Bangkok Guru

I’m a born Bangkok man and, rightly so, proud to be living and working here. This is also part of the reason why I started this blog altogether. I believe with a passion that Bangkok is one of the world’s best cities for a number of different reasons, be it the lovely food, low cost [...]

The British gang culture is dominated by Chavs terrorising people, especially the older and weaker ones, and this trend is well set to continue for many years to come despite the UK government’s desperate attempt to get ‘tough on crime’.

Every country has its own gang culture problem and Thailand is no exception. Here, we don’t [...]

As part of the campaign to help ease the economic pressure fuelled by rising oil prices which have hit the poorest the hardest, the Thai government has introduced a plan to provide free bus rides for commuters in Bangkok. Whether or not this is a political move ahead of the highly imminent parliament dissolution, some [...]

If you live and commute to and from work on public transport - specifically the BTS sky train- in Bangkok like me, you’ve probably noticed the latest headgear fashion recently popular among young girls - the hair band. These fashionable hair bands come in many different forms and colours and are worn mainly by the [...]

The nationwide alcohol ban has started today and lasts until 12pm Friday night. I fully understand that Thailand is strictly a Buddhist country and we’re now in the middle of one of the most important festivals (Buddhist Lent) and all Buddhists should celebrate it by visiting the temple and refraining from drinking alcohol.

What I completely [...]

I eat most sorts of street food but there’s nothing I find as addictive as the wicked BBQ sold on pavements everywhere in Bangkok. It’s awfully tasty and bloody cheap too - usually 10 baht each. I normally have a couple after a night out. It also seems to have instant hangover remedy effects. I [...]

Over the past couple of days, we’ve had a bit of rain here in Bangkok. The rain has caused an awful lot of problems for everyone, especially those having to commute to and from work daily - myself included. The other day it rained so bloody hard that the soi where I live was flooded [...]

Hi all
This is my first personal blog post EVER! I’d always wanted to have my own blog but just couldn’t be arsed creating one due to a couple of reasons - some are more excusable than others of course
Prior to this, I’d contributed articles/posts - both for fun and a bit of money [...]