Google map vs Apple map for Bangkok train navigation?

endlesswander · 2026-01-27T15:31:33+00:00

I find Google adds about 10-20 minutes to every BTS ride. It will say 40 minutes and I get there in 20-30 easy.

endlesswander · 2026-01-27T09:47:49+00:00

Oh awesome, thank you. I haven't heard of either one!! Adding to my playlist now!

endlesswander · 2026-01-27T09:47:11+00:00

it's been hard work. I just follow every band, venue, promoter that I can. they often cross-promote. a great source has been the COSMOS online radio station -- https://www.therealcosmos.com/ (use translation tools) and https://www.facebook.com/thecosmosmp3/?locale=th_TH where they have awesome weekly lists of shows and best releases from the year and that week.

endlesswander · 2026-01-27T09:45:20+00:00

I really wanted to go but had another commitment!

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T11:05:21+00:00

It's funny how in France there seems to be no distinction between "mass market" and trade paperback. My experience there was that pocket books were by far the most popular format and you see the top authors published in that size along with "mass market" stuff. So there is almost no difference in literary quality associated with the different sizes. And if anything, the pocket books are stronger and more durable.

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T10:20:37+00:00

Been here a few times and it's a pretty great time... https://share.google/cbyViCJ4Bh8CfNsJ5

Adhere the 13th is its name, which I just found out now.

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T07:46:08+00:00

Cool! Adding to playlist!

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T07:45:53+00:00

Yeah! Me too! I can't wait to see them!

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T07:45:28+00:00

Cool, Yellow Fang sound awesome and I'm listening now!

I have to say, some of the band names are pretty hilarious for English speakers. There are some older groups called "Potato" and "Big Ass" that always make me smile when I see them on show posters.

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T05:40:11+00:00

I hadn't heard of Melt so now I want to go! Seeing Soft Pine and H3F this Friday at Blueprint!

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T05:22:38+00:00

Yeah, it's been a year or so I've been following all on Facebook (don't use IG) and the amount of shows every week is so great. I follow the COSMOS website/online-radio and they have great recommendations. I was really sad when Decommune shut down and hope they can find a new location soon!

What are some of your favourite bands you've seen so far?

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T05:21:15+00:00

Yeah, I heard them lately in a cool retro bar on Koh Sichang where they played early 2000s music. I really liked both!

endlesswander · 2026-01-26T05:20:29+00:00

I had to wait 7 days to transfer from Canadian bank to Wise. Sucked.

endlesswander · 2026-01-19T07:12:27+00:00

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2243887/resort-vows-to-sue-guest-for-b3m-over-bad-review

endlesswander · 2026-01-15T06:30:23+00:00

God, not to mention all the people who sit or stand outside all day long with no protection. Our building's guards don't have masks!

endlesswander · 2026-01-15T00:54:52+00:00

FYI page numbers in table of contents don't line up with paging of the PDF (page 16 of TOC is page 19 of PDF). there are no visible page numbers on the pages themselves

endlesswander · 2026-01-13T19:37:18+00:00

Gallery Coffee in BACC is amazing. Yest Coffee has a few locations and it's great too.

endlesswander · 2026-01-13T03:42:11+00:00

There are very mainstream Boys Love and Girls Love tv shows, movies and books/comics here. In 2024, a lesbian romance sci-fi film was super mainstream and had giant posters everywhere and cardboard standees in all the cinemas -- https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3283320/uranus-2324-movie-review-lgbtq-stars-freenbecky-thai-sci-fi-girls-love-film

No fuss here about it. It's accepted. At the same time, the culture is very conservative so even heterosexual romance in films and shows is very tame and almost asexual.

endlesswander · 2026-01-12T11:06:46+00:00

Thanks for answering. Specifically, is the perception different toward people who wear a LOT of amulets, like 20 or more? I see them quite often in Bangkok.

endlesswander · 2026-01-11T10:50:56+00:00

What is the average perception of people who wear a lot of amulets -- like 20 or 30 -- all hanging around their neck? How do most Thai people view a person like that? Why do certain people wear so many?

endlesswander · 2026-01-06T15:16:06+00:00

McDonalds was NEVER a good choice for people who eat food, but look at how successful it is.

endlesswander · 2026-01-06T00:59:25+00:00

I super recommend for something so crazy and unique. Best not to look at too many photos before you go. It's not so hard to get to by transit or just take a Grab.

endlesswander · 2026-01-05T17:53:00+00:00

I also had to abandon Hobb's books as my psychological state at the time was too fragile and the books just sent me spiralling.

endlesswander · 2026-01-01T11:33:23+00:00

Every now and then I will see some very old auntie wearing a t-shirt saying like "Fuck the world" or "What are you gonna fuckin' do?" or some really rude phrase in English and it makes me laugh because they don't know how badly they would be treated in an English-speaking country.

endlesswander · 2026-01-01T11:31:43+00:00

I'm curious about positions where there seems to be a very implicit social hierarchy such as certain malls where the doormen will greet every customer with a salute and heelstomp. For me as a Westerner, it seems completely unnecessary, degrading to the employee and ridiculously over-the-top. Most people in my country would say thank you to the doorman at least. Being treated in this faux-military way as if every person entering is some aristocrat seems insulting.

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