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I can run again !!
Publié le 25 septembre 2026
par Pierre

What great news ! I can run again. I haven’t run for several years because the last few times I tried, I felt slight, almost immediate twinges of (…)

The kindness of Thais : yet another episode
Publié le 23 septembre 2026
par Pierre

Two days ago, I had yet another example of the incredible kindness of the Thai people :

I was at the shopping centre, the Lotus department store (…)

I don’t like days of …
Publié le 4 mai 2026
par Pierre

No, I don’t like ‘days’ dedicated to something. Women’s Day Kindness Day Mother’s Day Grandmothers’ Day Valentine’s Day, Lovers’ Day etc…

I (…)

A typical attitude of the farangs in Thailand
Publié le 24 février 2026
par Pierre

In Thailand, it is extremely rude to walk around bare-chested in town. And, as is also the case in Europe, it is forbidden.

It is prohibited by (…)

Two French people expelled... and that’s good !
Publié le 11 février 2026
par Pierre

The Thai authorities expelled two French nationals after the broadcast of a viral video showing them in an explicit situation aboard a tuk-tuk. (…)

Christian evangelists
Publié le 29 novembre 2025
par Pierre

There is a lot of talk in the media about Muslim entryism. But quite frankly, there is another form of entryism that bothers me much more.

_ (…)

What women appreciate
Publié le 27 novembre 2025
par Pierre

A friend of my partner’s came to stay with us for two days at a time when a "friend" was also in town. I put "friend" in quotation marks because (…)

The big shot at the gym
Publié le 4 novembre 2025
par Pierre

At my gym, there’s a bloke who is a caricature of everything that’s wrong with such places.

He looks like an Australian surfer, very tanned, (…)

Colourful taxi
Publié le 1er novembre 2025
par Pierre

J’adore ce taxi que nous avons pris à quelques reprises. C’est un taxi « Bolt » (équivalent d’Uber en Thaïlande). L’intérieur est blanc et crème (…)

In 6 months, I transformed my body.
Publié le 1er novembre 2025
par Pierre

In March 2025, I turned 65. On that occasion, I looked at myself in the mirror and didn’t like what I saw : a man who wasn’t ageing very well, (…)