Monthly Archives: March 2008

Pattaya Police Bust Tony’s DJ

March 25, 2008 – 2:21 am

Someone once wrote that you know you’ve been in Thailand too long when everythng you own is a fake. Fake Adidas, fake watches, fake DVDs, and fake CDs. I admit my guilt as well since my wallet can’t justify paying 400 baht for a CD that costs 100 baht as a counterfeit. Neither could Tony’s [...]

By Peter | Posted in Nightlife | Comments (0)

Thai Cat Scratch Fever

March 24, 2008 – 10:33 pm

Several villages in Thailand’s Ang Thong province have reported a plague striking household cats dead. The cats basically starved to death and locals are now scared that this ‘cat fever’ or ‘kai-wat me-ow’ could spread to the human population. Medical authorities have found no threat, but cannot explain the fatal phenomena affecting over 300 cats. [...]

By Peter | Posted in Health | Comments (0)

World’s Worst Intersections

March 24, 2008 – 9:49 pm

2bangkok.com always has some interesting information for Thailand and the world. This weekend they entered ‘world’s worst intersections onto the website. http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/03/worlds-worst-intersections-traffic-jams.html And the photos attached to this URL tell the same story. Roads weren’t built for speed. In 1960 Boston claimed the Southeast Expressway wouldn’t reach traffic capacity until 1990. Within a year the [...]

By Peter | Posted in Driving | Comments (0)

The Price of Success – Rice Theft in Thailand

March 24, 2008 – 1:22 am

My wife’s father sleeps in a wooden hut in the middle of his rice paddies. Den didn’t grow a rice crop this year. Instead he watches over his 15 cattle worth 15,000 baht each. 225,000 bath on the hoof for the teams of cattle rustlers ranging over Thailand’s central plains to take advantage of a [...]

By Peter | Posted in Crime | Comments (0)

EVEL KNIEVEL RIP

March 23, 2008 – 11:27 pm

What can I say about Evel? In 1956 he was fired from the Anaconda Mining Company for executing a wheelie in a earth-mover, which struck a power line and thus plunged Butte, Montana into a seven hour black-out.

By Peter | Posted in RIP | Comments (0)