solid effort, but today?s deadline is bittersweet. You may recall that we had ... More About: Lost , The Boy
When puppies go wrong
2008-04-14 14:41:00 My girlfriend told me this story. A Bangkok-based friend of my girlfriend?s once went to Chatuchak weekend market with the intention of buying a puppy. She found the perfect pup, a black-and-white dog that melted her heart with how adorable it looked. She bought the puppy for about 5,000 baht and took it home. It wasn?t ... More About: Bizarre , Puppies , Wrong
Happy Songkran
2008-04-12 16:10:00 At this time of year, the most common question I am asked is, ?What is Songkran like?? Some people have heard stories and end up terrified, as if the whole country were about to implode. It?s difficult to explain what Songkran is like. If I told you what the final night of the Vegetarian Festival ... More About: Happy
Bob checks out and cashes in
2008-04-11 23:18:00 Some people laugh at the idea that there is money to be made from blogging. My online buddy, Bob, started his blog in June last year. Less than 12 months later, he has just sold it for? wait for it? $50,000. That?s incredible. Hats off to the guy. He now has more than enough money ... More About: Tech
Is Jonathan Head going down for lese majeste?
2008-04-10 20:02:00 Atrocious title to this blog post aside, Jonathan Head , the BBC?s Thailand correspondent, could be in serious trouble. Thanks to New Mandala and Andrew for covering this. From IHT: A police officer filed a criminal complaint Tuesday seeking to have a journalist for the British Broadcasting Corporation charged with insulting Thailand?s king. Lt. Col. Wattanasak ...
3GB offers online networking and music
2008-04-09 16:30:00 The explosion of social media is apparent in the number of new networking sites that have popped up over the past 12 months. MySpace is totally passé and Facebook is cool enough, but a networking site that offers a community based around music is an interesting idea. 3GB Communities is one such site that currently has ... More About: Music , Networking , Tech , Online , Offers
Could this be Thailand?s worst beer?
2008-04-09 15:56:00 I was browsing the soft-drinks cabinet at my local 7-Eleven when my eyes were suddenly drawn to the beer section where I saw a can of beer I didn?t recognize. The can was the most gloomy-looking drinks container I had ever seen. The name ?Archa Beer ? leapt up at me like a geriatric chess player. I ... More About: Thailand
Zeitgeist Movie: conspriacy BS for the iPod generation
2008-04-08 18:52:00 Firstly, if you haven?t watched Zeitgeist , do it now. It?s a low-budget, controversial movie that explores Jesus Christ, Christianity, 9/11, US banking, war and so on. You can find torrents for it all over the Internet. Zeitgeist was released in 2007, but it?s only in the past few months that the movie has received massive attention ... More About: Movie , Ipod , Generation
Thailand?s tiger temples
2008-04-06 11:34:00 Traveling itinerary: Seen a ping pong show? check. Been to Phi Phi Island? check. Ridden on the back of an elephant? check. Had a picture taken with an enormous, docile tiger? check. I can understand the curiosity that goes with experiencing the first three on this list, but the whole thing about having your photo taken with a tiger baffles ... More About: Thailand , Temples , Tiger
So I?m a would-be winner
2008-04-06 11:15:00 I took Andrew?s advice and went to put a tenner on Comply or Die to win the Grand National yesterday. I tried to open an account with Ladbrokes, but then realised I already had one. So I went to deposit some money into my account via PayPal only to find out that Ladbrokes can?t accept ... More About: The Boy , Winner
Have you lost your voice since moving to Thailand?
