The true story of a Welsh godfather describes J.O.Williams as a charismatic and ruthless businessman. No-one ever had a chance of controlling him. Governments were gaining financially from working with him. In that sense, they were part of this extended mafia family. A mafia family is not solely comprised of blood relatives. I first met… Read More The True Story of a Welsh Godfather
Whether in Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, or any other religious belief; we tend to follow the faith into which we were born. A child born to Roman Catholic parents will be brought up in the doctrines of Roman Catholicism. It will be reinforced every Sunday when the parents bring the child to church. He is told… Read More How Do We Find Religious Faith
A Thailand Diary is a lighter read than my flagship book, Thailand Take Two. It discusses Thai lifestyle and social culture. It is a more detailed work of 10 chapters and with 42,000 words. The diary, however, is a lighter read. With short entries for every day of the year, it still covers the important… Read More A Thailand Diary
Escape to Thailand is an account of an Englishman’s dream of emigrating to Thailand and how it turned out. There are twists and turns throughout the 14 chapters. He first “met” Toy, a Thai teacher, on an internet dating site. Three times she asked him to join her. But, three time he declined. After a… Read More Escape to Thailand
For some time, I have worried that many places of worship worldwide and of different faiths have lost their way. This includes the Church of England, sadly. Have world churches failed society? My church background. I was confirmed in a small Welsh church linked to my primary school. This photo was taken at the same… Read More Have World Churches Failed Society.
We are still not being told the Truth. The “19th century” courtiers in the Palace Establishment are still deliberately not telling the public what is really going on, and doing so suspiciously by continuing to post photoshopped images. There are several media outlets showing the video of the Princess of Wales trying to explain the… Read More Latest News. Princess of Wales
This article explains why the UK prime minister, Richi Sunak, and the Labour opposition leader, Sir Kier Starmer, are having to play politics instead of debating and voting on policy issues which affect the lives of the UK electorate. Although Sir Kier Starmer comes from a working-class background, his parents encouraged him to go to… Read More Richi versus Starmer
Many writers are leaving the Medium Platform because the owners are allowing the platform’s algorithms to remove their articles. There appears to be no human interaction when the algorithms make this “decision” and no “appeal” process. Until this is sorted out, and like many other writers, I won’t be posting many new stories. I will,… Read More Breaking News
A Welsh Godfather is a fascinating biography of J.O.Williams , his ruthless business activities and his ultimate philanthropy towards the communities he lived in. I’d love to hear your comments on this story of the Welsh mafia godfather in the course of our reading journey together. My first contact with a Mafia boss was when… Read More The True Story of a Welsh Godfather
Thais are taught from an early age not to show their emotions, not to reveal their true feelings to others. It’s difficult for westerners to understand this as it’s a complex cultural attribute, unique to peoples of the East, particularly the Far East. Let’s think about the Thai Smile They are just showing their happiness… Read More How Thais Use Their Emotions