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They shed a lot because the have a lot. But as pointed out what is truly amazing is how they know another

woman has been in the condo. No matter how you sweep and clean they always find a stray hair or two.

Usually starts, "you have other lady here after me?" No, "Who hair this" must be yours "Not my hair"

My mother and Aunts are coming to visit for a couple of months mid January. I hope there won't be any lineups

at immigration.

As I see it Thailand now has to choose between bad and bad.

Is there really no one in this beautiful country with an IQ above 100 who can start a normal party ?? I wonder....

Personally I see the choices are between bad and very bad. But they do flip flop back and forth.

Imagine this clown spouting his crap in the UK or USA.

I could, if there was ever a government as corrupt and self-serving as this in either country.

Actually JR, the U.S. currently has a government (at least in the Executive branch) probably as currupt and self-serving if not more so than in Thailand currently, however as we are a country of laws we persevere through this mess and wait for the next election to let our voice be heard

The main difference between corruption of the Government in the US and Thailand is in Thailand the corruption is to line your pockets filling

your personal bank accounts and is principally done through kickbacks in the awarding of government contracts or awarding contracts to

companies you own/control. In the US corruption is done primarily through lobby groups channelling money into election campaign coffers with

the main agenda to stay in power. That is the way I see it anyway.

"We had no idea if the public would believe in a 'people's revolution' and accept that the PDRC had 'sovereign power'. Before making the announcement, Suthep called a meeting of PDRC leaders and spent more than two hours discussing it," he said. "If the public believed that the PDRC had won, it meant we succeeded, but if not, then it would have been over."

So I guess it's over then.

Funny I always thought Suthep was more of a " when I want your opinion I'll give it to you" kind of guy.

Iasked my Thai acquaintences one question: "What do you think of Suthep". Many BKK Thais are saying Suthep is being unreasonable. I only talked to eleven people, so it is a very small sample, but I was surprised they all said the same thing. In different ways they stated (paraphrased) "It was good at the beginning. Then it went weird and we do not understand his behavior."

These people do not know each other. They run the gamut from education, media, small business and medium business, banking, civil service and more. They all agreed that TS needs to stop trying to make the entire Thai government a drone he controls, and they also no longer understand or trust Suthep. He is implying things that worry them. He has not fielded one single concrete idea to achieve the goals he keeps repeating. Contarary to popular belief, Thai people are not stupid, they are just v e r y different in their thought processses than Westerners.

Resume rants. End report.

I agree 100%. While Suthep has no moral/ethical high ground focusing on the failed policy's of rice pledging, Thaksin's grip/influnnce,etc..

on the government was good even needed. However he crossed the line quite some time time back when he started promoting

an end to democracy and changing to a fascist state, cancelling elections and installing a government run by himself and a council of advisers.

Both sides should focus on getting rid of corruption. However it is very hard to stop your own source of wealth and power and will take time.

The reds now are as the commies in the cold war: flexible as a concrete stake. Hope I'm mistaken

The Reds may be the the commies in the cold war, but with one important difference, they believe in democracy and elections.

The Yellows are very much aligned with Fascism, no democracy and the country run by 1 person and a council

of advisers. Personally I would rather have a democracy and work to getting rid of corruption which is pervasive in

both parties.

What Mr Kongkiat doesn't seem to get is that the government were doing back-of-an-envelope feasibility studies for these mega-projects and then move them right through to implementation without any due diligence or full studies in between, as one might expect in a country with a reasonably developed economy. The textbook case of jumping the gun (and all the other normal policy hurdles) was the 350 billion baht water resources management projects, which were given to contractors like K-Water, without procedural steps like EIAs, SIAs, etc, which not surprisingly worried the opposition, civil society and even more far-sighted members of the bureaucracy who could see it was a smorgasboard of cronyism, graft opportunities and socio-economic-environmental disaster in the making, all for the sake of the vanity (not to mention future fighting funds) of one convicted criminal in the Middle East. So as they say, one shouldn't count your chickens before they've hatched, which applies to fanciful mega-projects. Rather than hurting the Thai economy, the avoidance of massive debt round the shoulders of the Thai taxpayers for generations to come, should be seen as a temporary bonus on the national balance sheet.

