I pour the filter coffee I have brewed into my sweetheart’s mug, the one with a thermos interior, a snug lid and a bottom that sticks to surfaces so it’s hard to knock over. It’s perfect for our condo’s executive lounge, where the long communal … Continue readingA day in the life
It’s my regular café, less than 5 minutes from our condo. Unlike other cafés in Bangkok, it doesn’t have a view of the soi outside or large windows through which natural light flows in. No, my usual spot for coffee is underground. To be specific, … Continue readingShinjuku in Sūn Watthana Tham
The clock struck midnight. The sky bloomed: golden light and golden smoke. Far below we see the fireworks reflected all along the Chao Phraya. Cacophony. Everyone is screaming Happy New Year! Sawadee Pee Mai! at the top of their lungs. We are at one of … Continue readingFireworks
Used to be every June we would make a trip to Bangkok. A long weekend for a birthday. It would be a couple months past Songkran and the touristy crowds with the water guns would be gone (not all of them, but enough). Fewer would … Continue readingOur proud summer
I keep lists on my phone: groceries, mainly, from tubs of Greek yoghurt to punnets of raspberries when they’re in season; tasks such as getting h the handyman to repair our air-conditioner; a reminder to buy wedding gifts for our friends’ ceremony, a little over … Continue readingA scented list
Fluffy jasmine rice, sautéed capsicum in their lovely charred reds and yellow, a sunny side up with crispy brown edges, thinly sliced minute steak and a smattering of blackened garlic and rosemary. This is all I need, I realise, to start the day and the … Continue readingSteak, egg and rice