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The Fall and Fall of IMDb
I’ve been a bit off the map lately due to a visit from my dear old Ma, so I haven’t been posting too much. It’s interesting hearing her comments on Bangkok, which often make me do a double-take and go ‘really?’ and wonder if I used to think the same thing when I was new [...]
On Politics and Extra-terrestrials
Well, even though there have been billions of words written around the world about the campaign that Barack Obama just won, I thought I’d put my two cents forward because, well, this is my blog and that’s what blogs are for. In a word - elated. That’s what I feel. I don’t believe I’m alone [...]
Seen in Bangkok - Hairless Knuckles
Everyone knows that Asian men, for the most part, have very little body hair, while it’s similarly known that many western men are gorillas in comparison. Most of us, thankfully, fall somewhere in between. But I noticed this banner ad at the Siam BTS station a few weeks ago, and commented to my girlfriend that [...]
Underrated Things: Elevators
Most of us use them at least a few times a day, but we hardly ever give a thought to how complex they are. The lowly elevator is the red-headed stepchild of human transport - no respect. It’s easy to say ‘What’s the big deal, the weight goes down and pulls a rope, and you [...]
The Dreaded Visa Run
The first time many people hear the term ‘visa run’ it makes no sense. Is it when I leave my credit card in a taxi and run after it? Was there a run on visa applications? But the longer you live in Thailand (and most any country, I would imagine), the better versed in the [...]
My Bike Videos on YouTube
In a sudden flash of boredom genius a few months ago, I decided that I’d figure out away to attach my camera to my mountainbike. After viewing a few tutorials here and there, I managed to bang together a serviceable camera mount, something I wrote about here. Well, the first video was pretty rough, but [...]
Seen in Bangkok - Mecca Cola
One of the first things I do in any new country I’m visiting is hit a convenience store. You’ll never find a more compact display of what makes that country unique. In Korea they have kimchi (fermented cabbage) flavoured fish sticks; in India, they offer little packages of sauces for about 2 cents that taste [...]
Chinatown Vegetarian Festival - More Fun Than a Bucket of Snakefish
My crazy neighborhood is no crazier than during the period from September 28-October 7, when the Chinese vegetarian festival takes place. During this time, the sois (alleys) around my apartment are packed with crowds of people dressed in white, food stalls selling all manner of food, Chinese opera singers, parades, firecrackers and even the odd [...]
A Telling Bizarro Comic
I ran across this online and had to put it up. As anyone who is new to blogging can tell you, it often becomes a bit of an addiction, although I can’t help but feel a bit pretentious when I say to a friend “Haha, I’ll have to blog about that.” This great panel by [...]
The Simpsons Hits Twenty. Twenty!
I never thought I’d see the day. The Simpsons, possibly the most consistently funny show on television, has just started its 20th season. I remember watching the first episode back on December 17, 1989 when I was 14 years old and thinking it was pretty stupid (you may have figured out that 2008 - 1989 [...]
