Have you ever heard of the aged old story of the famous race between the tortoise and the rabbit? The far leading rabbit was so confident of victory at hand that he paused to have a nap, and ended up loser to the slow crawling tortoise.

Yes, you are right; Malaysia had been the conceited rabbit and Thailand the underdog tortoise. In the past when one heard that friends or colleagues were going to Thailand, he would have thought of unsavory aims of the male travelers, they were going for sex holidays, what else? And for women folks, Thailand seemed at that time a good country to shop for cheap undergarments. Some older and experienced folks were warning the eager travelers before their departure to be wary of magical and evil charm that would take away their soul and senses.