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Nuan is the cat's whiskers at Apec
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/11/2022
» The most important news emerging from the Apec summit in Bangkok is that it looks like Downing Street's Larry the Cat has finally got some competition in the ranks of feline celebrities. Catching the eye in the Big Mango this week has been Nuan -- a lady cat who has been adopted as the unofficial mascot for the Apec meet.
In the wake of the not so great debate
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/10/2020
» While there might have been an element of entertainment in a perverse sort of way watching the US presidential candidates slagging one another off like squabbling children, these politicians still have a lot to learn in the art of insulting behaviour.
US president who loved the Big Mango
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/07/2019
» Last week it was the moon landing, today it's another 50th anniversary, US President Richard Nixon visiting Thailand. Just a week after congratulating the US astronauts on the lunar triumph, Mr and Mrs Nixon landed in Bangkok on July 28, 1969, on their way to embattled South Vietnam.
Something of a mixed bag at the supermarket
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/12/2018
» I nipped into the local supermarket last Tuesday to see if it was abiding by the promise not to use plastic bags in celebration of Thai Green Day. I was pleasantly surprised that the usual sea of plastic bags were not decorating the checkout counters. There was also a notice encouraging customers to use their own bags.
Don't judge these books by their titles
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/11/2018
» It is generally agreed that a snappy title helps the sales of a book, although some can be a real turnoff. With this in mind, for 40 years the English literary magazine Bookseller, has been holding an annual award for the oddest book title. Also known as the Diagram Prize, last year's winner was the enthralling The Commuter Pig Keeper which just edged out the thought-provoking Nipples on My Knee.
The message is definitely in the song
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/05/2018
» While having a chat with friends about those misheard song lyrics (mondegreens) that appeared recently in this column, the conversation got around to another intriguing realm of the musical world -- country & western songs. It almost has a language of its own.
Where have all the buffaloes gone?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/03/2017
» Travelling around Thai provinces in the 1970s, if you happened to look out from the window of a bus, car or train, you could almost guarantee seeing a buffalo nearby, usually with a little kid perched atop.
Learning the art of insulting behaviour
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/03/2016
» While there has been a certain entertainment value in watching the US Republican candidates slagging one another off like squabbling children, it is clear these politicians have a lot to learn as regards the technique of insulting behaviour.
All you need is love … and a little bit of luck
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/02/2016
» Five decades ago, Jackie DeShannon had a big hit with the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song, What the World Needs Now is Love. If you remember that, you’re probably as wrinkly and crinkly as Crutch.
Trying to find lots of things not to do
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/09/2015
» It appears one of Thailand’s finest annual traditions, the “transferred to an inactive post” season, is in full swing. Hardly a day goes by without someone being shunted out of harm’s way.