Stickman's Guide to Bangkok

Readers' Submissions 9

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• Submissions are welcome from all readers on virtually any subject or issue related to Thailand.  Submissions are also welcome about issues and experiences from neighbouring countries.

• All submissions should be stand alone pieces.  They may refer to previous submissions but should be stand alone insomuch that anyone could read and enjoy it without having read the original submission that it refers to.

• Submissions can be sent to me either in the body of an email or as a Microsoft Word file attachment.

• Submissions MUST be at least 800 words in length.  Please tidy up the English as best you can before sending it to me!  There really is nothing worse than receiving a submission, tidying up the English and then getting another version of it, which has to be tidied up again.

• I may make amendments to submissions, including tidying up the English, the text formatting and very, very occasionally removing something that may be sensitive or too "hot" to run.

• I may denote certain submissions as * Star submissions if I think they are a touch better than the rest.  There is no specific criteria here and it simply means a submission that was a bit more touching, moving, informative, incisive, or persuasive than most, in my opinion.

• Please provide a title for the submission, a pen name and advise whether you would like an email address added.  If you do not provide a pen name I will list it as "anonymous".  Of course you can elect to have it listed anonymously.  If you do not specifically advise me that it is ok to include your email address, I will not.  If you want an email address included, it is a good idea to create a new one so your primary email address doesn't become the recipient of spam.

• If naming people in your submission, it is generally best to change the names to protect the innocent (or not so innocent).

• There may be a delay between the time you send the submission to me and the day that it is put up online, usually a few days.

• The one type of submission that is NOT welcome are detailed sex reports.  If you spent time in Thailand and were accommodated by the land's maidens, I am sure you can come up with something more interesting than just what happened in the bedroom.  What did you do during the day?  How did the relationship develop?  What was it like being with a Thai woman 24 hours a day?  Did she catch you at the Pumpstation when you said you'd popped out for cigarettes at 7 Eleven?!  This sort of thing is great and always welcome.  But reports detailing life between the sheets are dull and boring.

• If you are one of the thousands of people who reads the submissions here everyday, why not take the time to write up YOUR STORY!  We've all had humorous and interesting experiences in Thailand so why not share yours?

