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2 years ago, coming back to Thailand with my daughter, Etihad flight "fell" for about 1-2 seconds. The person next to me had a half full glass of beer, not a single drop left in the glass after the fall (I got a free beer shower). 2 rows in front, 2 girls hadn't buckled strong enough, they hit the above head lamps. Some shouting when it happened and complete silence for 5-10min after. I asked the flight attendant how much severe it was on a scale from 1 to 10. She answered 6-7 saying that the locked trolleys remained in place what is not always the case when 9-10. Made me smile 😉 From that experience, when I hear the pilot saying "cabin crew, take your seats" I buckle up tight and always keep my seatbelt buckled when seated (loose but buckled). And unfortunately I'm more stressed (scared) than before when turbulences start although I love the rollercoaster feel it provided. When seeing the mess in that aircraft, It must have been some 10 level turbulences. For sure some people will have hard times boarding again. Edit : the Etihad pilot had some humor in his landing speach, saying "Oh, and sorry for the bumpy ride" 🙂

We were living in the country side up North, son went up to P5 in the local school, daughter in P2, so 8 years for the boy and 5 for the girl (counting anuban too). They hardly learned anything, military education, don't ask questions, just learn by heart what the teacher says and NEVER contradict him/her. The teachers in rural places are still considered, as it was 50 years ago, as the knowledge (that they don't have) and considered just under the boss (puyaibaan or kamnan). There is a Thai writer that wrote a book about a young teacher coming to teach in some rural village in the 1970's - 80's (can't remember the name of either book or writer). Well, nothing has changed. And probably not the salaries too. You cannot get a good education system if you don't pay correctly the teachers AND educate them too. But all this needs founding and won't bring back money profits. So probably not a priority (and as said above, keep people ignorant so the gig can continue). My daughter had some hard times going to school (only 2 half Thai kids in the school probably didn't help) and it was a heartbreak to force her put on her uniform (wife and I had to hold her very strong to force it on). We now moved and they go to a private school. Tution budget has gone through the roof (from almost zero to much more ;)) but they love it. Also over with the times we get notified of 1 month holiday the day before it starts, the multiple absence of teachers for "patchoum" (meetings or so called) and have finally educated teachers that know where is thailand on a world map. They now have to forget the teaching style they know, get to ask questions and participate in class. Hopefully they'll get some logic, analytic and critic mindset. For now thinking is not prohibited yet 😉 What's quite sad is that 80% of the population cannot afford that kind of education. Today is a day off, daughter is sad as she wanted to go to school, things change 🙂

Yes, they think the money in the contract is what they will receive from the FIFA 😉

Just to add a little information, since at least March, Grab is forbidden in the airport (pick-up and drop). Thank you taxi mafia, it allowed them to produce a shirt that they all proudly wear ! 😉 I'll let you find out the solution to counter this as it must take at least 1 min to walk out of the airport compound 😁

When is the auction for the Lambo ? 😁

This confirms my thoughts that this year looks like 2016 where our soil cracked due to lack of rain from 15th December till the 6th of June. have you ever seen the rain? Comin' down on a sunny day...

It should be easy-peasy... Just look at their TM30 ! Irony Just another proof that it is completely useless for catching criminals, just annoying for normal people.

Thailand is too cool... It' April's fool everyday, yeeehaa !

I have daily 3 to 5 adverts for fake Rolex on Facebook. I ask sometimes questions and can tell that none of them are good in English. I'll let you guess their nationality.

Eager to see this. You'll see Somchai the mototaxi going the wrong way on the track to "save time" as always. Or a push cart coming to sell somtam to Verstapen on turn 5. Thai population is well disciplined to hold a F1 GP in Bangkok center 🤟

The transport minister really takes his role seriously as he was in Hua Hin this morning 😉

I don't know if it's a repporting issue or the competence of Thai heads of blabla*... But read this ! https://www.newsdirectory3.com/understanding-the-relationship-between-pm2-5-dust-and-lung-cancer-insights-from-a-pulmonologist/ Taken from the above article : When asked if the patient has lung cancer, can it be proven that PM2.5 dust is the cause? Dr Piamlap said it has been proven in research that long-term high levels of PM2.5 dust can cause cancer. Whether it is lung cancer or other tumors. Especially lung cancer will grow, which is an organ that receives dust directly. Therefore, from the data, it can be seen that the higher the level of PM2.5 dust for a long time, the more likely it is to cause cancer. Very professionnal behaviour from a doctor, let's not call her head of anything ! *Edit : replaced leaders by heads of blabla

