Category Archives: Thai-Chinese

05/17/2012

Adventures in Thonburi

“Run,” he said. “If you want to leave, go now. Or you won’t be able to leave until closing time.” For the last three hours, Christina and I had been sitting riverside, enjoying a beautiful sunset, and getting gently — … Continue reading →

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Filed under Asia, Bangkok, food, food stalls, seafood, Thai-Chinese, Thailand, Thonburi

05/04/2012

Mysterious alchemy

This is a story that has absolutely nothing to do with me. It, uh, happened to a friend. Let’s call her Shmangkok Shmutton*. Anyway, she was at a party last night. She doesn’t get invited to many parties. So her … Continue reading →

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12/29/2011

What it means to be underrated

This is the last post of 2011 for me, and because of that, I want it to be special. Many people are predictably rolling out the “Best of…Worst of…” lists to punctuate the end of this strange, strange year, but … Continue reading →

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Filed under Asia, Bangkok, fish, food, noodles, restaurant, seafood, Thai-Chinese, Thailand