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As we all know, being a wine lover in Thailand is an elitist thing. Imports being taxed over 200%, because wine lovers are considered to be snobs and can therefore afford any price. An average bottle sets you back at least the double of the price you pay in the West. Or even in … Read full story >>>

Somewhere I read of parties thrown overseas to deliberately get the swine flu in the hopes of becoming immunized. Well, somehow I managed to come down with the flu without a party. Actually not me alone. My wife showed her first symptoms a few hours after mine started. Yes, it seems… Read full story >>>

Two stories from Bangkok today that I wanted to point out: Anti-government red shirt protesters will gather today at Bangkok’s Democracy monument for a demonstration between noon and midnight. Ousted PM Thaksin is expected to speak via video-link at 7 p.m. This story from Bloomberg has more info . Thai… Read full story >>>

The cultural tradition of this country has Buddhism at the heart, making Thailand truly unique in my eyes. Everyday, just by speaking Thai, I get reminded of my belief. But like all things beautiful when they become mundane and perfunctory, … Read full story >>>

From the movie “Phobia 2″ (which I haven’t seen yet) here is a very cool song by the group Nologo. Hope you like it. Read full story >>>

The word ของ (kɔ̌ɔng), which means “of” in English, is used to show possession. For example, “Josh’s car” or “your friend.” It’s a pretty simple grammatical concept for Thai, thankfully. All you have to do is remember the structure: Noun + ของ + possessor I put… Read full story >>>

เป็น The word เป็น (bpen) means “to be/is” in Thai. It is a very common and important word to learn and, more importantly, to understand how it’s used.   In its most simple usage, เป็น is used to join nouns… Read full story >>>

Life in Asia is about to be enriched by CNNGo.com , a new local lifestyle and travel site from CNN. “A work still in progress,” as CNNGo’s Bangkok city editor Karla Cripps tells aB.com , is launching the Asia regional site covering the six city sites Bangkok, Hong… Read full story >>>

OK i admit I'm not the best driver in the world (although, in reality, I am), this post is for those who have some or no experience driving out in Thailand. Over the last year i've covered around 60,000 km, so I've been doing a fair bit of driving, but then Thailand is… Read full story >>>

Bangkok an expat dream destination? Depends on some factors. According to the research Prices & Earnings by Swiss bank UBS you have to work 45 minutes in Bangkok to be able to buy a Big Mac, that’s a few minutes more than the … Read full story >>>

Fonzi at the Thailand Jumped The Shark blog has some deeper analysis of the recent financial data released by Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The comments also make interesting reading, with one poster suggesting the company is “financially doomed”.One point to note is… Read full story >>>

Not much to add. He’s splashed all over the headlines this July 26th. What shall we say. Happy birthday? Many told you so. Man forges his own destiny. Or you’re not blaming yourself a tittle for being apart from your family and friends and country? Here’s some more help to understand. The grand… Read full story >>>

Thailand Politics has a couple of interesting posts here and here . BP : Problem for the Democrats is that they have long been predicting a rebound in the 4th quarter and then having an election around the middle of next year. Problem is that the US economy has not rebounded as quickly as … Read full story >>>

The global death toll of swine flu is still a mere nothing compared to the death toll of common flu – or road accidents in the case of Thailand. Nevertheless, some resistance to Tamiflu has been identified and Thailand tops Asia’s swine flu death list . Well, official China still … Read full story >>>