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From Fleet Street to the Big Chilli
Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/05/2024
» It came as a shock to learn that long-time friend and colleague Colin Hastings died on Monday in Bang Saray when he suffered heart failure and the car he was driving collided with a wall. He was 73. Here are a few personal memories of Colin, best known as publisher of Big Chilli magazine.
Cops are queuing up for inactive posts
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/02/2023
» It has been quite an entertaining week although admittedly not everyone involved will see the funny side. An Air Force officer says he is happy he was caught after snatching a necklace at a gold shop because he wanted to get away from his wife and a prison cell would do nicely. A rather bizarre motive, but he got his wish. Apparently a lengthy spell in the slammer beats a daily nagging.
Checkpoint Charlie won't just fade away
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/10/2017
» Seeing the headline "End of Bangkok Traffic Checkpoints Promised", I did a double-take. The Big Mango just wouldn't be the same without irritating checkpoints and those happy conversations with Sgt Nop, often concluding with generous donations to the Widows and Orphans Fund. And the checkpoints have an annoying habit of suddenly appearing when your bladder is bursting and you are desperate to get home.
The cop, the seat belt and the fat farang
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/05/2017
» While I always wear a safety belt when sitting in the front seat of a taxi, it is taking a little while to get in the habit of wearing them in the back, as now required by Thai law. This is a result of spending four decades in Thailand not wearing seat belts in the back -- primarily because there weren't any.
Those ‘do you know who I am?’ moments
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/07/2015
» It happens around the world. Someone important, or who at least thinks they are important, throws a tantrum when seeking special treatment. It often features an arrogant “don’t (sometimes ‘do’) you know who I am?” — an expression US columnist Leonard Pitts termed a “battle cry of the privileged”.