Monthly Archives: December 2008

Visa Runner Doom

December 6, 2008 – 2:12 pm

Nothing unsettles an illegal alien more than the closing of a visa loophole and the Thai Immigration Service seems dedicated to terminating the border runs to Burma, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos. These trips have been in existence for as long as I’ve been coming to Thailand and ceased to be any of my concern once […]

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

GREEN LANTERN GEMS

December 2, 2008 – 7:22 pm

Earth has been traveling through the universe for billions of years. During these eternal eons the planet has been subjected to radiation from a myriad of sources, although none greater than the Earth itself and this intense contact with radioactivity is what turns diamonds into the second rarest of colors “green’. The process actually alters […]

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Bad Guy Gets a Boost

December 2, 2008 – 7:17 pm

Unbelievably Health Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is being considered for Thailand’s Prime Minister after the disqualification of the present PM by the Constitution Court. His name has been forwarded by the Buri-ram eminence gris Newin Chidchob, another old Thaksin hand, who feels that the Health Minister’s reputation for hardheadedness will aid his any further fights against […]

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240000 Farangs Stuck in Thailand

December 2, 2008 – 7:12 pm

Years ago Thai Air canceled its flight to New York. The passengers groused about this delay, as we were assigned rooms at a airport hotel. I couldn’t have been happier. I called my girlfriend and had her catch a taxi to Don Muang, so I could spent one more night in paradise, however no single […]

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The King’s Caddy

December 2, 2008 – 7:10 pm

Not everyone is not buying GM. Long Live the King

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