“This place is amazing Nev, thanks man” I tell him. “It’s been a couple of days since I had a hot shower, so I’m really gonna enjoy this.”
“Well I didn’t want to say nuthin’, but you do stink a bit” Nev quips, with a wink…
Tuk-tuk drivers make me feel inadequate. Here is a guy who, despite being a chronic alcoholic womaniser with five children, manages to operate a small business…
…a small demonstration is under way. A group of about fifty people stand on the steps. A few of them have small placards. What they are doing is completely illegal under the martial law regulations… The King of Thailand is old and frail. The govermnent is venal and unpopular. The people are angry and hungry…
…We read on the interweb that the generals have officially admitted that what is going on is a coup d’etat. A 10 PM curfew is in effect, apparently, and Thailand’s elected leaders have been cordially invited, by the generals, to report to an army barracks at their convenience. All over Thailand tourists are freaking out:…
Its monsoon season in Bangkok, and Im living on a diet of Menthol Cigarettes and bananas, doing a crash course in English teaching. Im there in the monsoon season because I’d heard the cost of living in Bangkok was a bit lower, and I wasn’t too flush with cash. It’s three weeks into the…
…The driver still has the joint in his hand! He is holding it just below the edge of the window, so the cop can’t see it, but the smoke is curling up around his face, and the cab stinks like bong water in carpet. ‘I am going to prison’ I think to myself… …