Monthly Archives: January 2007

USA wins Gold in Thailand

January 27, 2007 – 11:59 pm

The Bangkok Post published a report that Thai police are seeking 18 blacklisted foreigners known to be pedophiles. 14 are from the USA and the other 4 from Canada. Go USA. These farangs have be declared persona non grata and will be arrested on sight and immigration officials hope to catch offenders at the borders [...]

By Peter | Posted in Crime, Thailand, america | Comments (0)

Dollar nosedives against baht 33.51

January 27, 2007 – 11:50 pm

Ouch. I was getting used to 36 baht for the dollar after its drop from 41. Now the floor has weakened and no one knows why. My bank Siam Commercial posts the exchange rate at 35.7 yet online the baht is listed at 33.51. Which means interested parties has been manipulating the currency through onshore and [...]

By Peter | Posted in News | Comments (0)

BOBBY – the movie

January 27, 2007 – 10:52 pm

In 1966 I was standing in the Lower Mills trolley station outside of Boston with my father. He was a staunch Republican from the State of Maine, but when a Mattapan-bound trolley stopped to let off Robert F Kennedy. Sensing an opportunity to meet the future my father rushed me over to RFK. The young NY senator [...]

By Peter | Posted in Movies / TV | Comments (1)

GW BUSH State of the Union 2007

January 24, 2007 – 11:33 pm

The President appeared on time for the State of the Union Speech. I give him an A for punctuality. GW greeted members of both parties on his route to the podium. Another A for cordiality and politeness, especially for his gracious welcome to the incoming Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. I’ve spoken before people. Poetry [...]

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Global Warming Warning

January 22, 2007 – 11:49 pm

Recently my wife daughter dog and I toured the River Kwai. The  deforested mountains were sported plumes of smoke from where  farmers were burning the slopes to cut back vegetation for orchards. When I mentioned this violation to the rangers at the forestry station, they shrugged with ineffectiveness. “Mai mi alai samlat yut fi mai.” They had no way [...]

By Peter | Posted in Travel | Comments (0)