World Bartender Day – Thai Bars
Bartenders do more than serve drinks — they shape experiences! 🍸 This #WorldBartenderDay, celebrate with Behind The Smile, a gripping novel about life behind the bar.
Behind The Smile
This title refers to the first trilogy I ever wrote and sel-published and ‘Behind The Smile – The Story of Lek, a Bar Girl in Pattaya’ refers to the fact that Thailand is called ‘The Land of Smiles’.
‘Behind The Smile’ is a category used on our blog Megan Publishing Services http://meganthemisconception.com to identify posts relating to the series Behind The Smile by Owen Jones
Looking Behind the Smile
Discovering Lek’s Story in Daddy’s Hobby… If you’re looking for a thought-provoking read that offers a deep dive into a world many have heard of but few truly understand, Daddy’s Hobby is a book you won’t want to miss. It’s the first volume in the series Behind the Smile, and it tells the captivating story
Pattaya Red Light District Girls
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Pattaya Red Light District Girls are not located in one place as in most cities, but not many of the girls would say they are working anyway!
Soi Nana – Sukhumvit Soi 4 – Fun or Frightening?
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Soi Nana, aka Sukhumvit Soi 4, is located in the heart of what most foreign tourists would call Bangkok’s Red Light District.
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Pattaya Beach Road
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Pattaya Beach Road is one of the most famous streets in Thailand. It is located on the eastern side of Pattaya Bay and The Gulf of Thailand.
Behind The Smile – What Else?
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Behind The Smile – What Else? A smile makes people feel good, but could there be something else behind the smile sometimes? Deceit or danger?
Daddy’s Hobby by Owen Jones
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Daddy’s Hobby by Owen Jones is the first novel from this Welsh writer. It explores why so many girls work in Pattaya and how they fare
Republishing Books
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Today, some friends suggested that I should consider republishing books from my flagship series Behind The Smile. However, I find it almost impossible to contemplate, but ih has to be considered.
Covid-19 – Unforeseen Consequences
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Covid 19 has been with us for more than two years now, and I have not heard any predictions over that period that have come true. It was a new phenomenon for most of us, and for all of us when it is seen as a global plague, so there is little wonder that no-one could foresee any outcomes accurately.
Thai Food in Our House
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Thai mothers, who know how to cook old style, do not only cook for flavour, they also cook for the specific health needs of their families. The mother is a kind of shaman.
Daddy’s Hobby Previews
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This blog post contains Daddy’s Hobby Previews in all the languages I have available. BEHIND THE SMILE – The Story of Lek, A Bar Girl in Pattaya” volume 1.
Daddy’s Hobby – Hinter ihrem Lächeln
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Lek ist als Älteste von vier Geschwistern in eine typische Familie von Reisbauern hineingeboren worden. Sie hatte nie erwartet, dass sich ihr Leben anders entwickeln würde als das ihrer Klassenkameradinnen in ihrem Dorf im Norden Thailands. Aber…
Behind The Smile – Daddy’s Hobby
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Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family. She did not expect to do anything any different from the other girls in her class in the northern rice belt of Thailand six hundred kilometres north of Pattaya.
Getting My Thai Wife to the UK
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Getting My Thai Wife to the UK (part 213) Those of my regular readers who have followed the five-year saga of my trying to get my Thai wife into the UK will recognize the reference, because Getting My Thai Wife to the UK has been my biggest problem for a decade. Well, I have had
August 2017
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August 2017 This is the month I have tried to take off every year since I left school. August falls in the school summer holidays in the UK. When my father remarried, it was my sister’s birthday on the first, my dog’s on the fourth, my brother’s on the seventh, mine on the fourteenth, my real mother’s
NaNoWriMo 2017
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NaNoWriMo 2017 was a big success again, although the so-called rewards for completing it are pretty useless discounts and promos
Reviews of Books on Amazon
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The Reviews of Books on Amazon I have been with Amazon for a relatively very long time – since a few weeks after it started, I think, but I can’t help thinking the the people at the top – the ones running the firm (that might not include Jeff Bezos, the guy who set it up) are
Bangkok Red Light District
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Most people who know Bangkok, would say that the Bangkok Red Light District is centred around Soi Nana, but it is bigger than that.