I watched the movie The Brave One over the weekend, and I can’t help but feel that there was so much wrong with it, which is a real shame because Jodi Foster’s portrayal of Erica Bain was inspiring. It was really gritty, but the movie was ridiculous. How is it possible for one woman to witness first hand so many …

I was with a friend walking through Central Festival mall in Phuket today when we walked past a woman who was sat down rocking back and forth, shaking her head violently. She was being attended to by another woman who was holding an apple. I thought nothing of it and kept on walking, but my friend stopped. I asked my …

Terrible news for beer lovers in Thailand: Plans to sell Beer Lao throughout Thailand have been put on hold… until 2011. That’s four years we’ll have to wait before we can drink one of my favorite beers when we please. Lao Brewery had planned to expand its business in Southern Laos with the aim of the beer making its way …

I woke up this morning and found news of a government scandal over on Bangkok Pundit’s blog. A quick hop over to Nation confirms it: Two members of the Surayud Cabinet have offered to quit after it was found they held stakes in companies in excess of the 5 per cent allowed under the graft law of 2000. NCCC spokesman …

One of my big regrets from my time in Bangkok is that I never got a chance to visit the maid café at Siam Square. Being a fan of anime, the idea of a shop where you can buy comics and DVDs, eat and drink, and mingle with real-life anime characters sounded great to me. But alas, the store has …

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