Archive for Archive for April, 2008
Absolute Bangkok
Love this photo on the Bangkok Angel website
This is Why I Go to Thailand Instead of Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.
Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, [...]
Anybody Have an iPhone?
I was wondering if anybody had been brave enough to plunk down the cash for an open SIM iPhone from MBK or elsewhere. I’ll be passing through Bangkok next week and was thinking of maybe purchasing a new toy as the prices for an open SIM iPhone where I live are about 2x the price [...]
Breaking News: Dalai Lama Did Not Give You AIDS
Gawker caught this short-lived story and correction which appeared in the Columbia Spectator. Both the article and the correction have been yanked from the site but Gawker captured the correction which reads:
CORRECTION: This submission misstates that one Dalai Lama admitted to having sex with hundreds of men and women while knowing that he had AIDS. [...]
High on Rice
I’m not sure if Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan has been mainlining rice extract but I have to ask after reading this:
Mingkwan said the continuing trend would help turn Southeast Asia into a prosperous region, comparable even with the Middle East.
First let’s overlook the fact that Mingkwan has not sung a consistent [...]