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Silence for the Fat Man RIP

September 6, 2007 – 9:03 am

With its climate and cheap prices Pattaya is livable, despite missing several vital ingredients for a sophisticated life. The most glaring omission is music, mostly since so many of my years have been dedicated to the appreciation of music; rock, jazz, folk, ethnic, classical, country, blues et al. Here you only get techno in the […]

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Prison Prettier In Pink

August 22, 2007 – 11:31 pm

Bangkok Police are world-renowned for their steadfast vigilance against crime, however every police department has their rotten mangos. Most are investigated by Internal Affairs and exiled from the force. Rather than dispose of highly-trained officers, the Crime Suppression Division had decided to humiliate errant tam-ruat or cops by having them wearing pink ‘Hello Kitty’ armbands as a clear indication […]

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