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What's in a phrase?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/12/2019
» I decided to take the BTS last weekend. I have an old Rabbit card which I found and took along with me.
Of white teeth, black faces and a general lack of awareness
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/09/2018
» Greetings from Hat Yai, Songkhla, where your columnist is enjoying a foot massage at a place called "KKK Massage".
Sex appeal on tap
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/11/2017
» Greetings from Brisbane, Australia! Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland, the only Australian state with more farmers than city folk. This results in some curious salutations even more bizarre than the usual "g'day-mate-how-ya-goin".
Mae Ya Nang needs help
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/09/2017
» One of my staff bought a car a few days ago. It's a second-hand Nissan Silphy, which according to the old owner is "as good as new", a statement one must take with Goderich, Ontario, the largest operating salt mine in the world. Nevertheless, my staff member is thrilled to be paying 8,000 baht a month to a finance company for the rest of his working life.
Pull up to the bumper
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 09/04/2017
» On busy Rama IV Road, my driver explodes in a mighty chortle. "Well, would you look at that," he says, pointing to the pickup truck in front of us. In the back seat I look up from my position, documents in my lap, crunching numbers. It's been a stressful morning, especially since the numbers in question are the latest lottery results, and my ticket has come nowhere near the 6 million baht first prize.
Small talk at the car wash, yeah
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 12/04/2015
» I’ve just had my car cleaned at my local car wash. I am a man who believes in cleanliness, and that extends to my car. Getting a car wash is a task I perform at the beginning of every single month that begins with the letter A. This frequency brings me in contact with an ever-changing gaggle of Lao youth who spray, scrub, shine and sometimes even scratch my car before I steer it into the giant rollers and, ultimately, the middle-aged cashier with the weather-beaten face.
Beware the Money-Changers
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/05/2012
» OK, so it's bye bye to the two baht coins. Nice to have seen you guys again. Take care and we'll check you next time you're in town, which, according to my calculations, should be January 2020.
Dying to get in
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/10/2010
» It's been a difficult week for your correspondent.
On a road to NOWHERE
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/09/2010
» The Easter Bunny has been hopping up and down Bangkok's expressways this week. No, I haven't been partaking of any illegal substances other than that bottle of Australian Shiraz I smuggled into the country without paying extra sales tax. What could the Easter Bunny possibly have in common with the tangled web of tang-duans that strangle my beloved Bangkok?
My favourite Valentine's day
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 14/02/2010
» Valentine's Day is special for me - I first came to Thailand on that day in 1989. But there was another Valentine's Day in Thailand that turned out to be the most memorable in my life. It is not the most "sanook" story I have, but I am going to tell it to you anyway.