Monthly Archives: April 2007

Red Sox Fever Pattaya

April 22, 2007 – 10:12 am

Two games versus the Yankees and the Red Sox won both in April; the only bar in Pattaya to watch Red Sox games is the Janet Bar on Soi Excite. The owner hails from Newburyport and Mike played b-ball against Patrick Ewing. “He dunked it from mid-court.” Patrick Ewing was named to the top 50 NBA Players of […]

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Depilation – Sihanoukville

April 21, 2007 – 9:05 am

I have never thought myself hairy. None of my girlfriends have commented on my chest hairs. In fact I think myself very non-hirsute, however while Nick and I were sitting on Sihanoukville’s main beach, we were accosted by two female beach masseuses offering a body hair removal service for $5. It seemed like a good […]

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King pardons Swiss Man

April 21, 2007 – 2:30 am

The BBC and bangkok Post report the Thai king pardon of a Swiss man who spraypainted five of the monarch’s portraits after a night of heavy drinking in Chiang Mai. One month out of a 10 year sentence. The story was lightly covered in the Thai papers to protect Oliver Jufer, a long time resident […]

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Songkran Traffic Festival 2007

April 17, 2007 – 6:19 am

Traffic throughout Thailand will predictably be murder for the next two days as New Year holidaymakers return from the country. Cars drive on all lanes of the roads. Angers flare and accidents reach near-warlike levels. Even worse is that today more than 250,000 people will crowd into Mor Chit bus terminal. That’s like holding Woodstock in a […]

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Anti-Corruption Congress in Bangkok

April 17, 2007 – 6:14 am

Two days before Songkran I was stopped by the Pattaya police. I was wearing a helmet, driving on the proper side of the road, wasn’t speaking on the cellphone or speeding. Three traffic violation which I do all the time. “Mi pen-ha arai.” I couldn’t think of having done anything wrong. “Passport please.” The cop’s […]

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