Monthly Archives: January 2008

Thailand’s 25th Prime Minister

January 28, 2008 – 10:26 pm

People Power party leader Samak Sundaravej trounced pretty boy Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party in a parliamentary election for prime minister 310-163. His appointment will be formalized by a royal decree, thus capping 30 years in Thai politics with the ultimate triumph, however many pundits feel his reign will be short, due to corruption charges haunting [...]

By Peter | Posted in politics | Comments (0)

Bad Idea Bio-Fuel

January 28, 2008 – 2:51 am

My wife hails from rural Thailand. Her village is called Ban Nam Poo. Not Ban Nok or ‘bird village’, as the Thais derisively call these forgotten communities off the gird. Farmers in Ban Nam Poo have grown rice for generations. Enough to eat. Enough to trade. Enough to make lao khao. They survived Thaksin 3-harvest [...]

By Peter | Posted in Driving, Food | Comments (0)

‘I Little Slave’ a book

January 28, 2008 – 1:48 am

I read this interview on http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3051.cfm from www.2bangkok.com Ona trip to laos in 1997 I was amazed by the widespread deforestation. The country had been denuded of trees. The loggers were political prisoners like Bounsang Khamkeo. The timber produce chopsticks in Japan and toilet paper for the rest of the world. The writer survived seven years in the secret jungle [...]

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Skin and Bones in Pattaya

January 28, 2008 – 1:20 am

I like skinny women. This predilection for underweight females originates from the nympish cover girl of BLIND FAITH’s LP. Not CD. LP. This fetish has been a life-long devotion. Thai girls are naturally thin until they get a boyfriend with a little money, then it’s eat and eat and eat to balloon into a plump [...]

By Peter | Posted in Beauty, Health | Comments (0)

Fabo’s Whereabouts

January 27, 2008 – 11:23 pm

I hadn’t seen Fabo in several weeks. Last time was with his mia noi Gai at the Buffalo Bar. The nextd day Bruno said Fabo was in trouble. He didn’t say what. It could have been Poo, his big wife, Gai, the good German gangster, drinking too many Heinekens. The result was the same. He was MIA [...]

By Peter | Posted in Nightlife | Comments (0)