If you’ve been anywhere near my Twitter feed in the last few weeks, you may have caught mention of the International Day of the Girl. It’s a day that we at Plan International campaigned for to make it an official UN observance. Well, after what feels like a Christmas Eve stretched out over several months, […]
Confusion widespread in Thailand this typhoon season
When 65 of of Thailand's 77 provinces were affected by flooding last year, the English-language media was awash with conflicting information coming directly from the Thai authorities. One year on and while we may not be in for another bout of devastating widespread deluges, news outlets are still struggling to piece together the basic building […]
Carl's Junior opens in Bangkok
Bangkok's faithful punters have proved they will queue en masse for buns, donuts, Ikea, Topshop, H&M — and now burgers, especially if they're free. Friday saw the opening of Carl's Junior, a burger franchise I'd never heard of, but one that is, apparently, better than Wendy's, which I tried and enjoyed in Manila. The advertising […]
Are you ready?
Earlier today, I posted an infographic I made at work that explores better ways to spend S$32,000 than buying the Jewel of the Pangaea cocktail. Perhaps it was unfair of me to share such an infographic without first showing you the cocktail itself, so you can make up your on mind. So on that note, […]
Introducing: Royal Thai Navy Gangnam Style
Yes, really. Don't these guys have anything better to do? This is the most unintentionally hilarious thing since Thaksin sang Let It Be.