Delightful Northern Thailand - Sweet Pai & Ning	18/10/2005	Pothole Research
Bangkok, Singapore And The Grounding Of Swissair	18/10/2005	Anonymous
If You Don't Want Me, Have My Baby	18/10/2005	IndyUK
Udon, My Favourite City.	19/10/2005	Anonymous
I Resisted For A While	19/10/2005	Anonymous
A Quick Return IV	19/10/2005	Cold Kiwi
The Monsoon And Pattaya's Water Crisis	20/10/2005	IndyUK
Live And Let Live	20/10/2005	Winetaster
A Couple's Bangkok Experience	20/10/2005	Wander Woman
Conned	21/10/2005	Anonymous
My Conundrum	21/10/2005	Conundrum 4 U
Conned Part 2	22/10/2005	Anonymous
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 104	22/10/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 3: A Missing Friend	22/10/2005	Frank Visakay
Fast Track Thailand	24/10/2005	Casanundra
Incountry #2	24/10/2005	Chiang Mai Kelly
Delightful Thailand - Some Going Out There (1/2)	24/10/2005	Pothole Research
Suckers For Punishment	25/10/2005	Harry Barracuda
Reflections Of P4P	25/10/2005	Anonymous
Observations	26/10/2005	Union Hill
LOS Or Land Of Opportunity?	26/10/2005	Frank Visakay
Indonesian Alternatives	26/10/2005	Casanundra
Why We Should Not Give Money To Our Thai Girlfriends	27/10/2005	Anonymous
My Trip To Thailand	27/10/2005	Anonymous
A Final Closing Thought	27/10/2005	Anonymous
Why Do We All Try To Justify Out Actions?	28/10/2005	Soi Shuffle
Delightful Thailand - Some Going Out There (2/2)	28/10/2005	Pothole Research
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 105	29/10/2005	Dana
Women Drivers	29/10/2005	Marc Holt
First You Die, Chapter 4: Thai Policeman Jipthep	29/10/2005	Frank Visakay
Touts' Tuktuks & Taxi Drivers	31/10/2005	Soi Shuffle
Delightful Farangland: Waiting For My Asian Wife	31/10/2005	Pothole Research
My First Visit To Bangkok - Summer 1999	31/10/2005	TooOldToRock	* Star sub
Senior Citizens And Thai Lady Care	1/11/2005	IndyUK
How A World Traveller Came To Live In Thailand	1/11/2005	Marc Holt
Sin Sot Reflections	1/11/2005	Casanundra
Outside The Farang Areas	2/11/2005	Indo George
Thai Farang Love Story	2/11/2005	Nirvana365
The Folly Of Love And How To Avoid It	2/11/2005	Harry Barracuda
Non-Immigrant "O" Stands For "Ordeal"	3/11/2005	Mr. Lucky
Delightful Pattaya - Two beach Birds	3/11/2005	Pothole Research
Thai Girls Abandoned In New Zealand Part 3	3/11/2005	Somerset Rex
Visit To The Hill Tribes - March 2000	4/11/2005	TooOldToRock
A Thai Girl In Rage - Stop This Insane Attitude	4/11/2005	MC83
A Passion Born	4/11/2005	Anonymous
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 106	5/11/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 5: Death In Bangkok	5/11/2005	Frank Visakay
A Wake Up Plea	5/11/2005	Indo George
They Wear Their Frowns Upside Down	7/11/2005	Conundrum4U
The Second Time Around	7/11/2005	Carl
The Tennis Club Ghost	7/11/2005	Marc Holt
How To Be With A Thai Girl Without Being Her Sponsor Part 1	8/11/2005	Anonymous
Marry A Bargirl?	8/11/2005	Marc Holt
What Did You Do During Ramadan, Daddy?	8/11/2005	Chris
Human Trafficking	9/11/2005	Mad Max
How To Be With A Thai Girl Without Being Her Sponsor Part 2	9/11/2005	Anonymous
Incountry #3	9/11/2005	Chiang Mai Kelly
The Jangling Man	10/11/2005	The Jangling Man
Simply Thailand	10/11/2005	Anonymous
How I Got My Thai Driving License	11/11/2005	Marc Holt
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 107	12/11/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 6: Sonia's Discovery	12/11/2005	Frank Visakay
