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How 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
Read MoreThai 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
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High 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
Read MoreThai 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,”
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Oh 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,
Read MoreVerse 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
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I’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
Read MoreA Red-Light Xmas Poem
December 21, 2018 By bangkok7
Happy season folks, it’s Seven here, and this isn’t a ‘frowback.’ Instead it’s a smidge of Christmas cheer from yours truly to all those wistful whoremongers out there who’ll be in a red light district this year instead of some relative’s house with all those in-laws, second cousins, and their most recent yet soon to
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The Bars of Patpong Soi 2–The Dark Side: ...
December 16, 2018 By bangkok7
Hey everyone, I’m Seven. Over the past couple of months, I’ve turned out reviews for most of the bars in Patpong, starting with the west side of Soi 1, followed by the east side of Soi 1, followed by the west side of Soi 2, and most recently, the east side of Soi 2. But
Read MoreTwo Wrongs–Cheating on a Bar Girl
December 14, 2018 By bangkok7
Hey folks, it’s Frowback Friday again. This blog was previously posted to Bangkoknites and today it’s being given a new home. If you haven’t read it before, Seven hopes you enjoy it: “I know what you’re thinking. A bar girl is someone you cheat with, not on. But that’s because you’re not me. Seven only
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