Thailand Stories

You imagine something in mind, and then Google comes up with it. I took a snap of the Wandee Building in Chaengwattana-Pakkred Street 33, way back in 2002. When I wanted to see the building through Google Earth Street View, … Continue reading → Related posts: Thailand Google Earth Quiz…

The way you watch TV has been changing over the last year or so. In my household, none of our TVs are plugged into a traditional rooftop aerial or even a satellite dish any more. Everything we watch now is streaming from the Internet. Either live or from the archives. I can start watching …

Going away on holiday these days is so much easier. You no longer need to carry phrasebooks with you as long as you have a smartphone. And, unlike books, the apps on your smartphone will also speak the phrases for you. This …

It’s 2013. The time when information is available at the tips of your fingers. The time when the world is so connected, whatever trends at one end of the world would catch on in the other in the matters of hours and days. Not too long ago, a person I just met asked me just about all…

Just how many of you long-time Thailand expatriates cum all-Thailand experts boast to newbie arrivals to the kingdom, “I can spot a ladyboy a mile off!” When in reality, however,…. you are oblivious to all those hot ladyboys you mistake for the ‘real’ thing… So, here today…

This free app is useful for checking the air quality in Thailand. When you first turn it on the language is Thai but you can easily change this to English. On the first page it shows you the air quality for your area. Anything over 100 is dangerous. Some stations update hourly…

This accessory is useful for people who often find themselves with their iPhone in one hand and a cup of hot coffee in the other. Now you can drink your coffee and tweet at the same time. RT @Puijinta: สำหรับคนใช้ไอโฟน ไม่ต้องห่วงว่าจะไม่มีมือถือแก้วน้ำระหว่างพิมพ์ข้อความตอบเพื่อนต่อไป เคสนี้จะช่วยคุณได้!

A useful app if you need to censor faces before posting on Twitter or Facebook. The app was $0.99 but you can download it for free today.

This note taking and writing app was $2.99 but is free to download today from iTunes.

This offline map for Bangkok was $2.99 but is free to download today from iTunes.

Was 99 Cents but free today on iTunes .

A simple app for the iPhone which allows you to place on your photos. You can change font, size and colour. It’s free today so download if you need something like this.

This is an interesting design for a noodle bowl. If you want to eat noodles but still want to browse social media, you can easily do so as this bowl comes with an iPhone attachment. RT @khajochi: บริษัท Miso Soup Design ในญี่ปุ่นออกแบบถ้วยบะหมี่ ที่สามารถโซ้ยไปด้วย

If you often tweet or post on Facebook your holiday photos then these two apps might be of interest to you. The first one is called InstaPlace and basically has a variety of templates you can use to mark exactly where you are. It doesn’t matter if …

   2012 has been full of tasty stories, but the Thai language newspaper Thai Rath has chosen Thai Society’s Top Ten Tastiest Stories of the Year. These are my favourite eight.. Superstars: Love lives (and especially Miss Tak ‘Bongkoj’) This year innumerable Thai stars have tied the knot with …

  No other Thai TV series in recent years managed to clear half the traffic off Bangkok’s main roads, as millions dashed home to eagerly await the latest episode in the top Thai TV program of 2012, Channel 3’s soap opera, ‘Raeng Ngao’ (Power of the Shadow). As we all know, Thai soap operas, or Lakhorn Nam Nao …

Pictures of my trip to Ayutthaya with the British Ambassador and his family.

6:30pm Rush hour on the BTS Skytrain. I love it when I’m going the “wrong way” from a terminal station.