Archive for November, 2007
Loy Krathong Festival - I’ve Got A Better Idea…
Last night was the annual Loy Krathong festival in Thailand, with its roots going way back to ancient Indian Hindu rituals. Basically, you buy a krathong, a little float (usually wood, but sometimes styrofoam, cardboard or even dough) about 10 centimeters across and decorated with leaves, flowers and maybe a trinket or two, with [...]
Almost Enough to Turn Me Gay. Almost.
Now, I’m not gay. Women are, to me, the best invention ever, better than video games, better than driving really fast - even better than pizza. I love the way they smell, taste, look, move, feel, smile, laugh, giggle, swoon, yell… even a woman farting has a certain dirty innocence to it. [...]
Futurama Returns!
For those that aren’t yet fans of the brilliant but underappreciated animated TV show Futurama, I pity you. For those that are fans, some good news - Futurama is back! Sort of… I just caught Futurama: Bender’s Big Score, a straight-to-DVD return to the Futurama universe (although, it won’t [...]
Bringing Back the Theatre Crowds
I recently caught a showing of Beowulf in IMAX 3D and was suitably impressed. Not only because it was the first 3D film I’d seen in many years (the technology has come a loooong way) but because I saw the future of film in its infancy, and if it looks this good this young, [...]
Forget ‘Around’, Someone Beat the Bush
Well, I guess I should weigh in on George Bush. You know, for posterity.
I’m not a political science major, don’t know a lot about how politics works, and to be honest, don’t really have the cognitive skills (or interest) to analyze the minutiae of politics in any way shape or form.
The Colorful King
One thing that many farang (foreigners) find hard to wrap their head around is how much Thai people love their King. For most western countries, the monarchy is an outdated, archaic form of government that carries no real weight in the 21st century, but not so in Thailand.
His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (or more [...]
A Note Under My Door
Living in Thailand is always fun, often amusing and never boring. Language is often what turns well-intentioned or sincere dialogue into something cringe- or laugh-worthy. Telling a taxi driver where to go is easy. But have you ever tried talking dirty in a second language? Or arguing?
Case in point, the below [...]
A Hero No One Knows?
I was talking to some Canadian friends of mine recently who here for a visit, and was slightly shocked at their ignorance of the recent Burmese ’situation’. The fact that we Canadians take pride in being a bit more worldly than our ignorant cousins to the south (not all of them, of course, it’s [...]
