Archive for March, 2008
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
When you live in Thailand soon you'll notice advertising for private investigators. They will find out anyting for you. Is your gay Asian lover faithful to you? Does your partner cheat you financially? Is that business deal sound? With all the shady characters in Bangkok, I guess it makes sense ...
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Eighthundred muslims marched on the Danish embassy to protest the reprinting of those Danish Mohammed cartoons. Why don't these people get a life? I think from now on I will buy Danish butter, Danish herring and Danish furniture just to show I support freedom of expression.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
It's bad enough that there is nothing original in the gay Asian shows on Soi Twilight. But now, the Nation, in a misguided article, calls a fake Ferrari made in Thailand, the star of the show in an exhibit that showcases fake goods from around the world. Is that something ...
Monday, March 10th, 2008
The pedo teacher who fled from Korea to Isan, with the help of a katoey friend, has had his trial postponed. He did not have a lawyer. Is something going on behind the scenes? Actually, I thought he had been extradited, but I guess he has to face the music here. ...
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
According to this article in thainewsland.com, a big corporation that is selling alcohol is now installing fingerprint readers in clubs and discos in Thailand to make sure that no underage patrons get in and have a drink. It is convenient because now the kids don't have to show their ID cards. It's ...
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Purachai was the minister for the suppression of fun, several years ago. True to his name, he personally took his crusade for puritanism to the streets of licentious Buddhist Bangkok. Purachai is a devout Christian. We all know that many, if not most Christians have hangups about anything that does not follow their line ...
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Can I marry my boyfriend in any Thailand? No. But from stories I read on bulletin boards, it seems Buddhist temples will perform some kind of blessing for you and your significant gay Asian other. But these are not recognized by law. So you can marry, but it does not ...
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Bad luck if you're in Thailand. It is illegal. It is legal in all the countries that border Thailand, so if you really feel an itch to go and spend money, you might want to fly down to Ranong with your gay Asian lover and go to the Andaman Club, ...
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Here's a story from Utopia Asia about the mistreatment of two gay guys in Indonesia. They were subjected to abuse by the local police after a gang broke into their sleeping quarters. A pretty amazing story if it all happened as described. Not something you would expect in Indonesia, where ...
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
The Koreans alwasy struck me as the odd people of Asia. Xenophobic and easily angered. And now Christian zealots in that country are trying to block legislation that would make discrimination based on sexual preferences illegal. Trust the Christians to throw spanners in the wheels of progress in the name of ...