From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Singing with Kipling

by Phet October 30, 2007 Relationships

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It was the choir’s conductor announcing the next number that bought me from my reverie. The last thing I remembered was Ken, our baritone soloist pounding out “On the road to Mandalay” in his own inimitable style. One of the [...]

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Just another learner

by thaistory October 29, 2007 Thai Language

One day I was surprised to find out that I had offended one of the Thai female teachers from my school. The truth is that, during an informal chit-chat, I might have used Thai slang, and thus I involuntarily offended the Thai teacher I was conversing with.
The funny thing was that I found out about [...]

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A Visit to the Mor Doo Fortune Teller – Part 3

by Bill Bobby October 29, 2007 Relationships

Part-3
Here’s something to think about: How come you never see a headline like ‘Psychic wins the lottery’? I’m convinced this could well be a great form of entertainment, but surely it can be harmful when people are unable to sort out what is real and what isn’t. For example sat there just watching the [...]

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Dead Letters To A Bargirl

by Gates Of Paradox October 28, 2007 Thai Girls

Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company” – Lord Byron

Journal entry, March 2007
Dear T**,
I’m in the Phuket airport, writing to you while waiting for the boarding time. We said our goodbyes only one hour ago and I’m already starting to miss you, I’m still full of you, I want to [...]

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A Visit to the Mor Doo Fortune Teller – Part 2

by Bill Bobby October 26, 2007 Relationships

Part-2
It does seem that superstitions and Thailand go together like peaches and cream or may be that should be curry and rice. The way they seemingly embroil and twine together weaving their way across the country like a fine piece of tapestry. As a westerner one could be forgiven for describing such [...]

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A Visit to the Mor Doo Fortune teller – Part 1

by Bill Bobby October 20, 2007 Relationships

Okay I’m going to try something a little different here. Or rather my wife is. That is, with your permission…

Some time ago I was talked into paying the local ‘Fortune teller’ a visit. The first part of this trilogy of submissions has been written by my tee ruk (darling), Part two and three by myself. She felt after reading my somewhat sarcastic rendition of events she should be given the chance to explain in her finest English her reasons behind her beliefs in such matters.

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10 things I hate about Bangkok (Part 5)

by On Nutter October 19, 2007 General

BARGIRLS’ MOBILE PHONES: Have you ever met a bargirl whose phone does not have Bluetooth, email, digital camera, WAP, GSM, HSCSD, GPRS, SyncML, J2ME, MMS and a whole lot more unintelligible acronyms? Neither have I. It always puzzles me why anyone financing an extended family in Isaan, various unwell buffaloes and a Thai boyfriend would [...]

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Duong and Englebert

by Richard October 12, 2007 Relationships

Duong says that i have the legs of a ninety year old.I’m forty six. “Why everything hurt”? she asks as her vice like hands force my skinny white, non supple limbs, into positions that they were never meant to be put into. “I think you take lady too much” she accuses. I whimper and groan [...]

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