Chronicling my visits since 1984
Today is my last day in Bangkok. I take off this evening ending what has been a hectic time here. Sometimes I feel that this 51 year old business is a startup. The pace of changes and the list of … Read More »
Sometimes I get asked if I’m thinking about retirement. Yes, I know I’m old-ish. I get it. So people naturally think that when you get old-ish you should think about retirement. But I haven’t. So what’s this have to do … Read More »
On December 5th, after my departure from Bangkok, the annual marathon sponsored by our charitable foundation will take place. I have talked about this annual marathon back in December 2017 and specifically from a history perspective in November 2015. Both … Read More »
This is an unintended supplementary Bangkok Blog post. In the last entry I wrote about Moo Deng, the cute bundle of pigmy hippo that has created a sensation almost everywhere. I mentioned that the reasoning behind this butter ball’s popularity … Read More »
The title of this entry is taken from a recent CBC article talking about a baby pigmy hippo that was recently born at the Bangkok zoo. This little hippo has become a bit of a meme and so I thought … Read More »
Thailand is one of the largest producers of aluminum fittings and installations in Asia. There are lots of aluminum companies and we deal with many of them during the construction of our buildings. I even designed a future hospital building … Read More »
Back in September of 2023, I wrote about a new city park called Benjakitti. This park was built on the state owned Tobacco Authority of Thailand property. The tobacco lands not only included a huge factory but also office buildings … Read More »
More than 20 years ago, at a meeting with the family to discuss employee benefits, the idea of a daycare centre at the main campus was raised. Lots of our nurses and other staff had small children and so retention … Read More »
I just can’t get away from discussing coffee shops in Bangkok. And yes, I’m at it again. This time I want to take you to a suburb of Bangkok where there is a new and pretty flashy coffee/pastry shop called … Read More »
Our main acute care campus is large and modern. There are the latest hospital tools like MRI and CT Scanners. There are modern surgical suites. However, this is Bangkok where it’s impossible to separate old ways from new. Intermixed almost … Read More »