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My guess is that you want to use Borax.   It kills all kinds of insects.  When building it's a good idea to get a puffer bottle and dust the framing of the walls before closing them up, to prevent ants and termites.  Sealed up like that, it can last for years. 

And in the canyons, the next phase is floods, as the rainy season sets in.   

14 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

Go back to School.

you missed number 1 off the list  

and it don't start with F !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unless you want to stretch a point.

 

Somtam?

12 hours ago, Patriot said:

SomtamJinda opposite the Laitong hotel for excellent Thai grub

Yes, it's good.  and not just for somtam.    

5 hours ago, allane said:

I concur with both of the above posters.

- any place that has an admission fee is not a floating market, it is a tourist trap

- I was first introduced to the Damnoen Saduak F.M. in 1995. It is about half an hour northwest of Ampawa, just inside Ratchburi province; about a 3 hr. trip from central Bangkok. The market opens at about 8 a.m., every day. Be there then, or a bit earlier, to avoid the crowds from tour buses arriving at 9 or 10 a.m. If you have no car, the only practical way to see it is by going to Damnoen Saduak the night before.Take a bus from Sai Tai Mai (Southern Bus Terminal.) Stay at the Little Bird (Noknoi) Hotel, just a few minutes walk from the market.

A caveat here; my last visit was about ten years ago.

I agree.  I went to  Damnoen Saduak about 5 years ago and totally enjoyed the trip.  While in the province, it's worth a visit to the JEATH museum; although a bit sobering. 

Attach the drywall to every other stud,  then attach the drywall to the adjacent room to the other studs.. that way you don't have studs transmitting sounds directly from one drywall sheet to the other room's drywall.   Requires extra studs, ideally offset by a bit to create an air gap between them and the side that's unattached.    I'd seen this several years ago, maybe a Google search would turn up alternatives.

There are several GPS Spoofing tools in the Android Play store.  

Idea for real-time measure of the economy:  number of foreigners' SIMS geolocated at Soi Cowboy, et al. 

I'd love to see SEA or YVR. SEA has benefit over SFO in that you stay inside the sterile area for your next flight. In SFO, you have to switch terminals and go through the full TSA rigamarole again. In YVR, (Just went through a few days ago from HKG), you do have a minor security line, but bags are checked through to final destination and US Customs in YVR just calls up pics of your bags. :-) Again better than SFO and certainly better than LAX. Plus YVR is generally a pleasant airport.. clean, uncrowded, etc.

Great summary, please keep this feature going!

An alternative: I have little wifi security cams watching doors and rooms when I'm gone. When they detect motion, they send me an email with pics. WansView (with Pan/Tilt) are cheap and do the job. Can control them via mobile phone.

I rented a Yaris a couple of years ago and hated it. (power, size, ride, etc.) On the other hand, I got my ex a Chevy Aveo and we both liked it. Better built, more capacity, more power.

Chief Wiggum

Uh oh! I just 'liked' this. Hope I'm not on some re-education list now. For the record, I was 'liking' the uhhh.. color of the uniform. Yeah, that's it..the color scheme.

It is indeed not common procedure here when the death is clearly from natural causes.

It can be done but very seldom is, and of course would entail costs the family would be expected to bear. If the family strongly feels they want it done, they can insist, stressing that they will pay for it.

This is a cultural thing: Thais are usually satisfied just to know that the death was natural and do not feel a need to understand the technical cause. Even sometimes where there is doubt about possible foul play, Thais will often just say "He/she is dead already" and leave it at that.

What you describe sounds exactly like a pulmonary embolism.

...you say 'possible foul play'...medical procedures do go wrong too!.. resulting in many post mortems being requested by the family via the Coroner to -

1. establish the cause of death and

2. clear up any doubts of malpractice, particularly in the light of pending litigation.

Can you pursue malpractice in Thailand? I'd heard the anti-defamation laws make it impossible to pursue.. and that malpractice insurance is rare. No first-hand experience.. could be just rumor.

Books;

Inside Thai Society by Mulder. (sociology text one of the most valuable sources of info I've read)

Culture Shock! Thailand by Cooper (beginner level but comprehensive)

A History of Thailand by Baker and Phongpaichit

Thai Ways, also More Thai Ways by Segaller (tons of little tidbits)

Working with Thais by Holmes and Tangtongtavy

For insightful entertainment: Travelers' Tales by a collection of authors.

Learning the language is an excellent way to gain insight into Thai thought. For language, I recommend the many free videos by Kru Wee on YouTube and the books and discs from LearnSpeakThai.com but there is no substitute for a personal tutor/teacher. Don't get Rosetta Stone, it may be great for other languages but was terrible for Thai. (I think the discontinued it.)

I've got a friend who's father is a retired judge. He's got a special sticker on his car so police can't stop him. Ever. Another example of how some are above the law, and act like it. No humility.

You wouldn't happen to have a picture of that sticker, you could post, would you? :-)

Is it possible to buy these calendars online?

Sincerity and selflessness can get him through.....?

The little guy doesn't have a prayer.

I agree... he hasn't been able to keep his emotions in control so far.

I once tried to book a flight with Bangkok airlines on-line . The passenger was my step daughter................when I tried to pay online with my credit card a warning message came up stating that " the passenger would be required to produce the credit card at check in before being permitted to board the flight". As the step daughter was heading back to work in Bangkok, and I wasnt going to airport to see her off.....................I couldnt continue with the booking as I didnt want my credit card in Bangkok with the step daughter .

Instead we booked with air asia and paid at 7/11. No problems.

uhhh...with all this talk about sugar.. .how about the rice?

A happy ending should relax you.

It may be time to invest in sat-phones.

Dave Dehart's Dan Dailey novels. (intelligence agent stuff... based on his real experiences.)

Whenever someone comes to me and says (with stars in their eyes) that they're coming to Thailand.. I tell them about the jet-ski scams (and the tuk tuk jewelry shop scams, etc. etc.). I'm always amazed at how trusting people are.. how little research they've done. A couple weeks ago, I had someone tell me it happened to him...in Europe! It must be a part of the jet-ski mafia culture, worldwide.