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From talking bears to frog stranglers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/02/2016
» An entertaining family film which has been showing on HBO in recent weeks is Paddington, the tale of the talking bear from “darkest Peru” who ends up getting into all sorts of scrapes in London.
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Bowie a Starman in the Bangkok moonlight
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/01/2016
» Thirty-two years ago, on a cool night in early December, I was with a group of friends standing on the field at Bangkok’s Army Stadium. Only a few weeks earlier I had played football at the stadium, but I didn’t have my boots on this time — we had gathered at this rather unlikely location on the Vibhavadi Rangsit highway to witness David Bowie in concert.
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Once upon a time there were bookshops
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/01/2016
» Standing in the bookshop at a local mall earlier this week, I became aware of an all-too-familiar feeling — I was the only person in the establishment, apart from a couple of bored-looking staff.
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Let us hope 2016 is not too amazing
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/01/2016
» I trust everyone is holding up well as we battle our way through the silly hats and hangovers season. Soon it will be back to grim reality — hangovers without the silly hats.
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Names can be an occupational hazard
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/12/2015
» Fed up reading about shady deals and assorted crookery every time you open the newspaper? In an attempt to lighten the mood, PostScript is taking another look at the wonderful world of “aptonyms”.
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Feeling one’s way through the festive fog
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/12/2015
» Good morning! Well, I hope it is, although if you are anything like Crutch you are probably more likely to be scrambling for the pain-killers right now.
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There have probably been better years
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/12/2015
» Well, we've just about scraped through 2015, although there have been a few dicey moments. Most of us will be happy to see the back of the Year of the Sheep, or was it the Goat? I never did quite work that out. It is customary at this time to look back on the past 12 months, although there are some events you might prefer to forget. If nothing else it serves as a reminder that Thailand will always be Truly Amazing.
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In Thailand, there’s no need to go abroad
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/01/2016
» Earlier this week I experienced a reminder that if you are living in Thailand you don’t necessarily have to travel abroad to experience world-famous sites. Just let those attractions come to you.
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When flying was almost smooth as silk
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/11/2015
» Life has not exactly been as “smooth as silk” for Thai International in recent years. It is a sad state of affairs for an airline that at one time was regarded as one of the finest in the region, especially before 1977 when it was a joint venture with Scandinavian Airlines.
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Not in front of the children, if you please
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/12/2015
» December is the time of the year when awards are handed out for novels and other literary efforts. However, there is one prize that most authors would rather not win — the Bad Sex in Fiction Award.
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