Tim in Thailand : July 2018

NOT sitting on aeroplane disrupts Afghan man's deportation

After watching this I am still unsure as to the role of the Judge, Jury and Executioner?

Read the comments: https://www.yahoo.com/gma/plane-passenger-refusal-sit-disrupts-afghan-mans-deportation-115503897--abc-news-topstories.html

I read that it doesn't matter an they immigrant is on the plane tomorrow and the activist' will be imprisoned and receive a 'NO FLY' passport - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5988839/Swedish-student-REFUSES-sit-plane-realising-man-deported.html

However, Swedish authorities have since said the Afghan man will still be deported, although a date has not been set.

They also claim the activist could face up to six months in prison for refusing to obey police orders.

Let's see what happens...

Making 3D cookies and more

We recently had a wonderful weekend - making cookies - lots of shapes and sizes.

Even 3 Dimensional ones...

Network - prophetic

Sidney Lumet is a genius and prophet!

"Television seduces, entertains, divides, desensitizes, and corrupts not just kids but adults as well. It's gotten so bad over the years it's like some kind of a disease now. Most people believe everything they see, read, and hear." - from an IMDB review.

I wonder what the film would be like if they made it today?

Remembering Prince

A true genius...

Walking Routes in Bangkok - John Bush and more

Stop 1: Wat Suan Phlu - a small Wat, with a small reclining Buddha, lovely, a stop with making if you are in the area

location: https://goo.gl/maps/kSH9tpQ4Nzq

Stop 2: Embassy of France

location: https://goo.gl/maps/zjDdnUHpi5E2

Stop 3: Old Custom House - this is an amazing place, certainly an interesting place steeped in history, I wonder what will happen to it...

location: https://goo.gl/maps/KukPDuawnmB2

Stop 4: Haroon Mosque - a pocket of Muslim community and small surrounding neighbourhood

location: https://goo.gl/maps/MtSRxUsbHg32

Stop 5: Harmonique - a small Chinese restaurant in an old house, went in for a coffee, so that's all I can add - very popular with tourists and certainly photogenic

location: https://goo.gl/maps/kNzEPr6ZYSw

Stop 6: Wat Muang Kae - a small Wat, next to a school but between tall skyscrapers and more

location: https://goo.gl/maps/RYUbHGAzQqs

Stop 7: Street Art - a collection of popular street art along the wall

location: https://goo.gl/maps/MirYjhSSnVv

Stop 8: Warehouse 30 - a collection of old Japanese warehouses now a set of trendy shops, art collections and more

location: https://goo.gl/maps/Ho8wpdNPf1z

Stop 9: House No.1 - a classical mansion on the vintage Captain Bush Lane, open for special events

location: https://goo.gl/maps/vk8tutPKMCq

Stop 10: Si Phraya Express Boat Pier - this is where you can get a boat on the Chao Phraya River, it's always worth getting it once

location: https://goo.gl/maps/QBkjG7xATmk

Walking Route One in Bangkok - Yaowarat.
Walking Route Two in Bangkok - Nang Leong.
Walking Route Three in Bangkok - Thonburi.
Walking Route in Bangkok - Bangkok Dolls and more.

Walking Route Five in Bangkok - Rattanoskin and more.

Bangkok development?

Sometimes your favourite restaurant for lunch is taken away
- this was Embassy Park Plaza!

Do you think they will make another shopping mall?

We need more of them in Bangkok (sic).

A weekend in Saraburi (video)

Whoops - left this off the video from the post about our Weekend away...

Traditional Thai Sweets

Bangkok 101 - July

What can you do if you are visiting Bangkok?

One of the best things to read is Bangkok101 - https://www.bangkok101.com

Amongst other things it tells you what is happening this month - https://www.bangkok101.com/whats-on-in-july/

The edition this month focuses on Organic Food in Thailand.

Boycott Starbucks

Well their coffee is the most expensive in town as well...

What’s that smelly fruit called?

Durian – I have no idea why people eat this fruit – I think it is revolting BUT so many of my friends eat it and tell me that it’s wonderful.

Every so often on my trips to Chantaburi (my friend lives there) I am asked to bring some Durian back with me – it is at Chantaburi that the World Durian Festival in May is held.

The Durian is a formidable looking fruit, (maybe a natural warning?) and the fruit is housed inside a skin of hardened spikes – which are certainly dangerous if it falls out of a tree and you are standing underneath.

The Durian housing is carefully split and the fruit emerges with a very distinctive smell (and taste) that reminds me of dirty socks. So the Durian always reaches my friend untouched and I never want any.

But I suggest that you try it because you might like it?