Tales from the "Big Mango"

Reality, in Thailand, is often a like a counter punch. You know it’s out there. When it catches you it’s not entirely a surprise because, in the deep dark recesses of your mind, you’ve seen the peripheral signals. It’s just that you’ve been distracted by the façade of the fantasy world you’ve been living in [...]

There’s something about the coolness of an early Bangkok morning, in January, which should be savored. It’s like a small oasis of respite away from the stifling heat and humidity which is encountered most of the time. It was just after six am. I looked out over the balcony of the apartment and took in [...]

A question was posed, recently, on one of Thailand’s most popular web forums. A popular author, to that forum, decided to engage us in a discussion about “Who’s a Whore.” The debate raged on for days and most of the protagonists voiced their opinions strongly about what, in their esteemed view, constitutes a woman being [...]

Nights like These By Mega Lower Sukhumvit was its’ usual night time crowded chaos of  sidewalk hawker’s stalls, street walkers, tuk tuk touts, and chuck-wagons as we made our way to our intended destination; the Indian Tailors situated up a side Soi, half way along Soi Eleven. We got there just in time; it was [...]