Shanghai Girls	12/11/2005	Anonymous
A Response To Sin Sot Reflections	14/11/2005	IndyUK
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (1/7) - My Arrival In Pnom Penh	14/11/2005	Pothole Research
Sukhumvit Day Two	15/11/2005	Anonymous
The Khao Kor Highlands	15/11/2005	IndyUK
Tales From Korat	15/11/2005	Mooncat
Is Being A Cynic The First Step To Wisdom?	16/11/2005	The Jangling Man
Help Me, I am Becoming Thai	16/11/2005	Anonymous
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (2/7) - First Night, Next Morning	16/11/2005	Pothole Research
Football Fantasy vs. Bangkok Reality	17/11/2005	Conundrum 4U
Tales From The Village 4	17/11/2005	Graham
Thailand Has Ruined My Soul Part 1	18/11/2005	Grimy Farang
Handbags At Dawn	18/11/2005	Casanundra
Thai Wedding	18/11/2005	The Groom's Brother
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 108	19/11/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 7: Sonia's Choice	19/11/2005	Frank Visakay
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (3/7) - Dahlaeng With Darling	19/11/2005	Pothole Research
My 'Net Friend	22/11/2005	Anonymous
A Year In Thailand, A Year Of Firsts	22/11/2005	VJL
My Story	22/11/2005	Kahuna
Scavengers	23/11/2005	IndyUK
The Harvest	23/11/2005	Conundrum 4 U
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (4/7) - Snookyville By Night	23/11/2005	Pothole Research
Preliminary Results Of Survey Of Farangs Living In Thailand	24/11/2005	Dr. Robert Howard
Sin Sot & Integrity	24/11/2005	IndyUK
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (5/7) - The Apartment	24/11/2005	Pothole Research
Indonesia, Thai Parallels And Differences	25/11/2005	IndyUK
High Blood Pressure	25/11/2005	Union Hill
Menu Price	25/11/2005	Ducking
Pregnant - Now What	25/11/2005	Mister Donut
First You Die, Chapter 8: Back To Bangkok	26/11/2005	Frank Visakay
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 109	26/11/2005	Dana
The White Thai	26/11/2005	Bulli
Practicing Safe Sex In Thailand; Is It Possible?	26/11/2005	Bay City Dude
Why	28/11/2005	Conundrum 4 U
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (6/7) - Phnom Penh By Night	28/11/2005	Pothole Research
A Dance With Daeng	28/11/2005	Union Hill
Simple	29/11/2005	Conundrum 4 U
Thai Nightlife In Pattaya	29/11/2005	Phiiseua
Bicycles, Saunas And Morality	29/11/2005	Anonymous
A Big Watch	30/11/2005	Thai Ties
Misperceptions of Black Guys / Racism In Thailand	30/11/2005	Anonymous
Delightful Cambodian Girlfriend (7/7) - My Departure From Phnom Penh	30/11/2005	Pothole Research
Playground Part 3	1/12/2005	FKK
20% Chance She's Not Lying	1/12/2005	Anonymous
Cambodia	1/12/2005	Phil Ross
Fear	2/12/2005	Anonymous
The Thai Scorpion And The Western Turtle	2/12/2005	Farang Dave
Hospital Tales	2/12/2005	Anonymous
Buying Property In The North Of Thailand	3/12/2005	Anonymous
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 110	3/12/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 9: Johnny Wou	3/12/2005	Frank Visakay
The Case Against Sin Sot - And Other Reasons Not To Give Thai Women Money	5/12/2005	Camuschula	* Star sub
Incountry #4	5/12/2005	Chiang Mai Kelly
Face, Guile And The Commerce Of Living	5/12/2005	Falangdude	* Star sub
Attachment And Compassion	6/12/2005	IndyUK
It's All In The Attitude	6/12/2005	On The Edge
A Visa Run Option	6/12/2005	Anonymous
Ingrid's Fateful Passion	7/12/2005	Korski
