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January 31, 2006CosmechanicsIn front of the Rumburi Esthetique, on Sukhumvit 39, next door to my dentist, a sign offers, at Special Price, Cosmechanic, Face Lift and Anti Wrinkle, Sparkling Face & Pore...Read this update RiaproySome friends that spent a year in Thailand with the Peace Corps have said there is an additional Thai value that is called "riaproy." "It means polite and well-mannered; neat....Read this update Bangkok Street ScenesSidewalk Seamstress Small Family Taking A Break From Shopping...Read this update Motorcycle SerenadeLast night I hopped a motorcycle taxi at the corner. "Where you from?" the cute young driver asked. "America," I said. "America Pie" he sang to me all the way...Read this update Posted by laughingnomad on January 31, 2006 05:46 AM
TrackBack | Category: Bangkok, Motorcycles, Music, Thailand January 23, 2006Street NoodlesMy favorite food in Thailand is one of the many varieties of noodle soup found on street carts. Street food is safe if you select a cart in early to...Read this update A Light In The SouthVisitors, to the south of Thailand, including foreigners, will soon have an opportunity to experience muslim life in a village in the province of Yala. A "Widower's Village" is being...Read this update Posted by laughingnomad on January 23, 2006 06:25 PM
TrackBack | Category: Bangkok, Hostels & Guesthouses, Politics, Thailand January 20, 2006Lucky Luk!I called my son Doug yesterday morning. He had just returned from the fish market on Koh Samui with a salad bowl of large fresh gung (shrimp) with heads still...Read this update January 19, 2006Teach The Children What?On National Children's Day in Thailand, it is a tradition for the Prime Minister to deliver a positive "motto." This year the wealthy PM Thaksin who owns Thai Air and...Read this update Bumrungrad HospitalNearly as diverse as New York, sitting in a Bumrungrad waiting room is a show of national and ethnic costume...many from the middle east...burkas, jalabas and Arabic head wear...males greeting...Read this update January 12, 2006Bangkok BusinessNearby, in ironically named Washington Square, is the Bourbon Street Bar and Restaurant where an entire wall, surrounding a dart board, is covered by business cards. Here is a sampling...Read this update Posted by laughingnomad on January 12, 2006 06:51 AM
TrackBack | Category: Bangkok, Expats, Restaurants, Thailand Insurgency In The SouthSince January 2004, southern Thailand has been gripped by a shadowy insurgency that has killed over 1,000 people and divided local communities along religious and ethnic lines. "Bangkok," ie the...Read this update January 08, 2006Thai NewsSix days of U.S./Thai trade talks in Chiang Mai has resulted in a stalemate with the help of 10,000 protesters...an alliance of 11 groups who are resisting trade liberalization. They...Read this update January 07, 2006Familiar BangkokArrived in Bangkok on Jan 3rd on China Air after 17 hours and stops in Anchorage and Taiwan. There has been a cooling in Asia (northern India actually falling...Read this update January 03, 2006New Years EveBob left for Thailand on the 29th. Josh had to work at the restaurant so Amy and I spent New Years Eve drinking wine and champagne...good conversation with my daughter-in-law...and...Read this update |
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