I agree with you for the most part. However I am very cynical on the " which not surprisingly worried the opposition, civil society and even more

farsighted members of the bureaucracy who could see it was a smörgåsbord of cronyism, graft, etc..." I view it the same with a few added words

..... that they were not going to be able to get there cut of the pie. Let the politician who has not received their cut of bribes, graft and corruption

cast the first disparaging word on another politician. I do not believe either party or leader can claim the moral/ethical high ground here. Suthep

is no angel and is equally corrupt as Thaksin. Just not as effective at lining his pockets. The Thai people deserve better. The King has set an

excellent example of service to country unfortunately no politician so far has taken up the mantle.

Too bad it took many complaints to get an arrest warrant issued, you would think 1 possibly 2 complaints should

have been enough. Always remember if it seems too good to be true it probably is. Lots of scams on line.

Before purchasing Google the companies name/website address. It has saved me on more than a few occasions.

Hopefully he's found and o.k.

You know, in the U.S., there is more money spent on erectile dysfunction drugs and boob jobs than on Alzheimers drug studies.

Conclusion is, elderly America in 2050 will have solid girth and great chests but won't remember what their suppose to do with them.

Unlikely, this Chinese guy still remembers that he smokes, Americans will know what to do with an hard on and great mammies.

Much ado about nothing actually. Just political spin.

It is most important to to get all farmers paid before the election.

You mess with the a bull and sometimes you get the horns. ............

Looks more like the police herded the offenders away and shooed them off.

200 Baht fine, back in the lineup at the taxi stand for the afternoon shift. Next.

I take it you mean Land Of Smiles, Thainess not the Don't Thai to me Thainess.

I am still loving life here living the dream, but fully realize not everything is perfect or safe.

But I also realize things are not perfect anywhere so I accept things as they are and enjoy

life as best I can.

Once you are set up with bank accounts, drivers license, condo rental etc.. you will

a/ not be asked for your passport

b/ even if asked nobody cares as visa overstay is not there department.

The best way to do it is to leverage your money. This is how.

1/ find who is in charge of the government advertising for the new safety campaign to lower the death rate by 50%

2/ meet with him to discuss your a campaign ideas and how it will fit into there safety campaign

3/ make donation in a brown envelope, cash only

This is not bribery this is called lobbying, the same as the USA. For a little love you can get someone to spend

a larger amount of government money on a project that is very worthwhile, but just needs a little catalyst to bring it into focus

for the masses. The person you met with will get additional monies from various media companies to spread

the word. A win win all the way around. The campaign money will be spent anyway, you just want to focus the campaign.

In Canada (legal system based on British common law) you can get a pardon after a period (5 years I think) and get it expunged

from you record if you have been on the straight and narrow.

I think it will depend on how many seats on the council he leaves for the Generals or there representatives.

Don't worry Suthep will tell you what reforms are necessary. Just ask him he has the answer.

Hear me know, believe me later, don't worry about what you have heard about me. I am the best man to

name and lead a council to run the country. Honestly you can trust me. No election needed, save the money.

Do you know who I think I am. You better because I might be him. Then you will be sorry.

Lots of people on scooters being knocked down by crap drivers in cars, minivans, busses. Most of the deaths have to be

scooter drivers and people riding in the beds of pick-up trucks driven by drivers who have been over-served.

Ex-pats pick up a lot of bad driving habits here as well, so we are not innocent as much as we complain about Thai drivers.

Driving under the influence, going through lights 5-6 seconds after the light turns red, making a left on a red just following

the car in front without checking if there is traffic coming through, driving with cars whose windows a tinted so dark the drivers

(and pedestrians) of other vehicles cannot see the driver and are unsure in they have been seen (eye contact). While everyone

bitches ex-pat geriatric drivers are part of the problem as well. Just being honest.