Back from Singapore

Got back to Bangkok last night after a delayed flight. I had a really nice time in Singapore meeting friends and going out for drinks and food at our usual places. Just like the last time I went back to Singapore in November, Singapore has both changed and remained the same. Three related change themes […]

Singaporeans take courses in love

More funny stuff coming out of Singapore these days. Apparently the government in Singapore thinks Singaporeans are not only ‘blur’ on sex and need to be told how to do it but also require official government lessons on how to flirt and create relationships. I highlighted the parts I found interesting. I thought the SDU […]

Thaksin Shinawatra is back

Pictures from Thailand: Thaksin kisses Thai soil
Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra ended 17 months of exile abroad by falling to his knees and kissing Thai ground at Suvarnabhumi airport. Thousands greeted him with banners and signs but Mr Thaksin said he wanted to be an “ordinary citizen.” (The Manager/Bangkok Post)

I think this is how most Thai people […]

New internet connection

I *FINALLY* managed to switch ISP’s. I’m now with Pacific Internet, a Singapore based company with a Thai subsidiary. Instead of the old crappy “3Mbps” I had with (false) True “HiSpeed” I now have a 1Mbps SME package with Pacnet. I actually wanted and was willing to pay for more than 1Mbps but was told […]

Food in Asia

I was just reading an article about comfort food in Hong Kong and the following vivid description:
When nothing else will do but a slab of airy white bread toast
slathered with bricks of butter, garnished with condensed milk. Or a
bowl of soup filled with instant noodles and rubbery fish balls.
got me thinking about the kinds of […]

Chiang Rai trip

I’m back from Chiang Rai. We visited quite a few places and got taken care of very well by the tour company the origanizers hired. We visited a few temples, museums, the Golden Triangle area, and even made a short excursion to Burma (unofficially). I found Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai to be quite pleasant […]

Back from Vietnam

I’m back in Bangkok from the trip to Hanoi. It was a very interesting vacation. Quite unexpectedly. I thought it’ll be similar to other Asian countries I’ve been to but it wasn’t. I was especially surprised to see it isn’t really a South-East Asian country in many ways. The closest place I can compare it […]

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