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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".
Within a whisker of success
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/05/2018
» The news about the burgeoning fake cosmetics industry -- and the celebrities risking arrest for being presenters -- reminds me of an incident last year in my own office.
A difficult birth for new skincare fads
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/01/2017
» There was a time when, on returning to Thailand after a trip home to Australia, I would dole out small assorted gifts and souvenirs to my staff. This is an established tradition in Thailand and one any expat working here, legally or illegally, should abide by.
The number’s up for lottery’s middlemen
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/06/2015
» It’s been a long, hard slog, but the impossible was finally achieved this month when 80 baht lottery tickets went on sale for 80 baht. Is this the only country in the world where such a revelation would make the news?
Declaring dependence
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/07/2014
» In light of last Friday’s American Independence Day celebrations, I am closing my eyes right now and imagining a Thailand devoid of all things American.
Apple of my eye
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/09/2013
» In the face of the chaos and frustration of modern day technology, sometimes a glimmer of hope can be found where you least expect it.
Where there's smoke, There's ISE
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/07/2013
» Kew wants a new motorcycle. That explains his behaviour these past few weeks, constantly calling and asking how I am, telling me how he misses me, how I'm the most wonderful farang he knows. The fact I am the only farang he knows is something vanity allows me to overlook.
Brand names still stuck in the dark age
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/05/2012
» My local supermarket was having a ''cleaning sale'' this week _ wonderful news since my maid's birthday is coming up _ but it was five minutes to 2pm.
You mean there were cars at the Motor Show too?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/04/2012
» Today is the last chance you have to see a pretty. Wow. How quickly my Word document puts a green squiggle under that sentence. In the world of Microsoft Word, you cannot see a "pretty". Clearly Microsoft Word has never taken a vacation in Thailand.
Has the whole world gone mad?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 14/11/2010
» Until recently there was a big billboard on the side of the expressway going to Bang Na. ''Make your life better,'' it shouted out to motorists in stark Thai lettering. ''Buy our stainless steel products.''