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
Police chief transfered
2008-03-01 03:40:00 The game of chess continues: THALANG: Royal Thai Police Commissioner Gen Sereepisut Taemeeyavej had a busy day in Phuket [on Thursday], attending two important dedication ceremonies. However, it turned out to be his last day as national police chief as Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej today announced his abrupt transfer to a temporary post in the Prime Minister?s ... More About: Chief
Wishful thinking
2008-02-28 04:31:00 The Nation reports that “the number of taxi motorcyclists who gathered at Suvarnabhumi International Airport to welcome former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra grew to over 2,000 shortly before his arrival”. Thaksin opted not to take a motorcycle taxi to court, instead choosing to hitch a ride with his buddy Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung. With all the motorbike ... More About: Thinking
Welcome home Thaksin Shinawatra
2008-02-28 03:29:00 How was your vacation? More About: Home , Thaksin
Watch a cat on live Internet TV
2008-02-27 18:14:00 Kitty will be broadcasting live from the BK party tomorrow night. The party is dubbed ?Glam Cham?. I have no idea what that means and I?m unsure exactly what Kitty will be doing during her broadcast, but if you want to watch her doing stuff, you can find more details here. If you don’t know ... More About: Internet , Watch , Tech , Live
Lost Boy hits Page Rank 5?
2008-02-27 14:59:00 Something weird is going on with Google?s Page Rank . The last update was about January 10 and it?s usually done every three months or so. However, people are reporting fluctuations in their Page Ranks. This blog is currently showing a PR5, which would mark an increase from the PR4 I?ve had for a year or so ... More About: Lost , Tech
Thaksin porbably back tomorrow
2008-02-27 03:36:00 The Bangkok Post has reported that it?s ?It?s pretty much official, Mr Thaksin Shinawatra is due to arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport via TG 603 from Hong Kong at 9:40 am tomorrow, according to sources close to him.? Well, if it?s pretty much official, I guess that means the circus is about to begin. After doing ... More About: Back , Tomorrow
Daily Xpress to hit stores next week
2008-02-27 03:30:00 Nation reveals its plans today: The launch of Daily Xpress , Thailand’s first-ever freesheet newspaper, to be published in English with a compact form, will take place along with the transformation of The Nation into a paper with a firm focus on in-depth business and political coverage. The changes, which will start on March 5, are meant to ... More About: Week , Stores
Another US fugitive sent on his merry way from Thailand
2008-02-26 16:59:00 I’m starting to wonder what we are all doing here. We live in this bizarre world where we can no longer look at teachers and take them seriously. I’m not even talking about the hapless travellers who make their way to Phuket and discover the meaning of life — there are individuals even more despicable. A brief digression about these travellers: I was sat with work colleague at a restaurant during my lunch break yesterday. On this particular lunch break, a dreadlocked lady walked past, looked at us and burst out laughing. Nobody saw her except me, but I knew exactly what she was thinking. We weren’t doing the Thailand right. We weren’t living her dream, sat in that restaurant. It’s her — with her refined sense of worldliness — who sees things from the other side. A group of shirted foreigners eating Western fare is unacceptable. My editor and news editor were having lunch in the same restaurant some time ago, when an aged teacher walked over to their table... More About: Fugitive , Merry
How long before we see another **** in Thailand?
2008-02-23 06:11:00 The new ?war on drugs? is a serious worry. While it is important not to make rash judgments about how this initiative will pan out, from the offset, it paints a grim picture. This from The Nation today: “Should we do nothing because we are afraid that someone is going to criticise us for silence killings ... More About: Thailand , Long
Another Canadian dies in Thailand
2008-02-22 03:21:00 No details as to which province she was in, but another Canadian has died in Thailand . Although this makes five so far in 2008, this particular case looks to be nothing more than a tragic accident. Of course, that could all change once the global media gets hold of the story. From Canwest News Service: A ... More About: Dies
Is Thailand a haven for US criminals?
