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Going bananas over the 'Day-O' song
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2023
» The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including Britain.
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Summertime, and the livin' ain't easy
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/02/2019
» According to the Meteorological Department, Thailand's summer officially began last Thursday, amidst warnings that this year it will be even more torrid than ever. So you can put away your fur coats, scarves, snow boots and thermal underwear for the time being. While sweltering heat is not exactly welcome news, it hardly comes as a surprise. It is a trifle absurd to complain about the heat in Thailand. After all, that's what happens in the tropics -- it gets a bit steamy.
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Perils of mushroom picking in Thailand
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2017
» One encouraging piece of news this week was the Supreme Court reducing the sentence of the Kalasin mushroom pickers accused of illegal logging from 15 years to five. But many questions remain.
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The early bird catches the crowded Skytrain
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/07/2013
» Despite travelling on the BTS quite regularly, last week I underwent a new experience - taking the very first train of the day at the unearthly hour, for me anyway, of 6am. The reason for this uncharacteristic behaviour was a breakfast appointment I couldn't wriggle out of.
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Big Ben with legs might have been more fun
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/07/2012
» Every Olympics gives birth to mascots, most of them highly forgettable. Just try and remember a decent mascot from the last 40 years _ they don't actually leap out at you _ Misha the bear maybe from Moscow 1980, or Syd the Platypus from Sydney 2000.
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Hot and maybe a little bothered
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/05/2012
» It was Oscar Wilde who observed: ''conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative''. He might have had a point, but it means there have been a lot of unimaginative folk in Thailand lately. I can hardly recall a conversation in recent weeks without a reference to the heat. It definitely has been ''a bit on the warm side''.
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