From the monthly archives:

February 2010

New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology

by thaistory February 23, 2010 People
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Press Release New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology is aiming to help gifted, aspiring authors to become known worldwide and to discover tomorrow’s literary talents. New Asian Writing (NAW) is inviting short stories by writers from any country in the world to be selected by an experienced panel of writers and published in a yearly [...]

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The gig is my buddha or a fortuitous reversal

by philipbquick February 15, 2010 Expat Life
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Again I will start my story with a disclaimer. I have lived in Bangkok 3 months, and I have read many posts here in the diaries. I am new, wet behind the ears, an amateur learning sometimes the hard way. I expect to get insults and some of you insisting I run home immediately as [...]

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Sabatoge Idiot

by philipbquick February 10, 2010 General
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Oh, the travails of learning the hard way in a fabulously decadent culture rich in freedom, sex, opportunity and some real fukking douchebags. I moved to Bangkok two months ago. I had never been to Thailand, but the country, people and experience came highly recommended from numerous friends. I was going to give a shot [...]

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February is Spicy Month

by Admin February 10, 2010 Thai Politics
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So we bid farewell to the first month of 2010. Here in Thailand that means that the tourists numbers will begin to trickle off and the temperatures (and humidity) will begin rising daily over the next few months. But for those of us living here, we may not even need to wait until Songkran to [...]

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Nancy Chandler’s Map of Chiang Mai

by DougBangkok February 6, 2010 General
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Men are convinced that women cannot read maps. They know this to be a fact. If you go up to a man, any man, on the street, give him your map, and tell him that you are lost and you want to go to the National Museum, he will take your map, unfold it, and [...]

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