Every time I go out to do something, I'm constantly aware of the fact that I'm a foreigner in a foreign land. If I had to drill my reasons down to only one for wanting to live in Asia, your above sentence would summarize it well. Life in Asia is so far removed from the monotonous repetitive predict...

https://i.imgur.com/gfDlXN1l.png Four buildings destroyed in blast that also damaged homes in nearby villages Associated Press Sun 28 Apr 2024 An ammunition explosion at a base in south-western Cambodia has killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, the prime minister has said. HM said in a Fac...

Ghostwriter wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:22 am

It's a sad indictment of TV news outlets in America when many look toward a comedian as the preferred source of information on current affairs.

The tall guy looks like he has no idea why he's there. He was quietly enjoying a nice bowl of Tom Yum before he heard "He'll do!"

So where does one keep one’s vacation money while on vacation? Hat, shoes, socks? In a money belt fixed around the lower hips inside the underwear I carry more cash than one probably should as I'm loathed to pay the exorbitant bank ATM withdrawal fees, don't trust my credit/debit card numbers being...

I am very dubious about claims of loss of large sums of money, often thousands of dollars, by anyone. Who carries such sums? They must be either very, very wealthy or very, very stupid! I suspect there are a lot more people carrying around large amounts of money than we realize. I'm certain people ...

https://i.imgur.com/hTZNqiil.png By Subir Bhaumik March 29, 2024 The Chinese diplomat said one of his trader friends lost 18000 US dollars from his hotel room safe, insisting he was too busy to visit parlours.. A French diplomat staying in a riverfront hotel in the Cambodian capital is attracted by...

A new establishment of any reasonable aspiration must also have an accompanying bowing wooden trestle table, a rotting fish net for decoration, and coconut shells cut in half for ashtrays.

Remember when $500 was more than enough to start a grog shack?