The other night Ked and I were out grabbing a bite to eat and playing some pool when in walk two girls who are obviously trying to make an entrance. They've got the (real) designer duds, the expensive shoes, hair perfectly coiffed, etc. Before they could even begin playing pool they both had their cameras out and were asking the staff to take pictures of them playing pool. We were still eating and my back was to them but I could hear the unmistakable squealing of girls trying to draw atte

FarangFarang

March 16, 2011

Racist UCLA Student

What a complete bufoon.

FarangFarang

March 15, 2011

A Man's Man

A baseball bat is flying at you. It could hit you in the face and knock you out. Do you toss your beer and cover your face? Hell no. Not if you're bad-ass Mitch Davie who one-handed it without spilling his beer. This is why America is such a great country.

FarangFarang

March 9, 2011

How to Catch a Liar

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March 8, 2011

Nasty Cyst Popping

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March 7, 2011

Daily Deals

I have been hearing a lot of positive buzz about a company called Groupon (not available in Thailand yet) which people are calling a "Daily Deals" site. Basically the idea is very simple: Daily Deal sites go out and negotiate a specific deal with a retail business. The deal might be that you can get 50% off a meal at some very expensive restaurant. The only catch is that the Daily Deals site only has a certain number of vouchers they can give away. So they sell a voucher for a $200 USD meal for

FarangFarang

March 4, 2011

Charlie Sheen The Anti-Breakdown?

I've been watching Charlie Sheen undergoing his supposed breakdown and thinking if I ever had a breakdown this would be the way to go. How can you argue with a guy who's been saying the following: I am on a drug its called Charlie Sheen. Its not available because if you try it, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body. If you borrowed my brain for five seconds, youd be like, Dude! Cant handle it, unplug this bastard! It fires in a way thats ma

FarangFarang

March 2, 2011

The Rise of China

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February 27, 2011

My Poor Old Glasses

I've had my pair of Maui Jim sunglasses for close to 10 years now (might even be longer, I don't remember when I bought them). Over that time I've sent them back to the manufacturer once because the frames had become all scratched up and I wanted to know if they could re-coat them. They called me and told me that they couldn't and they didn't even make that style anymore . . . but . . . they still had some old frames laying around and they would give me new frames and put my old lenses back in

FarangFarang

February 26, 2011

Random Acts of Kindness

Kindness is not something you see to often on the BTS or MRT here in Bangkok. In a country nicknamed the Land of Smiles you'll rarely find any on the public transport unless it's a bunch of school girls yapping on their mobile phones or screeching as they share gossip. In fact, the BTS and MRT are more like the Land of Scowls. Rude behavior and bad attitudes are the norm. But there I was getting onto a crowded BTS midday making my way to 3 hours of Thai classes. Next to me was an older fa

FarangFarang

February 25, 2011