Good Friday
Good Friday – Diary 3-4-15 It’s Good Friday, although you wouldn’t know it in Thailand. At least, not in the countryside where I live, but I suspect it’s the same in all but the tourist cities of the south, and…
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Category General
This section covers posts that in general do not fit into other sections easily. They will mostly be made by admin on whatever I am adding at that moment, which is usually something to do with writing, publishing, websites, eating or Thailand, which is where I live :-)
Tiger Lily of Bangkok 2
Tiger Lily of Bangkok 2 As I gazed out of my office window this morning, thinking about Tiger Lily of Bangkok 2, fist-sized balls of candy floss were drifting past. As they snagged on bushes, pieces were torn away by the…
Hung-over and Still Bored
Hung-over and Still Bored Since it was our seventh wedding anniversary on Monday, I treated myself to a ‘pub crawl’ around the village. I put it in inverted commas because there are no pubs where we live and only six…
A Boring Sunday
A Boring Sunday I really can’t understand Kobo’s attitude. I know they won’t write to me today because it’s Sunday, but they blocked selling Behind The Smile II for suspected ‘illegal activity’ yet haven’t answered any of my three emails…
Alzheimer’s and Book Reviews
Alzheimer’s and Book Reviews Last night, my wife, Neem, came into my office quite agitated because our neighbour wants to build a wall blocking off the lane entrance. She had already had the materials delivered, but not consulted anyone. Neem…
Advertising My Books on Facebook
Advertising My Books on Facebook My experiment in advertising my books on Facebook has been disappointing. I normally promote all my books by any means at my disposal, but for this month, I decided to try selling the Behind…
Mobile Compatibility
Mobile Compatibility I decided to check my main web site, this one, for mobile compatibility, ie with smaller devices – phones and tablets. Since it is using the latest version of WordPress, I was pretty sure that it would…
Nil Illigitimi Carborundum
Nil Illigitimi Carborundum, don't let the bastards grind you down, is a phrase that has been on my mind all week. Read on to find out why
Watching Logs
Watching Logs I think Amazon has stopped speaking to me. In their last email, two days ago, they said that if we vendors wanted our prices to take account of VAT, we would have to put our prices up…
Gail Our Granddaughter
Gail Our Granddaughter Gail our granddaughter, came back today. She had been with her other grandparents since Thursday because we had to go to Naan on Friday and Neem had to go to Phitsanulok today. She is six months old,…
Six Nations European Rugby Championships
The Six Nations European Rugby Championships was won by Ireland this year (2015) in an exciting match against England
Naan – The Mountain Kingdom
Naan – The Mountain Kingdom We set off for Naan – the mountain kingdom before five a.m. and arrived in immigration at eight forty. We were seen immediately and finished fifteen minutes later. By shortly after nine, we were wasting…
Amazon Has Made A Pig’s Ear Of VAT
Amazon Has Made A Pig’s Ear Of VAT I had a bit of a shock today when I noticed what a pig’s ear Amazon has made of VAT in Europe. You see, I sold a copy of ‘Dead Centre…
The Heat Is On
The Heat Is On It looks as if I’m going to get a longer sentence in the doghouse than normal. This is the second day and no sign of a reprieve yet. I just got shouted at for locking…
The Day After…
The Day After… I think I’m suffering from PND – that can only refer to Post Novel Depression for us male writers. I never thought it affected me, but then thinking about it, I have never had a gap…
My Wife’s Birthday
My Wife’s Birthday Today is my wife’s birthday. People started to arrive at nine am, but that was only to help cook the two pigs’ heads she had promised Buddha the day before and prepare food for tonight. The…
A Few Days Ago
A Few Days Ago This early afternoon, my friend Dave came calling. I think that that is the earliest by three or four hours he’s ever come around. Anyway, the reason was that a mutual friend, Murray is leaving the…
Destiny by Colin Jones
‘Destiny’ from ‘The Eternal Plan – Revealed’ Every man is working towards his ultimate destiny. ‘Destiny’ is a term used loosely in this day and age to describe events and happenings that mark highlights in man’s development. Actually, when…