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FRT - Farang Rak Thai
Humdrum musings on life in Thailand
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Friday , May 23 , 2008
Farangs feel bargain hunting is best in Thai markets!
Posted by Poomjai , Reader : 850 , 03:04:53  
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Over the past week I have enjoyed a mini-spending spree in Bangkok.  I bought so many things and you know what?  It cost me 10% of what I would have paid in England or indeed, the Emporium or Paragon.  And I could have bought ten times as much stuff and still been in the mood to buy more. Why?  Well because I spent my time mooching around Chatuchak.  And it really is heaven for the handicraft shopper....


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Sunday , May 11 , 2008
UPDATED: The social context of sex in Thailand
Posted by Poomjai , Reader : 2111 , 23:46:30  
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Khun Veen's blog threw up the interesting question of why so many women in Thailand do not enjoy good sex. Indeed I am sure that this is a phenomenon that women in most if not all countries will feel to a greater or lesser extent.  But the figure of 70% does appear to be high when compared with other countries (although I have not studied the report on which Khun Veen based her blog).   And so I woul....


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Tuesday , May 6 , 2008
English Football Champsionship: final day thriller!
Posted by Poomjai , Reader : 694 , 06:17:06  
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Now you may be reflecting on the thrilling win for Manchester United against West Ham or for Chelsea over the rapidly improving Newcastle United.  You may be asking how this exciting roller coaster season will end up, will old war horse Ferguson or out of favour Avram Grant be the manager to claim the Premiership trophy for his team?  People like Khun Tulsathit will be skipping with joy at Liverpool ....


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Wednesday , April 23 , 2008
English Football: Premiership is Paragon; Championship is Chatuchak
Posted by Poomjai , Reader : 807 , 21:09:31  
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For football lovers, watching English Premiership games and Champsionship games is a completely different experience. The Premiership is the multi-million pound, commercial enterprise with the best football and the most ‘bling’. The Champsionship and lower divisions, a grass roots community based expression of British people’s passion for footie. I liken the Premiership to the Paragon Mall and the Ch....


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Friday , April 11 , 2008
Fun game! What is your most random moment?
Posted by Poomjai , Reader : 265 , 19:22:29  
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English people often like to refer to events being totally 'random'.  That is, when something happens, or someone says something, which is completely unrelated to the situation or the circumstances at that given time.So, as an illustration, a favourite random moment of mine was:Sitting on a train from Montreal to Toronto, quietly reading a copy of Margaret Thatcher's autobiography (with a very large ....


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