October 31 2003
10 ways to keep Thai bar girls happy
1. Alcohol
Your demur Thai bar girl sweetheart will drink you under the table. However, she won't be satisfied with cheap local brands. Only costly imported beverages hit the spot. A huge duty-free bottle of Bailey's is the one thing that might stop her slaughtering your mini-bar.
2. Sweet shit
Thai bar girls love sugary snacks because prancing around that chromium pole and shagging all your mates requires a lot of energy. Let her shovel it in but remember to dump her before the dental bills arrive.
3. Seafood
Thai food is cheap and delicious but don't expect to taste any. Your Thai bar girl will go seafood-crazy when you foot the bill. Even when already gorged with sweet shit, she can still take on a blue whale. Try to keep smiling when she tells her friends to order whatever they want.
October 30 2003
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
I bought Memoirs of a Geisha as a holiday time-filler without knowing that it was already a literary sensation and runaway bestseller.
Like countless others, I was enthralled.
The following review says it all:
This brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-grey eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it.
October 29 2003
Patcharapa "Um" Chaichua
Patcharapa "Um" Chaichua was recently voted Thailand's sexiest woman but I reckon she has limited farang appeal. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't kick her out of bed or anything but she looks more classy than sexy. The voters were obviously Thai.
Thai men love tall women with porcelain skin and big noses. This is puzzling because it's the total opposite of what most Thais actually look like. Maybe it's the scarcity value that gets them going. To my eyes, Um looks like a snooty farang with small tits.
For a nation that boasts some of the world's most beautiful women, the girls who win Thailand's beauty pageants are extraordinarily plain. The whiteness of their skin seems to be more important than their actual beauty. You see better looking women on the Skytrain every day.
Thai women occasionally win Miss World but the tragedy is that they ought to do so more often. Thai fellas win the katoey version almost every year - which suggests that the judges who pick the girls need to pull their fingers out. Either that or get a farang jury to choose contestants with broader appeal.
October 28 2003
Thai police target visa cheats
Last week's arrests of western tourists by Thai police were on a much larger scale than I had realised (See Goodbye APEC and good riddance). However, the story has not been reported in the papers.
Raids of all of the popular nightlife districts in Bangkok were backed up by sweeps of the cheaper apartment buildings favoured by westerners - including those on Soi Ekkamai. Those who could not produce passports or valid visas were taken away in handcuffs. No details have been released but it is thought that hundreds were arrested.
Currently, the Thai authorities are taking visa overstays very seriously. Tourists are ending up in jail, sometimes for months, pending deportation. For an idea of the appalling conditions they have to suffer, take a look at the posting (See Smile, you're in Thai jail).
If you have overstayed your visa, you should go to the airport with an international air ticket and plenty of cash. Dress smartly too. The fine for your overstay is 200 baht per day up to a maximum of 20,000 baht. You can then board your plane without fear of arrest.
October 27 2003
Street fighting Thai-style
Back in the UK, Saturday-night street brawling is harmless entertainment. Egged on by their screeching girlfriends, excitable larger-lads often enjoy trading punches. If things get too serious, there are always mates around to separate them. It's just like Fight Club, except you can talk about it. Tomorrow they will be buddies again.
Thais take their fights rather more seriously. For them, it's all about winning - not just the taking part. Thai men rarely have spontaneous one-on-one punch-ups. They prefer to return later with a gang of mates when their victim is alone. Not wishing to leave anything to chance, they usually bring weapons too. The results are sometimes fatal.
It doesn't take much to spark a deadly attack. My Thai girlfriend's uncle used to sell music tapes from a street stall. Unfortunately, a local tough-guy started "borrowing" tapes without paying. Eventually the uncle asked him to stop. His response was to come back with a bunch of cronies armed with wooden staves. They beat him until they thought he was dead. Fortunately, he survived but was left disabled. The police didn't want to know because the attacker's family was well connected. Worryingly, this type of incident is not rare.
October 26 2003
Storms lash Southern Thailand: 24 feared dead
The Navy is still looking for the crew of a fishing trawler that sank during the recent storms. Severe flooding is affecting the whole region and all southern train routes have been closed. The resorts of Cha-am and Hua Hin were particularly badly hit.
