PeaceBlondie

I heard of a motorcyclist in the mountains of Alpine, Texas who hit a deer at night and got an antler through his kneecap.

Changing the topic slightly, do you think all these legal bikes sold at new franchise dealerships will squeeze out some old big bike repair shops?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_con_carne doesn't say so, but chili was born in San Antonio in the 1700's, when Texas was part of Mexico and Spain. I heard that some spices came from from the Spanish settlers from the Canary Islands.

Chili con carne is the official state dish of Texas. I doubt there is an official recipe, and I doubt it must destroy tongues.

Ram is a most excellent hospital; so is Sripat/Maharaj; perhaps also McCormick, etc. "So bad I'd never go there again" describes Sao Paulo in Hua Hin.

UG, you've set this up to fail. A great (wrongly maligned) hospital compared with a great dental clinic.

For Hua Hin, post on our Hua Hin/Cha Am forum. Local posters can give you phone numbers of several local drivers with nice cars/wagons. Or, pay ~2500 baht at airport.

Dunc, I don't know how long you've been there, but I got bored of tropical sunsets in front of my home after several months. Same old sunsets. Not disgusted; more of a been there-done that feeling. I agree; start with cutting out/transplanting the middle one.

Returning to the topic: if I get cancer and wish to be treated by something more effective than dried rhinoceros penis extract, can I get treated here or should I hop on the next plane to Houston and M D Anderson?

I'm an ex-IRS agent, not an expert. Therefore my 'constructive' advice was to point out the danger in taking advice from folks who don't know. But for example, I've had numerous bank accounts here and never had a work permit.

I once knew of a mime (not a mine) who pantomimed in a mine (not my mine). Some slimy slime (not the mine's slime) got on the mime's left leg (not a tokay, okay?). He left it on his left leg (right?).

Wow...would ten more armchair experts care to offer wrong advice?

The reign was called on account of games. "Whom, I?"

Some king asked, "Is it I, or is it reigning?"

Same topics. Merged.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread….

In my case I don't think it's for lack of effort......

It's horribly frustrating to go out with my fluent friends and realize how much fun I'm missing by being the equivalent of a deaf aphasic.

In short, it's awful and I don't know what to do about it.

I'm half blind. Saw my first red plate on a bike in Thailand after almost six years in Chiang Mai and Hua Hin. Seen maybe three total.

Looking forward to seeing Honda 250 in thousands of local Thai Honda dealerships.

A friend of mine taught EFL for 20 years; earned CELTA and DELTA. Came to teach in Thailand, and swears the employers don't know what a CELTA is.

jasreeve, ALL work by aliens requires a WP issued by Labour; it is specific as to what, where, who, whom, etc.

Many posts deleted due to unsubstantiated attacks on a sponsor, defamation, etc.

SEETEFL is a for-profit TEFL school. Its related charitable foundation is separate.

I'm no big fan of Ram, but I understand its quality is excellent.

ThaiVisa sponsors such as SEETEFL may post their services, within reason. John's very reasonable.

The teachers I knew as farang usually had degrees plural, even a PhD

Toilets south of the 60th parallel and north of Mexico are free, plentiful, and cleaner than many Thai public toilets. You can walk 300 meters in a fancy Thai mall before finding a toilet.

Only 300metres, you obviously havent been to Central KadsuanKeauw in Chiangmai....

They have toilets there?

One of the GF's family gave birth to a daughter and I asked what they had named her.

'New' of course, but what will they call the next one, Newer?

We shall wait and see.

Our kids breastfed past 3 years. Mayas didnt stop at 1 year. Mayas bathe topless outdoors.

Great programs. My kid started AA at age 16

775/25.4 = 30.5 inches. I had several sport-touring bikes 400-850 cc with 30.0 to 31 inch seat heights. My CBR's have seemed much lower; even Nok Lek could drive them. I'm confused.