Bangkok seems to be developing expensive condominiums and shopping centres faster than they can promote them right now. Tik and I did some of our Christmas shopping at the new Siam Paragon Centre in Siam Square.
Tik and I have completed all 25 episodes of Lost! in about a week!
For somebody who does not really enjoy watching TV this was quite unprecedented and we used every second of free time to get another episode or two in. It’s refreshing to look forward to watching something which doesn’t [...]
Tik is now the proud owner of a brand-spankingly new Ford Focus. We returned to Bangkok in it today, leaving her old car in the capable hands of her family.
On the recommendation of Jim, an impressively competent Thai speaker I declared last Wednesday as a Thai-only day. This meant that Tik and I would communicate exclusively in Thai.
We spend much of the day in Tik’s colleagues car driving to Udon Thani where Tik has some work to complete.
I was very proud [...]
Christmas lasted three hours this year i.e. the duration of our Christmas dinner at the Londoner pub. We were joined by Masaya, A, Nang, Ben, Nick and Milo about 6pm. It was an enjoyable meal with sorbet as an appetizer which baffled me a little, but some great turkey and stuffing.
I’ve added our Taiwan photos to the site now although the photo section needs some repair work right now.
You can see the photos here
I’ve been getting familair with my new 15” Powerbook G4 for the last few weeks.
I was encouraged to switch over from my hard-working and long-serving Windows PC to improve my efficiency. Twelve months ago I was frustrated that my work was slowed by my stupidly slothful internet connection and got myself an ADSL line [...]
We drove to Chiang Mai the next day, arriving tired in the afternoon. This time we stayed at The Karinthip Village Resort - a more modest, but practical resort in a central location. the first evening we headed out to the night market, although after shopping so much in the past [...]
I was amazed that Tik, a feew days previous had acquired a collection of interesting DVD’s. I was equally amazed that they cost her no more than 50 baht ($1.25) each. She’d bought them from a Myanmar market and we decided to return there today to get a few more. In all [...]
I’d always wrongly assumed that Chiang Rai was a tiny province. It is located in the north of Thailand and is accessible from Chiang Mai. I’ve been there twice before, both times to explore the mountains and woodlands.
