Category Archives: Relationships

Mrs. Bruni-Sarkozy

February 4, 2008 – 1:21 am

The deposed PM of Thailand’s dalliance with a popular singer is a well-know secret. When her fen or boyfriend was forced into exile for corruption. Lydia came to see him in London. Now his TRT has been reincarnated as the PPP, the now-ruling party, Lydia will not have so far to commute. It’s very very […]

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Surprise Visit

December 20, 2007 – 11:10 pm
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Good-Bye Mia Noi

November 18, 2007 – 11:47 pm

Luis Bunuel the surrealist Spanish film director said, “First you get married and then you find somone with whom you can be unfaithful.” My wife and I have been together over five years. You can divine the health of a relationship by how close you sleep together. The distance between our bodies is about a […]

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Buying a House – THAILAND

October 6, 2007 – 8:34 pm

Whenever Thais hear that I rent a house, they ask, “Why not buy house?” “Farangs can’t own a house in Thailand.” I explain since they would never believe that a farang doesn’t have the cash to purchase a house. “You can have wife buy house.” They suggest with feinted innocence. “Good idea.” I leave it […]

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Thailand’s Happiness Index Deficit

May 14, 2007 – 3:17 am

In 1972 Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck attempted to reform his country’s feudal economy on a Buddhist spiritual level rather than a capitalistic model. To best judge his efforts the king created a Gross Domestic Happiness Index based on life satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita. The Wall Street Journal ignores […]

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