Monthly Archives: May 2007

Illegal Farang Raid – Pattaya

May 24, 2007 – 10:23 pm

INTRUDER ALERT. Pattaya Immigration Police under the supervision of their superiors staged a precision raid on the Niran Grand Condo Complex in Soi Arunothai. Each of the condo blocks was searched by police and volunteers on the lookout for foreigners without visas or proper papers. After several hours the official contingent successfully concluded the mission with [...]

By Peter | Posted in Crime, Education, News, Visa | Comments (0)

Ecological Footprint

May 24, 2007 – 9:56 pm

GW Bush keeps blathering on how much a threat North Korea is to the world. Their danger to world peace is graphically revealed by a satellite photo of the hermit nation. South Korea had bright cities. North Korea? My Christmas tree has more lights.  So basically the most dangerous Axis of Evil is ecologically sound. What about my ecological footprint? I live [...]

By Peter | Posted in Environment | Comments (0)

Dirtiest Bar Soi 6

May 23, 2007 – 10:57 pm

The other night Jamie Parker called me to negotiate a sale of a Soi Six bar. A Belgian fireman was unloading the establishment of bliss to an American drunk. Neither could speak the other’s language. I drove to Bar Zero and successfully concluded the business within an hour. My older brother is a lawyer. His Boston charges [...]

By Peter | Posted in Sex | Comments (0)

4 More Years – GW Bush 2008

May 23, 2007 – 10:37 pm

The 2000 US Presidential election ended in controversy. A recount in Florida was denied by a GOP governor Jeb Bush and a partisan Supreme Court ruled any further legal proceedings a waste of time. After his inauguration GW Bush plodded along like a C-student surprised to find himself president of the high school senior class. Nothing was [...]

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Tourist Visa Rule Rumor

May 22, 2007 – 12:07 am

Nothing riles the vagrant farang population more than a rumor about a tourist visa change. Forget the southern unrest, the coup, Thaksin, rising gas prices, the rains, or a stuttering economy. Any threat to these foreigners’ semi-illegal residence in the Land of Smiles is regarded as a danger worst than Global Warming. The newest is that [...]

By Peter | Posted in Visa | Comments (0)