http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye An Outsider Inside Thailand Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:37:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/09/chiang-mai-city-braces-for-floods-2005-repeat-possible/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/09/chiang-mai-city-braces-for-floods-2005-repeat-possible/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:25:00 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=825 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/09/chiang-mai-city-braces-for-floods-2005-repeat-possible/feed/ 5 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/07/wieng-kum-kam-8-years-later/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/07/wieng-kum-kam-8-years-later/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:21:01 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=560 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/07/wieng-kum-kam-8-years-later/feed/ 1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/07/r-i-p-my-best-thai-friend/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/07/r-i-p-my-best-thai-friend/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:44:34 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=548 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/07/r-i-p-my-best-thai-friend/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/uk-embassy-bangkok-travel-warning-update-29-may-2010/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/uk-embassy-bangkok-travel-warning-update-29-may-2010/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 16:09:42 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=520 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/uk-embassy-bangkok-travel-warning-update-29-may-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/bangkok-riots-spread-nationwide-following-bangkok-crackdown/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/bangkok-riots-spread-nationwide-following-bangkok-crackdown/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 23:12:39 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=479 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/bangkok-riots-spread-nationwide-following-bangkok-crackdown/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/uk-embassy-bangkok-travel-warning-19-may-2010/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/uk-embassy-bangkok-travel-warning-19-may-2010/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 15:33:35 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=473 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2010/05/uk-embassy-bangkok-travel-warning-19-may-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/04/holiday-extended-after-bangkok-riots-thailand-closed-for-10-days/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/04/holiday-extended-after-bangkok-riots-thailand-closed-for-10-days/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:42:55 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=265 Following the assault upon, and cancellation of, the "ASEAN plus dialogue partners" meeting of Heads of State in Pattaya, Thailand last week by the red-shirted followers of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Thai government announced, late on Thursday 9th April, that there would be a closure of all government offices on Friday 10th. This unscheduled holiday preceded and joined with the scheduled Thai traditional New Year (Songkran) holiday occurring from Saturday 11th April to Wednesday 15th April. These dates included closure of all Government and Post Offices within Thailand. Following the violence and civil unrest that broke out in Bangkok over the Songkran / Easter weekend, instigated by the same red-shirted factions, current Democrat Party Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva instructed, on Tuesday 14 April, that Thursday and Friday 16-17 April would be an extension to the national holiday, in order to give the government time to make central Bangkok safe for people to return to their workplaces.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/04/holiday-extended-after-bangkok-riots-thailand-closed-for-10-days/feed/ 3 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/03/oh-you-know-its-wotsisname/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/03/oh-you-know-its-wotsisname/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:08:25 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=261 It's a long time since I took part in a pub-quiz. Last night I went along to one at The Pub - ChiangMai's longest surviving expat watering hole, somewhere around a century old now - and had a great time, even though it left me wondering what's happened to my brain. I'll admit to having a great time, and the manager, Graham - a long time friend, introduced me to a couple of tourists needing to make up a quiz team. We did our best, and just avoided the wooden spoon at the end of the night, but what has happened to my memory?]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/03/oh-you-know-its-wotsisname/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/02/ebay-top-sellers-summit-in-chiangmai/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/02/ebay-top-sellers-summit-in-chiangmai/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:13:33 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=255 eBay's top Chiang Mai sellers and their SE Asian seller management team met at the Chiang Mai Holiday Inn yesterday (23 Feb 2009) to exchange information about the marketplace, its policies, and current sales performance. Presentations were also given by international courier DHL and a new service for sellers to manage their multi-national sales marketing - Global MerchantRun. PayPal SE Asia also attended and presented information. A buffet style dinner was provided by the Holiday Inn for early arrivers. Of the 30 or so sellers in attendance, approximately half were foreign expatriates resident in Chiang Mai and trading from here. This is a stark contrast to the eBay team's last visit to Chiang Mai, in 2006, when they held a seminar for all levels of buyers. That earlier meeting was predominantly Thai attendees with only a handful of foreigners. Could this disparity in ratio be indicative that Thai sellers are not succeeding on the platform?]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/02/ebay-top-sellers-summit-in-chiangmai/feed/ 1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/02/spring-must-be-here-time-for-a-hair-cut/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/02/spring-must-be-here-time-for-a-hair-cut/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:21:26 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=244 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2009/02/spring-must-be-here-time-for-a-hair-cut/feed/ 0