2008-02-21 04:11:00 It?s only a matter of time before more reports like this come out. The headline reads, ?Thailand can be a haven for those fleeing the United States.? From Statesman.com: In downtown Bangkok, street vendors offer forged American driver’s licenses for about $35. Medical clinics provide plastic surgery for a fraction of U.S. prices. Hotel owners often ... More About: Haven , Criminals
Radio 1 DJ Grooverider gets four years
2008-02-20 03:26:00 Drum ?n? bass pioneer, BBC Radio 1 DJ and clubland legend Grooverider, real name Raymond Bingham, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment after being found guilty of possession and illegally bringing marijuana into the United Arab Emirates. This is terrible news, but ?Rider only has himself to blame. Story from AFP: A court in Dubai ... More About: People , Years , Radio 1
My date tomorrow
2008-02-19 21:20:00 Yes, it’s not really a date, but I will be hanging out with someone who is, apparently, very famous. I didn’t know much about Sonia Couling until recently (well, I’m doing my research tonight), but I think it’ll be an interesting interview. I’m still waiting for my chance to interview Four Mod. Hopefully that will ... More About: People , Tomorrow
Blogger lynched by Guardian readers
2008-02-18 01:02:00 Thanks to Roger for pointing me in the direction of this one. Even more interesting than The Lost Boy Vs The Token White Boy, this week saw Max Gogarty Vs The World. Who is Max Gogarty, you might ask? He?s a 19-year-old chap from London who occasionally writes for the UK TV show Skins (I?ve ... More About: Blogger , Guardian , Readers , Tech
Drug raids in Thailand
2008-02-17 13:58:00 Nothing disrupts a night out like being made to pee in a cup. Luckily for me, I arrived about 20 minutes after what looked like some sort of army maneuver had taken place. Saturday night, about 11 pm and six of us drove to a small club in Phuket Town. The club is nothing special and ... More About: Thailand , Parties , Drug
Thailand’s Lost Boy scores
2008-02-16 13:11:00 I received this in an email today: Our editors recently reviewed your blog and have given it a 9.0 score out of (10). Your blog is currently in the top 20 in the Entertainment & Recreation/Travel of Blogged.com This is quite an achievement! After all the negativity of the past few days, I’m pleased that the week has now ended on a positive note. And look, I even get a little badge to show off. I’d never heard of blogged.com before, but it’s a cool website with links to many decent blogs. More About: Lost , Scores
Wanted Americans nabbed in Thailand
2008-02-15 03:41:00 Yet more wanted US criminals have turned up in Thailand . From the Gazette yesterday: A man wanted for child molestation by police in the US state of Missouri was arrested Tuesday afternoon and has been turned over to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for extradition. [Earl Russel] Bonds, 42, was handed to FBI agents at Phuket International Airport last night and flown to Bangkok to await an extradition order to the US. This bonds story was all over Fox News and was made especially creepy by the fact that a short story he wrote can be read online. The story, which one first prize in a competition, is about a boy who is molested by his father. I may post excerpts from the story later. Then the “ponytail bandit” turned up on Khao San. From The Nation today: Police have arrested a 21-year-old American woman dubbed the “ponytail bandit”, who is accused of robbing seven banks in three US states. They arrested her in a hotel in Khao San Road. Acting on a request... More About: Americans , Wanted
Gunman slays five in Illinois campus shooting
2008-02-15 03:00:00 Another campus shooting in the US. Another tragedy. Top story around the world today: A gunman killed five students and wounded 16 others in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall on Thursday afternoon in DeKalb before killing himself, according to university and police officials. The shooting occurred on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. Jim Killam/Northern Star. John G. Peters, the president of Northern Illinois University, reported at a news conference that four of the dead were women and two were men. He said four died at the scene, including the gunman, and the other two died at the hospital. All the wounded and the dead were students, including the graduate student leading the ocean sciences class. According to students in the class, a tall white skinny man dressed in black stepped out from behind a curtain on the stage of the lecture hall, said nothing, and opened fire with a shotgun. (NY Times) More About: Campus , Shooting , Gunman
The Token White Boy responds
2008-02-14 08:27:00 Fair enough. I stated that I thought “The Token White Boy” was similar to “The Lost Boy” and the author of the column in question has responded. It’s only fair that he has his say, just as Andrew Spooner had his, although this matter isn’t quite as pressing as Britons dying in Thailand. From Adam R—-n: I’d never read your work until it was pointed out to me that you were spouting off about me on the Internet. I’ve been getting paid to write since I was 18-years-old by newspapers, magazines and for the Internet. I’ve worked as a freelancer and a staffer. I’ve written news, features and columns and been a sub and a magazine editor. Would I have got this far by “biting your style”? I think we both know the answer to that. Thanks for the welcome to Thailand. Where were you to welcome me the first time I came here, ooh, let me think…in 1987? How old are you again? 24? That makes you younger than me. OK, OK. I stand corrected. I don’t need another sworn e...
