Entries from April 2008

April 30, 2008

Thai Women Can’t Seem to Get Their Bell Rung

I ran across an article that spells out a survey conducted by Durex, the condom maker. Condom displays are on about every convenience store counter in Bangkok.

 
Surveying in 26 countries and getting 26 thousand people to respond, Durex uncovered these items of interest.
 

70 percent of Thai women cannot achieve an orgasm.

 
I think this is more [...]

April 28, 2008

I CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES

Well, not right now, but Bangkok wants to dot its landscape with the tallest observation tower in the world.
 

A couple of sights have been selected, but it still needs to be approved by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

 
It’ll be interested to see where they plan on building this behemoth of a tower and just how tall [...]

April 24, 2008

Wallet flattening news from Thailand

I’m fortunate, in that I work with a lot of very nice people throughout my day, seven days a week.
 
 
 
One man that I work with is a messenger for the company and due to the heavy, heavy, heavy traffic in Bangkok, it’s important to have someone on the payroll that knows his way around the [...]

April 21, 2008

THAILAND; the Latest News on FISH BALLS

Back in 2002, Thailand’s Public Health Minister banned the use of  the potentially lethal puffer fish in the manufacturing of fish balls.

 
Fish balls are a very common ingredient in many Thai dishes.

 
Unfortunately, some fish factories are skirting the law and including puffer fish in their fish balls and other seafood preparations.
 

On Friday, April 18th, about [...]

April 19, 2008

After 7 LONG DAYS, Grimm Reaper exhales

The New Year holiday in Thailand has ended and hopefully, so have the senseless deaths caused by a mixture of alcohol, speed, and stupidity.
 
 
The Thai government was hoping for a death toll below the 400 level and the Grimm Reaper granted them that, with 368 people losing their lives over the seven dangerous days of [...]

April 18, 2008

BANGKOK; Accidents, Injuries, and Holiday Deaths

In just 6 of the 7 official days of the Songkran festival, there have been 3,955 accidents in Thailand.

 
This has resulted in 4,484 injuries and 324 deaths.

 
Having too much to drink and driving too fast are behind most of the accidents, injuries, and deaths.
 

Road-safety campaigns will be improved and emphasized in the homes, schools, and [...]

April 15, 2008

Bangkok and the New Year in Thailand

Day 3 of the SEVEN DANGEROUS DAYS of the traditional Thai New Year are in the history books.

 
Songkran, as its known, is becoming known for its deaths.

 
The Grimm Reaper is working to assist the inebriated motorcycle drivers and motorists who insist on being dare devils or just plain stupid.

 
180 people are no longer with [...]

April 14, 2008

SONGKRAN BANGKOK THAILAND NEW YEAR WATER PARTY

Off to a tragic start….

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Thailand’s road safety center listed 743 accidents on just Saturday the 12th of April…
 
With 59 people killed and another 854 injured.
 
 
Last year there were 1,234 injuries and 98 deaths during the first two days of the Songkran New Year holiday in Thailand.
 
 
So far, for the first two days of Songkran 2008, [...]

April 8, 2008

IT’S NOT BANGKOK; IT’S SONGKRAN PATONG BEACH PARTY TIME!

 
The Thai New Year is quickly approaching, and it’s a celebration with a splash.

 
 
Washing away the bad things in life and hoping for a bountiful harvest with plenty of rain are just some of the aspects of Songkran.

 
 
April 10th through the 13th, the place to be is Patong Beach in Phuket,

Thailand.

 
 
It’s a short flight [...]

April 7, 2008

We all see the world differently, don’t we?

I got a perspective from an acquaintance of mine here in Bangkok, Thailand that I thought I would share with you.
 
 
It will perhaps help you to appreciate your current position in life.
 
 
The man who I am about to quote is from Nepal, which is a country that has China as it’s neighbor to the north [...]