Avoid The Beauty Queens From Danang	7/12/2005	Bering Sea Pirate
Serving Justice Thai Style	7/12/2005	Union Hill
Eulogy For a Patong Warrior	8/12/2005	Archstanton
Jakarta Revisited	8/12/2005	IndyUK
I Was Eating My Big Mac When...	8/12/2005	Anonymous
Face, Guile And The Commerce Of Living In The West	9/12/2005	Farang Dave
Memories	9/12/2005	Anonymous
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 111	10/12/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 10: Double Lucky Health Clinic	10/12/2005	Frank Visakay
Welcome To Cambodia	10/12/2005	Korski
Sin Sot, My Rebuttal	12/12/2005	Thai Lover
Hopelessly Hopeful Part 2	12/12/2005	Akulka
Buying Property, My Experiences	12/12/2005	Zaq1
Referring To The Case Against Si Sot	13/12/2005	A Thai Lass
The Art Critic	13/12/2005	Union Hill
To Taxi, Or Not To Taxi	13/12/2005	Sick Water Buffalo
Planes, Trains & XE Motos	14/12/2005	Bering Sea Pirate
There Is No Malaria In Bangkok	14/12/2005	Just Me
Boring Thai Women	14/12/2005	Anonymous
Cult Of The Big Dick	15/12/2005	Korski
Bangkok Tales	15/12/2005	Verapol
Heroic Rebels Required?	15/12/2005	Falangdude
Traffic	16/12/2005	Zaq1
Karaoke And A Battle Of Wits With My Doorman	16/12/2005	Jai Yen John
The Male - Female Relationship	16/12/2005	Homo Erectus
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 112	17/12/2005	Dana
First You Die, Chapter 11: Finding Sonia	17/12/2005	Frank Visakay
Negotiating Sin Sot	17/12/2005	BKK Swgain
My Ass	17/12/2005	Mister Donut
Sin Sot: A California Perspective	19/12/2005	Torq
Farang And Sin Sot	19/12/2005	Nullih Noi
Alternative Shopping, Alternative Food	19/12/2005	Sick Water Buffalo
Truths About Sin Sot	20/12/2005	Anonymous
My Thoughts	20/12/2005	Anonymous
Thirty Years For 250 Grams	20/12/2005	Korski
A Great Mistake To Train Thais In Western Ways	21/12/2005	Jurgen
Thai Girls Abandoned In New Zealand Part 3	21/12/2005	Somerset Rex
Nine Years Older	21/12/2005	Anonymous
Thai Daughters And Freedom	22/12/2005	A Decent Thai Girl
Oy & John (HIV, Friendship & Thai Culture)	22/12/2005	Just Khun John
Incountry #5	22/12/2005	Chiang Mai Kelly
Delightful Pattaya Wild Life Zoo (1/2) A Day Stroll	23/12/2005	Pothole Research
You Can't Go Home Again	23/12/2005	Mister Donut
The Transformation	23/12/2005	Silome
The Curse Of The Termites	23/12/2005	Sick Water Buffalo
First You Die, Chapter 12: Bangkok Bound	24/12/2005	Frank Visakay
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 113	24/12/2005	Dana
The Challenge	24/12/2005	Union Hill
The Ten Commandments Of A Happy Whoremonger	24/12/2005	Novomundo
Why I am Against The Sinsod - Point Of View From A Thai	26/12/2005	A Decent Thai Girl
Snow White, Brownie Points, Internet Dating And Other Choices	26/12/2005	Phet
Sin Sot Dowry	26/12/2005	Anonymous
Sanook Sanook In Sin City	27/12/2005	Anonymous
Delightful Pattaya Wild Life Zoo (1/2) A Day Stroll	27/12/2005	Pothole Research
An Ode To Dana	27/12/2005	Home Erectus
Little Known Thai - US Annulment Option	28/12/2005	Lone Star
My Thai Nightmare	28/12/2005	Anonymous
Paradigm Shift	28/12/2005	IndyUK
Traditional Christmas Eve In The City Of Angels	29/12/2005	Peter M
Money, Lies & Love, Fear & Face	29/12/2005	IndyUK
With Nu On The Road To Poona	29/12/2005	Korski
The Thai Workplace	30/12/2005	Anonymous
Reflecting On My First 10 Years In Bangkok, Part 1	30/12/2005	Khun James
The Bucket Wagon	30/12/2005	Conundrum4U
Chicken's Chicken, A New Year Tale 1	31/12/2005	Thai Ties
