With big indicators saying the US economy may stall and do a double dip, and just about every place you look the economy looks like a country fair’s tractor pulling contest, the answer is becoming painfully obvious. The simple fact is due to political decisions of President George Bush, America is 6 to 8 years behind in technology and implementation of green energy. [Read more →]
There are increasing signs that government leaders and in particular US President Barack Obama may need to publicly air the link that Connecting the Dots has been talking about for some time. That little bit of obvious reality has been absent from politicians and their speeches, and that is the price of oil is making any chance of economic recovery anemic at best. [Read more →]
This may not sound like much of a story worth reading unless you have ever worked as a teacher in Thailand. But whether you have or have not, it still is a reflection of Thailand the Thais would rather not have. [Read more →]
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 →]
Never mind democracy or any form of government. Forget about thinking we decide our life’s path. Forget all that we were ever taught about how we control our own destiny. The unfortunate reality is we are little more than a dandelion seed in the wind. [Read more →]
Have some money and looking for a chance to get the same name branding as Hubble? How does picking up the trash is space sound to you! [Read more →]
Over the past 4 years or so the Thai governments in power have made it progressively more difficult for non Thais to live in Thailand. Although they embrace tourists, they have hurt the parts of the general economy that are not tourist related. Viewing the state of the Thai economy that has been in general decline over the same period of time, the big question is will the Thai government undo some of the self inflicted wounds and make it easier for non Thais to call Thailand home. [Read more →]
After the eviction of the pro Thaksin Red Shirts, if you just started wandering around Bangkok you will be hard pressed to find any cloth in the color red. Be it a shirt, bandana or flag, all have disappeared from view. The question is are they just hiding or have they abandoned ship because of the violence matching the rhetoric that spewed from the Red Shirt stage was way over the top. [Read more →]
Trying to see where Thailand’s economic future will go requires knowing where to look. The place to look is not at Thailand, you must look at the people from other countries who look to invest in Thailand. You must look at what floats their boat, what pushes their buttons and what flushes their toilet. [Read more →]
Move over year of the Tiger, move over Rabbit, Dragon and Snake as well. This is the year of the Oil complements of BP in the Gulf of Mexico, and it is here to stay much longer than any of your in-laws ever did. [Read more →]
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