Monthly Archives: March 2007

Osama Bin Laden’s 50th Birthday

March 10, 2007 – 11:00 pm

It’s been over five years since 9/11. After one fierce firefight in Afghanistan, the CIA and Pentagon have yet to come close to capturing the supposed mastermind of the World Trade Center disaster. So where is he? Pakistan seems to be the choice of most intelligence groups, who had their dragnets out in force in anticipation […]

By Peter | Posted in News | Comments (0)

Elephants back in Pattaya

March 8, 2007 – 10:51 pm

After a long absence mahouts are once more patrolling the beaches and streets of Pattaya with their pachyderms. 20 baht buys a plastic bag of sugar cane to feed the gentle giants and who’s to tell a hungry elephant ‘no’. The police vow to exile any errant elephants back to their parks, however it’s low […]

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

Pattaya Police Chastized by National Police Chief

March 7, 2007 – 11:59 pm

Last weekend’s arrest of the Jomtien Beach murderer was a reason for celebration for the local police force, however the new national Police Chief’s visit to Pattaya has left many of the city’s gendarmerie psychologically scarred due to his criticism of their lackluster performance in create an atmosphere of order. Threatened by snap transfers and […]

By Peter | Posted in Crime | Comments (0)

Costa del Crime Pattaya 2007

March 7, 2007 – 11:42 pm

Several years ago I decided to move out of New York, not wanting to become a septuagenarian in grimy clothing subsisting on cat food. My destination options were Paris, Palm Beach or Pattaya.  I had already lived in Paris during the 80s. At 50 I was still too young to enter into gigoloship at the Breakers in Palm […]

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Toscana Trattoria Pattaya

March 7, 2007 – 1:57 am

I write commerical editorials for a small publication in Pattaya under an assumed name to avoid anyone mistaking me for a pseudo-intellectual. The most important perk to this gig is that I get free meals, hotel rooms, and whatever else the establishment offers. Most recently I was assigned to writing about the Toscana Trattoria on Beach Road. […]

By Peter | Posted in Food | Comments (0)