Archive for March, 2008
The New Taboo: Military Clothing
// They gave the “flower putsch” back in September 2006 that certain extra – the pom pom girls who wore military outfits: Caps, skirts, blouses sporting those camouflage colors, while those light girls were happily dancing in front of the heavy boys and their tanks. At a sales office recently, I was astonished to meet
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Bangkok Dangerous, 2008
Hear you loud and clearly. We all don’t trust remakes. They’re as unnecessary as Rambo IV. Heaven forbid they’re talking of Rambo V! But hey, Nic Cage is coming to town with a “Bangkok Dangerous” remake. Still – should I say – anti-revisionist? Bangkok Dangerous 2008 is a remake of Bangkok Dangerous 2001 – a
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Bangkok’s (S)expat Writers
Before we start: They’re expat writers, and not sexpat writers, as some people may derogatively assume. They may mention a few bar girl here and there. The bar girls’ unique Issanian-behaviourism may be a reoccuring theme. Their books may cater for the customers of Bangkok’s bar scene. But the authors are strictly expat writers. Why
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Sweet “Nazi Chic”: It Could Only Have Happened In Thailand?
Forgive us for being slightly passed the deadline with this one – it’s worth a mention nevertheless: How a Thai school had to apologize to a Jewish organization for a Nazi celebration. You heard it right: The “Sieg Heil” salutes happily performed by Thai school kids and the black Hitler swastikas affectionately made by the
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1950: King Bhumibol’s Garden Of Smiles
Sit back and enjoy a great read: The cover story of TIME Magazine about Thailand’s revered monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej, published on Monday, April 3rd, 1950. Some serious news-vintage about the return of the king from Switzerland. “For good and ill, Siam was changing,” TIME’s correspondent wrote back then. A lot of water has since flown
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Thai Temple Tattoo Frenzy
In case you missed this year’s tattoo frenzy @ Wat Bang Phra just west of Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom, you better make plans for next year’s frenzy. As you all know, tattoos carved into your flesh by mantra-praying monks protect against misery, broken hearts, even bullets. Which is why Thailand is such a peaceful, chosen
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Event Girls: The Ugly Side Of Being Pretties
Nightmares of dream jobs: Working as “event girls” is popular and lucrative, but it may come at a big price. Now the ever-present “event girls” blow the lid on backstage molestation and overzealous patrons It’s auto-show season and good-looking women are queuing to become “pretties” – the sex-sells face of fast cars. It’s a dream
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Bored In Bangkok? Have Your Own Gun
It may not be your average hobby, being a marksman or sharpshooter, but then again: Our excellently trained military officers in Thailand make it possible. Do a course at the shooting range of the Royal Thai Army in Bangkok. Get your own firearms certificate and never ever feel insecure again when you leave for an
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Love Cheese? Get An Overdose
We told you about the fine wines of Thailand. How about cheese? A fine wine and a good cheese make perfect companions. Right, there’s no life without some good cheese more than once in a while. Unfortunately, the kingdom produces only some rather bland cheeses on its own. But then again, you still get the
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Of Fine Thai Wine
You realized Thailand didn’t invent wine when you saw the Thai couple pour ice cubes into a nice dark Burgundy. You realized Thailand is not the best place to enjoy a decent bottle of wine when you paid for a simple cooking wine the price you normally pay for a nicely aged Penfolds Grange back
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