Posted October 31, 2012

  Living and Working in Thailand Experiences # 49: Expat women interview with Anette who is living in Bangkok.     About Me I am a writer (fiction, creative non-fiction), and although I have a regular monthly column in Bangkok’s glossy magazine ‘The Big Chili&rs...

Posted October 29, 2012

  Bangkok, Emotionally Yours   Emotionally Yours | Going for a spin – biking through Chinatown and riding the klongs on a longtail boat   Written by Marna Kirchner     In the spirit of not starting too quickly and losing my appetite for eating through the who...

Posted October 18, 2012

  Thailand Newbie   Angela | Gearing up for High Season   Written by Angela     Change is afoot, in sleepy Kamala town.  And I am not sure I like it!   My ability to have an AFD (Alcohol Free Day) is being eroded as new beach bars appear daily, as if by...

Posted October 16, 2012

  Bangkok, Emotionally Yours   Emotionally Yours | Kicking my own butt   Written by Marna Kirchner     You know how I’ve been banging on lately about all things healthy? It’s been brought on by an ever increasing realisation that health isn’t nec...

Posted October 10, 2012

Thailand Culture   The Middle Sex – A story in three parts | The concluding chapter   Part 1 | I AM Part 2 | Neither here nor there Part 3 | The concluding chapter Written by Punam Mohandas     At first glance, this looks like any shabby clinic. People walk by...

Posted October 8, 2012

  Bangkok, Emotionally Yours   Emotionally Yours | The Goony Council of Destruction (GCD) still active in Bangkok!   Written by Marna Kirchner     I’ve been telling you for a while now about my search for cures and wisdom about the midlife Goonies that’...

Posted October 5, 2012

  Charity   Angela | A Month in the Life of a Charity Worker! (2)   Written by Angela     This month, long standing volunteer David, left the foundation. BOOOOOOO!!!! David is well known in the area for his quick wit and ability to stay out to all hours o...

Posted October 2, 2012

  Bangkok, Emotionally Yours   Emotionally Yours | Water for our souls?   Written by Marna Kirchner     Everywhere I went this week, my friends were lamenting the downpours – “Oh, what a drag, it’s raining again”, exclaimed one friend while ...

Posted September 28, 2012

  Thailand Newbie   Angela | Appropriateness – yeah right!   Written by Angela     I took a road trip this weekend – all the way to the tip of Phuket. Not a massive physical journey but a largish one in that it represented the furthest I have taken...

Posted September 26, 2012

  Living and Working in Thailand Experiences # 48: Thai women interview with Anna from Bangkok who is living in Hua Hin.     About Me My name is Anongratana, you can call me Anna. I am a 59 years old Thai woman, retired and living in Hua Hin with my Australian husband Tony....

Posted September 24, 2012

  Bangkok, Emotionally Yours   Emotionally Yours | Lost in a picture   Written by Marna Kirchner     It’s Monday morning and I’m rushing around, breathlessly getting ready for the busy weak that lies ahead. As I pass the picture on my wall, I stop for j...

Posted September 20, 2012

  Thailand Newbie   Angela | Did I really come here to work this hard   Written by Angela     Organizing events is a great job. If you like sticking pins in your eyes. And having total strangers hate on you because some other total stranger messed something up. Ahh...