Imagine you get off a bus in rural Uganda. A guy walks up, takes the backpack you're carrying out of your hand, and proceeds to walk off towards a nearby building. Is he trying to steal from you? Is he trying to scam you? Is he trying to help you? I found myself in that very situation. Travel savvy people might immediately suspect a tourist tout. Before you jump to conclusions, keep in mind that I was a half day's journey away from where anyone could reasonably expect a tourist on a … [Read more...]
Thailand Money Matters: An In-Depth Guide for Expats
I remember opening my first bank account in Thailand. A kind, middle-aged bank teller handled the application. My secretary was along to help translate. Halfway through the process, the teller turned to my secretary and asked, "Does he have a girlfriend?" Maybe I was lucky that I didn't, because that account setup seemed to go a lot smoother than anticipated; however, not all my dealings with Thai banks went that well. From being unable to cash foreign currency checks to getting rejected … [Read more...]
That Time I Played a Single Video Game for 3,600 Hours
If you play a computer game for more than 40 hours a week on average, skip classes, and don't shower for up to two weeks - is that an addiction? That was pretty much me some 15 years ago. At the time I was playing 'Everquest'. Total time spent inside that virtual fantasy world of elves and dwarves? More than 3,600 hours. I don't know the exact number, but that's what I last remember seeing on the game. I don't plan on logging back in again just to check. At one point I quit. In the space of a … [Read more...]
467 Hours and 55 Minutes in the Life of an Entrepreneur
What do entrepreneurs do all day? How do business owners and managers use their time to accomplish their goals? While I can't answer that on a representative basis, I can give you a pretty exact picture of what it is that I do all day long. Throughout the last two years I picked a number of weeks during which I assiduously kept track of every single thing I worked on. Here are the results. About Me I've been running a web-based business out of Bangkok, Thailand since 2006. At the time of … [Read more...]
Thai Health Insurance: Here’s What You Need to Know as an Expat
When I wrote about my cost of living in Bangkok a few weeks back, the most common question I received by e-mail was what health insurance I'm using. If that's all you want to know - that's easy. The company is called ACS. If you never heard of them, don't worry, neither had I until 3 days before signing up with them. However, those recommendations don't stay up to date for long. My insurance prior to ACS was a French insurance that shall remain unnamed. They were pretty awesome ... until they … [Read more...]
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