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 114	31/12/2005	Dana
First You Die Chapter 13: Wou's Problems And Pleasures	31/12/2005	Frank Visakay
A Disturbing First Experience	2/1/2006	KvW
Another Thai Experience	2/1/2006	Anonymous
Chicken's Chicken, A New Year Tale 2	3/1/2006	Thai Ties
Are Farangs Stupid?	3/1/2006	Anonymous
The Village	3/1/2006	Conundrum4U
My God, What Have I Done?	4/1/2006	Natetron
When They Get Their Hooks In	4/1/2006	Anonymous
Delightful Northern Thailand (1) - With Nora And Vitara	4/1/2006	Hans Meier
I Was Sitting At McDonalds	5/1/2006	Conundrum4U
A Thai Relic	5/1/2006	Union Hill
Working With The Locals - Sticking It Out Like A Sore Thumb	5/1/2006	Sleeping Dragon
About What I Have Done	6/1/2006	Anonymous
Reincarnation And The Ultimate Geography: My Very Real Talk With Buddha	6/1/2006	Korski
Samui House Party	6/1/2006	Archstanton
An Ancient Massage Technique	7/1/2006	Bayleaf
Delightful Northern Thailand (2) Inthanon And Expensive Waterfalls	7/1/2006	Hans Meier
First You Die Chapter 14: Answers OR More Questions	7/1/2006	Frank Visakay
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 115	7/1/2006	Dana
A Moment Of Clarity	9/1/2006	Olympic Sprinter
A Vietnamese Tale - My Perfect Wife	9/1/2006	The Lucky One
Thailand Offers A Lot More	9/1/2006	RW
How Lucky I Was To See Thailand	10/1/2006	Brando
Khao Sarn Road Disneyland	10/1/2006	P-Zim
Strong Weed And Dead Snake	10/1/2006	Korski
Grief On Samui	11/1/2006	Peter
Wedding In Thailand	11/1/2006	Leppari
Incountry #6	11/1/2006	Chiang Mai Kelly
Delightful Northern Thailand (3) West And South Of Inthanon	12/1/2006	Hans Meier
A Chinese Sex Puzzle	12/1/2006	Korski
Beer And Religion	12/1/2006	Union Hill
Farangs And Me	12/1/2006	Virgin Territories
Reflecting On My First 10 Years In Bangkok, Part 2	13/1/2006	Khun James
You're Fired	13/1/2006	Rayarne
Baffled And Bamboozled By Thailand And Notably Pattaya	13/1/2006	Litterbug
First You Die, Chapter 15: Saving Sonia	14/1/2006	Frank Visakay
Flagellation For God And Crowd	14/1/2006	Korski
Applied Bargirl Studies	14/1/2006	Professor Bayleaf
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 116	14/1/2006	Dana
A Visit To Isaan	16/1/2006	MM
Siem Reap, Cambodia	16/1/2006	BKKSW
Thieves Denied Hat Trick	16/1/2006	Neil
Bargirls, A Different Point Of View	17/1/2006	Steve
Bangkok Through My Eyes	17/1/2006	Bangkok Franger
A Farang's View Of Reality	17/1/2006	Rickda
Economics And Coming East	18/1/2006	Hong Kong Observer
Starfish Claws	18/1/2006	Beanflicker
A Moment Of Truth	18/1/2006	Victor
A Primer On Farang Drugging	19/1/2006	Virgin Territories
Why Dedicated And Sensible Mongers Aren't Interested In Street Freelancers	19/1/2006	Korski
A Family Affair	19/1/2006	Anonymous
Delightful Northern Thailand (4) Dirt Ride	20/1/2006	Hans Meier
Thai Heartbreak	20/1/2006	Anonymous
Inaccurate Isaan	20/1/2006	Zaq1
Follow Up	20/1/2006	Bangkok Bound
First You Die, Chapter 16: Special Agent Randel	20/1/2006	Fran Visakay
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Parts 117	20/1/2006	Dana
Delightful Northern Thailand (5) The Front Passenger	23/1/2006	Hans Meier
It All Started When...	23/1/2006	Frank Visakay
Bursting Bubbles	23/1/2006	Dan The Man
Me And My Shadow	24/1/2006	Union Hill
Bangkok Connections	24/1/2006	Anonymous
Bagwain's First Year In Los	24/1/2006	Bagwain
Incountry #7	25/1/2006	Chiang Mai Kelly
Sick And Tired	25/1/2006	Anonymous
