Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Mia Noi or Mia Yai


Valentine Day is less than two weeks away. I'm a half world distant from my two wives and two kids in Thailand. I can only say I love you or 'pom rak khun' over the telephone or via Western Union. My wives' preference is my sending money over the internet. Money always says 'rak yai'.

Several friends in New York have asked, "Which wife do you love most?"

Mia noi or Mia yai?

I'd have to go with #2, because you'd never have a #2 if you loved #1 so much.

A geek or a part-time mistress sure.

I don't know a single faithful westerner in Thailand.

Maybe me, because I faithful to both my wives.

And that's no small thing in Thailand where temptation lurks in the air like peerfume from a a fragrant tree. It's everywhere.

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