Roughly ten years ago, during my first year in Thailand, I wrote a number of blog posts on Myspace (is that a 'don't ask, don't tell' thing?). I originally signed up for the site to meet new people (okay, women). It actually was a really useful site back then to meet new people (as in actual people), and I ended up finding my first circle of friends in Bangkok on it. I didn't want to put my real name up on the site (it was public), but also didn't want to explain that it was a fake name when … [Read more...]
When Your Lowest Point in Life is Still 3,048m Above Sea Level
Long before reaching our final destination, the Himalayas start to blanket the horizon. It's a bird's eye view of what will become the backdrop of our lives for the week to come. Smoothly, our plane glides between the peaks and aligns itself with the lone runway of Leh, nested in the valley below. At an altitude of 3,500m, Leh is the economic and political center of the region of Lahakh and host to its only civilian airport. Spilling out on the tarmac with us are about a hundred other tourists. … [Read more...]
A Layman’s Guide to Hiring a Lawyer in Thailand
To me, finding a great lawyer in Bangkok has always felt a bit like trying to find a straw needle in a haystack: it's not only that I might have no idea what exactly I should be looking for, but I might not even realize when I've found one. There are some very general resources: embassies have lawyer lists and Legal 500 ranks commercial lawyers in different categories. But beyond that, it's tremendously hard to find information about law firms - unlike smart phones, you don't find many … [Read more...]
How to Manage Change as an Entrepreneur
"No one ever got fired for buying IBM," might have been one of the most successful marketing slogans in corporate history. Buying IBM computers was playing it safe. Making them, however, wasn't: IBM ran into some serious trouble getting their PCs off the shelves in the 90s. IBM eventually solved the issue by changing from being a company that makes PCs, into a company that makes lawyer AIs. You'd think small businesses and entrepreneurs would be faster to adapt to change than a multinational … [Read more...]
You Only Live, Like, Twice
Update: This story is also available as audio version. Dying was not cool. Like, it totally hurt. A lot. I knew we shouldn't have gotten on that dodgy looking roller coaster. But there was no way I was going to stay on the ground while Madison clung to Aidan, pretending to be all scared. She likes to play the innocent one. Like when Aidan's big brother had gotten us that box of sangria. She was like, “Look how drunk I am. Look how I can't control myself.” And Aidan totally fell for it. … [Read more...]
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