Archive for June, 2009
Pandas are notoriously slow breeders; indifferent to sex, however Thai zoo authorities have succeeded where native Chinese zoos have failed by breeding pandas with elephants. Tens of pandaphants are tromping around Thailand. Come and see the amazement. They are a sight to see.
Posted on June 30th, 2009 in Asia, animals by Peter | 1 comment
Bangkok Airport or Cobra Swamp Sanam-Krueng-Ban was empty of tourists at midnight. My flight was the only one landing at the showcase of Thai technology. The usually lengthy immigration process took less than two minutes and the officials were actually smiling. No one was buying anything at the duty-free shops monopolized by King Power. Tourist […]
Posted on June 30th, 2009 in Crime, scam by Peter | leave a comment
I flew into Beijing yesterday over the northern mountains and across the swathes of high-rise blotting the plains without seeing the Great Wall. That legend about the barrier being visible from Space is a myth or perhaps I didn’t know where to look for it.
Our 747 disgorged its passengers into the new airport built for […]
Posted on June 30th, 2009 in Travel, Asia by Peter | leave a comment
Michael Jackson left Neverland DOA. Millions of fans around the world mourned his promotion to the next world with flowers deposited before US embassies. My younger friends in New York reported that on the night of his death club-goers were dancing to a frenzied cascade of Michael Jackson hits from the Motown years on into […]
Posted on June 30th, 2009 in music, RIP by Peter | leave a comment
My friend Miguel had an opening Thursday night at his Orchard Street gallery. Esoteric bread sculptures. I surveyed the works for several minutes and then grabbed a beer. The sky was clear for the first time this month and I stepped outside. New York has been experiencing a very English summer. This evening air was […]
Posted on June 27th, 2009 in Drinking by Peter | leave a comment
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