Daily Life

Songkran is a crazy time of the year and you need to get things sorted out if you’re planning to participate. Mind you, I and still seeing multiple posts from foreigners complaining about this time of year. If you don’t like Songkran, go somewhere else for god sake! We don’t want your negativity infesting the Thai new year culture either. …

We had a good downpour of rain today and the following overcast conditions which cooled the place down, but those things keep the clients away from getting their hair styled. Things were slow towards the late part of the afternoon so she called me and said she was closing early and wanted to go to Big-C. The first thought that …

We start today’s adventure visiting the Wat Tam Mai temple to look for a gift for our friend Min. Chanya also wanted to make merit for good luck as well as this is a tradition under Buddhist philosophy. Alas, she didn’t find the perfect gift there, so we stop off at a small shop on the way to Min’s new …

Some people will find it odd but I do look forward to Chanya’s one day off each week. This is where she can choose whatever she wants (within reason) and I’ll be by her side all the way. Today we are visiting Sanam Luang 2 markets and then head off to the Seacon Bangkae mall. Sanam Luang 2 is quite …

We’ve been out to this bistro a few times over the last couple of years and alas, it must be a sign of the times we live in as the patronage has dropped. Well in tonight’s adventure, the crowds were certainly someplace else and there was a significant lack of patronage at the Baekadin Night Market hangout as well. I …