Yearly Archives: 2011
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Dear Hillary, Like a lot of people I am having problems with the new facebook pages. I had just managed to work the...
Double trouble
Dear Hillary, Most of your writers seem to have a problem with one girl. Mine’s different. I’ve got a two girl problem. The...
Pete discovers No Parking
Dear Hillary, I parked a rental car in Second Road the other day, and as they say in Wales, “When I came back,...
French bread and Willy Ronis
There is a large black and white photograph on the wall of my local coffee shop attributed to Willy Ronis. It is slightly...
Early detection helps
For mental illness, pretty much the same rules apply as for the body: the sooner you treat it, the better the prognosis. Researchers...
Cholelithiasis (AKA Gallstones)
Cholelithiasis, or ‘gallstones’, affect around 10 percent of the population. That’s a fair whack of people. When I was a student, we were...
Hilton Pattaya named country winner: Luxury Coastal Resort 2011, World Luxury...
The newly-opened 302-room Hilton Pattaya has just been recognized as the country winner of the prestigious ‘Luxury Coastal Resort’ announced in Zagreb, Croatia...
Moving more than 5 tons of unmilled rice banned in 24...
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday announced a ban on transport of more than five tons of paddy in 24 border provinces without...
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – A Happy Ending?
Earlier this year, we wrote a treatise about the impending problems facing the four fiscally-challenged ‘horsemen’ of the economic apocalypse - Japan, USA,...
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When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...