Monthly Archives: June 2010

Death Song Thailand

June 30, 2010 – 4:22 pm

Norman Mailer wrote his 1979 Pulitzer-winning EXECUTIONER’S SONG about Gary Gilmore’s execution by the State of Utah. His crime. Murder. Method of death. Shooting Squad. Gilmore refused any reprieve to be death penalty #1 with the rebirth of capital punishment in the USA. Gary Gilmore remarked that he was different from most people, because he [...]

By Peter | Posted in Bangkok, Crime, Thailand | Comments (0)

Dengue Fever Pattaya

June 30, 2010 – 4:21 pm

Penang was a different city in the early 90s. Seedy bars stayed open late and delightfully wicked brothels served the shifting population of sailors seeking companionship for a few minutes. Hotels on Chulia Street were cheap. A good thing in 1994, since I was stranded without of a homeward bound ticket. Wiring money took time. [...]

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

The Guilt of Innocence

June 30, 2010 – 4:20 pm

Every weekend the police set up a roadblock to catch motorcycle thieves and incarcerate drug suspects. The cops stop car drivers too, although the round-up is aimed at young people out for fun. Anyone whose piss turns ‘purple’ gets a trip down to Soi 9 for processing. And this is not Paris Hilton jail. Soi [...]

By Peter | Posted in Drugs, Pattaya, Sex | Comments (0)

FIFA Blind Justice

June 29, 2010 – 7:41 am

The course of the 1982 World Cup detoured off the tracks for Team England when Diego Maradona scored Argentina’s first goal thanks to a blatant hand ball. The referee ‘missed’ the play and thereafter the score has been called ‘the Hand of God’. A winning player said, “In 1986, winning that game against England was [...]

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WHY TEACHERS DRINK

June 29, 2010 – 6:12 am
By Peter | Posted in Education, Humor | Comments (0)