Dear Mr. KIA: I Need a Bodyguard!
Dear Mr. KIA: I Need a Bodyguard!
August 31st, 2007Dear Mr. KIA, A sordid story involving drugs, girls and social activism has led me to seek your advice. I won’t bore you with the details, but now I’m in desperate need for “backup.” I’m a wimp with zero muscle mass, and I’ve managed to piss off some people who would now like to exercise their revenge through physical abuse. So Mr. KIA, where in Bangkok can I get myself a personal bodyguard so I can stop sleeping with one eye open?—Dead Meat
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Dear DM, Thanks to the Asia City Publishing witness protection program, I don’t have to worry about people physically attacking me when they don’t agree with my brilliant advice, but I do sympathize with your plight. However, Mr. KIA hopes you will learn at least one lesson from your predicament. For example, before you provoke the next set of mobsters, maybe you should hit the gym for a few months. Or maybe you should learn to keep your mouth shut and your nose out of other people’s business.
As for bodyguards, they’re a dime a dozen here in Thailand, but Mr. KIA suspects you’re looking for more than just a guy in a safari suit who is packin’. Here are three companies that specialize in security.
High Service Security (8 Soi Palangtham, Phra Nakorn Sri Ayutthaya, 08-9990-0199. www.highservicesecurity.com) is a onestop shop for protection services. These include guards, installation of security cameras, patrol cars, background checks and of course, personal bodyguards who can watch your back at all hours. Though the offi ce is in Ayutthaya, they can take care of you in Bangkok.
C&C Guard Force mainly provides security guards to businesses, but if you fi nd your own bodyguard they can give him some professional training. Their service is available 24/7, so add their number to your phone’s memory and make sure you hold on to it when you sense danger.
Security Services Asia provides a range of security services. Aside from personal human bodyguards, you can also hire man’s best friends to protect you. Everyone who works there underwent a background check, so
you know you can trust them.
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