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
Sex and the City
2008-06-08 19:36:00 After the fuss that has been made about the Sex and the City movie, I made a decision that I would not watch it. I stood corrected when I had a ticket bought for me, which led to a cinema outing with about 10 girls, all of whom were very excited. I disliked Sex and the ...
You know you?ve been in Thailand too long when?
2008-06-08 19:34:00 You know you?ve been in Thailand too long when you find out through Wikipedia that you?re father has become a Lib Dem politician and last year stood in a local election for a council seat. He didn?t win the election, but there are more than 800 people in his particular ward who had faith enough to ... More About: The Boy , Long
300 RSS subscribers
2008-06-05 20:34:00 Today is something of a landmark day for me. For the first time in this blog’s lifetime, we have more than 300 RSS subscribers. This is a great point to be at because RSS subscribers are most valuable visitors to any blog. RSS subscribers are the life force of a blog because those visitors are ... More About: Tech
When the pressures of work appear in your dreams
2008-06-05 20:08:00 I don’t mind that my job is hard work, but I know that when aspects of my life start appearing in my dreams, it means that they are heavily weighing on my mind. How do people deal with high-pressure jobs? My job isn’t exactly high pressure, but it’s given me an insight into the conditions that ... More About: Dreams , Work , The Boy
Thailand?s Tesco saga
2008-06-04 21:15:00 The epic of Thailand Vs. Tesco is reminiscent of similar battles with foreign entities. Tesco is a British-based chain of grocery stores. Some people are under the impression that the brand is French. Carrefour, another retail juggernaut tearing through Thailand, is French. In the UK, Tesco has an outstanding reputation ? or at least it did ... More About: Saga
The desperation of Chatuchak weekend market
2008-06-02 19:45:00 JJ, Jatujak, the Weekend Market , Chatuchak ? whatever you want to call it, the place never changes. Chatuchak is quite possibly the most depressing, soul-draining place on earth. Many people love it, but I have never had an enjoyable time there. Chatuchak positively hums of desperation. There are shoppers, desperate to get their mitts on discount ... More About: Desperation
Enter Topshop
2008-05-30 08:37:00 Topshop and Topman open flagship stores at Central World (first floor) in Bangkok today. In terms of fashion stores, I could see the UK clothing giant doing very well in Thailand. It?s cheaper than Zara and a shade more trendy than somewhere such as H&M. There was a time when I bought almost all of ... More About: Topshop , Enter
Thailand?s Blacklists Of ?Influential People? Are Back
2008-05-28 18:35:00 Those of you who have been in Thailand for a while will remember the intensive war on drugs that went on in 2003 under the Thaksin regime. At that time, so-called blacklists of ?influential people? were drawn up and used to help the police target individuals suspected of dealing drugs. It was never made clear how ... More About: People , Back
Website calls for investigation into flight OG269
2008-05-28 04:20:00 It?s been about eight months since the tragedy of One-Two-Go flight OG269. The latest development in that saga is an online petition that has surfaced with, at the time of writing, more than 4,500 digital signatures calling for Thailand?s prime minister to investigate Udom Tantiprasongchai, chairman of One-Two-Go. There are some pretty strong allegations going around. ... More About: Website , Calls , Investigation , Flight
The need to protest
2008-05-27 21:26:00 What is it about society that drives people to protest? Other than for the sake of being there and actually experiencing a protest, I’ve never felt compelled to take to the streets to stand up for what I believe in. I wonder, though, had I grown up in Thailand rather than the UK, if perhaps ... More About: Censorship , Protest
Choose the right Phuket guide to make the most of your trip
2008-05-25 20:08:00 Phuket is one of the most popular destinations for visitors to Thailand. Predicted tourism figures this year point to in excess of five million visitors to the island. With all the websites out there offering information about Phuket, you’re going to want to choose a reputable Phuket guide in order to plan your trip. Once you ... More About: Guide , Trip , Make , Choose , Phuket
Vacation and blog hibernation
2008-05-23 09:30:00 I will be away from all things Internet related for the next few days as I am taking a much-needed (short) vacation from work and this blog. I will be doing the same next weekend, so don’t expect many posts ni between. I?ve been working quite a lot recently and sleeping at the most bizarre ... More About: Blog , Vacation , The Boy , Hibernation
Chalerm vows to bring down Internet ?mastermind?
