Your Bookshelf May Be Part Of The Problem
One of my favorite passages from Black Boy, Richard Wright’s poetic and searing memoir, which turns 75 this year, goes like this: I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create […]
Ten things the government must do to stifle the smog in Bangkok
We are reprinting an article that was written by Rajesh Daniel and Diane Archer from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre that was run in the Bangkok Post on the 21st January 2019. For the second month, Bangkok’s air pollution remains at extremely hazardous levels, with particulate matter (PM) 2.5 often as high as […]
Centerlife Book Review
Centerlife: Finding Happiness Through Nature’s Designs is more than a book: it’s a spiritual practice that considers order in nature, how this translates to human affairs, and how nature not only raises harmony, but can be used as a model for achieving the same throughout human endeavors. Like its subject, Centerlife is laid out in […]
A couple moves to Bangkok
“We are moving into a service apartment for the first month, so you ha’ve nothing to worry about dearest” my husband of many years announced with aplomb. Ah, that’s cool, I thought. All we need – a comfortable dwelling whilst we roam a tourist’s dream delight: city of angels – Bangkok; Thailand here we come! […]
Top 10 shopping locations in Pattaya.
Here is my “top ten” with a short explanation where appropriate. I’ve lived in Pattaya for ten years this year… and I’ve done my fair share of shopping believe me! It hasn’t always been a good shopping experience but it certainly has got better in the last few years. With the new wave of destination […]