Archive for September, 2007
Ask The Locals
Once in a while absolutely mirrors a Bangkok story that’s worthwhile. Here’s another one picked from off-beat travel site Peter Greenberg; a site that describes Bangkok as “OK, it’s a cliché, but Bangkok is a marvelously eclectic city that is worth at least one visit in your lifetime.” “The city is steeped in ancient tradition
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Carradine & Thailand’s Caricature Image
New results are in. Hollywood star David Carradine, who postmortemly rose to real fame after his quirky death in a Bangkok luxury closet and the spreading of gory photos, did not commit suicide. Most probably. That’s what a Dr. Michael Baden, the doctor who performed a second autopsy on Carradine, told U.S. media. What Thai
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A Never Ending Race
If you ever thought I’m a pessimist, worrywart and crepehanger, you haven’t met Yan Monchatre yet. Actually, you have. The illustrator and cartoonist works for the Bangkok Post (among others such as TIME). Sketch above looks familiar? Problem is, such biting inspiration doesn’t come from nowhere. You not only need a special eye. Frenchman Yan,
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Carradine Reality Check
All that’s sometimes needed in the land of paradise is a big tragedy involving a famous person who dies under most suspicious circumstances. All of a sudden the world becomes witness to something that is an everyday occurrence in our alleged hog heaven: complete intransparency. The family of Hollywood gentry David Carradine who recently died
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Bangkok In Ten Years Time
I don’t want to sound patronizing, but I think that many of the problems this city and country have stem from the desire to remain insular. To keep the place separate. In fear of being compared to societies that are more scrutable. Most of these behaviors stem from fear and protectionism. Which leads us to
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The Vongthip Letter Jun 09
National juggler: In 5/09 PM Abhisit was trying simultaneously to implement his government’s policies, solve the country’s fast deteriorating economic woes, close the “political divide” within the Thai society, work out acceptable compromises among the warring factions, satisfy the near-impossible demands from his coalition partners, pacify his own party MPs impatient quest for ministerial posts,
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The Face Of Thailand
He’s old school, Ronn Aldaman, photographer and Thai resident, who once tried digital cameras. He had a Nikon D200 and Canon 5D with a few zooms. He’s using film again exclusively. And “limits” himself to primes, with basically only the 35mm and 50mm. “Once the 50 finds its way onto a camera it tends to
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Of Jumbos & Pandas
Things look better again for Thailand. Never mind the red shirts who may set the country ablaze when they hold a rally on June 27th to oust the government. But Thais can cheer the surprise birth of a panda – that’s quite an achievement for a panda in captivity. But even better. The panda cub
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