Monthly Archives: February 2007

BORAT -the movie

February 6, 2007 – 12:45 am

BORAT surprised movie critics and executives alike with its astounding US box office sales in 2006. The sarcastic film about a Kazakhi TV newscaster on a road trip across America somehow appealed to the public mostly because there weren’t many subtitles and they chose to think that Baron Sacha Cohen aka Ali G was ridiculing […]

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Super Bowl Sunday Pattaya 2007

February 5, 2007 – 11:28 pm

Two weeks ago the Colts eliminated The Patriots from the NFL Playoffs. It was a close game. My 9-1 bet on New England winning it all was 86’ed. The 9000 baht would have come in handy. I had a car payment next week. The money would have to come from someplace else. I didn’t care […]

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Terrorist Panic in Bangkok

February 4, 2007 – 1:59 am

Two days ago the Old Roue telephoned from Bangkok. Sirens were in the background. His voice was stressed. “You hear that?” “What’s happened?” I thought his building might be on fire. “I don’t know but there’s a large plume of smoke coming from beyond Silom.” His voice was stressed like he’d breathed too much helium. […]

By Peter | Posted in Bangkok, War | Comments (0)

The War on Terror in Pattaya

February 2, 2007 – 12:00 am

Every time I turn on the TV News from the USA, the discussion turns to the War on Terror. Winning or losing? “Who cares?” My father at 83 doesn’t watch the news anymore. “Nothing good ever happens.” He’s right to keep his channel dialed to the all WHEEL OF FORTUNE station. I’ve stopped listening to […]

By Peter | Posted in News, Pattaya | Comments (0)

Bangkok Airport sinking into Cobra Swamp

February 1, 2007 – 7:23 am

The recent news from Suvarnabhumi International Airport has not been auspicious. Repairs to the runways have been halted until a study can determine the actual cause of the tarmac cracks. Debris on the eastern runway forced its shutdown on Thursday with some planes diverted to an alternative airport. Arriving passengers must have asked themselves, “Why the […]

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