Compared to most Western countries, we here at WoWasis feel Asia is pretty safe. Most travelers can go just about anywhere, any time, and not have to be constantly looking over their shoulders. Nevertheless, travelers not practicing basic security measures are leaving themselves open to the occasional theft. So here are some things to keep […]
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WoWasis travel gear review: a suppository escape kit you can’t be without
There are suppository escape kits and suppository escape kits. Here at the WoWasis Spycraft store, we’ve sold out of our complete supply of this item, and are looking for new suppliers (see below). Our little escape gizmo is essentially a “get out of jail free” card that was perfected by the French resistance during World War […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: ‘Japanese Street Slang’ by Peter Constantine
Why buy a foreign language dictionary when one doesn’t speak a word of the language in question? When it’s as fun to read as Peter Constantine’s Japanese Street Slang (2006, ISBN 13 978-0-8348-0250-6), that’s when. First published in 1992, the book has never been out of print, and even has a 2011 edition (we found […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on short-times, long-times, and freebies
To pay or not to pay, that is the question. No, I am not misquoting Shakespeare but referring to the dilemma of being a womanizer in Bangkok. Do you look for a regular girlfriend, or just pay for short term relationships? Worse yet, do you pay a lady for short term love and then pay […]
Read the rest of this entry »Why can’t bad-smelling foreigners smell themselves?
The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Bad-smelling foreigners can’t smell themselves Dear Pa Farang, In a recent blog post, it seemed as though WoWasis ripped through the farang community, somehow saying that the majority of us smell bad. What wasn’t said was that many deodorants and anti-perspirants have […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis Book review: Timothy Hallinan’s ‘Queen of Patpong’
How does one really judge the entertainment value of a book? Timothy Hallinan’s book in the Bangkok Fiction genre, The Queen of Patpong (2010, ISBN 978-0-06-167226-2), caused us here at WoWasis to ask, and here’s why. We finished this 312 page book, the latest update in the ongoing saga of travel writer Poke Rafferty and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on American wives and sponsoring Thai women
Recently I have started to think that perhaps I need to work on my people skills. Now, I have to say that I have never been the most diplomatic guy, and one of the things that I love about living in Thailand is the total lack of political correctness that is so pervasive in the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Another man lives in my apartment with me and my girlfriend
The Good Manner: Advice on Thailand from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: Another man lives in my apartment with me and my girlfriend Dear Pa Farang, My Thai lady and I are still getting used to each other, even after living together for a couple of years. Last month, I got a surprise: her younger […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bachelor in Bangkok: Khun Lee on foxy nurses in Bangkok hospitals
I had to go to a hospital in Bangkok this week to get some tests done for a nasty allergy problem that just doesn’t seem to want to go away. It is absolutely incredible how all the nurses and female staff in Bangkok hospitals look like models with perfect skin, slim bodies and angelic faces. […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis wordsmith: your sex ad acronym dictionary
We’re always curious as to what the English language has in store as it relates to adult-themed material (read our post on the origin of the word punter, meaning one who buys the services of women). When western men return to their own countries, they often peruse online sex ads, looking to recreate a bit […]
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