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Not in our best interest
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 09/06/2019
» It was only meant to be a courtesy call. Last Monday I packed my bags and headed off to Australia for a quick visit. As usual I contacted my bank to inform them of my travel plans so that when they started to see overseas entries they would not suspect anything untoward. You see? I really am thoughtful and even sensible at times.
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Failing to heed history
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/05/2019
» You've got to hand it to Ekachai Hongkangwan. Like him or not, the man keeps coming back for more.
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Situation normal: all fouled up
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 31/03/2019
» Den is back from upcountry, 250 baht richer, but confused.
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Earning what you learn
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/12/2018
» I often tell the story of the young man who accosted me in the newspaper pictorial department many years ago.
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The colour of money
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/04/2018
» One morning this week, in the seaside town of Ban Chang, Rayong, two major life events occurred simultaneously at the local temple school. One was raucous, the other full of trepidation.
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When chickens smash eggs
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/03/2018
» You may have noticed it's been difficult to get your Thai friends to go out on a Wednesday or Thursday night.
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Suppress the insurrection
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/02/2018
» This is the story of a Hermes handbag, an ageing academic and an overzealous police force. It is a story that one hopes will end in common sense, but then again I hope to win the lottery on the first of next month.
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My beloved dog must suffer
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/11/2017
» My beloved dog of 15 years is dying. His descent into canine dotage has been swift. Gone are the days when he bounded down the driveway to greet me at my front gate, tail wagging, jumping for joy, pawing and slobbering over my mid-priced Robinson slacks and Platinum Plaza work shirt.
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TV soaps and a load of old flannel
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/08/2017
» Life gets a little weird here in the Land of Smiles at times, and that's not a reference to the queues that currently stretch from Don Mueang to Suvarnabhumi airports. I'm talking about the comments made by the deputy governor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration -- that giant, dusty machine that runs the city despite having its head lopped off last year with a Section 44 order citing corruption and ineffective administration.
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Lies, Damned Lies ... And Billboards
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/08/2017
» The Bang Na expressway is a corridor of lies and deceit. Describing it like that may be extreme, but we are living in extreme times. We are required to react to everything in the most shocking way, and what better way to do that than to react hysterically to things which, back in the 20th century, warranted a cursory glance with a disapproving raised eyebrow.
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