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Oddendum: Seven’s Secret Steakhouse Burgers
January 22, 2019 By bangkok7
Happy work day, reader. Y’know, as we walk along this digital road together, I’m sometimes struck with an idea that either doesn’t fit with a Sunday blog or is too good to put off till the weekend. My thought was to call these items odd addendums, or “Oddendums” for short. This is the first one:
Read MorePollution Solution: A Smog Blog
January 20, 2019 By bangkok7
Hey there, intrepid Internet surfer. It is I, Bangkok Seven. I can barely see you through the thick haze of junk cluttering up the city’s air of late. And of course, you don’t need me to tell you that. You can see with your own eyes the things you can’t see because the brown is
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Some Bangkok Gogo Girls, Part 1
January 18, 2019 By bangkok7
This is a repost of an article from BKKNites. It was intended to be a one-off, but it has sparked a whole series. Parts 2 through 6 to follow… “Ploy Ploy is easily my favorite. She’s a tiny thing, 80 pounds soaking wet, with porcelain skin, big fake tits, and a full-color tattoo of a
Read MoreHow to Survive Your Thai Holiday (Hint: Dont Be...
January 13, 2019 By bangkok7
Tourists are kicking the bucket in droves in Thailand these days. Or so it seems. Either that or they’re going blind from getting STDs sprayed in their eyes, or breaking their necks diving into pools, or offing themselves on purpose at the prospect of having to go back to their home country. If you read
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Thai Therapy: The Cure for Suicide/Depression
January 11, 2019 By bangkok7
What’s goin’ on folks, it’s Frowback Friday again. And considering the recent event involving a desperate tourist and a bus near Khaosan, I thought I’d repost this. It’s actually the 5th installment of the “therapy” series: “Hello, friends. It is I, Seven. I live the dream in case you can’t. The following is another in
Read MoreHigh Season Comes to Bangkok
January 6, 2019 By bangkok7
It’s always been the case that Thailand, parts far and wide, experienced two distinct tourist seasons: Low Season, when the heat and rain are at their worst and the number of tourists dwindles, and High Season, when the climate is milder, breezier, and less-rainy and the unwashed masses flock here. In the low season, the
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Thai Therapy Part 1: A Cure for Addiction
January 4, 2019 By bangkok7
Hey folks. Seven here. For this Frowback Friday, I submit one of a series of articles previously published on BKKNites and Sweet3Mango. The original description is included below: “I’m trying out a new series focusing on how relocating to Thailand can be the cure for/solution to common problems in the West, calling it “Thai Therapy,”
Read MoreOh Lord, It’s New Year’s in Bangkok...
December 30, 2018 By bangkok7
What’s up reader, I’m Seven. Back for another weekly soliloquy (weekliloquy, copyright BKK7). Wow, is it me or did 2018 blow by in the blink of an eye? It’s hard to believe the year is already over. If you’re like me, you waited till the last minute to think about making plans for the 31st,
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Verse of Vice: a Gogo-Inspired Rhyme
December 28, 2018 By bangkok7
For this Frowback Friday, I’ve got a little rhyme for you. It was previously published on Sweet3Mango, and I’ve reposted the intro as well. I hope you like it: “Hey there, stranger. It’s me again. I’m Seven, and I live the dream in case you can’t. For some reason I can’t divine, my brain has
Read MoreI’m Dreaming of a Thai Christmas
December 23, 2018 By bangkok7
Season’s greetings, folks. It’s that time of year again. Specifically, that bittersweet time when expats in Thailand weigh the pros and cons of spending Christmas in The Land of Smiles. And it is bittersweet. The hotel buffets don’t get mom’s stuffing right. The malls consider Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas” a traditional carol, playing it over
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