Category Archives: farangs

NO MAN’S LAND

January 11, 2013 – 12:44 pm

Farangs consider themselves smarter than Thais. This superiority complex is based on the centuries of Western domination over the rest of the world. Foreigners boast about their education and well-paid jobs to each other with pride. The Thais regard farangs kee-nok or bird shit. The West never conquered Thailand. Farang food is tasteless and the […]

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SLEEP ANYWHERE

January 9, 2013 – 4:42 pm

The attribute I most admire in the Thais is their ability to sleep anywhere and I seem to have acquire this gift from my years of living in the Land of Smiles. I thank Siam for this talent. Everywhere and anytime.

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Wintertime In Pattaya

January 5, 2013 – 11:59 am

I’ve spent the best part of the 21st Century in Thailand, especially from 2000-2008. For the most part the weather was hot, hotter, or hot and rainy during the monsoon season. There was also a brief winter and in 2007 an intense high pressure system stalled over Thailand inflicting seasonally cooler weather on the entire […]

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Decisions Decisions Decisions

October 18, 2012 – 9:09 pm

Here’s a quandry from Big Al Harlow of Pattaya fame, author of the Amazon-Kindle book WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE. Please read the entire thing for the correct impact. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting […]

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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by A. L. Harlow

October 17, 2012 – 6:53 am

My good friend AL Harlow aka Big Al has published his memoir online. Here’s the opening; WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by A. L. Harlow When I began writing this I was at a loss for the reasons why. Why would I open myself up again to all those feelings from years of being lost, broken, […]

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