Thursday Babe Blogging

This weeks J.I.P. Babe is Ms. Took... I'm just tit jai about her. (That means "stuck heart", as in "crazy" or "enamored"... but I really just needed an excuse to write the word "tit".)

Thursday Babe Blogging

This week is Chompoonuch, otherwise known as Jen. Adorable, eh?



The end of the year is coming up. I'm going to have to put together a little competition among all of the T.B.B. ladies here, and have all of you pick a winner for the year 2007 sometime soon. Keep an eye out for that.

Thursday Babe Blogging

This week's JIP Babe is Bua Chompoo, which means "pink lotus" in Thai. That is as pretty a smile as you can hope to see.

Thursday Babe Blogging

This week's JIP Babe is Jenny... Just the thing to start your holiday season.

Thursday Babe Blogging

Today we have something a little more conservative and a little more traditional... but every bit as attractive and fetching: Mem.

Thursday Babe Blogging

This week, I let Epril take the reins of Thursday Babe Blogging, and she has presented you with Angelica Panganiban... A filipina actress. You can see her personal webpage here. According to Epril, she is popular for romance movies and drama, and is also popular for modeling as well.

Thank you Epril!

Thursday Babe Blogging

This weeks babe of the week is Ning. Enjoy!

Thursday Babe Blogging

Almost forgot: Time for JIP Thursday Babe Blogging!

This week we have Pat.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com

Thursday Babe Blogging

Gads. I can't believe it is Thursday already... but it's a good thing: More Babe Blogging.

This week's babe is Sao... and she's adorable.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com

Thursday Babe Blogging

This week's Babe at Jil In Pattaya is Primrata, or, as she is known by her nickname, Ja Ja. She is TV star here in Thailand, and obviously a very pretty girl.

You can see more photos of her here and here.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging: Online Project Edition

Yes indeed, ladies and gentlemen, today we have the unveiling of the "online project" which I have been mentioning for the last 3 or 4 weeks on this blog. The online project is also this week's Babe of the Week: Epril from the Philippines.
I met Epril online last month, and we have been chatting and video conferencing and telephoning each other every day since. I, like hundreds of my fellow Pattaya expats, have decided to go find a Filipina. I'm flying over to Manila tonight, then going down to the southern city of Cagayan de Oro for a fun-filled weekend with my new-found companion, and — assuming everything is as good in person as it is online — we will be coming back to Pattaya together on Monday.

So, allow me to explain my decision to choose a girl from The Philippines:

First and foremost, it is about communication. I have learned more about Epril in the month we have known each other than I ever learned about Pui in the 18 months we were together. I have chatted with Epril's entire family, who all speak English... whereas I could barely communicate with Pui's family. Epril understands me, understands the details of our relationship, and generally knows what to expect... as do I.

I put a lot of effort into learning the Thai language, and I speak it better than 99% of the expatriates in Thailand. It still wasn't enough in the end. A lack of understanding and a lack of communication with Thai girls (when I strive for perfect understanding and great communication) are the first reason I have chosen a Filipina.

Second, it is about culture and attitude. I had no problem with the Thai mindset in general, but with Pui, the devil was in the details: The lack of real interest in putting together a coherent plan for her future, my future, Pot's future; the lack of caring about things that are not of Thailand; and the impression I got that no matter how long we stayed together, I would still be "farang", and still be simply "he who gives me money."

Epril, on the other hand, has the opposite values: She can tell you exactly what she wants out of life, out of our relationship; she has a keen interest in cultures other than the one she was raised in, and can toss out a "Simpsons" quip, or the lyrics from Beach Boys songs; and she figures the money she makes from working will be more than enough to keep her family back home happy.

Yes, of course, I'm sure that I could have found a Thai version of Epril, and I'm sure that girls like Pui live in The Philippines, but as any person who is knowledgeable of both countries will tell you: Somebody like Epril is the exception, not the rule, in Thailand, and somebody like Pui is the exception, not the rule, in The Philippines. Quite simply, I am facing a 10-to-1 Pui-to-Epril ratio in Thailand (and that would actually be a 100-to-1 Pui-to-Epril ratio in Pattaya), and I've decided to better my odds.

Which leads me to my final, albeit least-important reason I'm choosing a girl from The Philippines: To merely hunt in a different direction. I've had four relationships here in Thailand: From a perky, witty college student with a blossoming modeling career to a plain-faced, simple rice farmer... They all seemed to represent different variations on a recurring theme of frustration. If I am to encounter problems or difficulties in my upcoming relationship, I only hope they are of a different sort.

Anyway, I leave tonight from Bangkok, and should be back at my desk on Tuesday morning, Pattaya time (Monday night, America). Pictures and stories of my (and Epril's) adventure will be forthcoming.

Thursday Babe Blogging

Today, we have Jen. Don't know much more about her than what I can see in this picture... but isn't that enough?

Thursday Babe Blogging

Today's Babe is Jenny. She's not a movie star or TV star or anything... but she was a Maxim covergirl... which is kind of the Thai version of being on the cover of Vogue.

Thursday Babe Blogging

It's Thursday again, and if it's Thursday at J.I.P., that means it's time for yet another photograph of one of Thailand's prettiest girls.

This week, we have young Miss Pee. Absolutely adorable.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging

Today, we have Janie, of television fame. (See this page for her "star profile", in Thai.) For those of you who can't read Thai... she's 25 years old and single.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging

This week's babe is Ahm... very cute. I'm going to have to have a vote at the end of this year to pick a "J.I.P. Babe of 2007" from among all of this year's babes... so therefore, keep in mind which is your favorite, and then at the end of the year, we'll have a vote, and then after all the votes are counted, I'll go ahead and pick my own favorite and crown her champion instead. Heh.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging

Ah... my favorite post of the week.

Today, we have Taeng Moh... which means "Watermelon" in Thai. She's a TV star on Channel 7. She had a pretty serious car accident a few years ago, but as you can see, she's still as pretty as ever.

(This is actually the second time I've put up pictures of Ms. Taeng Moh... other photo here. I didn't realize it'd put her up twice until I checked her last name. The hair style and makeup style are so different, I figured the two photos were from two different girls named Taeng Moh. Oh well... she's cute enough to merit two Babe Blogging entries.)

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging

My girlfriend for the week is named "Jay". Unfortunately, Pui doesn't know anything in particular about her, so I'll just have to settle for name and face... which is more than enough, really.

Photo courtesy ofteenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging

Today's babe is Nampung... which is the Thai word for "honey". She's is an actress here in Thailand. Pui tells me that she's gained a little weight since these photos were taken. I think we can forgive her for that.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.

Thursday Babe Blogging

Today we have Miss Taeng Moh Pattarathida... my girlfriend for the week. For those of you who don't know, "taeng moh" means "watermelon" in Thai. She's a TV star, and Pui assures me she's not married.

Photo courtesy of teenee.com.