Archive for November, 2007
Stay Healthy With BangkokDan
absolutelyBangkok.com cares about your well-being and health. That is why we present you some simple remedy against morning stiffness and other pains. Simply copy those moves, get that great flow and fun. And yes, Thai can be a freaky language.
The Female Sex Tourist
Call it hypocrisy: How the Bangkok Post dropped the Nite Owl a few years ago, but enjoys good business with classifieds such as “Barbar – Fetish Experience,” “V.I.P. Models – Business Men Choice” – or “Body Club – Oil Massage by Men.” Massage by men. Not only for men. There’s quite a trade in town
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Meet Khun Prachai – The Anti-Thaksin?
Apologies beforehand. This topic is a kind of hard to digest. But it contains a story for the history books: Somebody calling Thaksin to be more intelligent than Hitler. But first meet Khun Prachai Leophairatana, former CEO of Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI, now IRPC) and leader of Matchima Tipatai, party of the Middle Path Democracy,
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McCaféanian Depression
It was a rather sad outing. Not that it ended in tears, but certainly with a depression. Yes, not everything at absolutelyBangkok.com is happy and nice. Just visit one of Bangkok’s newest additions: A McCafé at McDonald’s. And you know what we mean. McCafé is serving Cappuccino, Espresso, Long Black, Flat White, Latté. But in
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The Vongthip Letter Nov 07
Hardly anybody has a better grasp of the economical and political ongoings in Thailand than Khun Vongthip Chumpani of Bangkok Bank. Khun Vongthip has “that urge to write.” Her monthly analysis of current Thailand is as refreshing as insightful as astonishingly crisp. absolutelyBangkok.com will bring Khun Vongthip’s letters in full length – not even trying
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The Scala’s Old Cinema Glamour
If you’re one of those hopeless romantics who love old things because they’re more real and less plasticly, you must love this place: Bangkok’s one and only Scala theater, the venerable cinema that holds its own in a business dominated by high-tech cineplexes. The Scala, one of Bangkok’s few remaining 60s-era movie palaces that hasn’t
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Westerners Vs. Asians
Call it an “Instant Guide to Thai Culture”. Or “Thai Culture in 60 Seconds”. Following icons were designed by Yang Liu (sometimes spelled Liu Young), born in China and educated in Germany. She calls the series: “East meets West” – “Differences of German & Chinese”. A multi-appliable, pan-Asian approach. Blue stands for German, red for
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The Interview: “Beautiful Virus Bangkok”
Meet Aaron Frankel, founder and owner of Groovy Map. Groovy Map? It’s not your dull map to find an address. Groovy Map’s motto is Fun Mapped Out! “Our maps,” Aaron says, “make Bangkok even more irresistible.” You better trust this man. Aaron knows Bangkok inside out. Aaron – seen here with his buddy Miss Universe
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Thaksin’s Public Lover(s)
News about Thaksin Shinawatra, the man who once had everything, are still kind of censored by Thailand’s military government. But somehow the wise guy remains the talk of town. Even though he doesn’t do the talk. He lets other people do the talk. And not even accomplished politicians for that. His most important voices here
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Vanilla Retreat
Ever got instantly addicted to a Nutella frappé, an opposite of liposuction? You will at this place. One of those places you wish they had always been here: Vanilla Garden at Ekamai. A retreat for mind and senses. Quiet oasis amidst bustling urban jungle. If you love Starbucks but are tired of Starbucks, this is
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