Category Archives: Random musings

Just my thoughts on anything that do not fit other boxes

Burmese Days – Mandalay

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Mike

It is a rather disagreeable town-it is dusty and intolerably hot,and is said to have five main products beginning with P,namely, pagodas, pariahs, pigs, priests and prostitutes. So said George Orwell of Mandalay (in his early novel Burmese Days) ,when … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year !

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Mike

  สุขสันต์วันปีใหม่   Suk san wan pee mai  2558, or Happy New Year’s Day for the year BE 2558 on Thailand’s Buddhist era calendar. I barely made it to midnight last night, I was having a couple of very quiet drinks … Continue reading →

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The weirdest, wackiest Christmas tree ?

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Mike

Is this “tree” of old TV sets outside the Siam Centre shopping mall the weirdest Christmas tree I have ever seen ? It probably is, but then again having Christmas trees and endless renditions of carols about riding sleighs through … Continue reading →

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Genuine made in Thailand boomerangs …

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Mike

Chatuchak market here in Bangkok, Thailand is supposedly one of the biggest markets in the world, where you can find all sorts of stuff. One thing I was not expecting to find there the other day were boomerangs ! Yes, … Continue reading →

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Only in Thailand ….

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Mike

There a bit of fuss in the social media here in Bangkok over a youtube video which shows an argument between a middle-aged lady, a katoey (ladyboy) and a “tom” (butch lesbian). The woman did n’t like the way the tom … Continue reading →

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You’re kidding ? Santas already ?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Mike

Even back home I think it’s too early for Christmas decorations in the shops, let alone here in Bangkok. But yes, look what I found in Paragon mall today …. Paragon is one of the more upmarket malls in Bangkok, … Continue reading →

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