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Category Archives: Culture
I’m Off The Night-Train
Well, Dorothy, we’re not in Bangkok anymore: there was a rooster crowing here just a bit ago — at night-time, too! The train passage from Bangkok began as a fit-throwing hellride, as noxious fumes were entering the cabin; but if … Continue reading
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The Gift Of Sound And Vision
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for spectacle. But the Chinese New Year festivities in Bangkok were a staggering two-day sensory overload of such immensity as to leave me wondering whether there may not be anything the man-made world … Continue reading
Motormouth
Crazy German guy staying at the hostel these last two nights. He had been en route from New Zealand to Frankfurt, but had his carry-on stolen while laying over in Bangkok — with it his passport, money, laptop, and whatnot. … Continue reading
Wave Of Mutilation
I am just fucking Bangkok’s Longan (they call ’em “Lum Yai”) supply up. If you see on the teevee show that the city is experiencing a shortage, you’ll know why. Some vendors at a market, after making fun of my … Continue reading
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Wednesday Night’s All Right (For Fighting)
Muay Thai Boxing is the big-time sport here. Basically, it’s anything goes (the Thais’ favourite manoeuvre seems to be the well-aimed knee to the opponent’s ass) — excepting that they don’t brawl it out on the ground, like the UFC … Continue reading