Monthly Archives: April 2012

Land Of Occlusion

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Eddie

So, Bangkok. The hottest city in the World, at its hottest time of the year. Occlusion is the name of the game right now. It’s more easily accomplished here than elsewhere in the region, as it’s frequently partly cloudy in … Continue reading →

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Games People Play

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Eddie

Okay, so, Sunday evening after firing off that last post, I made walking toward Wat Damnak to see whether anything would be going down. But before I could manage to arrive, this guy came into my life. Are you fucking … Continue reading →

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Not A Whole Lot To Report

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Eddie

Huhn, well, this Khmer New Year is a pretty subdued event. More to do with relaxing and enjoying a few days off, it would appear, than in big, bombastic displays and thronging in the streets. Yesterday, Saturday, early morning, arriving … Continue reading →

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Farewell Tour

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Eddie

Yesterday, Thursday, my last day in the Park. A few days before that, though, a kind of fun thing happened, so allow me to now relate to you the manner of its unfolding. Heading into the store for some watermelonism, … Continue reading →

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Festival Season

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Eddie

First, some site news: added a little map plugin to the “About” page, linked up there in the banner. This was the best plugin I could find, though it doesn’t support OSM. The author says he may add this feature … Continue reading →

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