Himmapan’s Year End Seminar in Bangkok
The Himmapan year end seminar… This is so very wrong, as it should have been a WOW already… When researching Singha beer, I came across Himmapan, a beautiful resource put together by Mr. Yongkiat Karnchanapayap, Mr. Yongkiat, Ms. Onuma Chintanasatit and Mr. Vytot Upatising. After finding their site I was going to WOW you with [...]
Thailand’s Mysterious Red Boxes
The mystery of the red boxes… Waiting behind a long line of cars at a stop sign in Ari, I watched two tandem riding motorcycle cops drive onto the sidewalk. One policeman got off the back of the bike, opened a red box attached to a building, took something out, scribbled on it, and then [...]
Bangkok: I’m Getting the Last Word in Edgewise
Thinking about Thailand… I debated about writing this post because I don’t want WLT to be taken over by Thai politics. Also, my leanings are more towards history, with a preference towards reading about politicians long dead. So political events in Thailand, especially as they happen, are in a mist of confusion because I don’t [...]
Update 2: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong
Just when we went back home the street we were on came under fire from very close. We were running for our lives. Later troops were screening every corner, house, hotel and all roofs in the area from pockets of “terrorists”. We have not been allowed to leave our house for the rest of the [...]
Update 1: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong Resort
Here is a short update… At the moment we have power most of the time. There have been only a few blackouts so far. Mobile phone signal is off mostly and the internet signal is very unstable. Lots of interruptions – sometimes for hours. Water is still running with few interruptions. Our neighborhood is completely [...]
An Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong Resort
What I see in my neighborhood… I live in an apartment right in the middle of the Ratchaprasong area, so I am able to give a firsthand report about what I see. Several times a day, my wife and I go on the streets around the Ratchaprasong intersection, out among the reds. From our windows [...]
Bangkok’s Pink Shirts at Victory Monument
So, am I Red, Yellow, Pink. Or Blue even?… Thailand is awash with colour: Red, yellow, pink and blue. And as most everyone knows, on Mondays we used to watch seas of Thais heading to work wearing yellow shirts. But now the wearing of yellow is no longer seen as just supporting the King because [...]
The Red Shirts. A Sofa Rant. Of Sorts.
A rambling rant… Due to the deaths in Bangkok this weekend, my time-stamped posts for Wednesday and Friday have been rescheduled for a more peaceful time. Instead, you get the below: A ramble, a sofa rant, of sorts. But before I get into it, please let me offer condolences to those who lost family members [...]
The Red Shirts in Bangkok: Thai Army goes RoboCop
RoboCops cover the Thai army… Thailand’s RoboCops made an appearance on day one of the Red Shirt’s march into Bangkok. Impressed and surprised, I had Khun Pissout whip around to drive sloooowly past this Bangkok bunch. But it wasn’t until day two, when I was dwarfed by RoboCops, that I realised just how impressive they [...]
The Red Shirts in Bangkok: The Faces of Day Three
Day three of the Red Shirts in Bangkok… Ok, today is even more rushed than yesterday as I have company arriving any second soon. Yikes. So here they are, the faces of day three… Ok, my guests just walked in (they are watching me type this actually) so time to go! EDIT: If you want [...]
The Red Shirts in Bangkok: The Faces of Day Two
Day two of the Red Shirts in Bangkok… Well. Well. I’ve had a huge splash of visitors in the past several hours. Welcome to WLT everyone. To those coming in new, I am not a journalist. Or even a proper photographer. I’m just an expat in Bangkok who happens to have a camera. Or three. [...]
The Red Shirts are in Bangkok. Again.
There be Red Shirts… Thursday afternoon I tried to focus on a Friday post. Sigh. But I could not, would not settle. With everything going on this weekend, there was too much on my mind. The closer the Red Shirt rallies came, the more alarming the news. Protesters plan to paralyse Bangkok: city could burn [...]
Traditional Thai Puppet Theater: Joe Louis
When googling goes wrong… Before I head out into Thailand, I learn what I can about my target subject. It usually works a charm, but this time my googling ended with a FAIL. You see, finding outdated(?) information about the Joe Louis Thai Puppet Theatre set my heart on a traditional puppet show with… well… [...]
