From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Thailand’s Coming ‘Inflation Tsunami’ Threatens to Wash Away Decade of Growth

by The Ghost July 21, 2008 General

As much as I would love to focus on just the fun Pattaya has to offer, it’s getting pretty difficult to ignore what’s happening to this country. Thailand increasingly feels like it’s being ripped apart.
Hundreds to thousands of people daily are protesting in Bangkok’s streets against the government and, now, the national police. Prime Minister [...]

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Is Russian ‘Invasion’ of Thailand Just a Myth?

by The Ghost July 21, 2008 Expat Life

There’s been a good deal of hoopla this past week about the impact of Russians on Pattaya and its economy. But is this so-called “Russian invasion” real? I’m starting to think we’re all being had.
There’s no doubt that there’s been a huge increase in number of Russians in greater Pattaya, particularly in far-out Jomtien Beach. [...]

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Bible-Thumpin’ Band’s Pattaya-Inspired Song Plays on Rumors, Stereotypes

by The Ghost July 21, 2008 General

I don’t have any real religious beliefs, but I don’t have problems with people that do – until they try to shove them down my throat. But what really irks me are zealots (Christian ones, in particular) who base their crusades on fabrications and hearsay. You’re not going to “save” me, but if you’re going [...]

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2 songs on falling for a gogo-girl

by Giacomo July 21, 2008 Relationships

She wears a coat of color
Loved by some, feared by others
She’s immortalized in all men’s eyes
Lust she breeds in the eyes of brothers
Violent sons make bitter mothers
So close your eyes, here’s your surprise
The Beautiful is empty
Beautiful is free
Beautiful loves no one
Beautiful stripped me
Strapped me
In your mind she’s your companion
Vile instincts often candid
Your regret is all [...]

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How to stop the Money Talk!

by Giacomo July 21, 2008 General

I like to go out for a few beers when I’ve finished a job.
That happened to me the other day, so I went into a bar, where a waitress/bargirl serviced me a Heineken and began chatting with me. Soon she was telling me, why she was working this bar. She needed money to go home [...]

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The macthmaking race

by Giacomo July 21, 2008 Relationships

The other day I went to a Thai company that I’ve done some business with over the phone and by email. Before continuing the story, I guess, I should tell you that I’m a single farang-guy, who’s not too old yet.
I never actually been to visit the company. So a director, who was female, showed [...]

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The old man and the fortuneteller

by Giacomo July 21, 2008 Thai Culture

Sometime ago I went to a complex of temples in Bangkok. There was a religious festival going on. After having seen the sights, I went to an outdoors restaurant right outside one of the temples. I ended up chatting with two Thais who spoke some English.
During the conversation they suddenly noticed a woman fortune-teller sitting [...]

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The Sukhumvit Grapevine

by Giacomo July 21, 2008 Bangkok Nightlife

I went on a slight bender the other day. Usually, I don’t flirt with girls too much, when I go for the beer. But it so happened, I ended up on Soi Cowboy sitting in one of the outside bars. I did some people watching and spotted a few Ronald McBoyfriends, and what looked to [...]

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How to Meet Normal Thai Girls

by Billy Bangkok July 21, 2008 Popular

After doing the normal tourist thing in Thailand I did as many men do and I began to pine for meeting a nice, normal Thai girl.  But how was a tourist, who only visits Thailand a few times a year, supposed to find such an elusive girl?
I tried meeting girls online and then going out [...]

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The Cool Season

by Richard July 14, 2008 Bangkok Nightlife

It’s the cool season in Bangkok. I know that because bargirls are shivering outside the bars as well as in. It’s about twenty four degrees centigrade and they’ve got goose bumps. My first night back in Bangkok and I’m welcomed with open legs as always at my favourite little bar on Soi Cowboy. Five girls [...]

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