I really have to stay away from eBay…..

The latest indiscretion arrived this afternoon, a Navitar 75mm F1.3. Apparently good for portraits; but most of the appeal (to me) is how cool an enormous chunk of glass looks, hanging off the front of my camera. How could I resist for $125? I couldn’t.

“And what’s the camera resting on?” I hear you not asking. That would be a Yashica 55mm macro that arrived yesterday. I’m sick I tell you.

The visit of The Son over the past month has brought me up close and personal with Suvarnabhumi airport; and what a joy that has been.

We drove up to the airport to collect him, arriving round about the time he should have been walking out of customs. Aeons later he arrived, having spent two hours queuing in passport control. Two bloody hours! I understand this is not uncommon. Apparently you can pay 1,200 baht to a little man, who just happens to work for the slightly larger man who organises how many officials will be manning the immigration desks, and that will give you access to the fast track lane. The less charitable amongst us might conclude that the lines are kept long to encourage people to pay up for the fast track.

Next stop on our search for a decent cake shop was La Baguette, close to the dolphin roundabout in Naklua.

The decor is the opposite of the gloomy Nice Delice. Light, bright, white, with plenty of comfy chairs. The staff are friendly and the cake selection is extensive. But after a breakfast of almond croissants on a busy Sunday morning we decided to leave the cakes for another day.

And that other day was this morning and I can confirm that the cakes are damn fine. The only dampener on an otherwise excellent outing was the appearance of yet another cockroach; albeit a tiny one.

Never mind, La Baguette ticks all the boxes and we will be back.

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The ladies polo tournament is an annual event and the name is a little misleading because not all the players are ladies. Each team can include one male player, almost always an Argentinian. In previous years this resulted in some spectacularly bad ladyboy impressions:

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