Man I ache all over. I’m not even sure what’s wrong. All my joints are sore. Well not all of them, but most of them. Ow. Ow. Shannon was sick for two days, and I’m worried I’ve gotten whatever he had. That would be perfect for new years. At least I’m not vomiting like him. [...]
So I used to think of the essence of globalisation as the sharing of technology and brands; often hand-in-hand. The process is unstoppable because more efficient ways of doing things and making things are going to be attractive to anyone, and so why should we care if the stupid Americans invented everything first. But in [...]
Railey Beach, the one without the resorts, sucked me in for four days. Now I’ve found myself in Ko Phi Phi which I certainly didn’t expect to go to. Oh well, life’s tough. It’s expensive to internet here, because they like milking the tourist-cows. There are no Thai people here except for those that work [...]
There is no snow here, just a wide clear bay surrounded by giant craggy cliffs covered is beautiful greens, a small hamlet that consists of beach bars and beach restaraunts and bungalows and the sun is hot and scorchy. It’s too nice here to even contemplate blogging, but maybe I’ll get bored later.
Origins and related words One theory of the word’s origin derives it from farangset, the Thai pronunciation of français, the French word for ‘French’ or ‘Frenchman’. France was one of the first European nations to establish cultural ties with Thailand in the 17th century, so to Thais at that time, ‘white man’ and ‘Frenchman’ were [...]
It’s funny how the human mind works. You hear a phrase, let’s use ‘China Town’ for example, and all the connotations that you as a unique individual have of China Town come rushing to the fore. Perhaps it’s memories of experiences in a China Town somewhere in the world, perhaps it’s images from the weird [...]
Several angry readers have informed me that commenting was impossible unless you had a blog of your very own. This has now been rectified.
I forget that in a place like Thailand trying to book a ticket on the morning you want to go somewhere is stupid, because in a place like Thailand you can actually book tickets. That’s another problem of cross-comparison. My first night in Bangkok was cool. Th Ko san is cool. We overshot it and [...]
A question that I wondered about a lot on my last month excursion and which I’ve found myself wondering about again on this one, is which has more value, speed or specifity? Is it better to hit a million places and taste a little of each, or to hit a few places and really indulge [...]
First off, it’s important to know that I’m alright, and second off, it’s important that someone prevents my mother from reading this. The reason that I’m beginning this with that, that being I am in fact alright, is because according to the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy stress and anxiety is the primary cause [...]
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