On behalf of Keera-Pat International School (KPIS), Bangkok, I would like to invite all booklovers to “Author’s Day,” an event which will take place on March 26, 2010 from 13:00 to 14:30. KPIS is one of the emerging schools on the scene of quality international education in Thailand and thus we acknowledge the importance of …
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 …
It is not always easy being a Western woman in Thailand, I know: I’ve been here for over 10 years. On this Bangkok Diaries website alone, the amount of slander and hate-talk directed at Western women is a good representation of the larger anti-Western women dynamics in the country. In addition, I have seen innumerable …
Another two beers.Another barely concealed look of contempt from a waiter wanting a Twenty Baht tip as he slouched away empty handed. It was midnight at The Bamboo Bar-Pattaya. The place was packed. As the band launched into Hands Up, the old disco favourite, Farangs at the elasticated waistband stage in life flocked to the …
As I exited the plane in Heathrow for a business trip I was immediately struck by something. I couldn’t put my finger on it at first but then it suddenly hit me. These people seemed in a hurry. Several even seemed like that had a purpose. I guess I had been in Thailand so long …
I don’t know why this headline struck as funny as it did but I thought I would share and let you make your own determination. [click to enlarge photo]
In case you haven’t heard, the immigration office moved from the ever so convenient Suan Phlu location to Chaeng Wattana. If you have no clue where Chaeng Wattana is don’t feel alone. Let’s put it this way, the route I recommend unless you’re well used to the bus system in Bangkok is to take the …
Immigration Run at the New Bangkok Immigration Office Read More »
First off, let me say that the amount I just got ripped off for is – to me – pocket change. I am not writing this out of anger about the money but to warn others. There’s a gal who works Tilac named TT (not her real name). She doesn’t dance or even really work …
This episode seemed a little more focused on the downside of drunken behavior in Pattaya and the Full Moon Party. Though they did have the Brit who is doing a long sentence in the Bangkok Hilton for possession of ecstasy with the intent to sale. I really have a difficult time feeling sorry for these …