Tourists stranded on the islands of Koh Tao and Koh Phangan had to be rescued by the Navy because the sea was too rough for ferries to operate.
Baby killer charged with murder
Nongnuch McKavinny, the cheating wife who dumped her baby in a Sukhumvit garbage bin, has now been charged with premeditated murder following the child's death (See previous report).
Naturally, women's groups are queuing up to assist her and the search is on for a male scapegoat. Police are looking for her Thai lover, identified as taxi driver Sayan Champa. You have to feel sorry for her British husband that he got mixed up with this low-life.
October 25 2003
Brand-name clothes at pocket-change prices in Thailand
Blofeld visits Indian tailor
When the arse of your suit looks like polished steel, you know the time has come for a fashion makeover. Back in Farangland, this would have meant some serious credit card abuse. Not so here. One of Thailand's best-kept secrets is brand-name clothes at pocket-change prices.
Don't waste time picking through the copied rubbish on the street stalls. It's total shite. After one wash, strangers will be dropping coins into your Starbucks cup. The same applies to the made-to-measure suits from those Indian fellas. You'll end up looking like a Bond villain - but not in a nice way.
The real bargains are in the department stores. Famous-name fashion houses run concessions in places like Robinsons, Central, Tokyu and The Emporium. Here, you can find quality gear priced about 60% less than in the West. There are often promotions too.
October 24 2003
Lena Li: nude Asian model with big tits
Celebrated for her floor-length hair and big tits, nude Asian Playboy model Lena Li certainly knows how get a man's attention.
Known as "hot and spicy" to her friends, Lena was born in Taiwan but moved to the US when she was 8 years old. Now living in California, she works as a counsellor for elementary school children - when she isn't getting her kit off for the cameras, that is.
According to Playboy Magazine, she prefers older men who are caring and kind. It must be Lena's lucky day because she could be talking about me. Apparently, her fellas always like how her hair feels on their skin. Well, fancy that.
Sadly, my dreams will be shattered if she says "Oh my God, our spiritual energy - it's, like, awesome dude." Keep your mouth shut darling and we'll get along just fine.
October 23 2003
Bar girl in suburbia #1: Thai mail order bride
Thai mail order bride arrives in surburbia
He paid the bar fine, fell in love and married her. She lied to the embassy, got a visa and came to Farangland. In a previous posting (See Is your Thai sweetheart really a con-woman?) I promised to take a look at what happens when a love-sick fool takes his devious sexpot back to suburbia.
These relationships usually fail - at least from the man's point of view. A Thai bar girl's Farangland experience normally follows a predictable pattern that starts with disillusionment and ends with a return to prostitution.
Her transition from Thai bar girl to western call-girl is not always a smooth one but the rewards are attractive. In the west, ambitious young hookers can take their pick of lucrative offers. The poor sod who brought her over is unlikely to take pride in her "success". His plans were probably more conventional.
October 22 2003
Goodbye APEC and good riddance
When I stopped for a drink on Soi Zero last Friday, one of the girls asked if I had brought my passport with me. She said that the police had come looking for foreigners the previous day. Those who couldn't produce their passports were taken away in handcuffs. Photocopies were not acceptable. The victims of these arbitrary arrests were ordinary western tourists.
I didn't have my passport with me, so I decided to call it a night. On the way home, my taxi was held up at several police check points. Fortunately, I got through unchallenged but the experience was a bit stressful.
The reason for my ordeal was this week's Bangkok APEC summit. Thai authorities have gone overboard with heavy-handed clean-up and security measures. We've seen the homeless detained, migrants deported and demonstrations suppressed. Guest of Honour, President Bush, has been careful to distance himself from the measures.
October 21 2003
Growing old disgracefully in Thailand
Have you ever wondered why you rarely see Thai women between the ages of 30 and 40? They haven't been abducted. The bizarre truth is that at 30, they age 10 years almost overnight.
For me, a classy 30-something Sex and the City girl is the one to watch out for. Youngsters just can't compete. In the hope that one day she might complete a sentence, a guy could spend years with a vacuous disco babe. One morning, he will wake up next to an overweight stranger who smells of wee. She still can't complete the sentence but this time it's down to Alzheimer's disease.
