Tag Archives: farang

Gold Frenzy in Thailand

June 21, 2011 – 7:54 am

The price of gold has rocketed during the last year. The rise has been fueled by the drop in the dollar combined with tremendous demand from India and China. Sadly gold has been the staple gift for Thai girls from their farang boyfriends since the Vietnam War. 5 baht of gold on a bar girl’s […]

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For the Love of Gold

June 13, 2010 – 11:43 am

Gold has been the staple gift for Thai girls from their farang boyfriends since the Vietnam War. 5 baht of gold on a bar girl’s neck or wrist is a dead give-away she has a love-struck sponsor in the closet. The girls love this show of wealth, for the sheer pleasure of rendering other bargirls […]

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Pattaya GO-GO Deadline 2/18

February 13, 2010 – 8:10 pm

Diamonds sales were non-existent during the run-up to Valentine’s Day. At least by the masses. They were flat broke. Not everyone was that bad off. Most everyone, but the wealthy were splurging on big ticket items. 6-figure purchases of watches, diamonds, and jewelry. The good items were still rolling for Wall Street. None of these […]

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Prison is no place like Home

December 26, 2008 – 1:29 pm

The Australian novelist languishes in prison on charges of lese-majeste. He was not pardoned for the King’s birthday, but one hopes that Harry Nicolaides will be shown leniency for the New Year. As far as anyone can tell, the Australian embassy has done nothing to aid his case. Here’s a letter from the prisoner to […]

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Murder or Suicide / Pattaya Police Hard at Work

July 9, 2008 – 10:48 am

Pattaya police are investigating a farang’s mysterious death. Officers answering the call discovered a man on his side. A knife wound in his neck. Both the house and corpse have been burnt. Police consider this a 1-2-3 case of farang suicide, since farangs like to commit suicide in Thailand, although this wasn’ the usual jump […]

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