Monday Madness – Thailand Cola Wars
In many ways Thailand is a country of entrepreneurs, and maybe a good example of this is the gutsy move by Pepsi’s local distribution company to give the multi-national brand the flick last year....
View ArticleMonday Madness: Beer for lunch, but not afternoon tea
One strange-but-true law in Thailand is the ban on alcohol sales between 2pm and 5pm. But like many rules in Thailand, enforcement is…patchy – the larger supermarket chains and 7-11’s quite strictly...
View ArticleMonday Madness – Dinosaur Frenzy in Khon Kaen
A few months back we took a trip to Esarn (North-East Thailand) to the city of Khon Kaen. Khon Kaen is a reasonable size city about 7 hours from Bangkok (Morchit bus terminal) and is the central...
View ArticleMonday Madness – Is that the official business email?
The other day on my weekly shop at Tesco I found some Thai brand cocoa cereal and thought I have to try it – at 20 Baht a packet it was no big expense, unlike buying any imported cereal where you...
View ArticleMonday Madness – The Dangers of Durian
Durian is a strange and interesting fruit. It is one I do not personally enjoy and maybe that is a good thing after I came across this article. The essence of the article is that a woman died and both...
View ArticleMonday Madness – The Problem with Automatic Taps!
I think that it is pretty common these days to find automatic taps in bathrooms in malls, office building etc. They are great inventions, which I assume are meant to help reduce the spread of germs,...
View ArticleMonday Madness – Expect the unexpected… Buying chips in a convenience store
When you are at the local convenience store looking for a snack and you can’t read Thai, sometimes you just have to go by the pictures on the packets. If anything though, this proves that looks can...
View ArticleMonday Madness – Interesting flavoured milk
I enjoyed a bottle of flavoured milk every now and again, my favourite being Banana. But over the last few months I’ve noticed a new addition to the flavoured milk section… Watermelon milk. So over...
View ArticleMonday Madness – 5 minute Roadworks
The other day while waiting for a bus on the busy four-lane road called near Klong Toey in Bangkok, I saw an interesting sight. Firstly on the way to the bus stop I stopped to get a drink from a local...
View ArticleMonday Madness – The Long Bangkok Winter!
Over the last couple of days I’ve finally realized that Bangkok is departing it’s long cool winter and I’m a little annoyed. I’m annoyed because I’m no longer used to 31 degree heat. Now I’m...
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