Thai women in their late twenties can often be mistaken for teenagers. It comes as a shock to see how badly they age after that. Perhaps Asian skin is to blame. It is very soft and scars easily. Every zit leaves an indelible mark. In later life, wrinkles that would be invisible on western or African skin are highlighted by uneven pigmentation. As well as being susceptible to the effects of the sun, Thai women often make matters worse by using skin whitening creams with corrosive ingredients.
October 20 2003
Cheating Thai wife throws baby in garbage
Baby killer: Nongnuch McKavinny, 23, from Roi-et
Last Friday, Nongnuch McKavinny, 23, from Roi-et dumped her 5 day-old baby in a Bangkok garbage bin. The boy sustained severe brain damage and is not expected to live. Her husband is British but he wasn't the child's father.
She dumped the infant because she was afraid that her foreign husband would divorce her. The real father was her Thai lover, a 26 year-old Roi-et taxi driver. Yesterday, she was arrested her at her father's house in Roi-et and taken to Lumpini police station in Bangkok where she was charged with attempted murder. It emerged that her family were fully aware of her actions.
The milking of gullible farangs by money-grabbing bitches and their conniving families is commonplace. This case is unusual only in that she was prepared to kill her own baby to keep the scam going. The reports don't reveal whether she used to be a bar girl but she chose to dump the child outside Robinsons Sukhumvit in the heart of the Bangkok's red-light district. I hope they throw the book at her.
October 19 2003
What she says and what she means #2
October 17 2003
APEC comedy channel
This week, Bangkok is hosting the APEC meeting of world leaders. In the West, yawn-inducing international talking-shops tend to pass unnoticed. Not so here. Unaccustomed to the international spotlight, star-stuck Thai authorities are behaving like gauche teenagers organising their first drinks party. Heavy-handed preparations have brought the city to a virtual standstill.
Don't miss the unintentionally hilarious APEC channel. Broadcast 24 hours a day on UBC 52 and terrestrial Channel 11, it tries desperately to fill the void. Here are today's headlines:
- Exciting bilateral trade deal with Peru - apparently Thailand may build an embassy there sometime in the future.
- The delegates will be served Thai wine (hopefully they have provided enough pot plants for them to dump it into).
- Details of Bangkok road closures (nearly all of them).
The other programs are a predictable mix of propaganda, Thai handicrafts and elephants taking a bath. The Tinglish commentary is delivered by a random bar girl. It's like North Korea producing Thai Airways in-flight entertainment.
October 16 2003
Playing the Thai visa game
Thai visas on every page
Recently, hundreds of western tourists with incorrect visas were arrested and jailed in appalling conditions. Some had their heads forcibly shaved. These days, long-stay foreigners can suffer serious consequences if they lose at the visa game. Thai hospitality isn't what it used to be.
Being turned away at the border is everyone's worst nightmare. In theory, you could lose your home, girlfriend and possessions at a stroke but, in practice, this seems rare - only naughty boys end up on the immigration blacklist. If you avoid visa violations, law breaking and political activities there should be no problem.
Many foreigners living permanently in Thailand hold only a tourist visa. The promise of a 60 day stay is the only security they have. A 30 day extension is normally granted but, after that, they must leave the country to get a new one. Quarterly visa runs are an irritating fact of life.
October 15 2003
Bangkok Bob's Thailand pages
Readers fed-up with guidebooks that describe only a sanitised Bangkok should consult Bangkok Bob. His free website offers a wealth of intelligent advice and, in some respects, puts the Lonely Planet to shame.
The tourist basics are covered in detail and it makes interesting reading for long-stay visitors and ex-pats too. Nightlife is well covered and so too is almost everything else. Successful beer drinking gets special attention. Don't miss Bangkok A-Z, the map section and strange things.
Bob obviously checks his facts. This makes a refreshing change from the opinion-heavy but fact-free Thailand postings we often read on the web. The tone is friendly and amusing. Visitors can add their own thoughts to a discussion board or email Bob directly.
The home page rarely changes but don't let that deter you from digging into this interesting site and returning often.
October 14 2003
Would your Thai wife murder you for cash?
Another hapless farang murdered by Thai wife
Have you noticed how many western men living in Thailand seem to suffer violent deaths? Fatal road accidents, burglaries gone wrong and balcony death plunges occur almost daily. Usually they warrant only a couple of lines in the newspaper. Recently, however, I learned about one of these cases in more detail.
