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Fun With Astronomy In Thailand*
Dana, February 4, 2012
. . . her name was Mort.
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Five Fearful Seconds
Santa, January 21, 2012
When I write stories to put here, I label them accurately. If it is labelled as fiction, you can bank on it being just that. For anyone in doubt, "The Business End of the Stick" is total fiction This one is true, it happened yesterday, 24th March 2008, Easter Monday.
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Farang Chronicles; a smoke and a drink with a Chinese lady
heraclio, January 19, 2012
I'm watching the girly bars opposite the road from the 7/Eleven while working slowly but with determination on a small can of Leo beer, my favorite brew in this part of the world
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Take It Easy - It's Only Life
Cent, January 7, 2012
It's strange when I think about it sometimes. I love a woman much younger than myself, who I'll probably really never truly know. We have so little past together, no common culture. Our lives have been lived so differently ... Read more.
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Whisky Lao Blues
Bangkok Bull, January 6, 2012
Living up-country on 200 baht a day for six months... before the nastiness kicks in!
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Views: 1,400 Comments: 9
The Ghosts of Krung Thep
Aengus Og, January 2, 2012
All roads lead to Patpong in Bangkok they say, whoever “they” are. Bangkok is a bright sunny city, filled with dark shady people.
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Views: 1,070 Comments: 9
More Songs for the Dead - Part 3
Cent, December 31, 2011
While we were chatting and eating the lone monk started his eulogy in a droning voice that made it hard to stay awake after a while. Luckily luk thung music (love songs/torch ballads) was blaring at near concert hall levels from huge columns of speakers set up in the street almost in front of us. Paeons for the dead emitted over the speakers; loud enough to wake the dead in my mind ... Read more.
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More Songs for the Dead - Part 2
Cent, December 27, 2011
My wife said, 'I think old lady dead soon. Want to see me and sister before she dead. You come too, okay?' ... Read more.
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Kodachrome
Steve Rosse, December 22, 2011
It was a real 90’s conversation.
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Daughter of Isaan
Idle Hands, December 19, 2011
I caught up with a friend in Bangkok the other day.
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Patpong Souls
jagoturner, December 16, 2011
This girl... I can't remember her name which is a shame because I should. But then, to be honest, I can't remember her telling me her name so maybe I never knew it. We met under loud circumstances... Very loud. It was in a bar called Firecats, an upstairs bar on Patpong ...
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Songs for the Dead
Cent, December 15, 2011
I awoke one morning in the village to the plaintive wails of odes for the dead. The village had become an odeum. A strange and beautiful, yet sad, music filled the air. ... Read more.
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