From the monthly archives:

September 2007

A Moving Experience

by Union Hill September 30, 2007 Thai Culture

Finally, after a year and a half, the house was finished and we were ready to move in. Building a house, from scratch, in Thailand is a real challenge that I would not recommend tackling. My wife handled most of the man-management and I must say that without her stabilizing influence, I would never have [...]

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Thailand Weather and Climate

by toci September 27, 2007 Climate

The most common question which come in mind to many people before leaving to Thailand is: “When is the best time of the year to visit Thailand ?…..” or “…Will I find Sun or Rain ?…” or “will be too hot ?…”
Some people say “in July and August there is monsoon in Thailand”, it is [...]

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Just one moment please

by Billy September 23, 2007 General

I was blessed with my dad’s sense of humour – “you’d laugh if your bum was on fire” – my mum would snarl at him, in times of anger and frustration.
Perhaps because of this I have found travelling in Asia a wonderful source of hilarity. However at times, it has been a double edged sword. [...]

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‘To Return to a Democratic Thailand’

by Norrad September 22, 2007 Thai Politics

I recieved this email a few days ago and thought I would share it with all of you. I can’t guarantee it’s authenticity but it makes for an interesting read.
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‘To Return to a Democratic Thailand’
By: Thaksin Shinawatra
One year ago today I was in New York , preparing to address the United Nations General Assembly on [...]

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10 things I hate about Bangkok (Part 4)

by On Nutter September 19, 2007 General

THE PISS ARTISTS: Happily, they are a dying breed, but all farangs will have come across them in go-go bar toilets. A Thai male lies in wait for the unwary pisser, armed with hot towels and debatable massage skills. It happened to me in Rainbow 1 in Nana Plaza recently. As I aimed my appendage [...]

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The Snip in Time

by Phet September 18, 2007 Thai Girls

Joe was fairly unremarkable man, an ordinary Joe, a decent bloke. He held a middle management position in a middle of the road manufacturing company located in the Midlands of England. He lived fairly comfortably in the centre of a middle class housing estate.
He probably worked too many hours and spent far too much of [...]

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Of Walls, Wives, Caves and Gates

by Andrew Hicks September 14, 2007 Rural Life

So what’s the deal, this funny experience of ending up happily entangled with a Thai ‘girl’ young enough to be your daughter? How does it work exactly?
First of all she clubs you down with her consummate charm, then she grabs you by what remains of your greying hair and she drags you off to her [...]

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Dating in Bangkok 102

by irisgodd3ss September 14, 2007 People

A couple of months ago, I wrote about a guy I was dating who kept a number of pastel-colored toothbrushes in a rather discreet shelf above his bathroom mirror, obviously for his many paramours. I never did get my own toothbrush. I got out of there faster than you can say “toxic bachelor”.
He has since [...]

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It’s all in the numbers.

by Cold Kiwi September 11, 2007 Thai Girls

I prefer live music over recorded music, so I try to go to places that have a mixture of both. I am not up with all of the latest songs, so if they throw in a classic now and again, or a few I recognise – I am happy. Some of the songs that come [...]

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Beggars can be choosers

by Norrad September 10, 2007 People

Bangkok is awash with beggars; they usually crowd any of the countless passenger bridges that cross Bangkok’s streets, Sky train stations or other well-known areas of the city. I don’t usually give anything unless their situation seems exceedingly desperate. Young children, old folk and the odd disabled person will get a few Baht from me, [...]

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