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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 59: Beware of Pink Bears!

August 4th, 2010

Posted in Bangkok, education, freaks, gay, International schools, Law, lesbian, monsoon, Podcast, queer, rainy season, Random Thoughts, Self Analysis, teaching, Thailand, visas

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Welcome to episode 59
Rain, rain and more rain
Afternoon rains like clockwork
this much rain and still not handle traffic??
2 accidents in a row in the way home in the rain today
2 weeks and counting…..
feeling a tad bored now
Tom and the comfort of routines
A fabulous new place will help
Pics posted online already, so go be jealous!
Will miss Bangkok when I leave again
Safe to finally spill the beans
Tom’s LONG ordeal with a former employer
Being between a rock and a hard place
Where’s the money gone?
Didn’t realize power bills were paid 3 times a month
The magic cup game with thousands of dollars
Tom’s conscious got the best of him
Deep depression at the time worsened by the mugging
Begging for compensation for services rendered
Employee salary vs. new cars, new branches, and overseas tuition
Using our good nature against us
When does helping you become using me?
Strike? And counter threats…
The system isn’t set up to help employees
Tom needed the Visa to stay
A sliver of hope finally presents itself
Tom chooses to bow out quietly
Darkest days behind me now…..i hope
A lovely email from my listener Rod down on the Gold Coast
Podcasts and music
Comment from Jens….Hey Jens!
Check me on the Facebooks!!!
Lurve to all my listeners!
The usual rambling closing remarks

today’s TIT musical selection:

“That Don’t Impress Me Much – Shania Twain”

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 58: A Siamese Summer!

July 22nd, 2010

Posted in Alabama, Asia, Bangkok, birthdays, culture, education, food, freaks, gay, Japanese food, lesbian, politicians, queer, Refudiate, restaurants, sarah palin, Thai, ThaiFood, Thailand

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Welcome to episode 58
A summer in Siam
From Siam to Thailand…a brief history
On enjoying the summer
Being in Bangkok feels like a vacation
Movies and more movies
Back to the gym!
Tom’s holiday insomnia
Have always been more nocturnal anyway
River cruises and costumes
Getting to old to greet the dawn
A 10 year reunion
The same faces with a few more lines
Fond memories and food
Thais and Japanese food
A culture of eating out and why?
Thai restaurants in the States and abroad
There are 2 Thai restaurants in my hometown
Waiting tables at the Thai House
Tom got a condo in Pattaya from Craiglist.com
Good deal for a balcony with a sea view
Facebook woes and thoughts
Sarah Palin is just a loon!
She’s like a squeaking dog toy or dripping faucet
Why she bothers Tom so very much?
Arrogant ignorance with a sprinkle of narcissism
On claiming to speak for everyone when we hate you!
On a brighter note…Tom finally got a new voice mail
A voicemail from Jens in Munich
Germany is on my list of must visits
Email from our long lost Forrest of the Lonely Ice Floe.com
Tom is excited that Forrest and Jay are coming to Thailand!
Comments from LM and Andrea
Mark suggests a Radish cake? J
Huge shout out to Dylan…a new listener!
Lurve to all my listeners!
Tom begs for more comments
The usual rambling closing remarks

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ILL 215: The Last Five

May 13th, 2010

Posted in action, anger, CHIRLA, civil arguments, denial, dicks, discussion, education, fear, freaks, idiocy, illegals, immigration, inaction, institutionalized racism, knowledge, laziness, learning, love, MALDEF, meta, passion, podcasts, police, racism, racists, reason, risk, risk-gain analysis, solution, the cat, the internet, there's one in every workplace, uppity mexicans, violence, yelling

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Voicemail from:
Aaron

Comments from:
Katy
Matt of Spanking Bea Arthur
Alex
Brian

Just hang on for the last five minutes, that’s when the quality really stands out.

immigration, illegals, racists, racism, institutionalized racism, civil arguments, the internet, police, violence, fear, action, inaction, laziness, solution, MALDEF, CHIRLA, uppity mexicans, denial, idiocy, dicks, there’s one in every workplace, risk, risk-gain analysis, learning, education, knowledge, love, reason, meta, discussion, yelling, passion, anger, the cat.

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T.I.T. Podcast Episode 53: The Red Storm in a Tea Cup…

April 2nd, 2010

Posted in Bangkok, corruption, culture, Easter, education, freaks, gay, lesbian, Politics, queer, red shirts, Thai, Thailand, Thaksin

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Goooooood morning, afternoon, evening and night depending on where and when in the world you happen to stop by and read this. Firstly, I realize that it has been ages and ages since I did a T.I.T. cast and I’m really sorry to have kept you guys waiting for so long. Secondly, I decided to sit down today and try my best to rattle off a podcast without any show notes, so if this episode ends up sucking then big sorrys again. I catch myself rambling on a bit, a few times as i went through the episode but i was trying to cover so much information in a very limited time frame. Anyways, hope you guys enjoy and will try to be more organized with notes and such next week! IN the meantime, i wanna send out much MUCH love from the “Big Mango!” Enjoy!!!! P.S. Ignore the episode number in the artwork….it was a bit of a mistake!