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Butterflies are free to fly Butterflies are free to fly Chapter 5 Greg and Joy walked into the Warblers restaurant and lucked out big time, a table was just opening up along the wall across from the band. Greg took Joy's arm and guided her over to the table, quickly staking claim to the spot. ... (Read full column) Doin' it in the dark We are officially in the middle of awards season, and with the Oscars only one week away, only one new film is released in Bangkok (except for yet another crappy Thai ghost story which I will pretend doesn't exist. So, after a few thoughts on Jim Carrey's new comedy, we will head straight ... (Read full column) Tales from the Extreme City WHAT A PRAT! A certain Iranian gentleman thought it would be a good idea to open a gogo bar in Pattaya. So he arranged with the owner of the Prince Hotel in soi 8 to take over the now-defunct Showgirls venue. They agreed a rental price for the premises. The guy paid for new ... (Read full column) Turk Fist Into the Bosom of Madness - part 1 Meg had breasts like water balloons only half filled with water but when she danced nobody seemed to care. Once she'd eased off her industrial strength bikini top she rarely let them hang pendulously. Rather she flung herself ... (Read full column) West meets East     In the midst of all of the anti-government protests, many of which I can hear from my own apartment, something surprising is apparently going largely overlooked. What I mean, of course, is the superstitious nature of even many educated Thais. This can be seen from both ... (Read full column)   Web nanaplaza.com