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Confronting the reality of southern violence
Many of you may be aware, at least in a general way, of the ongoing violence in southern Thailand. From time to time I receive questions from friends and family about my safety, usually after a particular bombing or oth… -
Khlong Toei Market
Saturday proved to be a fruitful day for blog fodder: blueberry muffins, Khun Nui's visit, the Independence Day celebrations. I'll squeeze one last entry out of that day based on the walk from the football pitch to the … -
Independence Day in Khrungthep
Saturday July 5th was the American Chamber of Commerce's annual Independence Day celebration in Khrungthep. What used to be hosted by the U.S. Ambassador on the stately grounds of his residence on Wireless Road was disc… -
Lunchtime in Khrungthep
Friday afternoon I joined Tawn for lunch near his office. We went to the local talaat nat (regular market), the noontime habitat of office boys and girls throughout Khrungthep. These talaat take different forms, but th… -
Happy Birthday Khun Sudha
Today is Tawn's father's birthday. As a good Thai son, Tawn will join his parents this morning to go to their neighborhood Buddhist temple and feed the monks. This way they will acquire merit on this auspicious day.Ton… -
Trying to be a role model (or just look like one)
This weekend Tawn and I had brunch with an 18-year old exchange student from Canada. He's another of those "Xanga friends", that class of interesting people you meet through this community whom you might otherwise never… -
Popping Pills Like Candy
This week I've been battling a bit of a chest cold, my chest feeling like it was filled with wet sand. A visit to the doctor Tuesday indicated clear lungs that were moving air effectively, leading to a diagnosis of just… -
Karaoke Etiquette
Last Saturday I hosted a karaoke gathering at R&B Karaoke on Thanon Naratiwat. Marc was actually the person who kept sugesting we do karaoke, but he didn't really know a place so I offered to pull it together.A larg… -
Trip to the land of honey part 2
After some political interruptions, let's return to the second part of my trip to the land of honey - the literal translation of Bangnamphung, the location of the nearby weekend floating market. The floating market isn't… -
Just how "farang" shouldn't I be?
When I write these entries, I also post a link to them on my Facebook account because I have many friends who don't regularly read my blog. (As opposed to the many regular readers of this blog who have become friends.)…
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- Name: Chris
- Country: Thailand
- Metro: Krung Thep
- Birthday: 11/16/1970
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 8/2/2004
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Back home
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