mogoso

Here we go again.....back to the old chestnut........"democracy"......the thing is - under Thaksin - Thailand wasn't and isn't a proper, functioning democracy - that's why the Peoples Alliance For Democracy came about and the opposition parties chose wisely not to contest it.

The system - including the Election Commission - the courts - the media - and other branches of the executive who are meant to remain impartial and act as a checks and balances sysyem - was in the pocket, more or less of Thaksin and TRT.

Anyway, Thaible, why defend Thaksin when you know very well he has spoken like a street boy in the past and has used aggressive and inflamatory and insulting language to belittle and insult his opponents.

I think you're still smarting from the shock that your "illustrious" leader will soon be no longer PM.

Anyway, you can't dispute the fact that he does, indeed, have a square face - I guess - once a square face always a square face!

But what is democracy? Doesn't a lynch mob meet what constitutes a democracy. Goverment should be democratically elected, but rule by the law of the land (constitution) The force of law should be the governance not the force of mob rule in the streets.

She must give mind-blowing head then.

Sorry, but I don't think I'd ever be able to get it up in the first place.

Let me think this over, how many husbands, how many husbands estates, how much money does this lady have,she must look real good to a poor muslim.

Poor guy man. I hope they find the killers and throw them in jail to rott away. Makes you think twice about going home at night...

By the way two shots in the head is not just shooting at random. That's shooting with the intention of killing!!!

Welcome to the land of smiles...

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Rot away. Capital punishments the way to go, death does serve a purpose.

did you check with alliance francaise ?

Ya, already but they have just special lesson one time every week or a personal teacher but very expesive and not ..Thai !

so I realy don't know where I can gte a place for Thai people ...

But why bother? The French people will be speaking Arabic in 20-30 years anyway

Gas is really getting expensive.

Lot of free gas at my house, wife likes to cook pet mak mak.

Neat story got some more?

Theres a legend of minature elephants that live around water, I seem to recall

Have any of them been colored in yet?!

No the democrats stole all the crayons to write political treatises.

I've often wondered how they handle the visa requirements for staying in a country. Some of these people are damned near eligible for citizenship after they finish their stint on foreign soil! (Except for the criminal records check, of course).

Here in Thailand foreign prisoners are sent, after havng finished their sentence, straight to the IDC (immigration detention center) and will get deported from there.

I think he'd not see the US again after getting caught with a kilo in Thailand. Truly lame and stupid to mule drugs.

Never heard of this St.George day, but then again, I'm an American...

Thanks for the link about St. George - So that's why there are no more Dragons in England!

I didn't know that St. George flag was the flag of England, I thought it was that other one ( I used to call it the "Rolling Stones" flag when I was a kid )

Can't picture not waving your own country's flag in your own country though...

Rolling Stones Flag

It's no wonder to me that 50% of Americans do not know where New York is

Hey I'm an american, and I know where new york is. My great great great ......dad, was the first english sherriff of new york when they first took it from the dutch.

Lets see from here you go I-85 north, then...................

Wake me up when the World Cup comes back to America...

(I know, I know, I'll be sleeping a LONG time before that ever happens again.... )

World Cup yawn

Much ado about nothing

Well done to the authoriies for catching this guy....lets hope that the High Court Judge has enough common sense to keep this one out of circulation for a few years, and give him a substantial sentence, which will act as a much needed deterrent for other would be criminals.

OK certainly bravos are in order, after catching this one little fish. But this is a big outfit ready to send another little fish downstream with the hope they'll get to the ocean of profit. Gotta cut the heads off at the top before you can accomblish much

The George Soros, the same George Soros whom backs moveon .org and others like it. The socialist whom backs every nutcase in the political left in the USA. Why he's a democrat and a friend to all suffering people in the world. He'd never harm anyone from the political left, he's a democrat.

You need to stop watching Fox News and reading Coulture trash books. Not that reading Soros is much fun, but although he is against the current US Republican regime, as we all should be, he is far, very far from being a "socialist."

Read moveon .org ideas and tell me thats not socialism

Reminds me of George Soros when he shorted the Burmese Gov. in 1999 with like $1.4 Trillion in and out which nearly destroyed their economy.....poor communist wonderful peace loving leaders that the Burmese are :-) Hurt Levis Jeans Co and they had to pull out of the country and lose all that cheap slave labor....

The George Soros, the same George Soros whom backs moveon .org and others like it. The socialist whom backs every nutcase in the political left in the USA. Why he's a democrat and a friend to all suffering people in the world. He'd never harm anyone from the political left, he's a democrat.

Going forward, given the lessons learned from the TRT party in gaining the support of those upcountry, I think the Democrats will take this to heart. I know some of their leaders (socially), and they are good people and I believe they will do the right things.

I hope you are right there.

Taking all in consideration, i believe the Democrats have so far been the best governments in Thailand. Lets wait and see.

And I believe the opposite, but I hope whomever gains power will lead Thailand to what is best for Thailand and its people, and the heck with what farangs feel is right.

Always found it easy to give my cat a bath. From his first day with me at 6 weeks old I started giving him a bath. At first in the sink but as he grew I'd just take him in the shower with me and soaped and rinsed him up properly. His weight grew to 24 lbs but matched his height well as he was not fat, just big larger than a Maine coon cat, he was larger than the ocelot I had as a kid.

A terror to dogs and those who knew him not well, he never scratched me in anger, or trying to squirm around in shower.

I assume it was from the familiarity of the process, that getting a weekly shower, presented no fear reaction in him, or his trust in me.

