Category Archives: Nothing to do with babies

Start with a beach, a piece of driftwood and two kids, at least one of whom is your daughter. Add one son. Tell them to get off the driftwood, they say no, and charm you. So buy them a kite… … Continue reading →

So it seems that the bat-cave era is drawing to a close. Word is the block is to be sold in January for a reputed 35-40 million baht (the apartments come for free with the land). While there’s no denying … Continue reading →

Today we got our first glimpse of Thailand’s brand-spanking-new Suvarnabhumi Airport — and all we’ve got to say if it really took 40 years to get this thing together someone needs a real spanking. But I’ll not bore you with … Continue reading →

Today was a day of last days. Our last full day in Jakarta My last day of procrastination — spent buying 40 more fish for the pots out back. S’s last day at the office for six full months Our … Continue reading →

So it was S’s birthday today and my intention of replacing her Treo was dashed by miss-communication between me and the Palm store… “Oh – when I said we’d have the new model after Lebaran (Ramadan), I didn’t mean straight … Continue reading →

This evening caught up with old friends M and L from Gecko Travel. M and my paths cross regularly, as M is based in Chiang Mai and travels frequently, but L, stuck over in Old Blighty, I get to see … Continue reading →

I’ve been advised by S, that our once lush tropical garden is a decrepit landscape which she described as a “deathpit”. The reason? It hasn’t rained in oh three weeks apparently… Oh and I’m not there. Watering the garden using … Continue reading →

So yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the entire day shivering in bed watching bad TV as I tried to decide if I’d picked up bird-flu or not. I believe the culprit was a bag of quail eggs I’d … Continue reading →