Monthly Archives: November 2008

Winter in Thailand

November 9, 2008 – 1:14 pm

Last night riding home on my motorcycle, I suppressed a shiver. Fah nao or the cold season had arrived like clockwork. Not that we should expect snow. The mountains in the North drop to 3C above Zero at worst and the season ends in February, but for the next two months Thais will be bundling […]

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No Home like No Home

November 9, 2008 – 12:49 pm

This winter I faced legal charges for copyright infringement. The officers from the cyber-crime unit of the Thai Police told me not to worry about the sentence. They said it would be about $100US, however several lawyers warned that I could face deportation plus the declaration of persona non grata, which would have meant my […]

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Home Alone ala Pattaya

November 4, 2008 – 6:17 pm

On several occasions my wife has left town to ‘supposedly’ take care of her ‘sick’ sister. Her return date always overlaps an extra weekend. I could suspect the worse, but I never minded being in the house alone. No one, but me and my dog. Could have been a sad situation, except I don’t reside […]

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Dixville Notch For Obama

November 4, 2008 – 6:13 pm

The first votes came in quickly after midnight from the tiny White Mountain hamlet of Dixville Notch with Barack Obama receiving 15 votes to John McCain’s 6. This tradition was initiated in 1960 and I thought that the majority of the incorporated New Hampshire Village had always voted for the winner, however this was not […]

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The Fears

November 2, 2008 – 4:12 pm

I get calls from my American friends overseas. They ask if Obama is going to win. I tell them that it will be a landslide. “That’s not the way it looks on the News.” “I know.” Not really since I never watch the political gum-bumpers on TV. I’d rather misshape my opinions on my own. […]

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