The Token White Boy responds
2008-02-14 08:27:00 Fair enough. I stated that I thought ?The Token White Boy? was similar to ?The Lost Boy? and the author of the column in question has responded. It?s only fair that he has his say, just as Andrew Spooner had his, although this matter isn?t quite as pressing as Britons dying in Thailand. From Adam ... More About: People
Four Canadians shot in Thailand this year
2008-02-14 04:05:00 Hot on the heels of Andrew Spooner?s article about how dangerous Thailand is for British citizens, it looks like there is a group of people even more at risk: Canadians . Four Canadians have been shot in Thailand this year, two fatally. The first and most publicized case is that of Leo John Del Pinto, who was ... More About: Shot , Year
Guru Magazine’s Token White Boy
2008-02-13 03:11:00 I don’t read Guru magazine much; there’s little point now that live in Phuket, but I was intrigued to read the Token White Boy’s column. The premise of this chap’s gig is that he’s a white boy who has been living in Bangkok for a year and writes about the things that confuse him. It sounds vaguely familiar. I feel like I’m being terribly arrogant here, but it appears that this guy is biting my style. Looking at it from the other side, I can now appreciate why I drew so much heat from writing “Lost Boy” columns. I didn’t have anything groundbreaking to say – and neither does this Adam R—-n, who still seems surprised that there are elephants in the streets and dogs that bark at night. Looking at the credits of Guru, the Token White Boy is actually the sub editor of the magazine. Funnily enough, a year ago, I’d have loved to be doing that job; I even pushed for Guru to hire me, but it wasn’t to be. I’ve probably been unfair as I’ve read only one of...
Guru Magazine?s Token White Boy
2008-02-13 03:11:00 I don?t read Guru magazine much; there?s little point now that live in Phuket, but I was intrigued to read the Token White Boy?s column. The premise of this chap?s gig is that he?s a white boy who has been living in Bangkok for a year and writes about the things that confuse him. It ... More About: Magazine , The Boy
Henrik Rasmussen
2008-02-10 07:36:00 This is a sad story that I touched on briefly the other day. Henrik Rasmussen , 47, was a Danish tourist holidaying with his cousin. Henrik suffered from Down syndrome and went missing from Royal Paradise Hotel in the early hours of January 28. Despite a reward of 10,000 baht being offered and various search parties looking ...
Danish tourist found dead
2008-02-08 03:41:00 A Danish tourist with Down syndrome who went missing from his hotel in Patong on January 28 has been found dead, according to a report this morning. Henrik Rasmussen was 47. Check the Gazette later this morning for more details as they become available. It will be very interesting to see what?s behind this. More About: Dead , Tourist
Noppadon gets to work
2008-02-07 15:31:00 For the past year or so, Noppadon Pattama has been the voice of Thaksin Shinawatra. Whenever Thaksin has been in the news, it was always Noppadon, Thaksin?s legal advisor, who had something to say. This is the same Noppadon who is Thailand?s new foreign minister. The Bangkok Post reported that ?Mr Noppadon vowed he will not ... More About: Work
Are Thailand?s physically-disabled women being sterilized against their wil
2008-02-06 03:52:00 Some physically-disabled women in Thailand have, according to The Nation, been sterilized without their knowledge or permission. There are a lot of holes in this news story, but if what is being asserted is true, it?s unacceptable. “Some of them don’t even know when it happened,” Nattaya Boonpakdee said yesterday. “These women found out the harsh ... More About: Women , Disabled
Microsoft bids for Yahoo!
2008-02-02 03:21:00 This is huge news that could change the face of the Internet as we know it. Firstly, Yahoo ! Recently posted a 23% loss in Q4 profits. Microsoft , seeing this as the perfect time to step up and take advantage of a troubled company, has put in an unsolicited bid of $44.6 billion for Yahoo! . Microsoft and ... More About: Tech
Samak?s snout stirs up strife
2008-02-01 19:21:00 Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej does have a rather interesting-looking nose. Cartoonists around Thailand have been having a blast with the possibilities for sketching the PM?s nasal cavities. Television signers have come under fire recently for holding onto their noses as a way to represent Samak. Apparently, the nose-touching sign has been in use for more than ... More About: Bizarre
Watch out, Beadle?s not about any more
More articles from this author:2008-02-01 03:18:00 I was deeply saddened to read news that Jeremy Beadle has died aged 59. For people in the UK, Jeremy Beadle was one of the most well-known entertainers around. He succumbed after a short battle with pneumonia. Jeremy Beadle was one of those entertainers who many of us grew up with. It?s a great shame to ... More About: Watch , People 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
|
 |
|
 |
