Chronicling my visits since 1984
After our visit to Benchasiri Park and the hotel venue for the 2027 YPO event, we went to one of the older parts of town to visit, now get ready for this name, the Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit. This is one … Read More »
In March 2027 the YPO is putting on a major global leadership conference in Bangkok. Over 1,000 participants plus some family members will be in attendance. One of my colleagues has been asked to be the conference host and organizer. … Read More »
Bangkok, like most, large capital cities in the west and in Asia, has all the brands in its shopping malls. Cartier, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and many others. There are also some luxury standalone shops. So far there is nothing … Read More »
I’ve got a building design entry to start this visit to Bangkok. I’ve just arrived and so I thought I would start this blog series with some building design catchups. During the last Sunday of my November 2024 visit, we … Read More »
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 »