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I you don't feel like going out, I know Food by Phone deliver Christmas dinners (on the 25th) from Bourbon Street and the Black Swan, in my opinion two great restaurants!

Bourbon Street's one is 775Bt, so fairly priced (and food there is usually very good). Black Swan's is with its 1600Bt quite expensive, but knowing the Black Swan you ll probably get a huge amount of good food for it!

If the facts are as stated then she fought off a rapist who happened to be her estranged husband. The rapist died in the ensuing fight, self defense.

Just a though, but what if

She murdered him then bit off his xxx in a vindictive rage, then stabbed herself in the arm to make it look more real.

As he died before the divorce she gets everything ..... no witness to say what happened. Murder.

Oh sorry, forgot this is ThaiVisa ........ Man always bad/wrong ... Woman always good/right

Good point... Guess we'll never know!

This ranking can't be very accurate. Ever been to Luanda, capital of Angola (oil oil oil!!)? Insane prices! Remembered it was over 100Bt for a medium-sized bag of potato chips (Lays..). And yes, I was with locals so no -exploit-the-foreigner-prices!

A bit late with my post, but here it goes anyway:

http://thailand.prd.go.th/print.php?id=5294&type=around

Thailand's Public Holidays in the Year 2011 (04/11/2010) List of public holidays to be observed by financial institutions in Thailand in the year 2011 is as follows:

1. Monday, January 3 - Substitution for New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1)

2. Friday, February 18 - Makha Puja Day

3. Wednesday, April 6 - Chakri Day

4. Wednesday, April 13 - Songkran Festival

5. Thursday, April 14 - Songkran Festival

6. Friday, April 15 - Songkran Festival

7. Monday, May 2 - Substitution for National Labor Day (Sunday, May 1)

Note: This holiday is not applied to government agencies.

8. Thursday, May 5 - Coronation Day

9. Tuesday, May 17 - Visakha Puja Day

10. Friday, July 15 - Asanha Puja Day

Note: Effective from B.E. 2550 onwards, the Asanha Puja Day is prescribed as a holiday, in replacement of the Buddhist Lent Day.

11. Friday, August 12 - H.M. the Queen's Birthday

12. Monday, October 24 - Substitution for Chulalongkorn Day (Sunday, October 23)

13. Monday, December 5 - H.M. the King's Birthday

14. Monday, December 12 - Substitution for Constitution Day (Saturday, December 10)

Note: For financial institutions in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Satun provinces, an extra holiday is given for the Eidilfitri Day (Ramadan Day) announced by the Sheikhul Islam Office if it does not fall on any of the holidays listed above or Saturday and Sunday.

RIP!

No one seems to have any sympathy for the guy. Yes, he did a stupid thing, worse to endanger the lives of others. Done in a moment of passion, we are all capable of doing stupid things.

I hope his injuries aren't too serious and he gets well soon. The next concern for him is the arson charge, that will likely be pretty expensive. What a mess to be in.

"Done in a moment of passion, we are all capable of doing stupid things".

Stabbing yourself in the heart and burning down a building? A tad extreme for most no ?

Just a tad!

We are all f**ked by these scare tactics, because there is no way to know if it is true or not. That's pretty much what terrorism is all about nes pas?

spot on!

they run away for several reasons, line up the cash and power friends needed to clear the matter with police, and to allow time for the drugs or alcohol to clear from their system circumvention of any test.

sad, but very likely to be true!

Wet roads don't cause accidents. Knob heads driving like maniacs do.

exactly

A welcome move. Let us just hope they stick with it.

now....lets wait for the "if it wasn't for me, Thailand would fall in a heap" replies.

A welcome move, indeed.

x 2

Does Thailand have a Death Penalty for drug dealing? If so, have they actually imposed the Death Penalty for drug dealing? Time to get really tough on those low lifes that create misery in the world.

They have it, but rarely impose that penalty.

Death penalty is not the solution though

motorcycle taxis riders are mostly red-shirt.

No they are not. Most wear dark green shirts.

I saw one the other day wearing a purple shirt!

Orange! Lots of them!

What I'm wondering is how these two guys managed to get BACK into Thailand after serving time for a similar crime before, and then being deported after they were released from prison.

exactly

Tragic.

They all learn from their surroundings and the media (movies, news...).

Rightm but some kill and others don't

exactly

Disgusting and completely unacceptable

Nice people don't stab other people...

That is not exactly true, Loz. Nice people DO murder other people when they get provoked enough. Who knows what happened in this sad case. I can think of a dozen different scenarios... none of which pertain to money of the deceased. I've come very close to murdering a few people myself, but none were personal acquaintances. And, I consider myself to be a nice guy.

Nice people DO murder?? Can t say I agree with you, unless we re talking about being in a situation of life and death!

As he faces the death Penalty will he be extradited???

not a chance

What a mess, what a surprise...

How could these people be so idiotic? Don't they read newspapers?

Be real!! He's on holiday, people automatically go into "holiday mode" when they travel for a vacation.

Indeed we do

who cares?

As a pragmatic person in this case I say: Good, hope it turns out well.

same here

Best Handling Car Under 1.2 Million is that new or used ?

Something a bit different

2 year old MERCEDES-BENZ A Class

2 year old ALFA ROMEO - 156 - Selespeed 2.0 AT

3 year old Volvo C30 funky and rare here

Did see in a tent a early 2009 1.4 VW Golf @ 1.210,000 baht

An Alfa? You might as well stay at the dealer's office since it ll break down as soon as you drive it longer than a day!

You'll get acclimatized eventually

I have been waiting for that for 45 years . Hot and humid is just not good for running. I have lived in Vietnam and now live in Cambodia and in both places I get up at 04:00 to go running Great time: heat is manageable and there is no traffic.

If you cannot get up and need to run later: drink lots, put ice cubes in a Bandanna and tie around your neck; soak a baseball cap in water and out in the fridge prior to running; put a sponge on top of your head, ice cubes on top of that, baseball cap on top of that.

Finally: just suck it up. Beats going running in sleet and sub-zero temperatures

I m afraid that getting up (very) early and drinking lots of water is the only way to go running outdoors! Otherwise the only option left (I can see) is enjoying some quality time with a treadmill

Of course it isn't. It has its positive and its negative points, as any city has. But who cares about some stupid title? There are more important things in life I think!