Note: Rather unusually, this post has a political content that I usually keep for myself or for friends and close relatives. Politics is too serious to be discussed on the Internet and a 600-word post can only gloss over events, beliefs and concepts that would need books on their own.
The last few days have been rather hectic between work and the preparation of my journey to Thailand. I had to cancel and book again my flight due to the closure of the 4th largest airport in South East Asia because …

Thanks to Elizabeth at The Wisdom of Whores for bringing this one to my attention. It reminded me of a night out in Bangkok. Seating at the Balcony Bar, one of my favourite hang out in Silom Soi 4 (The staff is funnier than at the more Hi-So Telephone), I watched a tall and handsome foreigner in his late thirties seating at the table next to mine chatting with a “Boy”. It was at the time when the latest frenzy was to Make Powerty History and the “Farang” (foreigner) was …