Teddy Spha Palasthira was born in London. He has served in the Thai diplomatic service, completed a long career in advertising, was a visiting professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, and is an honorary Barrister-at-Law at Lambs Chambers, Middle Temple, London, from where he graduated a long time ago. A recipient of the Italian Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the Republic, Teddy is now into his fourth career as a writer. He has written two books on advertising in the last century, and has since written Addresses in 2010, The Last Siamese in 2013, The Siamese Trail of Ho Chi Minh in 2016, and Ode to Manuela of Trento in 2018. He lives in Thailand with his wife and family.