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Lets not let the floods get in the way of hearing more about the Body Painting Contest. Pics pls K. Ekkarat

YES OF COURSE-----a million people lose all they have,house furniture all their personal belongings,and storms are raging----BUT LETS NOT FORGET THE BODY PAINTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think he was just trying got be funny.. Take it easy

One morning whilst watching Thai Channel 3 I noticed one of the 4 girls on the morning show (Kalamare) wearing a T-shirt that said 'I am so happy I could shit' !!

Obviously nobody in the wardrobe department had bothered to check the English.

Jesus :-s

Last time I was in the States, there was an instance where I was in a shopping mall looking for a bathroom.

I walked in and there was a Mexican cleaning lady mopping the floor.

Thinking nothing of it, I proceeded to use the urinal and she starts screaming for me to get out.

I thought I was going to be arrested for indecent exposure.....

Haha, true! Back home you have to wait for the cleaning ladies to finish before taking a pee. I had completely forgotten!

Thailand at its very (recognizable) best!

Have you been to West Virginia, Arkansas, Tennesee?

They are not Countries.

Uhhh, yea, but they are in a country. One that lays claim to 1st world status.

and so? every country has poorer and richer regions...

Hmmm that'll mark Cambodia off many people's lists now (and add it to a few others!) "Sorry doll, I can't marry you as I am over 50!" That could be their new tourism slogan!

not quite true, they just have to earn over 2550$ and they re fine!

They ve got good courts at the British Club as well, but it s very expensive to become a member. Moreover, I do not know if they have a tennis academy for kids.

I know for a fact that one of the coaches of the British Club coaches at the Le Smash Club as well (I am a member there), so you might as well give them a try as their courts are very good and they don't cost near as much as the British Club .

And I'm sure Le Smash has a good tennis academy for kids. At least that is what my tennis friends there tell me!

Cheers!

I wouldnt fancy being in Mr Bulls shoes if the jet ski mafia get hold of his address.

so sad but very true

like many things in thailand having a security guard is just for show

Very true unfortunately. Condolences though for the deceased and their familes...

The Japanese do say Tokyo is well overdue for a major quake. Some of the buildings there are really tall. I remember staying on the 74th floor of a hotel there; had a nice view of Mount Fuji. It seems pretty clear that you can do alot of preparation, but you cannot overcome nature? The forces are just too great?

I don't believe the biggest problem was the earthquake itself, but the following tsunami...

They've been dropping the price and reducing services (and providing bad services- pushing training sessions and then pretending trainers are too busy to train people, etc.) for some time now. A lot of the trainers oversell briefly, collect their bonuses, and then quit. I figure that they're squeezing out as much profit as possible (at the owner's behest- he's doing pretty well right now, I heard)- and then they'll sell themselves to someone or go out of business and all the contracts will be bust. I figure you're lucky if you get 2-3 more years out of them, if that.

You simply can't expect excellent service and world-class material for such a cheap price. You get what you pay for!

<br />I think there may be a bunch of people all trying to leave at the same time.<br />

probably

Who in the world needs 10 suits.. and if so, why be so stingy about cost-cutting?

because getting a good deal might save you some money x 10?

New Top Gear track ?

Racked with guilt from corruption and hatred by the Thai people ???

I don't think the Thai police suffer from any guilt whatsoever from corruption

THAI should better invest in new airplanes rather than trying to get anorectic crew

You certainly missed the multiple suicides in a short timespan in pattaya several years ago where the victim had a plastic bag over his head,taped around his neck and his hands tied behind his back.

Please tell me you re joking

And of course more discrimination about other nationalities ... what about the other tourists ?

Easy answer: Farangs will always have to pay.

Hi, and welcome to Bangkok. I'm sure you ll love it out here!

I'm a tennis fan, just like yourself. I m a member at Le Smash Club (by car 5min from the Asoke BTS without traffic), and to be honnest I m very happy about it! A friend of mine advised me to go there and have a look, and I was sold immediately. Yes, they do have nice dressing rooms and a spa and a restaurant, but I don't really care about that. I mean, it s nice to have lovely dressing rooms etc, but I just want to be able to play tennis on a decent court!! And I must say, the court surface is great. Apparently it s the same surface as the US Open courts, so no complaining there

Anyway, off course there are many other tennis clubs in Bangkok. But comparing to what other people tell me and to what I have seen (and felt in my wallet), le Smash Club is very good. I paid 9500Baht for the yearly membership, and now paying 100 Baht per hour. I think that s a very fair price, and to my knowledge there is no other club that offers the same price/quality in Bangkok!

Hope this helps you out a bit!

cheers