KIWIBATCH

...Thailand heading towards democracy....Thailand is a democratic country.....democracy this and democracy that....on and on about democracy ad nauseum....do they even know what "democracy" means..??

Now an announcement...."we have too much democracy"...<deleted>

Reading the Thai news is like picking up a good comic book....it is so funny, unbelievable and for the most part (like any good comic book)...completely laughable

toothpaste...tax reductions....

answer....."everyone".....go stand at a roundabout for 5 minutes and observe the traffic flow...you will then appreciate my answer as being totally 100% correct

Don't invest 1 baht in this country.......corruption, scamming...cheating...lying....with the Junta hovering around behind the scenes who could likely make a law/rule change as to foreign ownership at the drop of a hat...

If I wanted to "own" a company I would expect to "own" it 100% (or at the very least be able to make the decision as to whom my partners in this business are going to be)

I would not want to have some completely unknown bunch of grubby locals whose names were plucked out of a hat owning 51% of "my company"

there you are...an opinion....or advice.....you decide

.......and how many of the 12 million people already registered provided false details...?

Wouldn't have a clue said the NBTC Secretary General.............

So you could in fact register your SIM using false address details.....if you were the type of person wanting to avoid detection....

then theoretically....and I stress theoretically you could do something wrong that contravenes the rules and laws of this land called Thailand.........but necessitates "the authorities" wanting to either arrest you...or have a "meaningful discussion"...about what you have done.....but in the meantime you have thrown your 400b prepaid market bought phone in the trash...!!

(In a similar vein slightly off subject...90 day reporting..!!! how many of us have deliberately given the wrong address...or...forgotten to update it??)

How is this registering of SIM cards going to avoid the (quote)..."Southern insurgents using unregistered phones to detonate bombs etc etc.....(unquote)

Another grand scheme and a waste of time and money....

Incidentally I have completed registration of my phone at the AIS shop at the local Central Mall....and I provided full, and accurate details.

A waste of time at the 6 local 7/11's...they don't have a clue what to do

...booo...hooo....how sad

........Beware the "Get your Degree On-line industry".....no better than the Nigerian email scammers

..and yes.... there are perfectly legit Universities offering Online Degrees....

but bore down and look/research carefully...before parting with any money

good luck

I am available...I can start immediately...please call me on 0800-get-those-tourists

C.V. Skills/Credentials

What I am capable of......

1. Can talk utter crap without batting an eyelid.

2. Can generate 20 tourist promotion ideas a week...yes 20 a week

3. Excellent skills at mathematics e.g. 50 tourists plus 50 tourists = 1000 tourists

4. I am brainless (who needs a brain to work for TAT)

and many more which need to remain confidential but I will reveal at my interview

........many world/country leaders have earnt the nickname "MIrror"....why?....because when asked about something specific they always answer "l am looking into it"

...Thailand.....the only country in the world where the Prime Minister has to be directly involved in the process of the countries lottery system...unbelievable.....hasn't he got more important pressing matters to attend too...?

In other countries an issue of a lottery ticket pricing/selling process wouldn't even reach the PM's ear...it would be handled by a junior Govt minister passing it down to his managers and asking them to report back

kinmaew, on 10 Mar 2015 - 16:26, said:

They are starting to sound like Qantas

Ssshhh.. I am flying with them in a few days to Brisbane (Coolangatta) ex KL...hahaha

....and while they are at it...some "attitude adjustment" and "maintenance" is required...as per my wish list.......

1. Some repeat some of the onboard ticket collectors are surly and downright impolite to both foreigners and thais alike. Okay it is not the easisest of jobs...but...!!!

2. Do some regular maintenance on the diesel engines......instead of us all being covered in a mixture of a fine spray of water/exhaust diesel...

This happens whether you are already onboard or standing pier-side waiting to board....

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I was always told that if a diesel engine is maintained and is operating correctly there should be no smoke from the exhaust.

3. Get rid of the goons screaming and shouting down megaphones telling everybody how to get off/on the boat.....

a. We know where we are going...and we know how to get off and on the boat (even with the unsafe conditions at piers)

b. We know which boat (colour) takes us to our destination .

4. There are insufficient life jackets to cater for the number of passengers on board...??? (and one of the Marine Depts mottos is "Safety First")

5. The boats are regularly overloaded....far in excess of what they are supposed to carry (Marine Dept motto....Safety First..but call our number if you see a boat overloaded......there is no reply to the number,,!!!)

6. Introduce a "concession" priced ticket system....10trip...15trip...20trip......for the regular folk travelling to/from work everyday.

7. Give these boats priority berthing at all piers.....often we are sitting away from the pier 5 to 10 minutes waiting for the long tail boats to unload tourists,

(These are after all Chao Phraya Express boats carrying 100"s of people simply wanting to get to/from work...emphasise on Express)

8. Get tough on your captains playing "dodgems" at boat piers....

I have witnessed (and have been onboard) many instances of 1 boat already berthed and unloading headed downstream....another boat arrives heading upstream...attempts to berth "back to back" with the downstream boat but instead...slams into the side of the downstream boat as it's passengers are unloading/loading.

Somebody is going to be seriously hurt if this practice doesn't stop.

Yes I am a regular daily traveller on the river boats.....great system...breathtaking early morning sunrises......meeting all sorts of people from all over the world

It just needs a wee tidy up in some areas and some fine tuning...the revamping of the piers is a good start

So, I have made the observation on international social media recommending visitors stay away due to the pollution. Does this breach some forbidding of negative but true news reporting?

Yes you will shortly be arrested and taken in for "attitude adjustment".......I am joking....but you made a good point

Execute her.....scum...suitcases full of heroin.....think of the destruction downstream of people using this stuff...

no mercy...put her up on the wooden cross and blow the bitch away

...I smear my thai gf at least 3 times a week with a massage oil.......

....these men in their saffron robes are not monks...they are simply tourist attractions....

...strong winds in Bangkok at the moment..I live on the outskirts...rural area...saw a buffalo blown inside out...and a little further down the road saw a chicken lay the same egg twice...yes strong winds alright...no rain though

.........stolen in December 2014.........it is now the 6th of March 2015 and they are still waiting for a replacement machine........and this is a consulate office..!!!

....OMG......not another "promoshun" from TAT.....have the other 72 promotions TAT started finished yet...???

.....and they even thanking the slowing economy....<deleted>

....(quote)......thanks to the slowing economy, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

....I hope they execute them....good job Malaysia...and good riddance......2 individuals not required in todays world...as they served no other purpose than smuggling drugs......wreaking havoc on downstream users lives...

Long live the death penalty for these type of scum

...and did TOT go to the trouble (read..get off their backsides)...and vet the attending travel operators, so that as happened last time at one of these Travel fairs....a Belgian guy with his thai GF paid for a tour down south (around 36k baht)...only to find that the travel company (who had a stand at that travel fair)..were scammers...and have never been able to be contacted since.

Yes...No...?

...... the drivers story could well be a big heap of BS......like he fell asleep...then when woken by the bus going over on it's side...thought to himself.....if I don't concoct some story I will lose my job and be charged by the police etc etc etc

Of course at 2am in the morning were there any boys in brown to give chase to the "2 m/c's" supposedly on the wrong side of the road.

2 a.m in the morning...!!...I will guarantee the driver had not had a decent sleep in the preceding 18 hours

Luckily no-one was killed or seriously injured