Earlier this year my Thai girlfriend went back to Buriram to renew her ID card. Ahead of her in the queue was the widow of a recently deceased westerner who was weeping and being comforted by her brother. She was seeking the authority to claim her dead husband's estate.
When asked for the death certificate, she tearfully explained that her husband had died only the previous day and the hospital had not issued it yet. The desk officer said that he could not process her claim without it.
Suddenly, her tears dried. Over several hours, she argued with officials in a voice loud enough for the growing crowd to hear. It turned out that she had been married for just six months to her farang husband. He had finished building their house only two days previously. On the day of his death, they were celebrating its completion with a small party.
October 13 2003
Hey, that's my Thai girlfriend!
My Thai girlfriend only dances
What's your sweet little Thai girlfriend up to right now? Looking after her sick mother in Buriram, like she said? Of course not you half-wit. Every night of the week, she's cramming in all the farang cock she can handle.
Today we feature a busy young lady from Thailand's naughty nightlife industry. Do you know her? If she's your girlfriend and you are sending her money each month, then you get to win a fabulous prize.
So what's the prize? A fucking wake-up call, that's what it is you love-sick fool. When you confront her, she will say "I only dance, I not go with customer" and you will say "Oh that's ok then, you had me worried there for a minute." Words fail me. If I wasn't too tight to pay the barfine, I'd settle the argument by shagging her myself.
October 12 2003
Buriram schoolgirl kidnap hoax exposed
Last week, four Buriram schoolgirls put the Nation into shock when they said that a gang of kidnappers had tried to drag them into a white van. They claimed to have heard the screams of other children inside. This week, they confessed that the story was a pack of lies.
It's surprising that anyone took them seriously. Buriram girls do have a well-deserved reputation for telling fibs but more importantly there is no motive. For the price of a TV set, countless local parents have already sold their daughters to traffickers. Kidnapping is quite unnecessary.
Clean-up measure backfires
In a bid to impress foreign visitors to the APEC summit, authorities have been busy hosing human vermin from the streets. Unfortunately, the forced deportation of 600 Cambodians was criticised as "a step backward" by the US State Department because some of them were child victims of human trafficking. Congress will have to take the incident into account when deciding aid, trade promotion and investment in Thailand. Stunned Thai leaders were expecting gratitude.
Extent of corruption revealed
In spite of its booming economy, Thailand scored poorly this week in the definitive international survey on corruption. Transparency International (TI) awarded it just 3 out of 10. Corruption isn't all bad though. If your car is stuck at a red light, you can make it go green just by running over to the police box with 200 baht. I bet you can't do that back home.
October 11 2003
Jordan bares all
Recently voted second worst Briton of all time, glamour girl Jordan is best known for her huge comedy breasts and B-list celebrity boyfriends. She revealed all to FHM Magazine last month. Now we can be titillated again - in Thai.
FHM: Why does Dane Bowers still get so annoyed when he's asked about you?
Tammai Dane Bowers tƒïung yang chun y??o weylah mee kon tƒÉhm r?™uang kun.
Jordan: He's a very bitter and twisted guy. I don't know what his problem is.
K?°o pen p?¥ochai t?™e k?èmk?®un l?© s? ps?èn n?¢ chan m?¢i r??o w?¢a panhƒÉh k?èrng k?°o keu arai.
FHM: Maybe because you told the press he had a tiddler?
? ht pen pr??r kun b??rk nƒÉngsƒïupim w?¢h n??rgchai k?°o l?©k n??t dee-o m?°ng.
October 10 2003
Buriram: Home of ladies who love farangs
Buriram buffalo
For me, a jungle shack full of biting insects and freeloaders is no holiday destination, so for years I made one feeble excuse after another to avoid visiting my Thai girlfriend's family home outside Buriram. However, a few months ago, I finally gave in and agreed to a day-trip. It was perfect timing as we would have the house to ourselves.
The night-train was fairly comfortable but the time did drag a bit. We stopped at every station and there was no food on sale. My girlfriend admitted that the Special Express would have been quicker. She said that it also had food and drink served by hostesses in short skirts - skirts so short, in fact, that gentlemen travellers are sometimes tempted to drop their cutlery in the aisle by accident. Needless to say, I took personal charge of booking the return leg.
