Comments on: Bangkok Found: Reflections on the City

By: Catherine Wentworth

Catherine Wentworth — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:51:45 +0000

Living away from the noise and dust while still being in BKK is the best of both worlds. I just read about Suk (it’s awful). So I’m doubly pleased about living in a quite soi instead.

When the subject of BKK drowning started making the rounds, the man of the house had an interesting time mapping out just how much of the country would be under water (and where we could move to if it did). Even scientists (especially scientists) are undecided about what is going to happen. Or when.

The world will end in 2012? Cannot, lah. I need to make my investment back off this condo before then ;-)

By: jo

jo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:10:22 +0000

I found out living in the outskirts is the best for me too. It’s more relaxed and you can have Bangkok on demand. I just hope we can live here for some more time and don’t need boats to get around…

Bangkok Is Drowning: Fact or Fiction

If Bangkok would really drown… I can’t even imagine that. But then again for some people the world will end in 2012 (while I will enjoy the new Ikea store in Bang Na that should be open by then).
.-= jo hopes you will read…Phrase Lesson 3: General answers (Audio) =-.

By: Catherine Wentworth

Catherine Wentworth — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:43:11 +0000

Jo – ‘the beauty in the chaos’ is so apt. I too cannot take the busy downtown life of BKK, so choose to live in the quiet outskirts looking in.

By: jo

jo — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:39:34 +0000

I lived in several provinces here in Thailand but there is just no other place that matches what Bangkok has to offer if like you said you like the vibrant city life.

Even though I can not imagine still living downtown like I used to. Maybe I get old but the constant noise was at some point too much for me.

I have heard from many people Bangkok is a love / hate affair. My theory is that Bangkok is very unlike other places so it takes a while to get used to it and discover its beauty (or the beauty in the chaos).
.-= jo hopes you will read…Phrase Lesson 3: General answers (Audio) =-.

By: Catherine Wentworth

Catherine Wentworth — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:30:12 +0000

I don’t miss the M25 at all. Note… when I lived in the UK, I didn’t have to tussle with London traffic for work, as I was in Scotland. But I do when going home to Devon several times a year.

Three months on an island… it takes a special person to handle island living. What do you do when there? Borneo is quite large and I had island fever regardless. Singapore is the same for me.

By: expatudon08

expatudon08 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:19:30 +0000

Chiangmai. And udon thani do have there attractions that’s for sure but even the boonies of issan while on the surface very laid back can tell a different story if you scratch the surface
Life as a expat in Thailand even in a city as large as Bangkok must be more preferable to you then driving round the M25 every morning and fighting your way back at night

Sometimes I feel like kicking back in ban dung other time’s udon thani then there’s always catching up with a few die hards in Bangkok our pats
I must admit at the moment I could easily do 3 month’s on kao tao island where I met the wife 10 years ago
At least when your based in Bangkok you can easily head north our south in a day
Regards john