WHAT BECAME OF ALL THOSE GREAT BARS IN ASIA By Harold Stephens Whatever happened to all those old bars and saloons that flourished in Asia a couple of decades ago? We are reminded every time we see an old movie, or when we read accounts by writers who roamed Asia back then. Or it could…
Editor’s note: Our writer friend Andy Larson has had a frightening experience in the North Pacific Ocean near the Bering Sea, which he had promised Wolfenden he would write about it in his next book. In the meantime he is resting up in a hammock in Ko Samui, that beautiful island on the east Coast…
AN INSPIRATIONAL ACCOUNT OF SAILING THE HIGH SEAS AND BEING AT THE MERCY OF NATURE By Tony Waltham Bangkok Post Staff I must say that I really enjoyed “re-reading” this latest edition about the travels of the schooner Third Sea and I found that the enhancements over “The Last Voyage” — which I had read…
THE LANGUAGE GAP By Doug Ingold Doug Ingold is one of our authors with many fine books to his credit (see books). He is also the editor of Wolfenden Publishing, and being an editor he knows the subject of language. In this story he tells about the “language gap.” What a strange phenomenon language is,…
WHAT EVERY MAN NEEDS, A GOOD JEEP by Harold Stephens I had always wanted a Jeep. I mean a real Jeep, one of those rugged military issues that were lightweight, powerful and could go anywhere. I fell in love with them when I was in the service, and once when I was stationed in China….
SCENES FROM PARIS By Doug Ingold Doug Ingold is one of our authors with many fine books to his credit (see book). He is also the co-founder of Wolfenden Publishing, In this story he tells about his recent trip to Paris. In the Musee D’Orsay, home of the world’s greatest collection of impressionistic art, hundreds…
CHATUCHAK, SHOPPING AT IT’S BEST by Harold Stephens One of the first questions I am asked by visitors coming to Bangkok is, “Where is the best place to shop?” My impulse is to tell them that all of Bangkok is a grand shopping arena. It’s true. By their very nature the Thais are shopkeepers and…
MISUNDERSTOOD ––CAPT. BLIGH OF THE BOUNTY By Harold Stephens The mutiny that occurred aboard HMS Bounty in 1789 is the most infamous and the most talked about mutiny in all history. The court-martial that took place in England after the mutiny tried in vain to exonerate Captain William Bligh of any wrong-doing but in effect it…
WHAT IS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN? by Harold Stephens It was a number of years ago that I came to the conclusion that a beautiful woman isn’t really what we make her out to be. It came to me suddenly, like being hit with a lightening bolt. Ever since, I’ve held my own idea about beauty….
THE WRITER WHO MADE SOUTHEAST ASIA KNOWN TO THE WORLD––JOSEPH CONRAD By Harold Stephens “Who was the most interesting person you interviewed?” Who could that be? It’s a question that’s often asked when people learn that I write about people—newspaper stories, magazine articles, even books. Who’s the most interesting person? I’d like to answer by saying…
Book reviews Jorges Orgibet and Roy Howard by Harold Stephens “You have a good memory,” people often say to me when they are referring to something I have written pertaining to history. I will pass on a trade secret. It isn’t memory. It’s knowing where to look for history. And one of the best sources…
SHORT STORY FOR THE WEEK WHY AMERICANS VERY STUPID; STUPID, THAT RIGHT WORD? When my Chinese became more proficient I was able to engage in more conversations with students, and at these times women would be drawn into the circle. They became more argumentative than the men. I could feel a revolution brewing in…
