From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Vexed Client Extorted by Fat Prostitute

by Admin March 19, 2009 Thai News Snippets

It’s one of those “Only in Thailand” sorts of headlines.

I assume that skinny prostitutes extorting vexed clients is perfectly okay.
I mean, what does her being overweight have to do with this story and why is it in the leadoff sentence?
You can thank TravelHappy for the catch.

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Finding a Thai Girl

by Anonymous March 18, 2009 Expat Life

There she sat across from me looking absolutely stunning.  Of course, that’s not a big surprise as she was in her late twenties and Thai.  Most men would give their left arm to be sitting across from her.
A mutual friend had arranged this blindish date.  We had spoken a few times on the phone and [...]

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Guest Friendly Hotels in Bangkok

by Anonymous March 16, 2009 Accommodation

I’ve tried to put together a semi-complete list of guest-friendly hotels in Bangkok (mostly in the Sukhumvit area) based on reviews on message boards, blogs, and other websites.  As with everything hotels go from guest-friendly to non guest-friendly at the whim of management so some of these hotels may no longer be guest-friendly.
If you are [...]

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Google Translate Does Thai

by Admin March 1, 2009 Thai Language

Just a cool little tidbit for those of you who correspond with Thai people or would simply like a rough translation of websites that are written in Thai.  Google has added Thai language support in Google Translate.
The only gripe I might have about it is that it translates English -> Thai Script or Thai Script [...]

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