Category Archives: Bangkok

Knock-off Art in Bangkok

November 14, 2009 – 10:30 pm

Keith Haring lived in the East Village. He hung around with my girlfriend, Ann M. I saw him at various art galleries around the world. His paintings on dog boys on their knees found a niche in the market. He made millions and left it all to his friends and foundation. Keith was a good […]

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Man Bites Dog

September 23, 2009 – 6:56 am

For decades unwary farangs have been scammed by the jewelry touts of Bangkok. Westerners are steered to these infamous jewelry stores by taxi or tuk-tuk drivers hanging around the more popular tourist destinations. Once inside the premises the victims are plied with alcohol and seduced by the lure of easy money from transporting gems back […]

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Bangkok 2050

September 9, 2009 – 9:12 pm

Back in 2009 2bangkok.com published a map showing the coastal change along the Gulf of Siam should the sea rise by several meters. Bangkok would vanish, as would most of the surrounding lowlands. Ang Thong now 150 klicks from the sea would be a beach resort. So start investing up north. We will be creating […]

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Bangkok Sapphire Scams

August 12, 2009 – 6:13 am

I worked for 17 years as a diamond salesman for 13 years on West 47th Street in Manhattan. Our company specialized in diamonds, however we sold anything; watches, chains, pearls, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires. We bought anything too and had a good client base since we were relatively honest. A side deal here and there […]

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Jaywalking to Doom

August 5, 2009 – 7:37 pm

The Bangkok police have announced a campaign aimed at stopping pedestrians from jaywalking. The fine will be an immediate 200 baht. This contravention along with littering in a city without trash bins has nothing to do with the 49% drop in tourism according to traffic police commissioner. The law is the law, but I recall […]

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