It is amazing how many ex-pats you meet in Phuket and Thailand who have lived here for years and can barely string a sentence together in Thai. I know a few long-term ex-pats whose Thai vocabulary is less than 10 words. The simple fact is you do not need to learn Thai to live in [...]
Earth shoes first hit the international scene in the early part of the 1970s. In an era when women’s shoes featured high heels, narrow toes and dangerously skinny arches, the odd looking shoes attracted the attention of the fashion world and the popular media. With their wide toe boxes,”negative” heels and rocker bottoms, they were [...]
The weather in the UK this Summer has been far from hot, glorious sunshine. There has been so much rain, that it is very easy to forget which season we are supposed to be in. With Autumn now upon us and Winter looming, is the rain going to set in or will the sun decide [...]
Each year, your boss assigns you the task of coming up with gift ideas. On the first time, you were so enthusiastic and gave everybody the gifts they secretly coveted, but in the following years, you always settled for the same gift item. For the impending corporate gift-giving, your co-workers are already cringing at the [...]
Everyone Loves Diamonds…
When they said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, they weren’t joking. Women love diamonds for their brilliance and for what they represent, and men like diamonds for the elegance and class associated with the gems. No matter whom you’re shopping for, especially if it’s yourself, you can’t go wrong with diamonds. [...]
Remember that the more consistent and congruent you are in every aspect of your life, the more honest and genuine you’re perceived to be. If you believe in your message, you’ll practice what you preach. If you practice what you preach, you’ll be more authentic, and the door of trust will swing open for you. [...]
While you may have heard jokes or poked and prodded southerners jokingly about catfish noodling being a redneck sport, you probably are not sure exactly what the method entails and why a fisherman would care to try it. Just to set the record straight, let’s discuss the details of what catfish noodling really is [...]
It is perplexing how most men seem to think that women can’t take dirty jokes. Admittedly, we tend to draw the line at certain things (anything devaluing women can’t be funny…unless we’re talking about women who ALREADY demean themselves – like Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian). But we can be just as dirty [...]
You wouldn’t believe how plain it is, to make other folk smile..Illustrating why is this that we find jokes hilarious (from a reputable neurologists point of view), should be the first thing to do.I am certain there are moments all folks make new breakthroughs and at those moments, the two neural cells get [...]
If you’re an animal lover then you’ll be glad to know that these Flying Animals are not harmed with their flinging actions! They actually are pretty fond of being flung about like crazy and their sling-shot feature means that they’re always the high-flying centre .
The Slingshot Flying Chicken is the speediest, craziest, coolest chick on [...]