The FARANG Speaks 2 Much (tfs2m)

I love reading The Economist - I think it is probably the best weekly news/opinion magazine on the market. The latest issue had a goldmine of links that I think have some relevancy to life here in the Big Mango. Before I get to that has anyone seen this furor over the 2 girls and one cup video? I must admit that after I read the wiki I had no desire to see the video and can only conlcude that people are so unhappy and sexless that they create whacked shit like this out of nothing better to do. Freaky. Moving on.

What is with the origins of all the good-looking or shall I say hot bi-sexual Thai girls. If you look around Bangkok you will see more of them then u think. First off look at all the lesbian couples and you will notice that usually one half of the couple is pretty hot. This is the Dee. The ugly butch looking one is the Tom but my hat is off to the Tom for usually landing a hotter Thai girl than most Farang do. I bet that really bugs people some times. One of my friends had a classic line the other day. Whenever he sees a Farang with an ugly Thai chick he feels obliged to tell the guy that for the same price he could have gotten a pretty one. So true isn’t it? How many times have I seen a guy with an ugly one try to explain that he was happy he met a non bargirl but deep down he is drooling every time someone walks by with a hottie from the P4P group. Anyway, I digress.

I stopped in for a late drink the other night at the Pent. Was chatting with one of my girls in the coyote stable and I noticed a pic on her phone. Speaking of phones. Most coyote girls carry 2. Customer phone and friend phone. Easy to get customer phone number - harder to get friend phone number. U will know progress has been made if you get to the second phone number. Think of it as second base. Anyway - the pic on her phone was of her with another girl in a more than friendly embrace. Of course I immediately start thinking about 3somes but had my wits about me to ask why. Turns out she had also gone to one of those all girl high-schools and as a teenager with raging hormones she experimented on girls. She went further to say that most young Thai guys are bad in bed, not very caring and generally only get themselves off. She said the alternative is cute Thai girls who like to take their time in bed, love the mutual gratification and are more caring. I assured her that I would also choose the cute Thai girl over the dude any day as well. She laughed and assured me she goes both ways now that she hs grown up a bit. This is the second coyote girl I have heard this explanation from. Parents - please send your girls to an all girls school. It is better for everyone.

Breakfast - Snoop Dog style.

The Economist on prostitution in America. No wonder people enjoy Thailand but this whole pricing strategy thing seems whacked. I guess the ugly girls do okay.

Pricing strategies are much like any other business. Fees vary with the service provided and prostitutes maximise returns by segmenting the market. Clients are charged according to their perceived ability to pay, with white customers paying more than black ones. When negotiating prices, prostitutes will usually make an offer to black clients, but will solicit a bid from a white client. There are some anomalies. Although prices increase with the riskiness of an act, the premium charged for forgoing a condom is much smaller than found in other studies. And attractive prostitutes were unable to command higher fees.

If you have not noticed before Bangkok is full of rich Thais. Filthy rich. So stinking rich that they don’t mind overpaying as a status symbol. In Thailand luxury cars cost the price of the car + 200% tax + stupid money. The stupid money is the I have so much more money than u that I don’t mind throwing some of it away just to show u. Meaning they pay many times over the true value of the car just to have the car. Silly. However it seems there is some science to this.

However, goods can be desirable for a reason other than survival value. Many of the things for which high price is an enhancement are purchased in order to show off, as any male confronted with the wine list in a fancy restaurant knows. Indeed, conspicuous consumption and waste are an important part of social display. Deployed properly, they bring the rewards of status and better mating opportunities. For this to work, though, it helps if the displaying individual really believes that what he is buying is not only more expensive than the alternative, but better, too. Truly enjoying something simply because it is exclusive thus makes evolutionary sense.

What is up with Sean Crispin these days? Has he lost it? First there was the article post election that talked about the inability for PPP to form a government. Looks like he was way off on this one to say the least. BTW - rumor is Thaskin paid Chat Thai 5 billion baht to make love to the PPP. Then Crispin gets on a sensationalist rumor filled train going to nowhere discussing America and Thailand as allies in torture.

For those who believe that Bush and senior members and foreign envoys of his administration should one day face trial for war crimes for their controversial and many argue illegal prosecution of the US’s “war on terror”, the CIA’s and US Embassy’s actions in Thailand should provide yet another disturbing store of evidence for international lawyers and rights advocates to build their case.

I am not defending the US here but I just think this article is all fluff, no substance and seems to be straining for some journalistic relevance. Now Crispin is unveiling the real Samak. Crispin continues to never answer any of my emails inviting him to lunch.

New book out about Happiness. Check the quote on Thailand.

In mellow Thailand everyone is “too busy being happy to think about happiness.”

If u live in Thailand u probably have a Thai security guard in your building. Generally these are cool guys and can be your friends. They are not the smartest guys in the world but they mean well. Tip for the newbies - bribe your security guards before your girl does. They all like beer. The Thai name for the security guards is yaam - ยาม .

Not sure about any of u but I like Yakult. Great after a long night of booze has wiped your stomach out or if your favorite Thai dish had a bad night. The stuff works and most stores don’t stock it. They have the pitiful imitators like Betagen which tastes like shit. One day I notice the Yakult sales lady talking to my yaams and I discover she will home deliver my 2 bottles per day. 4 on Saturdays since she holidays in Sunday. I sign up and all is bliss.

The only problem is now I feel like I am accosted everyday to make sure I pick up my Yakult. The guys keep it in a fridge by the pool. If I walk out in the morning without grabbing it they have to caucus to figure out what to do. If I skip it one day they send in a search team to see if I am alive. Sometimes I come home so late that they pool area is locked and I have to hear them explain they can’t open it and can I be troubled to get it in the morning. They don’t seem to understand that I will just pick it up whenever but this Yakult thing has turned into a full time job for my boys. I think it is more important than actually securing the apartment compound by the looks of it. The simple things are huge productions here. That is why all the bridges are built by foreigners.

I am writing this in the Duke Pub as I perv over one of the Channel 7 Thai news hotties. Her boyfriend is not a looker. Deal.