New Mandala: Craving For Thai Politics

Got several warnings these days from friends. To tone down the postings on absolutelyBangkok.com. For fear of being troubled by the new rulers in town.

Hey, we talk lifestyle here. Compared to several Thai and foreign online sites, the observations on absolutely are quite flattering.

But we’re reasonable, we listen to advise.

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January 31, 2008 | Filed Under On Our Own, Politics, Society | 2 Comments 

Hungry? Tuk-Tuk Terror In Bangkok

Hungry in Bangkok – and trying to find pad thai on a tuk-tuk? Good luck-luck.

Walking the streets of Bangkok is rather like being home alone. It’s possible to sing to yourself in complete privacy, your voice drowned out by traffic and ambient noise. And in many places you can fart without anyone in the vicinity noticing any deterioration in the quality of the atmosphere. There are some truly wretched aromas on stretches of Bangkok sidewalk.

That’s the price you pay for being the anti-Vancouver. Everything here is chaos. Yet Bangkok not only makes it work, it makes it appealing.

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January 29, 2008 | Filed Under Food & Drink, Truly Bangkok | 1 Comment 

Survey: What Thai Women Want

Thai women are easy to please. If you know the how-to.

Unfortunately though, the correct how-to remains a great unsolved mystery to this day.

But we don’t want to give up, do we.

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January 27, 2008 | Filed Under Being Farang, Society, Survey / Poll, The Thai Mind | 3 Comments 

The Illegal Prime Minister?

You heard it before: There are some controversies around our new prime minister, Samak Sundaravej.

We’re not minding his tongue. His tongue is clearly not as honey-coated as Chuan Leekpai’s. Maybe there’s even a chance in this un-Chuan-ness: Some serious tongue-blunders by His Excellency Samak – and he becomes an intolerability.

But there is more to it: Strictly by the constitution Samak is not allowed to become prime minister.

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January 25, 2008 | Filed Under Politics | 1 Comment 

Lust Or Gluttony: Which Sin Brought You To Bangkok?

Does anybody look good in camouflage pants? My seatmate doesn’t. He’s a great big dude from Manchester, England, with the kind of mug that can win fights just by staring.

We’re on a Philippine Airlines flight. He’s on his way to go diving. Look out, plankton.

He’s an amiable sort, though, and pretty soon he’s showing me digital photos of his 10-year-old son. But before we get to those pictures, there are others on the camera to get through; more recent shots showing his buddies biting the nipples of a ladyboy in a Bangkok bar. But how about that good-looking sonny boy, huh?

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January 25, 2008 | Filed Under Travel & Tourism | Leave a Comment 

Tidbits: Duo Infernale

Thais – as we know – are very creative in depicting their ill-gotten heroes. As we see, the new love affair with Thailand’s new leaders is in full swing already. Here are our two coyote boys - best enjoyed with your own music. And that’s just the beginning. Trust Thais: They’ll soon come up with much more solid, creative stuff dissing their leaders.

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January 24, 2008 | Filed Under Politics, Tidbits | 2 Comments 

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