Tag: Classical Connections
Classical Connections: Double trouble
Most woodwind players spend a great deal of their time fretting about reeds. Flute players are lucky because flutes don’t use reeds but all...
Classical Connections: ‘This Ghastly Dream’
At the time, it was described by various writers as “useless and monstrous”, an object of “barbaric bulk” the “hateful tower” the “belfry skeleton”...
Classical Connections: Singin’ in the Rain
A few days ago I was browsing through ‘The Newspaper You Can Trust’ and noticed that the Thai Meteorological Department has predicted - with...
Classical Connections: Seasonal changes
It cannot have escaped your notice that here in Thailand we are going through a period of seasonal change. Even so, in this part...
Classical Connections: Paws for thought
The other day, while chatting with one of the dogs outside Tesco-Lotus, it occurred to me that animals of all sorts have been the...
Classical Connections: Musical forks
Every one of the countless number of Yamaha motorcycles sports the company’s famous logo. If you look at it closely, it should be obvious...
Classical Connections: A hundred and still counting
You might be interested to know that this is the one hundredth Classical Connections column. On the other hand perhaps you couldn’t care less,...
Classical Connections: Touching in its majesty
We have to thank William Wordsworth for the title. It’s a phrase from one of his sonnets and refers - surprisingly perhaps - to...
Classical Connections: Summertime
If any piece of music evokes the sultry heat of summer in South Carolina it’s the song Summertime written in 1934 by George Gershwin...
Classical Connections: There’s no place like Rome
You know the saying, “When in Rome do as the Romans do”. It sounds like another Shakespearean quotation but actually it has a much...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
Heavy rainfall hits Pattaya at night, flooding busy residential roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya experienced heavy rainfall, leading to localized flooding in several areas at 9 PM on February 22. Residents in Soi Khao...
Theft on Hotel Way Out – Woman arrested for stealing ATM card from British...
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Police raid ‘Gang 38’ hideout in Pattaya, seize weapons after brawl and explosion incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – A police operation has led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy and five other youths, following a violent clash between...
Shocking video captures Thai man chasing foreign tourist with knife in Jomtien, Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A disturbing video has gone viral on social media showing a terrifying encounter in Jomtien, Pattaya, where a Thai man, armed...