A Positive Story	25/1/2006	Nobody
How To Feel Shitty In Manila	26/1/2006	Korski
The Continued Story Of Trains, Planes And Beauty Queens	26/1/2006	Bering Sea Pirate
Some Humour	26/1/2006	Anonymous
A Good Girl On Samui	27/1/2006	Anonymous
Delightful Northern Thailand (6) Two Nights In Finland	27/1/2006	Hans Meier
Raymond's Relationship Rules	27/1/2006	Raymond
It Is What It Is	28/1/2006	Homo Erectus
Sepia Memories	28/1/2006	Thai Ties
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 118	28/1/2006	Dana
First You Die Chapter 17: Rawy's Redress	28/1/2006	Frank Visakay
The Borneo Expedition	30/1/2006	OJ
My First Asian Girlfriend	30/1/2006	SuperDave
The Farang Boarder At My House	30/1/2006	MUD
The Phi Phi Tsunami In 2005	31/1/2006	Korski
Very Bad Things	31/1/2006	Amararete
Happily Ever After	31/1/2006	Anonymous
The Ambassador	1/2/2006	Coprolitehead
The Game Is Almost Over	1/2/2006	Cheerful Farang
Delightful Northern Thailand 7 - Driving On	1/2/2006	Hans Meier
Delightful Northern Thailand 8 Chiang Dao Nature lovers	2/2/2006	Hand Meier
The Sleep Of The Damned	2/2/2006	RSS Dude
The Farang Boarder At My House Part 2	2/2/2006	MUD
Human Trafficking Part 2, Chinese / Thai Style	3/2/2006	Mad Max
Eye Opener	3/2/2006	Nick Carter
Went For The Brown And Sank The Pink	3/2/2006	Hellohandsomeman
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 119	4/2/2006	Dana
First You Die Chapter 18: Sat - The Beast	4/2/2006	Frank Visakay
Matrimonial Merry-Go-Rounds	4/2/2006	Sick Water Buffalo
One Boy And Two Girls In A Chinese Village	6/2/2006	Korski
Double Standards	6/2/2006	Lawling
Commentary to “Book of Dana”, Chapter 119, Verse 743	6/2/2006	Just Khun John
Tall, Tasty & Thai	7/2/2006	Union Hill
Iewung’s Inheritance!	7/2/2006	IndyUK
Motorsai Accident in Isaan, ICU...	7/2/2006	MUD
Incountry #8	8/2/2006	Chiang Mai Kelly
Lessons Learned, Cigarettes Can Be Expensive In Thailand	8/2/2006	Anonymous
Sabang, Life And Death In Paradise	8/2/2006	Korski
A Female Farang Among Whoremongers In Soi Cowboy	9/2/2006	Korski
A Farang And A Thai Girl Part 1	9/2/2006	Nos
Iewung’s Inheritance! Chapter Two – Om’s Story	9/2/2006	IndyUK
The Hospital	10/2/2006	Anonymous
A Different View	10/2/2006	MaxBlack
My First Trip To Thailand 2004	10/2/2006	Ferdinand
Look Into My Eyes	11/2/2006	Kenny Craig
First You Die, Chapter Nineteen: Jip Meets Rawy	11/2/2006	Frank Visakay
Thai Thoughts and Anecdotes Part 120	11/2/2006	Dana
Iewung’s Inheritance! – Chapter Three	13/2/2006	IndyUK
Isaan Migration Part 1	13/2/2006	IndyUK
The Computer Lady	13/2/2006	Steve Broadhead
She's Different	14/2/2006	Anonymous
May Farang Come To Me This Night	14/2/2006	Korski
Iewung’s Inheritance! – Chapter 4	14/2/2006	IndyUK
Doc Found A Good One	15/2/2006	Doc
I-san Migration – Part 2	15/2/2006	IndyUK
How Bangkok Has Changed Me Over The Last 20 Years	15/2/2006	Triganstar
Full Many A Gem	16/2/2006	Lawling
Metamorphosis	16/2/2006	MacsWorldView
Whores And Retards - A Reaction To Nos	16/2/2006	Thai Butterfly
Pastimes #1	17/2/2006	BKKSW
The Native We So Love	17/2/2006	Korski
Delightful Northern Thailand 9 - Mae Salong	17/2/2006	Hans Meier
First You Die, Chapter Twenty: The Real Deal	18/2/2006	Frank Visakay
Thai Thoughts and Anecdotes Part 121	18/2/2006	Dana
I-san Migration – Another reason?	18/2/2006	IndyUK
You Don't Have To Be Rich To Be My Girl (But it Can't Hurt Either...)	18/2/2006	Anonymous

 
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