Shantiwallah is moving

Ta da! Shantiwallah has finally moved to a new location.
Come on over to Shantiwallah.com and have a look. I can't wait to see you there!

Marie

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Early morning writing, originally uploaded by Shanti, shanti.

my home office.

Since it has become cold and rainy, my little office is quickly becoming my sanctuary. I've got a small heater that only takes about 5 minutes get it really nice and warm in here. I can't concentrate when I'm cold! As I'm slowly getting things organised so that files, real paper dictionaries, flash drives, cookbooks, language reference books, the printer/scanner and the internet are all in one room, I really only ever have to go out to get a cup of tea and a snack every now and then. Sometimes I even keep a secret stash of dark chocolate, but don't tell anyone. It's my secret weapon.

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I haven't had time for blogging as I've been busy starting up a couple of new projects which shall be revealed soon. But I can say that one of them is moving my blogs over on to my own server and restyling them both. This has been much more difficult and time consuming than I thought it would be but I've had some amazing people helping me and cheering me on. Where would we be in this world without friends and family?

I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel and I really hope to relaunch my blogs soon so I can do a proper catch up. Until then, I hope everyone is doing well and hasn't given up on me. And if you ever want to set up your own webspace, my advice would be to do a lot of cooking for friends in the know.

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Young coconut juice drink, originally uploaded by Shanti, shanti.

Asian drinks with bits in them. This one is coconut with young coconut pieces.

Embassies in Bangkok: contact details for travellers

Things have become unpredictable in Thailand and I thought I'd just put up a quick contact list of embassies in Bangkok. This is hastily typed up and is not comprehensive, however, most travellers should be able to find their relevant contact details here. I'm also including a link to some major English-language news pages at the bottom of this post that tend to have comprehensive reports.

It is usually possible to register your whereabouts with an embassy and, at the very least, give a contact number if you have one.

The city code for Bangkok is 02. If you are dialling from outside the country you need to dial you international exit code, if there is one for your country, then 66, then 2, then the 7 digit number.

Australia
+66 2 344 6300
austembassy.bangkok@dfat.gov.au

Canada
+66 2-636-0540
bngkk-cs@international.gc.ca

Colombia
+66 2 254 5105-6
embcolbk@actions.net

Croatia
+66 2 266 6911, 848 2209 (press 2)

Czech Republic
+66-2-255 3027 or 255 5060
bangkok@embassy.mzv.cz

Denmark
+66 (0)2 343 1100
bangkok@um.dk

Finland
+66-2-250 8801
sanomat.ban@formin.fi

France
+66 2 657 51 00
ambassade@ambafrance-th.org

Germany
66 2 287 90 00
info@german-embassy.or.th

India
+66-2-2580300-05
indiaemb@mozart.inet.co.th

Ireland
+66 2 677 7500
ireland@loxinfo.co.th

Israel
+66 2-204-9200; +66 2-204-9237; +66 2-204-9226-7
info@bangkok.mfa.gov.il

Italy
+66 2 285 4090
ambitbkk@loxinfo.co.th

Japan
+66-2-252-6151

Korea
+66 2 247-7537 – 9
koembth@gmail.com

Malaysia
+66-2-6296800
malbangkok@kln.gov.my

Mexico
+66 2 285-0995, 285-0815 al 18
mexthai@loxinfo.co.th

The Netherlands
+66 (0)2 3095200
ban@minbuza.nl

New Zealand
+66 2 254 2530
nzembbkk@loxinfo.co.th

Norway
+66 (0)2 204-6500
emb.bangkok@mfa.no

Pakistan
+66 2 2530288/9
iftikhar@loxinfo.co.th

The Philippines
+66 2 259-0139 to 40; 258-5401
bangkokpe@dfa.gov.ph

Portugal
+66 2 2342123, 22340372

Saudi Arabia
+66-2-6392999/+66-2-6392960

Singapore
+286 2111, +286 1434
singemb_bkk@sgmfa.gov.sg

South Africa
+66 2 2509012-14
saembbkk_admin@csloxinfo.com

Spain
+66 2 661 8284
embespth@mail.mae.es

Sweden
+66-(0)2 263 72 00
ambassaden.bangkok@foreign.ministry.se

Switzerland
+66 2 253 01 56
ban.vertretung@eda.admin.ch

Taiwan
+66 (2) 670-0200 – 9
tecoinfo@ji-net.com

Turkey
+66 2 274-7262 – 3
tcturkbe@mail.cscoms.com

United Kingdom
+66 (0) 2 305 8333
ukconsul@loxinfo.co.th

United States
+66-2-205-4000
bangkok.usembassy.gov/consulcm/


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Bangkok Post

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Happy Mothers' Day to all those Mums out there!, originally uploaded by Shanti, shanti.

...my Mum!

I know Mothers' Day was technically yesterday, but I wanted this to be this week's "I love Mondays" post. You can click on the photo to take you to the original, full-sized photo or watch this video of the building. This display was up all weekend and not one person vandalised it (I love Aucklanders!) unless you count the person who wrote "I love bacon". Happy Mothers' Day, Mum!!

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chocolate is medicine, originally uploaded by Shanti, shanti.

...chocolate.