For the men that have opted to have the girl leave Pattaya and go back home is full of an entirely different set of perils. Knowing how to deal with them often requires the expert advise of a western counselor who understands how things work in Thailand. For the men that decide not to seek this professional advise first, often costs them more money than the few hours they would spend seeing the counselor. Continue reading Post ID 15078
- Category Archives Scams And Shams
Scams And Shams is all about people out to ripoff other people.
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Pattaya Thailand perils of love Part 1
When a tourist goes to Pattaya Thailand looking for fun, frolic, and other forms of enjoyment, falling for one of the girls that works there is an all too common occurrence. The problem often starts when the tourist gets confused as to why the girl is in Pattaya, and discovers the hard way what goes in the wallet is more important than what belongs in the heart. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Pinocchio’s real life ‘Pleasure Island’ in Thailand Part 5
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Pinocchio’s real life ‘Pleasure Island’ in Thailand Part 4
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Pinocchio’s real life ‘Pleasure Island’ in Thailand Part 3
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Pinocchio’s real life ‘Pleasure Island’ in Thailand Part 2
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Pinocchio’s real life ‘Pleasure Island’ in Thailand Part 1
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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I NEED YOUR HELP MOVING MILLIONS
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Rising banking fraud in Malaysia
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Ripping off the sick
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Thaksin name games
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Finding real help in Thailand
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Misrepresenting healthcare reform immoral
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad treated like a child
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. Continue reading Post ID 15078