1. Cheese tarts became the new macarons

 

2. The Mahakan Fort community finally lost its fight...

 

3. … As did so many of downtown’s street vendors

 

4. Everyone went crazy at a dentist in America

 

5. Our female weightlifters killed it

 

6. Bulbasaur, Jigglypuff and Snorlax showed up on the streets of Bangkok…

 

7. ...A terrifying danger which the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission wanted banned IMMEDIATELY

 

8. Cosmo, Image, Life… Bangkok magazines finally got the message print is dying

 

9. We elected a new constitution 

 

10. An ogre taking selfies caused cultural outrage

 

11. S&P took on the hipsters with SNP Headquarter

 

12. Truckloads of dinosaurs brought Bangkok to gridlock

 

13. Drunk Songkran drivers killed 442 people—up 21 percent on their efforts last year

 

14. The Purple Line opened, literally no one used it, it slashed its prices, and still literally no one used it

 

15. Octopus replaced tomahawk steak as every restaurant’s must-have dish

 

16. Beard Papa’s returned, bringing its creamy balls of choux pastry with it

 

17. Bill Gates bitched about our overground cables on social media, some generals made a noise about it in public, and then the whole thing got forgotten

 

18. We waved goodbye to our Gubernatorial Graciousness 

 

19. Mrs Universe Thailand rocked the worst costume ever

 

20. Motorbike taxi apps came, got taken away, came back, and now we’re not sure what the deal is

 

21. Mahanakhon staged a massive opening show but didn’t actually open

 

22. Glico ice cream turned up in Bangkok 7-Elevens, causing outrage in the provinces

 

23. Godiva, IHOP and Ben & Jerry’s arrived and drove us crazy

 

24. Our morning orange juice sellers were outed for using an additive even sweeter than sugar

 

25. Spanish­­­­ food became the new Mexican food

 

26. A park, an amulet trader and some statues caused a whole heap of trouble in Hua Hin

 

27. Balenciaga ripped off our shopping bags

 

28. BBQ Plaza caused a culinary sensation with a new frying pan and a sexy advert

 

29. 1,600 chubby papier mache pandas took over Sanam Luang. Everyone Instagrammed. 

 

30. Superstar chefs Masaharu Morimoto and Jamie Oliver brought their global brands to town

 

31. The tiger temple finally closed down

 

32. Trampoline parks bounced into town and began to breed

 

33. Disclosure and Blood Orange proved artists under 40 do sometimes visit Bangkok

 

34. The Commons and 72 Courtyard made community malls cool again

 

35. The closure of Moose, The Overground and Hemingway’s left a hole for local live music

 

36. Louis Vuitton plucked a temple boy from Kanchanaburi and made him a fashion model

 

37. Laser tag became the latest symptom of ‘90s revival fever

 

38. True Visions pulled Motel Mist from cinemas, though it finally made it to our screens

 

39. The internet blew up with a false rumor that Tomorrowland might come to Thailand

 

40. The nation came together and mourned the loss of our beloved monarch