Yearly Archives: 2011
Spelling 101
Dear Hillary, This is Dickie Knee again. I live in Chonburi and I cannot beleave (sic) the amount of garbage around. Their (sic)...
Five times as savvy?
Dear Hillary, Have you nothing better to do with your time than answering idiots who write in (email in?) with their ridiculous problems,...
Threat to kill
Dear Hillary, One of my best friends here in Pattaya has fallen for a real hussy from a beer bar who is now...
Required reading
Dear Hillary, You have often mentioned books that newcomers to Thailand should read like Stephen Leather’s Private Dancer, and now you should add...
Amateur video photography
As the price of still cameras has come down, so has the price of video cameras, and more and more weekend photographers are...
Despite your check-up, are you going to die?
There are many trusting souls that believe that because this year’s check-up showed no earth-shattering abnormalities, they are then fine for the next...
Addictive Relationships
Almost everyone has seen it, and a few of you might even have personal experiences with what is commonly called ‘addictive relationships’. These...
AFG looks at tomorrow, and the next year
The Automotive Focus Group (AFG) held a very successful and popular mini-seminar entitled, “What’s up (and down) in the world today (and implications...
China
Some hard (for some people to swallow) facts on China today With less than 20% of the world’s population, China consumes: ... 53%...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...