Word of the day Olympics: Loose assemblage of activities undertaken quadrennially by over-ripped folk with an odd view of life and ...

This is how Aaron Sorkin's HBO series Sixty Minutes opens, folks:

This multiplex in Pathong's biggest mall is real nice, the shiniest black marble greets the lone visitor, and it's being polished a-...

So Chang discovers this outlet, right in the heart of JongCeylon, Patong's largest mall. And it's a buffet, which means you can eat...

Not the girl It's a shower first, lightning strikes, the power is cut. Rain continues, and Michael refuses to go out, instead he po...

Our longest-lasting controversy is about the river-side café , and while I sing about its charms, such as the chilled, oaky, buttery chardon...

So we finally rent a car, and the next morning it is cloudy, rainy, but we don't care, and travel south.  A view from the first viewpoin...

Let's get this out of the way first. Remember the 2 k-sounds from our last post ? Here are a few more: Got it? Well,  back in th...

We've arrived safely in Thailand, but are now holed up in the bedroom, since Chang ( ช้าง ) ("elephant") canceled the a/c in t...

What's this? Yes, it's the consequence of our Priority Pass , the black card that granted us access to the Swiss VIP lounge of...

So, we are in Kloten, home of the airport (this must be the first time in creative writing that somebody attributed a "home" to an...

But we do, we do. (Question: " Why do you need a camara, isn't your cell-phone enough?" Answer: "I don't know how ...

A friend sends this picture: Huh? Well, we arrive at the airport, and the place appears to be dominated by wall-high billboards for bro...

Dear Mr Minister, I'm in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this. How is it that K-Mart has my address and...

You get it? It's about Seamus , Romney's wonderdog, the dog that was driven by the future President on the top of the family car ...

So let’s get this straight. David Cameron , the British Prime Minister, has not been riding this horse, or so his speaker affirmed yesterday...

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