Recently I inquired what would happen to my pension if I married. The answer surprised me. In a nut shell it’s this; If in a defacto (common law) or legal marriage arrangement the pensioner will get a marriage pension which is substantially less than the single person pension. Why? It was explained to me that the […]
Looking for a few laughs in the city of angels you really can’t go wrong with a night at a comedy club. I like the open mic nights because you get some really strange people with some strange humor. These are the best nights out and I’ve normally kept myself amused laughing at the acts
DISCLAIMER: This is a readers submission and the Author remains anonymous Before moving to Thailand I was, among many other things, a Customer Service Manager at a couple of call centers. I started with a Class Action Administration company, and later, after studying for and passing the Series 7 & 63 licensing exams to become a registered Stock Broker,
The city of Bangkok really comes alive at night and there are numerous bars, pubs and clubs that are just waiting to be explored. While Bangkok is without doubt the party capital of Thailand, you don’t have to go on a drinking binge to enjoy the city after dark. There are also plenty of other
You ever wondered how in a country where minimum wage is below what most would call poverty that there are so many nice cars! Mind you the price of a luxury car in Thailand is at least twice what you would pay in the states. Where and how do some Thai people make so much
Many times on this website I generalize, i’ll say Thai girl this and Thai people, that mostly because saying that bitch or naming some person would likely end me in trouble and more enemies than I care to have. Like I don’t have enough already. But mostly the reason I’ll do this is because that’s
It’s amazing how many people find themselves becoming victims in Thailand. In the west people live very sheltered lives from home in the car to work and back home again and often their childhoods were the same. For someone without any street smarts Thailand quickly turns into a minefield of scams, heartbreak, and even death.
Two american men recovered in hospital after a savage beating by Karoake staff at the Krelo Karaoke Chang Klan Chiang Mai. Yesterday at approximately 8:30am 18th of January 2014 Chiang Mai police received a call of help from 2 american men. The police went to investigate. When the police arrived they met a John Gregory
I’m not really that into Thai Humour it runs along the lines of a cross between a really annoying Chinese opera and a re-run of Mr Bean. That said anytime there is a Farang involved I can’t stop but laughing. Not meaning to ruin the end but out of the 30 girls he ends up
I understand inflation, and I know that it’s not as easy to make money in the game anymore due to exploding property prices and higher rent prices, everything seems to be going up. But the extortionate fees some Go Go bars are asking for makes me wonder how much further can they go? If you’re
If you want your first dates to turn into one night stands or sex there’s only one date type you should be doing – drinking dates! Coffee dates are pleasant at best and rarely lead to sex. Cinema dates are boring and you’re more likely to fall asleep in the theater than have sex. Dinner
This afternoon police in Chiang Mai were called to Wat Phra Sing in the center of Chiang Mai that there were 3 foriegn girls walking around the temple dressed in nothing but bikinis. The police escorted 2 of the girls to a shop so they could buy some clothes to cover up. The girls were
Everyone likes to know the tips and tricks to travelling around Thailand and so now I’m going to give you a little known secret not just how to save money but to have a good bloody time as well. Your first time to Chiang Mai you’ll probably want to go scope out the Beer Bars.
There isn’t one kind of person that comes to Thailand there are many. There’s the sex starved older English gent that finds paradise in the Neon lights of Pattaya to the American couple who have figured out that they don’t want to live there lives drowned in debt only to realize they’ve missed out on
Amazingly you’ll still find sites telling you that you can live in Thailand on $600 USD a month and while that’s possible there are many hidden costs that simply buying a plane ticket and without spending any of your own savings (if you even have any) and making the move to Thailand it’s simply not
I get to hear a lot of gossip and lots of stories from guys around Thailand and especially Chiang Mai. This story was sad but kinda funny so I thought I’d share. This guy is down at Spicy late at night drinking with his girlfriend when they decide to head home and takes a shortcut