2008-05-23 04:33:00 Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung is on a mission. On Tuesday, he announced that he would use a security law to shut down what have become Thailand?s top 29 websites, after several sources listed the offending URLs. Many of the websites have already been taken down by their owners, but some are still rampaging against all ... More About: Internet , Tech , Vows
Rainbow around the sun
2008-05-22 07:29:00 Did anyone else in Thailand see this curious spectacle last Friday? I?m unsure if it was limited to Phuket, but sure enough, there was a rainbow around the sun. I tried in vain to catch a glimpse of the rainbow with my naked eyes and subsequently spent the proceeding 30 minutes completely blind. It was only ... More About: The Boy , Rainbow
Congratulations to the people of Bangkok
2008-05-21 20:05:00 Your parties to raise money for the people affected by Cyclone Nagris were a tremendous success. When are your parties for the Chinese affected by the recent earthquake? More About: People , Bangkok , The Boy , The People , Congratulations
Thailand blogger sued for defamation
2008-05-20 23:40:00 I?ve been keeping tabs on a certain area of the Internet recently. In this particular area, a prolific Thailand blogger is currently being sued by one, possibly two, real estate agents for defamation. This, the latest turn in a bizarre string of events, poses interesting implications for bloggers in Thailand and around the world. While most ... More About: Blogger , The Boy , Defamation , Sued
Thailand?s Russian invasion
2008-05-20 04:18:00 It’s hard not to notice that there has been a rather sudden influx of Russian tourists to Thailand . It may be that there are more Russians in Phuket than Bangkok, but this increase is not just my imagination ? the Russians are coming. At the risk of offending my Russian readers ? I know that I ... More About: Travel , Invasion
Reasons to beee cheerful
2008-05-19 04:11:00 I often wonder how far ahead or behind the rest of the world Thailand is in terms of the technology that we have access to here. With widespread access to the Internet and online stores such as Amazon, i don’t think there is much difference. After hearing several reports about the new Asus Eee PC, I ... More About: Tech , Reasons
Remembering Ian Curtis
2008-05-18 06:17:00 Today marks 28 years since the death of Ian Curtis . He died at the age of 23, more than two years before I was born. He would have been 52 this year. For someone who died so young, so long ago, Ian Curtis has had an unprecedented impact on modern-day music, in a similar way ... More About: The Boy , Remembering
Thaksin confirms Moscow State Circus to play for Man City next season
2008-05-17 14:12:00 This title is obviously a joke, but the way things at Man City look at the moment, they may as well employ a bunch of clowns to play for them next season. The whole situation has turned from Man City potentially becoming the next Real Madrid or Chelsea, to the team looking like the jokes ... More About: Moscow , Play , Season , State
Readers? requests
2008-05-15 20:42:00 Readers sometimes come to me for help. I?m not always able to aid them, either because I?m too busy or I don?t know the answers to their questions. So, in a roundup of a couple of readers? requests, I thought I?d try and help out. One chap, named Quinn, is looking for resources about ?Thailand?s conflict ... More About: People , Readers , Requests
The day there was no news
2008-05-15 07:09:00 By Jason Arber. Adam Buxton once did something similar. I find both of these videos really quite intriguing. More About: News , The Boy
Flock web browser
2008-05-14 21:08:00 I just started using this new web browser called Flock . It’s really similar to Firefox, but has tonnes of little gimmicks. If you’re into social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg and Pownce, check it out. I don’t know if I would switch from Firefox to this new browser, but it’s pretty cool to play ... More About: Tech , Browser , Web Browser
Naming babies after odd things
2008-05-14 15:41:00 In an attempt to lighten up the fiery debate that has been going as a result of this post, I thought I?d bring you the touching news of a baby who will perhaps regret the day he was discovered in the back of a pickup truck. A doctor found the baby in the back of a ... More About: Babies , Bizarre , Things , Naming
Readers
2008-05-14 13:44:00 You readers are a funny bunch. On the one hand, I?m glad you?re here, because I like being read, but on the other hand, you drive me nuts. Sometimes I want to sit down with each of you and ask: what do you want? The trouble with blogging is that you?re given free reign to write about ... More About: Readers , Tech
Nobody is perfect ? not even the IHT
2008-05-14 04:20:00 Everybody makes mistakes. Here are a couple from the International Herald Tribune. While such an occurrence to this degree is rare, it is somewhat heartening to remember that newspapers are not the products of machines. We tease Nation every day for making disastrous mistakes, but, from time to time, even the big boys slip up. Meanwhile, ... More About: People , Perfect
Pattaya sex tourist brings Youtube to an all-time low
2008-05-13 22:06:00 The Internet is a dangerous resource. It gives anyone with a phone line access to a wealth of technology that can then be used to do the most bizarre things. If you?ve ever been to Pattaya , then you will know that the city attracts its fair share of oddballs. I have been to Pattaya a ... More About: Youtube , Time , Bizarre , All Time Low
Some facts about Coke
2008-05-12 22:41:00 After drinking about one liter of Pepsi Max a day for several weeks, I found these facts about Coke (is there really much difference) that made me decide to stick with water for the time being. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway ... More About: Facts , The Boy
Blame Cana? no, wait a minute
2008-05-12 19:44:00 In South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, there?s a scene where some of the characters sing a song called ?Blame Cana da? in response to the trouble that their children have been getting into after watching the movie Terrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire. Imagine, for a minute, that South Park is set in Thailand. What ... More About: Censorship , Minute , Wait
From cigarettes, to Pepsi Max and on to fruit juice
More articles from this author:2008-05-09 15:46:00 I?ve documented my previous attempts to quit smoking in varying degrees on this blog. Coming from a country where cigarettes are ludicrously expensive to a country where they are 10 times cheaper means that cost is not much of a deterrent for any smoker in Thailand. I?m three weeks into my latest attempt to quit, which ... More About: Fruit , Pepsi , Cigarettes , The Boy , Juice 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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