I made the mistake of going out to have “a few pints” after my Thai class last Monday evening and ended up closing out the evening at an after-hours bar my friend owns. By “after-hours” it means he doesn’t even bother opening his doors until after 11pm and people usually don’t start stumbling in en …
I recently read a few articles on how to capture good photos of lightning and have been hankering to get a chance. While it rains in Bangkok nearly every day or so proper thunderstorms are more rare. Last night was an exception. I was woken up around 4am by a loud racket outside my apartment. …
Many people might be aware that by living in Bangkok I’m 12 hours ahead of EST/EDT but what many people might not grasp is that I’m living far more in the future than you could ever imagine. Right now in Thailand the year is 2552. Aug 11, 2552 to be exact. Buddha died approx 543 …
Here’s a scary tale from a poker player here in Thailand who thought he might scratch his poker itch by getting in on some action at a poker room on the Thai / Cambodian border. Hi guys; I had an interesting experience hunting down some “legit”poker in Poipet at Grand Diamond Casino that I thought …
It’s Saturday night here in Thailand. I’m sitting in my apartment watching the elevators go up and down Bayoke Tower and the rainbow of colors swirling around the bar at the top of Central World. It’s only 9:30pm which means it’s at least a half hour until anything really gets going here so I thought …