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Foundation Poured for Central Embassy
While visiting the Central Chidlom department store the other day, I caught this picture of the construction progress on Central Embassy, the new 37-story high-end retail and hotel complex that is expected to open in 201… -
Soi Phipat Shortcut
"Soi" is a commonly used word in Thailand. It roughly translates as "alley" and Bangkok is filled with these small lanes that feed off larger arterial roads like so many strands of narrow rice noodles in a bowl of guayti… -
Big Bite Bangkok
Last Sunday I attended a small fundraiser-slash-food market called Big Bite Bangkok. Originally scheduled for World Food Day last October, it was twice postponed due to the flooding. While the scale was small - ten ven… -
Bangkok Homes and Gardens Charity Tour
On Saturday the Dusit chapter of Soroptimist International, an organization that concerns itself with issues surrounding women's welfare, held their biannual Bangkok Homes and Gardens Charity Tour. We had the opportunit… -
Food in Bangkok: Samosa
Normally I write about entire meals but there is one street vendor in one corner of Bangkok that sells a single item that is so good, that my mouth waters as I write this. The vendor, Raspal Singh, makes samosas, the de… -
Building a Monitor Stand
While in Kansas City, the IT department decided the best solution to my laptop's performance issues was to replace it with a new model. When I returned home, I discovered that the laptop's size would require me to make… -
Terminal 21: Mall as Airport
In early November, a new mall opened in Bangkok. Terminal 21, located adjacent to the Asoke Skytrain station along Sukhumvit Road, is a 9-story mall with 20 stories of serviced apartments and office space above the mall… -
Last Word on the Flooding
Quick (and hopefully final) update to the flooding situation here in Bangkok:While the waters have started to slowly recede, many areas on the northern, western, and eastern edges of the city continue to be under a meter… -
New IKEA in Bangkok
The first IKEA store in Thailand, and the largest in Asia, opened this past week in Bang Na - the eastern suburbs of the city. I went with some friends to check it out. Here's the video:720p HD version here -
Food in Bangkok: Prik Yuak
Bangkok's Chatuchak Weekend Market is popular among locals and visitors alike for its almost endless maze of vendors selling everything from fashion to frogs, souvenir trinkets to silverware for your dinner table. Shopp…
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