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Mum is not always right
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/10/2016
» What a difference a week makes. Seven days out of Thailand and on my return the entire country -- well, the staff at my school at least -- is in the grip of a moral dilemma.
Stickering it to the man
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/07/2016
» An unexpected series of events has resulted in my 18-year-old Thai niece coming to live with me for three weeks.
Of ghosts and spirits
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/05/2016
» I used to live in a town house that had a ghost on the second floor.
Has the Age of Aquarius arrived?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/02/2016
» Back when I was a mere child there was a popular song heralding the Age of Aquarius. It came from the stage musical Hair, a product of the late 1960s calling itself a “Tribal Love-Rock Musical”.
Putting a diplomatic foot in it
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/12/2015
» There is a Thai idiom that translated into English means “foot-stirring”. This is the act of deliberately provoking in an obnoxious manner. The Thai word is guan-teen but don’t go throwing that word around the beer bar just yet, dear reader.
Mum’s always the word
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/04/2015
» Gifty disappeared during an important part of our presentation performance tonight. He’d been acting very lackadaisically throughout the entire afternoon. At the end of the performance, I called Gifty over for a special talk.
Carded for ice cream and everything else
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/09/2013
» What a week it's been.
Believe it or rot
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/11/2012
» Last Tuesday night, as the sun went down over the Mekong River in the Northeast, a miracle occurred.
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.