2008-04-02 20:29:00 I grew up in the Southwest of England and had what I consider a normal accent until I went to university in Sheffield and acquired something like a Brummie accent. Since moving to Thailand , I?ve completely lost my voice. After listening to my voice on a Dictaphone, I think I speak with a kind of muddled ... More About: Lost , Voice , Moving , Bizarre
Thaksin Shinawatra seriously injured in freak tree-falling accident
2008-04-01 03:55:00 Breaking news this morning: Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, has been left in a coma after a tree he was standing next to toppled over and crushed him. Doctors treating the deposed PM say there is a 50-50 chance of Thaksin waking up. Thaksin is reported to have given the tree ?a little kick? before it ... More About: Accident , Tree , Freak , Injured
Saraphi district records Thailand?s first snowfall
2008-03-31 22:36:00 Residents in a moo baan in tambon Pa Bong, Saraphi district, Chiang Mai, were tonight treated to Thailand ?s first snowfall in history. The Chiang Mai Mail has reported that at about 9 pm, locals were bemused by the formation of a thin layer of white powder in their gardens. Suspecting a possible terrorist attack or just ... More About: Bizarre , District , Records
When farangs go too far in search of justice
2008-03-30 11:47:00 The murder of Hanna Backlund has been doing the rounds on the Thai Visa forum, but now things are getting ridiculous. I logged onto Thai Visa this morning to find a thread titled ?No Less Then Death Penalty For Hanna’s Murderer, Show of force at the hearings?. The post reads like this: It is possible to ... More About: People , Justice , Search
My favourite Thai food: khanom jeen
2008-03-28 19:09:00 Khanom jeen is without doubt my favorite Thai food. It tastes fantastic and although it?s traditionally a breakfast dish, it can be eaten for any meal. I sometimes have late-night khanom jeen from a place in Phuket Town. Rather than regular rice or noodles, khanom jeen is eaten with a combination of both: rice-flour noodles, which ... More About: Food
Australian tourist raped on Koh Samui
2008-03-28 08:48:00 I can only find one news story covering this. It looks like they are trying to keep it quiet. On Wednesday, an Australian tourist was raped at a resort on Koh Samui . Today, according to the Bangkok Post, ?Somchai Duanglai, 26, a native of Sakon Nakhon, was arrested at a rented house near Samui airport.? The 20-year-old ... More About: Tourist
Chart Thai, Matchima parties dissolved
2008-03-27 04:17:00 From The Nation: Legal advisors of the Election Commission voted Wednesday to dissolve the Chart Thai and Matchima Tipataya parties. The voted 6 to 1 to dissolve the two parties. More to follow apparently. More About: Parties
Nana Plaza is coming to Phuket
2008-03-26 19:03:00 Nana Plaza in Bangkok is a curious place. I?ve been there three times and didn?t have a problem with it. Cheap drinks, people-watching, amazing burgers ? it is what it is. I was surprised to hear that Nana Plaza is coming to Phuket . Some of the guy?s behind the Bangkok plaza have secured a government ... More About: Nana
Da Endorphine, Bodyslam and Flure in Phuket
2008-03-26 18:46:00 This won?t interest any of you who don?t live in Phuket , but for those of you on the island, there are two great concerts in the next week that are worth checking out. First up, at 9Richter tomorrow night (Thursday), Flure are playing. Then, next Thursday at Blue Marina, Phuket Merlin Hotel, Da Endorphine and ... More About: Music
Money can?t solve everything in Thailand
2008-03-24 18:07:00 Sure, the justice system in Thailand is messed up, but the rest of the world isn?t helping. Within one week of 26-year-old Swedish tourist Hanna Backlund?s death, a manhunt was launched, reward money was put up by local businesses, the supposed killer was arrested, a media circus ensued, the Swedish media was appeased and everyone ... More About: Money
Guru goes online
2008-03-24 17:14:00 It?s definitely long overdue, but Guru magazine now has a website. It?s not quite as content-rich as BK?s website, but it?s a start ? and it?s only been online since January from what I can tell. On the website there are video clips, surveys, horoscopes, event listings and pictures from Bangkok parties. Each of the staff ... More About: Tech , Online
Guest post from the Doc
2008-03-23 16:47:00 After mentioning that I had acquired a copy of a book by Dr Iain Corness, I felt a little bad that I haven?t actually had time to read it. So I did the next best thing and contacted the author to ask him to write a little something here. Here is a guest post from ... More About: Post , Guest
Probe into New Year blasts dropped
More articles from this author:2008-03-21 17:26:00 More than a year after nine bombs ripped through Bangkok on New Year ?s Eve 2006 the police have given up their investigation after successfully finding absolutely nothing in the form of clues as to who is responsible. Bangkok was shaken to its core when those bombs went off. Three people died and 42 were injured. It?s ... More About: Probe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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