It was seven-ish and I was sitting in a nice-enough room overlooking the front doorway to the pub above which I had just moved in. The pub was the Pig and Whistle on Soi 7 in Pattaya. Across the lane was a big hole, which they were hoping to construct a hotel in and next door to that, right opposite me, was a small bar with one woman sitting on a stool outside it. Not that there was a wall there, it was open on two sides. The Soi was lovely and quiet, I thought. I also thought that I might go and sit in that little bar and talk to that woman, if my friend was late, because I would definitely see him arrive from two metres away, the width of the [...]
I first arrived in Thailand in 2004 and I came here more of less by accident. I had travelled a lot in Europe: Russia, Western Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa and north South America, but I had never found the time to travel to [...]
Have you ever had to cope with a obstinate screw that just would not go into the material as effortlessly as you wanted? How about one that would not come out for you either? This is exasperating as well as time consuming. Electric screwdrivers are a great resolution for these issues. They are very effective and [...]
You probably already know the best way to keep your plants growing healthily in your garden. However, in order to keep your vegetables and garden plants growing well, you do require good quality soil, sunlight and enough water. Although these are gifted by nature, you also need contemporary gardening tools to keep your garden in good form. Gardening tools are a huge help in taking care of your plants and providing the right growing conditions that have such a positive effect on your plants’ [...]
My family has had carpenters in it for at least four generations and I can not go back any farther than that. My father’s father came from Anglesey, an island off north Wales called Ynys Mon in Welsh. I visited his birthplace once. We were sent by a local old-timer to a field, but we could not see a dwelling or any ruins. I scrambled up unto a pile of earth to get a better view and then we realized that I was standing on his old [...]
