Fitness Centers are renowned for having aggressive policies and for turning up the steam to get as much money out of their customers as possible, but I don’t expect to have it thrust in my face every day. Stationed at the entrance to Central World Plaza in Bangkok are representatives from True Fitness. Their tactics are truly hostile, pouncing on …
Apr 26, 2007
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Thaksin On Tour: The latest from across the globe
Former Primer Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra is a crafty fella. Despite quitting politics, he has still managed to find his way into newspapers across the world (not just in Thailand) on an almost daily bass. To an outsider, he just looks like a fun-loving type of guy bumbling his way around the world, but to those in Thailand he …
Apr 26, 2007
Good natured, but rubbish at installing sinks
Imagine coming home, soaked through to the skin by Bangkok’s “summer” rain, itching to get dry and shake off what remains of a long, working day. Imagine getting to your front door: the relief, the satisfaction, the release of tension – imagine all of that, and you’re with me up until I put the key in lock. The key wouldn’t …
Apr 25, 2007
Jump Thailand! Parkour and free running in Bangkok
The sound of a runner’s feet approaches, skipping lightly along a path. He effortlessly slices though the air, turns sharply, and jumps over a bench, landing with ease on the opposite side before rolling forwards and back up to his feet, continuing on along the path. Another runner nearby stands tall before leaping several feet from one wall to another; …
