Pattaya however is a fun place that can be experienced by everyone. The only people that truly need worry are the people who lack self control, and being a novice in this place of extremes and temptation. If you are a skier, Pattaya is most certainly a black diamond trail. [Read more →]
Believe it or not, Pattaya is such an extreme place for fun, people who live in Bangkok can only endure a few days at a time. The full on fun of Pattaya can take its toll on the body as well as the wallet. Even that Pattaya is only a 2 hour ride on a bus from Bangkok, it is a world away. [Read more →]
To a man that has been to Pattaya once, it becomes a place he dreams about. Pattaya is so far removed from the politically correct world it is actually intoxicating. But as with being intoxicated, foolish choices are made often with disastrous results. [Read more →]
For many Thais Pattaya is a place a lot of money can be made. But as the world is not the wonderful loving and caring place that Catholic schools teach about, there is a price to pay for that big money. [Read more →]
In the Pinocchio story there is a place called ‘Pleasure Island’ that is filled with wonderful exciting and fun things. It is also a place of peril and that if you stay too long you eventually turn into a donkey. In the real life Pleasure Island that is in Thailand, it is filled with wonderful exciting fun things as well as perils. The one difference is you won’t turn into a donkey, but there is a good chance you will turn into an ass. [Read more →]
Nearly everyone has got a few of I need your help emails. They are clearly bogus to all but the most novice of Internet and email users. So if you have ever thought about where these scam artists are, you may be a bit surprised. [Read more →]
The number if instances of banking fraud in Malaysia is on the rise. So much so that some American banks have pulled the plug on allowing ATM and debit card transactions from there. [Read more →]
From time to time there is a story that pushes your buttons and just makes you angry. Ripping off people is bad enough, but when a reputable hospital starts ripping off sick patients, that just makes people angry. [Read more →]
Discovering That Thaksin was using different names in his stack of passports was news but yet not unexpected. Typically criminals do try to hide their identity to avoid capture. [Read more →]
Unfortunately for Thailand, fraud, piracy and scams are the norm. and as it would be, Thais are not the only culprits. There are plenty of non Thais playing the game. But when it comes to the need of finding western professional help particularly when it comes to mental health, identifying the real deal can be a bit of a problem. [Read more →]
Deliberate misrepresentation of healthcare reform just to kill the bill is just immoral no matter how you cut it. Whoever is sowing this misinformation is doing so to serve themselves and not the American people. [Read more →]
If you have ever taken a child shopping, they would very quickly load up the trolley with everything that caught their eye if you allowed it. So paying respect to your wallet and not looking to spoil the child, the word ‘no’ is frequently used. But when an adult is told ‘no’ on one of his personal selections, it clearly shows something someplace is terribly wrong. [Read more →]
When it comes to dealing with Thaksin Shinawatra, nothing is face value. There are layers upon layers of deception when it comes to sorting out the truth. [Read more →]
The democratic protests have fallen mostly silent in Iran for fear of unthinkable punishment. The seeds of democracy in Iran seem to have failed. But not because they were wrong, it is because they can only grow in the soil of a true democracy. [Read more →]
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