June 12th, 2008

3rd gender facilities

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May 23rd, 2008

Golf and Mike on the cover

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Golf and Mike

Golf and Mike don’t have that sweet image they used to have when they were stars only in Thailand. Can’t say they look innocent now. The baseball thing is gone too.

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May 22nd, 2008

Golf and Mike, Thai pop stars

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Golf and Mike (1)

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Golf and Mike (2)

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Mike (3)

The people have spoken. More Golf and Mike please, they said.

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May 8th, 2008

Murder in Lopburi

The “Air Force Cousin” was here a few days ago. Yesterday he found his mother in their garden in Chalerm’s village in Lopburi province.

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May 3rd, 2008

Undercover cops

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Another evening in Straight No Conspiracy Internet cafe, and another police raid. This time the cops were in plain clothes.

Still they were easy to spot as police officers. For a start they carried two-way radio sets. And they behaved in a loud and obnoxious way, as if they were masters of the universe. Read the rest of this entry »

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May 1st, 2008

Soi shops

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I see my name is mentioned over at Sawatdee Forum, as an example of a farang who is a 7-Eleven customer and therefore contributes to the death of the small family-operated shops in the sois.

In my soi we have both. We have the 7-Eleven, bright and clean and air conditioned and open 24 hours. We also have the traditional shops. How do they compare? Read the rest of this entry »

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April 30th, 2008

Internet cafe raid

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I was in my first police raid today. All these years and I have never been in a raid before. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 16th, 2008

Chalerm does business

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Cash

The last thing I did before escaping Bangkok for Songkran was to give Chalerm a list of things to sell.

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April 15th, 2008

Happy Songkran!

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Funny

This is my happiest Songkran ever. I love every minute of it. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 9th, 2008

Our maid solves global warming

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I have discovered a new type of energy. With oil prices high and global warming and all panic this breakthrough should get me a Nobel Prize.

So far I have only tested this on my maid, but it seems to apply to other Thais too and maybe to humanity in general. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 7th, 2008

Sony Alpha Male

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Consumer happiness

My interest in photography is back. Now I look through old digital files on the computer and bring them up to see them again in the full glory of the 24 inch screen.

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March 29th, 2008

Thailand satire

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Making fun of Thailand

This site is not gay, but it is about Thailand. In mock newspaper format it presents fake stories from Thailand. If you know this country you will recognise the “news”. The ads are satire too.

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February 27th, 2008

Living in Thailand 49% and in Malaysia 51%

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Malaysia

My boyfriend is on his best behaviour. Actually he is overdoing it. I think he is uncertain because of my Malaysia trip.

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February 13th, 2008

Gay Affairs Pattaya

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New websites keep popping up. This one covers the Pattaya scene

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February 5th, 2008

Plastic surgery

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Chalerm wants plastic surgery to his nose. He told me this while sitting on top of me in the sofa, as if he wanted to control my potentially violent reaction to the idea.

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December 29th, 2007

Bangkok scams

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This is a website dedicated to the cheaters, liars and frauds that wait for unsuspecting tourists in Thailand. It covers the gem trick, the upstairs bar extortion, the fake boy scouts and more. If you are new to Thailand this is essential reading. If you are an old hand you can read it for the entertainment.

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November 15th, 2007

Santa Claus goes politically correct

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You can’t say that

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Sensitivity class

Will this catch on so no Western tourists get to hear “ho ho ho” when they come to Thailand for Christmas holiday? How about banning “hello handsome man” too?

Santa Claus outraged by ‘ho ho ho’ ban
By Janet Fyfe-Yeomans and Amanda Grant
The Daily Telegraph

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