Yesterday there was an anti-coup protest near Khaosan Road (an anti-martial law protest) organised by September 19 Network Against Coup D’etat. There were around 50-60 people at Thammasat Uni and another 300 or so at Sunam Luang. People congregated around 4 p.m. There were the usual obligatory speeches that lasted for several hours, and then the march began and the …

I got home late last night to discover that my new Seagate external hard drive had failed after an impressive week’s worth of usage. I was only using it as a backup so I won’t lose anything too important, but it did have all my movie files on it so they are now gone forever; including Appleseed, Akira and Kiki’s …

So I went down to Sony BMG today to interview Thailand’s newest pop-sensation ’Venus Flytrap’. I was in an edgy mood because I had only recently drunk a very strong cup of coffee (I rarely drink coffee) and it had sent me a little off-the-rails. As soon as I had drunk it I was short of breath and then my …

This is Thailand’s answer to the Spice Girls. They’re called Venus Flytrap and they go by the names of Hot, Cool, Naughty, Sweet and Posh Venus. I’m not making this up. So what do you think? Pretty girls? Getting your pulse racing? Did I mention that they’re all ladyboys? It’s true. They are Thailand’s first (and only the world’s second) …

I hate Fergie with a passion. The Black Eyed Peas are a terrible group by themselves, but she makes them even worse; and now she is, allegedly, a solo-performer. I wouldn’t call her a singer. I wouldn’t call her a rapper. Heck, I don’t even know what she is. Her album is entitled ‘The Dutchess’. I don’t know what possessed …

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