Twenty-Six Kilos, No Advice
I have not weighed under 100kg since I was sixteen years old. This week I am 92. Twenty-six kilos gone since last September, and I still do a double take in shop windows. I am not going to insult anyone…
Honest: The Numbers Look Good. The Ground Feels Different.
The numbers say the toy industry is having a strong year. Circana’s data shows 13% dollar growth in the US through April. Triple-digit growth in sensory toys. The kidult market expanding. All good. I’ll be honest with you. I’m not…
La racaille s’exporte
Je vis à Bangkok depuis 2018. Huit ans dans ce pays. J’aime la Thaïlande, j’aime les Thaïlandais, et j’aime aussi beaucoup de Français qui vivent ici ou qui viennent en visite. La communauté française en Thaïlande est diverse, active, et…
Le Canon français, LFI, et l’art du deux poids deux mesures
Les canons, je connais. J’en ai servi plein dans ma jeunesse. Mes parents tenaient un bar à la campagne, dans l’Allier, et j’ai tenu le zinc jusqu’à mon départ à l’étranger à vingt-cinq ans. Un canon, c’est un verre de…
Songkran: Bangkok’s annual biohazard
Songkran is Thailand’s New Year festival and, in Bangkok, it lasts three days. Not one. Three. The entire city becomes a water fight that nobody specifically asked to join but in which everyone participates regardless. Tourists plan for it. Locals…
Rugby, politics and the courage to govern
What a weekend. On Saturday, France retained the Six Nations title with a last-kick penalty from Thomas Ramos, 48-46 against England. Back-to-back champions. Their 20th title. Galthié’s third. Pure theatre from start to finish. For the uninitiated: the Six Nations…
Démission du parti Les Replublicains
Beaucoup d’entre vous ont vu que j’avais été annoncé comme représentant des Républicains ici en Thaïlande. Je vous écris pour vous informer que j’ai démissionné de ce poste et ne renouvellerai pas mon adhésion. Une discipline absente, une direction sans…
To connect or not to connect?
Because of the recent press releases about my career change, I have received quite a few requests for contacts on LinkedIn. My rule so far has been that unless I have met somebody in person or we are part of…
Sunday Best 04/01/2015
Image of the week Three websites or applications of the week:
How much?
I was flabbergasted to read in this week’s Maidenhead Advertiser that £400k worse of public money was going to be spent on changing the paving in the night street. Why? What for? So utilities came come and dig it up…