Monthly Archives: April 2007

The King’s Last Song – Book

Two years ago a Thai actress intoned that Angkor Wat had been constructed by her ancestral countrymen. The Cambodians responded to this theory by burning the Thai embassy to the ground. No one was hurt according to official reports and the embassy was re-built at the expense of the Chinese community.  Worldwide people are sensitive [...]

Pantip Plaza Raid / Bangkok / 1 DVD seized

Panthip Plaza is an amazing bazaar for IT merchandise. Six stories packed with computers, software, and cameras catering to the free market forces of pseudo-intellectual commerce. Some of it legit. some of it pirated, especially the DVDs and most recently the Deputy Prime Minister sponsored a raid to suppress vice and intellectual property crimes. With complete secrecy [...]

Gary Glitter – Phnom Penh

Gary Glitter is serving time for under-age sex in Vietnam. The singer of ROCK AND ROLL #1 claims he was innocent, since he doesn’t consider the act of coprophilia ‘sex’. Authorities in almost every country in the world beg to differ. Cambodia has long been targeted by pedophiles as a desired destination to pursue their prey. [...]

Teaching Kids Manners

EMAIL from my Palm Beach friend, Lisa. ~ Tough Love vs. Spanking ~  (a psychological conundrum) Most of America’s populace think it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of ‘those moments.’ One that I found effective is for me to just take the [...]

Iggy 60

Unbelievably Iggy aka Jim Osterberg attained 60. The rock icon celebrated his entry into senior citizenship by diving off the stage at some stupid venue in America. What’s amazing is that all the news agencies are covering this event with the same bio, as if they were disappointed he hadn’t topped himself, but Iggy was stronger [...]