http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/ Ajarn World on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2013 2013-02-27T13:22:24+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/too-much-choice-no-good-sir/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/too-much-choice-no-good-sir/#When:13:22:24Z I'm convinced that we are beginning to live in an age where there is simply too much information available to us. Far too much of that information is contradictory and confusing - and when you sit down in front of your computer screen to do a few hours of ‘research' on whatever topic takes your fancy, you end up further back than when you started. Too much choice no good sir Ajarn World 2013-02-27T13:22:24+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/what-was-the-top-blog/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/what-was-the-top-blog/#When:11:29:24Z Now that 2012 is drawing to a close, I thought it might be fun to look back over the past 12 months and find out which ajarn.com blog was read or viewed the most number of times. Actually, any excuse to analyze Google stats and you can count me in. So let's have a drum roll please.....for the ajarn.com top ten blogs. What was the top blog? Ajarn World 2012-12-23T11:29:24+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/neighborhood-watch/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/neighborhood-watch/#When:08:31:59Z I've been thinking about the five different neighborhoods I have lived in during my twenty-odd years in Bangkok. Which ones did I enjoy? Were there any neighborhoods that I particularly hated? What were the advantages and disadvantages of each community that I spent time in? Perhaps it would be interesting to draw some comparisons. Neighborhood watch Ajarn World 2012-11-04T08:31:59+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/fitness-first/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/fitness-first/#When:09:49:44Z I’ve never been one for New Year resolutions but I started the year 2012 by deciding to make two major changes in my life – one was to get physically fit (or certainly fitter than I am now) and the other was to considerably improve my spoken Thai. I must confess that it took me until well into April to implement the first part of my plan, but I’ve done it - I’ve finally joined a gym. Fitness first Ajarn World 2012-05-17T09:49:44+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/the-city-is-theirs/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/the-city-is-theirs/#When:02:59:14Z There are many dangers awaiting the new arrival in Thailand, but never underestimate what might be under the roof or under the floorboards. The city is theirs! Ajarn World 2012-03-16T02:59:14+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/check-in-at-terminal-21/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/check-in-at-terminal-21/#When:13:06:18Z If you're based in Bangkok and you enjoy a bit of window shopping, you could do a lot worse than spend a few hours browsing around the capital's newest and most talked about shopping mall - Terminal 21 - located on the corner of Sukhumwit 19, where If memory serves me correct, a Volvo dealership used to stand. Check in at Terminal 21 Ajarn World 2011-11-27T13:06:18+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/bring-it-on/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/bring-it-on/#When:12:32:28Z Seriously, hasn't this been the most unbelievably stressful time for everyone concerned? At the time of writing, those of us in Eastern Bangkok, have now been waiting the best part of two months to find out whether or not our homes are going to be inundated with filthy dirty floodwater. And we're still waiting. Bring it on! Ajarn World 2011-11-09T12:32:28+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-fishy-tale/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-fishy-tale/#When:04:09:01Z Sometimes I'm reminded what a great country Thailand is to live in, especially when I encounter a level of customer service that I would never imagine possible. A fishy tale Ajarn World 2011-10-06T04:09:01+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/oh-i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/oh-i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside/#When:07:58:15Z For Bangkokians looking for a few days away at a beach resort but not wishing to mess around with airport departure lounges or long train journeys, the choice generally comes down to either Pattaya or Hua Hin. Both resorts are easily reached in a few hours by car so it's a case of flip a coin, plonk an armful of clothes in the trunk and off you go. Oh I do like to be beside the seaside Ajarn World 2011-08-29T07:58:15+00:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-room-with-a-view/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-room-with-a-view/#When:12:50:28Z I was thinking the other day about how many different styles of accommodation or housing I have lived in during my years in Bangkok - rented houses, tiny studio apartments, dodgy neighborhoods - I didn't realize there were so many. So in chronological order, here are the places that have provided a roof over my head at some stage. A room with a view Ajarn World 2011-06-10T12:50:28+00:00