Life should be lived in harmony and with balance (otherwise the Dragon’s gonna bite your ass) The Thai’s say it quite often with a smile and a shake of the head. It may sound as though it’s said in jest – and quite often it is – but the smile is just their polite …
Som Nam Na (AKA Conversations with my conscience) Read More »
That’s Lovely Just a wee drop Nutty Nibbles Personable Personages Speech! Speech! You want to know where I am. I’m attending this here speech making event. I’m taking this opportunity to talk to you. I want to tell you about it and what’s going on here. Oh, you’re groaning. Sorry. How about this then: How …
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 …
Would you want to look like this young lady? Are you a fat bastard? I am. I weigh120 kilos and I’m only 1.60 metres tall. We get tons of grog, grub and birds. Let’s celebrate together with loads of my mates, birds and blokes together. We’re fat bastards. That’s what we call ourselves. Are you …
Eat, drink and be merry: Celebrating Bangkok’s (unofficial) Fat Bastards Club Read More »
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 …
“Don’t accept a poor attitude from anyone, anywhere and at any time, whether in business, on the sport’s field, or in the wider field and business of Life. Stand and fight if you have to, even walk away if you have no choice, but don’t let them get away with it, because they’ll do it …
One Man’s Meat in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand Read More »
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 …
Near Jomtien. Ten minutes from Pattaya Beach, an hour if you walk. I’m on Look Dan beach and I’m chatting to ex-soldier Mike, ex-special forces. I’ve met a few around Pattaya. It draws them like a magnet. He’s just had a massage here on the beach and, obviously, he’s in a good mood. If you …
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 …
Today: Sunday I know where I am today and I know how I got here. Footballer Pete has just run up shouting “Stop the press! Stop the press!” Yes, he says. He’s nodding. Sitting on my left is Wendy. She’s smiling. We’re still on the beach front looking out at the sea. It’s a lovely …