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4amExpat.com About Silom Carnival – December 19, 1999 Silom Road party that had parades, music, beer gardens under the newly opened Sky Train. The sky train made it all accessible as you could just arrive at the station and drop down into the action. April 9, 2022 Full Moon Party Jun, 1999 As I have to move hosts, and now no longer an expat, I figured I’d throw up some photos of life in Thailand, thru the years. Better late than never… Hat Rin To stay in Thailand required 3-6 month visa renewals that could be had by leaving the country. Great excuses for taking a trip […] April 6, 2022 How to Pay a Late Overdue Thai Electricity Bill One, two or 3 days over – it doesn’t matter once you go past your due date, you can’t pay you Electric Bill thru the same channels. Normally you can pay your 7-Eleven or Tesco Lotus, but they’ll just give you blank look and a mai Dai” if you bring it in late. Your only […] November 3, 2015 LongBoarding in Thailand On my recent trip to Venice, California I picked up a long board from the local Arbor skate shop. I have not skated in for a long time but after seeing what a smooth ride the new boards with big wheels give, I was sold. I settled on the 33″ Zeppelin Cruiser as it was […] July 3, 2014 Quadcopter Journalism in Thailand Check out this year’s Thailand protests from the comfort of your home with video feeds from overhead quadcopters. December 2, 2013 Buy Bitcoin with Thai Baht Get yourself some Bitcoin with Thai Baht on Localbitcoins.com The process to buy is simple: Find a seller that is selling at a price you are willing to pay. Choose the amount of BTC you want to get or THB you want to send. Submit that amount and the seller will display their Thai Bank […] December 1, 2013 Killer Karaoke Thailand – If you hate Karaoke, you’ll love this This is fun. Thailand’s killer karaoke is a weird and wonderful divergence from all the talent singing shows. Much like what My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss did to the Apprentice, this is Fear Factor meets American Idol. Not to spoil it for you, but try singing with a cow tongue in your face or a […] September 8, 2013 Compare searchs for Thailand’s top cities Take a look at Thailand’s top cities using Google Search Trends to look at the popularity of each major Thai city in worldwide search trends over the last year. February 5, 2013 New Thai Tourism ad Thailand cultural ambassador Dan Fraser in the latest TAT ad. January 25, 2013 Why Thailand may be the best place in the world to ride motorcycles Limited road animals. While sad for the planet, Thailands is very low on most western road kill candidates. No need to watch out for critters like opossums skunks, beavers or raccoons. While dear seem to roam north america freely, Great quality of roads. The tarmac thru out thailand is quite good, and northern areas can be quite […] January 23, 2013 Bitcoin gaining traction With all the talk of Bitcoin gaining traction connecting with a bank and debit cards to follow, people may forget that Liberty Reserve and Webmoney have been going strong as the digital currency without borders. It seems, however, the more popular the currency gets, the more restrictions come along with using it. We can only […] December 14, 2012 Cool morning time time-lapse of the river in Bangkok Did this with the iLapse app on the iPhone 4s. This was a photo every 2 seconds. December 10, 2012 Nokia Maps launches with with Santika Club Sporting nearly 4 year old data, Nokia’s answer to the failure of iOS6 maps gives us the opportunity to visit Club Santika, which burned down Jan 1, 2009 killing 66 people. If you are a historian, you can find several other places that long since shuttered their doors. Here are a few I found. Lets see what […] November 21, 2012 Bangkok traffic apps compared Fighting traffic in Bangkok is part of living here. As a city with an ever growing car population, many people are looking to apps to save themselves from the long waits in cars. First the app that has shown a bit of promis is BMA livetraffic. But how does it compare with […] October 2, 2012 The 2012 NFL season in Bangkok Last year I dabled with a new way of watching NFL games in Thailand – NFL Game Pass. The quality was pretty good, but obviously it depends on your internet connection. I ended up watching more DVR games rather than live games. The live games have commercials which once you are used to watching TV without them, […] August 30, 2012 Choosing a VPN for Thailand There are more and more reasons for everyday internet users in Thailand to use a Virtual Private Network (puts all your network traffic into an encrypted tunnel, which exits at some remote sever location). Here are some of the main ones: Access USA based content like Netflix, Pandora and Hulu Plus. Bypassing Thai censorship and their […] August 26, 2012 It’s not, but it can be.” This is funny that it’s hard to hear, but it’s time to accept it. The USA is not the greatest country in the world anymore. This clip from the first episode of the new HBO show Newsroom. August 26, 2012 Video from end of Don Muang Tollway – Oct 29 This is the view from Google maps: View Larger Map The current coming in to the city is moving at about walking speed. That said, I’ve checked the Wat Laksi / IT Square / Chengwattana / Vibawadi area for the last 3 days and the Channel 7 van has been in the same place. Here […] October 29, 2011 Oct 25th aeiral footage of Thai flooding October 27, 2011 Aerial video of Ayutthaya from Sat, Oct 15th October 16, 2011 Photos of the Thai flooding in Ahyuttaya More October 15, 2011 GPS track and photo locations of the Thai flooding from Sat, Oct 15th Flight over Ayutthaya EveryTrail – Find the best hikes in California and beyond October 15, 2011 NFL Game Pass review in Bangkok Tried out the NFL.com Game Pass for the weekend. Cost is $25 for the weekend. $210 for the whole season. Check out all their packages here. Quality on an 8mb DSL connection from True was quite good. There are 6 levels of quality ranging from 400 Kbps to 3000 Kpbs. If you set the quality […] October 11, 2011 What would YOU grab if your house was flooding? October 10, 2011 Monkey vs. Dog Monkey has his way with this lazy dog November 25, 2010 DTAC, True, and AIS don’t think you know the iPhone4 is already here All three networks have dedicated their front pages to allowing you to register your interested in knowing when they will know the price, and time that they will be able to actually sell you an iPhone4. I think anyone that interested has already made their way down to MBK to see iPhone4’s everywhere. September 16, 2010 25Satang.com – Pay to bid auctions This is a new one. The Thai auction site 25Satang.com launched earlier this year, lets you buy bids by the pack, like 10 bids for 90 Baht or 700 Bids for 4,800 Baht. The average price per bid comes out to 7 baht. The bid increment? You guessed it, 25 satang. This means to get […] August 24, 2010 2010 Kawasaki ER6-N ABS Review If you are looking for a suitable big bike for Bangkok or anywhere in Thailand, look no further than the Kawasaki ER6-n. Besides looking as good or better than anything in it’s class (SUZUKI GSR600), it’s assembled in Thailand. As with all vehicles in Thailand that are subject to a nearly 100% tax rate, at […] July 6, 2010 It’s over – a bike ride thru the protest zone Great video showing the aftermath of the Bangkok protests two days after it’s completion. Red shirts left a bit of a mess behind, but it won’t take long to get cleaned up. Thankfully the bad example, started by the PAD, of protesting till the PM steps down, won’t become a Thai habit. May 21, 2010 Events of May 19th – The redshirt crackdown (video) The protests are over, for now. Reds, upset with the outcome, take it out on the city of Bangkok. It will take a while to wash themselves of their tarnished image. Taksin’s hope of setting foot in the country ever again, has faded. Boston Globe has some great large sized photos of the day. May 20,...