Archive for October, 2008
‘If you came up in a time when someone told you you couldn't even touch a black person, it's a leap over a huge social chasm'
The Pataya Ghost #20 — The ‘Hidden’ Soapy & The Ghost Says Farewell
Friday, October 31st, 2008
For nearly everyone who visits Pattaya, soapy massages in Fun Town are all Sabai - as in Sabailand, Sabai Room and Sabai Dee. Located within a stone’s throw of each other on Second Road, the three Sabai-chain massage parlors are often wrongly assumed to be the only soapies in the downtown area. Experienced Walking Street bar hoppers know they’re not and will point to the VIP Massage joint in the Diamond Beach hotel. Popular with both farangs and the Japanese that frequent Super Baby next door,
One with nature (The Star)
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Long before the word ‘sustainable’ became a catchphrase, Sri Lanka’s most famous architect, Geoffrey Bawa, designed a green hotel that embraced sustainable tourism practices.
Arroyo mum on daughter’s wedding plans (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Friday, October 31st, 2008
MANILA, Philippines—President Macapagal-Arroyo is keeping mum on the reported upcoming wedding of her daughter Evangelina Lourdes “Luli” Arroyo to former investment banker J. Aloysius “Luigi” Bernas.
The Clanton Advertiser (Clanton Advertiser)
Friday, October 31st, 2008
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Barack Obama and John McCain head into the final weekend of the presidential campaign focused tightly on the economy. Obama is looking to expand his base while McCain is fighting to hold GOP-leaning bastions.
