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August 2007

Sell the house, Sell the wife, Sell the kids, I’m never coming back

by A Bloody Yank August 31, 2007 Relationships

I’m just starting to feel the warmth, you know, its the feeling you get about 15 minutes after the first drink. It’s the best part of alcohol, and it makes me feel like I can tell this story. The thing is, alot of what I’ve done I’m more than a little embarrased about. I used [...]

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The Oil Patch

by Mega August 31, 2007 Thai Girls

“Man down in the bell, man down in the bell, this is not a drill”. I was woken out of my early morning weariness by the supervisors’ voice coming down the paging comms system. I looked up at the monitor, which had a live picture of the bell, and could only the back of Shane, [...]

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10 things I hate about Bangkok (Part 2)

by On Nutter August 31, 2007 General

SUN DODGERS: Thais are generally dark-skinned and live in a tropical country. So why are they scared of the sun? It is a bit like Eskimos being frightened of snow. At the merest hint of an ultra-violet ray, you will see Thais running for shelter or pathetically trying to shield their heads with a newspaper [...]

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One Night In Bangkok

by Mega August 30, 2007 Thai Girls

Where were you when the realization finally hit you? The realization that sex with bargirls / hookers is, for the most part, a waste of time and money. I was sitting in the restaurant of the Nana Hotel, at a table next to the window, looking out into the parking lot. I should have been [...]

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An Opinion From A Thai Person

by Non Ja August 29, 2007 Popular

First, let me introduce myself : I am a Thai person. I have read a lot of Farangs’ stories about Thai bar girls and I am disturbed by them. Your stories are quite similar. You stated that Oh, I met this girl, that girl in a bar and I fell in love with her. I [...]

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Making A Drama Out Of A Crisis

by Union Hill August 28, 2007 Hazards

Years ago, British insurance company Legal & General aired an advertising campaign on UK TV with the slogan “We won’t make a drama out of a crisis”. The point being, if your house was flooded or your car was wrecked, a nice man from L&G would turn up and settle your insurance claim quickly and [...]

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Rick’s Love Story

by Marc Holt August 27, 2007 Relationships

This is the extraordinary true story of one man’s encounter with the easy temptations that surface all too easily in Bangkok – and how they almost wrecked his life. Rick had lived in Thailand a few years and knew the score. He knew how easy it is to fall off the rails and get into [...]

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Dim By Name…

by Union Hill August 27, 2007 Thai Girls

This story goes back to the days when I first came to live in Thailand, some eleven years ago now. I lived in a large three bedroom condo in Silom paid for by the company. I was not married at the time. ————————- Origami – the Japanese art of folding paper. She spent a minute [...]

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Snay ‘n How

by Central Scrutinizer August 27, 2007 Hazards

I’d been back from Thailand visiting the states for three weeks. I hated it. I missed the village life and sunshine. I missed fishing every afternoon/evening. I wouldn’t be returning to Thailand for another four or five weeks. I guess I can’t whine too much really. At least I would get to leave and go [...]

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Home? Where Is That Exactly?

by Union Hill August 26, 2007 Thai Politics

Recent changes to the visa rules coupled with general political instability in Thailand have prompted many ex-pat residents to ask themselves if now is the time to go home or at least time to seek out a new home somewhere else. Somewhere where we might be better received buy our hosts. It has always been [...]

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