Showing 1 - 3 of 3
Animals to stop naughty activity in Lumpini
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/08/2018
» No hanky-panky in the park, if you don't mind.
Fond memories of Brazil's coffee culture
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/08/2016
» With the Rio Olympics finally under way, I can't get out of my head the old Frank Sinatra song that starts: "Way down among Brazilians/Coffee beans grow by the billions …" It was entitled The Coffee Song and a big hit when I was a kid back in the Stone Age. In fact, that song just about summed up my knowledge of Brazil in those days.
'Evening all', and other useful expressions
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/10/2012
» Thailand's tourist police will be speaking ''fluent'' English within six months, according to an official announcement last week. This is most encouraging news, although the six-month deadline is perhaps a trifle optimistic - I have been trying to master the English language for six decades and still haven't got the hang of it.