Bracing for Generation Screwed
Ben is horrified to find himself glued to political coverage of the upcoming US electionThere are two things you should know about me.Firstly, I’m not a highly political person. I’m loath to talk about...
View ArticleSpot On
Wind, sand and drinks the colour of the sun are the attraction at one of Thonglor’s newest bars. There is a long-running beer commercial in the States that features some variation of profoundly...
View ArticleBen on Culture Shock and Khao Soi
Homesickness at home is quite the quandary for Ben. And then a little khao soi came to the rescue. Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.comFor some time after I returned to Thailand from the United States, I...
View ArticleRestoring Hope for the Human Race
Hope for all mankind comes in many forms, shapes and sizes, says Ben. Source: http://facebook.comYou’ve doubtlessly uttered some version of the phrase ‘there is no hope for the human race,’ at some...
View ArticleA Letter To Me From Myself About Traffic
Ben posts a letter to himself, relating a couple things he wishes he’d known just a few months ago. Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/Dear Ben,When you get back to Bangkok, you’ll revel in your return,...
View ArticleOpus One Comes to Bangkok
The powerhouse Mondavi–de Rothschild winemaking partnership visits Bangkok for a singular tasting opportunity. Source: http://graperadio.comLast Saturday at the Sukhothai Hotel’s opulent La Scala...
View ArticleBen’s Year-End Top 10
Ben takes a look back and offers his 10 favourite things from the year that was and another three he’s looking forward to in 2013. Top 10 from the past year:1. Avengers and The Dark Knight RisesIn case...
View ArticleIn Defence of Stupid Music Everywhere
Bad music is everywhere, says Ben, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing.Source: http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/181xcxzpmilbojpg/xlarge.jpgI have a soft spot for stupid music.What, you ask, does that...
View ArticleThe Great Distress of Losing Headphones, or How I Discovered the Many Wonders...
Next station … another one without music. Passengers are advised to take an alternative route towards enduring public transport.Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/I left my headphones at a friend’s...
View ArticleDispatch from Samet
Getting away from Bangkok every once in a while is a fact of life, says Ben. Source: http://xn--pantip-o0tzh1a4e4a1i6d8bzjseua.blogspot.comAny halfway sensible resident of this sclerotic metropolis...
View ArticleTime in Thailand
Time is relative, said Einstein, and it’s quite possible that statement can be found in living, breathing Technicolor every day in this country. Source:...
View Article23 Thoughts on Turning 23
Having only now reconciled the shock of turning 23, Ben jots down 23 completely random things that may very well only be of interest to him. Inspired by Ian Martin's recent piece in The Guardian....
View ArticleThe Trouble with Thai
Ben shamelessly dives into speaking Thai a lot more often than he’s used to. Source: http://www.dbfonts.biz/dbbangkokx.phpI am not a native Thai speaker, despite being a native Thai person.I try to...
View ArticleGood Bye, Bacon
Ben bids adieu to processed meat. There’s something so satisfying about bacon and sausages and hotdogs.Maybe it’s the distinctive and enormously satisfying hiss that can only mean bacon on a frying...
View ArticleBen Has Literally Had It
On words and phrases that need to be banned, at very least mothballed until people learn how to use them, or until they discover entirely new words and phrases.Source: http://readinghorizons.comI don’t...
View ArticleBored in Bangkok
Once you’ve been here for a while, you might agree that beyond street food, not a lot that happens here is fresh. One of these days, sometime very soon, perhaps, Bangkok will become the cultural and...
View ArticleThe Nerve to Exclaim
Ben takes a stab at the subject of quantifying excitement with exclamation marks.Source: poetrydispatch.wordpress.com‘One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own...
View ArticleWould You Like a Plastic Bag with That Plastic Bag?
We may be drowning in a sea of convenience, says Ben. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a mass of man-made detritus the size of Thailand floating about the Pacific Ocean. It is — and this is probably...
View ArticleWhere Are the Blithering Idiots?
Some things are so sterile in this country, from the supermalls to public transport to the commercials on TV. Bah, humbug, says Ben. Source: http://zenpencils.comRecently, I interviewed a man for this...
View ArticleBuilding Juice and Mood Goo
Everybody, flee! Bangkok is oozing with goo and it’s coming for you, one horrifying drip at a time.Every Bankokian has had a run-in with a bit of building juice.You know building juice. It’s that...
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