A little bit about myself. My name is Mac and I’m from South Australia. My father is Chinese and my mother is Thai. They always spoke in English because neither of them spoke each other’s language. I was pretty much raised as an Australian country boy at the time 1989 there were no other Asian…
I’m an American attorney who primarily practices international law. A few years ago my work brought me to Cheonan just outside of Seoul. One day I received an advert a business card magnet stuck to the door of my apartment. It was an advertisement for in home Thai massage. 2 hour massages for what equates…
It seems like the majority of stories are about bar girls being bad and in it for as much money as they can pry off a foreigner only to jump to the next person who gives them attention. I never thought I would write about my experience with a bar girl as it’s very personal…
I met my Thai partner in my Western home country when I was 24. She was 30 and hot. She had a 13-year-old daughter from her previous Thai partner and she had moved abroad to work and send money home to support her parents and daughter who she said she had left with her parents….
I was living in Honolulu Hawaii and had pretty much run through the single scene. It was unfulfilling at best bars nightclubs the island is small and the dating market was so thin on the ground. A friend of mine was constantly talking about his trips to Thailand. Of course it sounded amazing and I…
As of 2023 I’ve lived in Asia for just over 20 years. I’m 44 years old now so was 34 at the time. I had lived in Shanghai working for a manufacturer firm for about 3 years. I knew the ins and outs of life there for the most part after having a great team…
From Nan’s point of view she diligently toiled away on her farm experimenting with crops and animals before settling upon fish farming. I sent a modest amount of financial help a few times for myself Nan was just an old friend whom I was happy to help out a little. But as soon as Australia…
I worked out in India and I fell in love with it and then used to go there for holidays. I found it quite lonely for a single traveler and also irritating as you can get talked into doing things you didn’t really want to do. I was explaining this to a friend and he…
As far as the Thais are concerned that is not so much a holiday but a time to catch up with mother and the family renew driver’s licenses Thai passport transfer blocks of land vehicles etc. into their names that had been purchased by mother with the money the wife saved up and paid for…