Coming home with him after a three month trip to Colombia, he first, then I ended up in a small room with customs agents who were having a devil of a time trying to examine him without me. I calmly picked him up to show it was just his way to protect hisself from the unknown.... They then wanted to know why he wouldn't drink the water they offered to him. I simply said perhaps he didn't like you. We were dismissed curtly at that point

Indonesia records more than 3 million illnesses and 400,000 deaths attributed to tobacco each year, and since there is little socialized medicine, cigarette consumers must pay their own hospital and funeral fees.

--DPA/Bangkok Post 2006-04-06

Seems fair individual responsibility for an individual action, or why should someone else pay for your stupidity

Also, I really would like to know what Taksin did to hurt the farang community that much? Raise taxes? Well, without taxes Governement is powerless. Made the visa harsher to get? No, but it's sure things went harsher for the cheaters (people who used to pay someone for doing the visa run in their places, or buying visa in Kha San).

Didn't he raise the financial requirements for marriage visa from 200,000 to 400,000 and set the amount for "pension visa" at 800,000?

Big whoppee. If your retired and haven't the wherewithal to have $20,000 USD to have deposited in a bank, what the blue blazes are you doing living outta your country? If nothing else your pension or social security should be enough to meet the minimum 30,000 thb per month in place of the bank deposit. If not what will occur when your too infirm to care for yourself? You expect the Thai gov't to care for you because you were too inept to plan for your future? to realize that the end of your time on earth will happen and you'll probably be sick to care for yourself for a portion of your time left. So Issan rice farmers taxes should go to pay for your sorry butt ? ( really I don't know or care to know the actual state of your butt condition, just a phrase )

Really they aren't or shouldn't be a great imposition on your financial position. If you leave, you get to take your money with you, if you die, your going to leave it behind anyway

But by boycotting, forcing the issue of Thaksin's acceptability, it is plain 11 million, who didn't receive a single baht for their vote, said ,'NO'!

The Democrats will be back, they're not all a collection of businessmen disguised as politicians like TRT.

Not a single baht for their vote, come on give me a break, this is Thailand we're discussing. Demos are always very active in buying votes

As you have missed the second largest province off the list i will have to vote other....

Nakhon Ratchasima

If I were to live in Issan, it'd be in Nong Khai. I like the feel of the place, it's comfortable, I don't feel that way in Korat.

However I've no choice in the matter, my wife says we will live in Chiang Mai, which I also like

My Fiance', her Father, and I went to the Thai Navy range in Samutprakarn a couple months ago when we got her a lovely 9mm. She carries all the time and everyone feels much better now that she dose. I only wish I could carry too what a lame rule that we can't carry guns. We (foregners) get victimized too. In the States I'm licenced and carry a Glock model 22 .40cal. In Iraq I pack a classic, Colt 1911 .45. I would like the Glock for Thailand, I would think with all the humidity the .45 would require much more cleaning and attention.

And the very reason that you have mentioned, it is a good idea that you are not allowed to carry one. You might find that 90% of the farang population here have no need to carry firearms.

In most cases just the brandising of a firearm is enough to solve your problem, as most criminals prefer their victims helpless, and not armed. If you have to use a weapon shoot to kill and worry about the future when it gets there. explanations are given by those who stay alive.

If I'm one of the ten percent who might be at risk that old 1911 sounds mighty nice to have along for company, nice stopping power.

Might I place the University of Georgia into the mix. Top ten in Vet schools, small town atmoshere, yet close enough to Atlanta, which has great shopping, restaurants, and nightlife. Cost of life much cheaper than on the left coast or in the northern states.

Athens the town where its located produces many great bands REM , B-52s etc has great restaurants and nightspots and Atlanta's the hip hop capital if your groove needs to get down.

Climate varies, but not so much as in the north or midwest. It snows, but only once or twice a season and generally has a most hospitable clime for the winter. The summers will remind you of Bangkok.

Only a few hours to the beach and less to the mountains (or what passes for such in the southeastrn US) larger than those found in Thailand yet much smaller than the western states.

Georgia has good sports programs, especially womens gymnastics golf swimming and tennis whom were at the top or number 1 in country and a decent mens football squad. No soccer played.

The Atlanta environs are home to many golf courses, lots of folks like to call Atlanta home, including Elton John. Bars are open late, strippers still strip, a real active nightclub scene for every taste

Thank buddah Thailand isn't just Bangkok.

I concur , If the voting percentage remains the same, its really a good old fashioned butt kicking. But I doubt they'll be gracious in defeat, nicities don't often come from that side of the political spectrum.

I see not much difference in whats occurring in Thailand as to whats occurring in France or the US. Although the core problems are different, the basic idea is to ignore the law and let the mob set the rules. The idea is from the left and supported by unions and academica as well as easily swayed impressionable youth. Just a way to try to grab power without being elected to it.

Difference of opinion, healthy debate, any reasonable discourse, whether print audio or visual media is to be desired a gathering of mobs whether they be political or lynch that accomblish little in my mind.

I see that Mr. Jaidee has been issued an invitation to The Masters at Augusta, Georgia USA. Good for him the invite is long overdue. He has been excellent over the past few years.

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I think it was a good plan they could of got out of the heat into the AC every couple of hours

but i guess the hi so ppl don't want common ppl interloping in there space

The pad should of not been so vocal about the plans, now they have no where to go

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If I owned the center I'd close it. You'd want untold thousands of people rambling around the center, not purchasing anything much, but utilizing facilities that aren't built to handle that size of crowd. Your toliet facilities would be sorely pressed for the first few hours, before a breakdown would occur. Theft would be rampart, not so much from the political crowd but from those that take advantage of situations that are presented to them in large crowds. The buildings themselves would show a definite abuse from hordes. Its simply more economical to close than cleanup and repair and replace. It has nothing to do with the common people, just common sense.