I'm Seeing Red!
Well, I decided to go home from my Soi 11 exile just in time for more violence in the streets. Last Thursday night it kicked off again. While the news media might have you believe that…
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A running collection of ideas, detours, and things worth remembering.
Songkran Part IV: Red Woodstock
We had an early start as the party at her aunt's place started fairly early. We got there around 8am and people were already there and many looked like they had already been drinking for…
Read the articleAmerican Gaming Association Follows Bill's Poker Blog Strategy
Pokerati posted recently regarding rumors that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will introduce a bill to legalizing online poker. DanM speculated: Hmm, interesting. Now the purpose of…
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I can't find the official announcement from PokerStars but I see the following story posted word for word on several different websites. I'll link to one of them just in case anyone…
Read the articleSongkran Part III: I Can Relate to a Nine Year Old
In the morning we head back over to the temple where Nuey's family has gathered. I remember Nuey taking up a collection last month for her temple and she was here to make a donation. If…
Read the articleSongkran Part II: Washing Grandma
In the morning, the water still wasn't working so we we had to shower old-school. There's a huge tub of water that they fill when the water is working. From the best I can make out from…
Read the articleSongkran Part I: No KFC, No Peace!!
Monday afternoon I had some people over my place. Someone mentioned craving some KFC and I went online and placed an order. About ten minutes later I received a phone call from a very…
Read the articleState of Emergency in Bangkok
Around 6pm (Bangkok time) on Wednesday, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in the capital city of Bangkok. As scary as they may sound it actually…
Read the articleNot All Online Poker Traffic is Created Equal
Dominik Kofert recently emailed me to make me aware of an analysis document they had produced over at PokerStrategy.com . Dominik is someone I've had the pleasure of working with on a…
Read the articlePhoto Journal of Bangkok Clashes with Police / Military
When I walked down stairs this morning, this was the view I had from standing out in front of my apartment As you can see the police and military have the red shirts held north of Soi 2.…
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