Adjusting ? To Life In A Thai Home
[caption id="attachment_8529" align="aligncenter" width="404"] Life is never boring when you have Thai-Time ![/caption] I have lived in Thailand for over 5 years now and I love my life here. However,…
“Hey! What Do You Think About Donald Trump?”
[caption id="attachment_8075" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Donald Trump? What a guy![/caption] Whenever we meet people for the first time, consciously and subconsciously, we instantly begin to form an opinion of that person.…
Football On TV Can Be Very Bad For you
Live Football on TV - What`s the worst that can happen? When a gun was put to my face I realised my Saturday night watching football on TV hadn`t quite…
Chelsea Win The English Premier League 2016/17
So finally Chelsea are this seasons English Premiership Champions. Congratulations! But other than Chelsea fans, who else will really be celebrating? In 10, 20 years time, who will remember this…
Wacky Races And The Madness Of Driving in Thailand
You`re Taxi is in Reception Sir! "It`s slow lorry leading the way, as equally slow pick-up takes ages to pass, followed by sensible but frustrated farang driver keeping a…
The `not so idyllic` life in an Esan village in Thailand
A while ago I wrote an article about the idyllic life in a typical, rural Esan village. Well, that`s not always the case, especially from a foreigners (farangs) point of…
A day in the life of a rural village in Isan
There`s a rhythm to life in an Isan rural village which is totally different to that say of a town or city. The first stirrings of life come before…
Open all hours
3 people are stocktaking, 2 people are stacking shelves, 1 person is on a computer behind the counter and 1 person is trying to serve a big queue. And this…
You want eat?
[caption id="attachment_6653" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Thai, English or "Tinglish"?[/caption] "You want eat?" “Yes I want eat.” Recognise this language? No? OK, how about this, “How old you?”. “I'm ha sip sam…
Banged Up In A Thai Prison
The conditions in the infamous Thai prison system will be known to many, especially those who have read any of the well known books on the subject and yet the number of…