Eight hours later, we stepped out into the surprisingly cold early-morning air. A bumpy motorcycle ride brought us to the house. It was still dark, so we lay down on a dusty mattress and tried to get some sleep. Fitful dreams about the ladies of the State Railway of Thailand gave way to the heat of the mid-morning sun radiating from the tin roof. A bird was fluttering somewhere in the darkness above. We pushed open the shutters to let the daylight in.
October 9 2003
Don't quote me #3
October 8 2003
Not an urban myth: The Hello Kitty vibrator
Hello Kitty vibrator
A new and bizarre sex toy has Hello Kitty fans buzzing with excitement. The cute Japanese cartoon icon, normally to be found on children's lunchboxes and bar girl's T-shirts, has been turned into a big knobbly vibrator.
Amazingly, it is genuine merchandise. Sanrio Corporation, the copyright owner, licensed the vibrator as a muscle massager on the proviso that it would never leave Japan. When it discovered that customers were having too much fun, the license was quickly terminated. However, by this time the toy had achieved cult status and was circulating overseas.
In Thailand, vibrators are forbidden by law. One of these babies in your hand luggage could land you in a prison cell. Those who want to take the risk should remove the batteries first as they look a bit obvious on the x-ray.
Sanrio will never make the same mistake again. The current batch of Hello Kitty vibrators is the last. Stocks are already running low but you can still get one second-hand on eBay - at a price. Collector's items don't come much stranger than this. In years to come, proud owners will be showing them off on the Antiques Roadshow.
October 7 2003
Turning a Thai hooker into a lady
Julia Roberts pleasures Richard Gere in Pretty Woman
Have you ever worried about introducing your sexy Thai hooker girlfriend to your family? If so, you are not alone. Throughout history men have pondered the same question.
The idea is irresistible to writers. Jane Austin's Emma and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion are classic examples. Hollywood set the latter to music and created the movie My Fair Lady. More recent offerings include Pretty Woman, Educating Rita and Maid in Manhattan. The story is always the same. Low-class girl meets upper-class guy who makes her into a lady and usually loses his heart in the process.
Pretty Woman is unique in that it tackles the underlying prostitution theme almost head-on. Businessman Edward (Richard Gere) picks up street hooker Vivian (Julia Roberts) because he needs directions to his hotel (Try telling that to the cops, Richard). He grows fond of her, teaches her good manners and eventually falls in love. Vivian, not content to be his mistress, implausibly turns into a respectable girl and leaves him to go to college. Edward responds with a flower-strewn marriage proposal. Pass the sick-bag please.
Before Pretty Woman, writers had to invent silly pretexts for these unequal relationships. In My Fair Lady, Professor Higgins (Rex Harrison) meets a young girl, Eliza (Audrey Hepburn), selling flowers on the street. He has to turn his slapper into a 19th Century lady in order to win a bet. All Richard Gere had to do was pass one off as an American girl. How hard can that be?
October 6 2003
Jesse Jackson to visit Bangkok
Jesse Jackson
Rev Jackson will be asking "Can the United States become a force for peace?" at Thammasat University auditorium on November 6th. More than 10 Nobel Prize laureates will also be speaking. If you are down in Patpong later that evening, watch out for a sharply-dressed African American whooping it up with a bunch of elderly egg-heads.
Ministry may register sex workers
In a controversial move, the Justice Ministry is considering legalising the sex trade and creating a register of prostitutes. If the register were to be made public, I wonder if it would include phone numbers and photos too.
Bland reception for APEC delegates
Meals prepared for the APEC delegates will be tested by experts from the Medical Science Department. Its chief, Dr Somsong Rakpao, said "we will make sure no seasoning powder is added to the food because foreigners are very sensitive to the substance and it could cause them to faint or feel dizzy."
After a night out on the drink, I sometimes feel a bit dizzy myself. Armed with Dr Somsong's advice, I now blame that fella who sells the burgers outside Nana Plaza. The cheeky bugger must be adding salt and pepper.
October 5 2003
Make a tit of yourself in a Thai gogo bar
Dancers taking to the chromium pole in a Thai gogo bar
Did you wai your favourite Thai gogo dancer, finger her or take to the chromium pole yourself? Congratulations, you've just made a tit of yourself in a Thai gogo bar. Whether you are a Bangkok first-timer or a seasoned regular bewitched by the beer fairy, here are a few tips and tricks to get you noticed.
