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The Food Porn Post

12 Dec

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This is my last day in Bangkok, so this entry is the Food Porn post finale. This is the entry that highlights some of the food I’ve eaten during my stay. Most of it comes from our consistently excellent kitchen ... Read more »

Spirit Mansions

11 Dec

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Most of the Spirit Houses I write about are fairly modest in size and design. They don’t scream excess riches, multiple rooms or avant-garde design. They have a traditional, yet tasteful positioning within the Spirit world. But then there are ... Read more »

More Motorcycle Mayhem

10 Dec

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I’ve written about motorcycle mayhem before, back in March and then in November of 2018, for example. It never ceases to amaze me how bonkers the sidewalk motorcycle traffic can be when road traffic gets bad. For example: The other ... Read more »

Not the Food Porn Post

9 Dec

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On the last day of every visit, I post an entry called the Food Porn Entry. This is not it. This entry is a step into investigative journalism where I go deep into finding out stuff for Bangkok Blog readers. ... Read more »

Mistakes Made. Mistakes Corrected

8 Dec

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Oh no, we’re back to politics again, which the Bangkok Blog tries to avoid. But here we are. Our healthcare business, since it was established almost 50 years ago, has always prioritized taking care of the poor in Bangkok. The ... Read more »

Pad Thai: The Political Dish

7 Dec

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On the 17th of August I wrote about a dish called Pad Kaprao. Most Thais consider this dish to be the national dish. However, most foreigners consider Pad Thai to be Thailand’s national dish. So what’s to write about? While ... Read more »

Alliance Française in Bangkok

6 Dec

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We all know that many western European countries were colonialists, occupying and messing with indigenous cultures all over the world. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Laos were occupied for years by France, Singapore and Malaysia by the British. The Dutch ... Read more »

Christmas Decorations…Get Used to These Posts

5 Dec

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This post is essentially a repeat of old ones that I have written in the past. I don’t mean to be repetitive, or maybe I do. But in this case when I come to Bangkok in late November or early ... Read more »

Getting Ready for Work

4 Dec

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It was perhaps a half hour after sunrise on Sunday morning. It was still cool outside before the day’s heat set in. I decided to take a short walk before starting work as I had a lot to do to ... Read more »

Spirit Houses…Old and New

3 Dec

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I would be remiss if I didn’t spend at least one post talking about Spirit Houses. Hell, I should really be writing lots of posts on Spirit Houses. For now, I wanted to talk about some new ones and an ... Read more »