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I can run again!!
Published on 25 September 2026
by 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
Published on 23 September 2026
by 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 …
Published on 4 May 2026
by 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
Published on 24 February 2026
by 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!
Published on 11 February 2026
by 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
Published on 29 November 2025
by 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
Published on 27 November 2025
by 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
Published on 4 November 2025
by 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
Published on 1 November 2025
by 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.
Published on 1 November 2025
by 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, (…)

A mon avis, c’est ca qui déglingue les gens, de ne pas changer de vie assez souvent. Charles Bukowski
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