Flying Sporran

Ever thought your bankers were cheating lying robbers. Times have changed a lot. I used to take my bank manager out to lunch every year at the Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street. He liked being regaled with ripping yarns. I always paid the meal in the belief that that would give me breathing space during […]

As many of you know fighting crooks is a risky business. And fighting sleazy con men can be debilitating particularly if they are cashed up from gains acquired from cheating other foreigners in Thailand. In my fight against these types of people in Pattaya my children’s school has been put on the internet as well […]

It’s not de rigeur but today I am happy to give a plug to the CTLS Language School in Pattaya which has been a strong supporter of this site. The boss has just sent me an email relating to the construction of the forthcoming CTLS Cultural Centre in Pattaya and I was impressed with the […]

THIS IS THAILAND! GO BACK TO RUSSIA! This is not good. But its the clearest video I have seen about what appears to be the dark side of Thailand.  Unwittingly this half naked Russian was apparently dating the Thai man’s wife. The Russian has since left Phuket. The Thai man has been arrested and had […]

-RUNNING THE GAUNTLET IN PATTAYA’S INFAMOUS SOI 6- Flying Sporran’s Mid-week Diary- Been off for a few days with a team from the Crime & Investigation Network.  I cannot talk about the programme. But I can say I rose to the call of duty. Yes you have guessed it I was in Pattaya where a […]

AND I’LL PROVE IT WITH MY MAGNIFYING GLASS -Flying Sporran’s Mid-Week Diary- My apologies. I have been busy writing other stuff this week – which of course is sure to come to fruition here at some stage – dealing  with my favourite Pattaya Law companies – and on a treasure hunt. Some of that time […]

-INTERNET DATING BLAMED – Its Thai Brides week in the British Press, or at least the Daily Telegraph, and the Government wants to close a few loopholes without being accused of ‘social engineering’. It seems ‘single’ pensioners have been taking on Thai brides and then claiming pensions for having them – even though the wives […]

BREAKING THE BOUNDS OF BAD TASTE The local obsession in Thailand with becoming as white as white can, which has now topped breast implants and flat nose eradication,  has been recently featuring a particularly tasteless advert which is causing a bit of a stir not least because of its racist connotations. Its been kicking around […]

(updated 29/04) AN AMERICAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HAVE HIS SOUL CLEANSED – AND HIS FRIENDS ARE WORRIED WITLESS! It’s the ultimate nightmare in Thailand just one below annoying the local mafia. An American has gone missing from his home in Jomtien, Chonburi – and a security guard has reported that the he saw the […]

How can I let the death of former British Premier Margaret Thatcher pass without a word? Well easily actually.  But I thought at least I would congratulate Thai TV Channel 5 for using not a picture of Maggie but a picture of Meryl Streep, who acted the part of Maggie Thatcher in the film ‘Iron […]