For Thais, the prayer-like gesture known as a wai is not so much a greeting as a gesture of respect reserved for their boss or perhaps a monk. Get your evening off to a flying start by giving a cringe-making wai to every gogo dancer. Break down Thailand's rigid class barriers with your sincere display of friendship and equality - the sort of equality where you get to subject them to various sexual indignities later.
If you are a Patpong tourist, don't forget to bring your wife along too. The disapproving glare of an old trout with the missionary smile frozen on her face is exactly what every Thai gogo bar needs. Act like a giggling buffoon with the girls but ignore her completely. As she leads you out, hang back for as long as you can to say goodbye.
In the toilets you will see a notice offering a 49% stake in the bar. Your life savings seem like a small price to pay for entry into the ranks of Bangkok's seedy elite. In a few weeks time you will be riding around in a pink Cadillac with a stable of Thai hookers. That's what the other 20 guys who bought a 49% share thought too.
October 4 2003
Motorola captures the glamour of whoring
When Motorola executives chose this eye-catching image to promote their E365 handset, they probably thought it was rather clever. After all, it must be a pretty cool phone that distracts a woman from her lover's embrace.
Maybe they've never been with a snotty CM2 girl who won't switch her frigging phone off. Hardly a positive image is it? Nokia must be pissing themselves.
October 3 2003
Thai Websites - 3,000 sites reviewed
This is the web's most comprehensive listing of English-language websites about Thailand. Almost 3,000 sites have been reviewed and categorised.
Simple navigation allows visitors to search by keyword or category. Each site has a short description and visitors can vote to give it a rating. Unlike some of its namby-pamby competitors, Thai Websites also include sites with nightlife content.
October 3 2003
Boxing orangutans rumble at Safari World
Orangutans boxing at Safari World, Thailand
In spite of dodgy red hair and a tendency to masturbate in public, orangutans are much admired for their intellect. They can't be that smart though because at Safari World near Bangkok they've been persuaded to punch each other's lights out for our viewing pleasure.
In a performance guaranteed to outrage animal rights activists, trainer Khun Ghazali has taught them genuine Thai boxing moves. Kitted out in shorts and padded gloves, the beasts take to the ring cheered on by provocatively clad orange females. It's not known whether they rape each other later in hotel rooms.
Nurses are on hand in case things get bloody. However, their expertise is probably limited to treating minor injuries since they too are apes. Their white uniforms look smart enough though.
October 2 2003
Is your Thai sweetheart really a conwoman?
Thai sweetheart or Thai conwoman?
Each year, thousands of western men marry a Thai girl only to discover that she's a conwoman. Rich rewards await the smiling perpetrators of this perfect crime. The awful truth is that gold-digging pays. Lonely, soft-hearted men are the hapless victims left without a pot to piss in.
Even when a couple marry with the best intensions, the chances of success are barely 50/50. Mixed race marriages are even more fragile. Throw a Thai con-woman into the mix and your misery is guaranteed. If she is an ex-hooker, the divorce courts won't reproach her for fucking your friends, neighbours and teenage sons either. Her reward will be the same. The child you will be supporting is probably not yours.
In a previous posting (See Why do nice guys marry Thai prostitutes?) I urged sincere, marriage-minded men to beware of girls who are easy to meet. I also promised to write some guidelines about how spot a conwoman. Here they are.
October 1 2003
To dye for a good cause
Ronald Reagan's unfeasibly black hair
I used to laugh at Ronald Reagan's unfeasibly black hair but now I am making an arse of myself in similar fashion.
During a visit to my Thai girlfriend's relatives, one of them said that my hair looked old. The criticism really stung her. I had never given the matter any thought before but after thinking about it I decided to try the dye bottle. The results were fine and no one laughed.
However, when I visited the UK last month, a good mate reckoned that I looked like a cunt. Since he's a slap-head, I put this down to bitterness. However, I had to concede that in strong sunlight my tresses did display a touch of Paul McCartney aubergine haze.
In the UK, only foppish TV personalities dye their hair. However, in Thailand just about everyone's at it. I don't know what to do and now my roots are showing. What a dilemma.
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