I've been living in Chiang Dao for 11 years. Made a move last month for the kids. Some years were ok, some horrible. 2016 when our daughter was born, was one of the horrible. It didn't rain a single drop from December (2015) to June. Normally the smoke problem goes away with the rain, so if it rains every month it's not that bad (equals or even better than CM city if you can call that not that bad). What I would like to see is a study of impact of fertilizers and other chemicals widely used in longan orchards and corn fields. But that's another wide topic and not the one here. It's really sad for the place as it's really nice outside of these smoking months. Nature is "still" preserved and the mountains are beautiful. Lot's of birds, wild orchid and insects. I've seen a lot of weird things I had never seen before even having spend some time in Amazonia. And the cold season that was always welcomed. How nice to sleep under a blanket at 15°C ! We will go back for the Christmas holidays to get that cold feeling ! May I ask you : do you smoke ? do you drink ? 😉

Would be nice to have labels to distinguish rowing boats and super tankers 😉 And don't forget to charge your phone before going out Edit : did my homework :

Golf of Thailand will be busy with ships. Hub of cruise ships and transport (land bridge). It's really what quality tourists are looking for 55555555555555555555 Edit : and yes, not even talking about pollution (water and air)

Hello KhunLA, thanks for your topic. I've read the 9 pages, some good info in there. Thinking of installing some panels for our house in HH. I was hesitating getting ESS but reading this topic, I'll go for some. I need to see our night consumption to size them. As we live in an estate, for now we have the bills coming from the management (one PEA bill for all the houses, they do the maths) and guess we could push back but better to future proof the installation and stay kind of legal 😉 Keep your topic going ! Cheers !

I wonder how much they paid to be listed. A well kept secret from both Michelin and the destinations

Here's a picture of a normal sunny day : And the same from today at 3pm : It's bad since last Thurday, kids are sick since Friday night and we are moving South tomorrow ! Poor people that have no choice but stand to it !

"The concentration of dust particles smaller than 2.5 microns was measured at 294 microgrammes per cubic metre, exceeding the standard value by seven times. This marked the highest recorded amount among the northern provinces of Thailand." No, it's not 7 times but 12 times the WHO value for 24 hours and 30 times the WHO annual value. But as those numbers are never achieved in Asia, they put the limit higher. Now, believe the WHO or Asian governments, up to you naaa krap ! Reference : https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/what-are-the-who-air-quality-guidelines Edit : It's based on the 2005 values, worst if taken the 2021 ones.

I hope it's not the drawing that made the PM say yes 😉 And if the drawing is supposed to show how the airport will look like, I'm really looking forward to ride my bike on those lovely paths next to the taxiway. After that go in the underground building to get a cold rest and a smothie ! 555555 Don't know why, but this drawing makes me think of HR Giger

Household depts are already big (and huge when taking underground loans in consideration). So yeah, bring in the Casinos and forescenics for the aftermatch.

Here's the official press conference report : https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2024/03/11/entretien-avec-srettha-thavisin-premier-ministre-du-royaume-de-thailande The PM does talk about schengen visas but not E. Macron. And as the PM said, France can support the demand of Thailand but it is EU that makes the decision. I doubt it will happen.

Oh sorry, my bad, I completly missed the first column. Guess I hadn't drunk enough coffee yet !

Thanks for providing the table. Yes, just as many DC and AC, 356 vs 4806... and of 356, 316 are from PEA which are at PEA offices and therefore not convenient (offices are not the place you want to wait for, nothing to do there). And I bet the remaining 40 are mostly in BKK. So it's what I said, no infrastructure for long trips in EV. It's ok if you live in BKK or the few big cities that have a DC charging station.

Hello, Don't know if you have left yet or not. Anyway, I give you some info. I drive this route regularly and got to this : - Best route it to go though Suphan Buri (as shown in a previous post). You avoid Ayutthaya and BKK suburbs that have heavy traffic (mostly the Nonthaburi area that can be a real nightmare). Here is the place to quit Highway 4 - turn right. Keep following Chai Nat and then stay on the 340 until Suphan Buri. In Suphan Buri, the first option is to do a u-turn here and follow the 321 in direction of Nakhon Pathom but this will bring you in Suphan Buri town and can be busy. Best is to keep going for a few kms and take the frontage road just after the rd 33 bridge. Be carefull not to miss it as that's the only one. Keep on the frontage road for a while. Then turn left after the overpass bridge, easy to miss it, follow the 357 sign direction of Nakhom Pathom. After some kms, turn left on the 321. Stay on the 321 until Nakhom Pathom and turn right onto the highway 4 in direction of Ratchaburi. In Ratchaburi, just stay on the 4, no need to take the bypass as there are bridges in the city to avoid the red lights (I don't think there is much of a difference). After Ratchaburi keep on the same road until Petchaburi and keep going. At one point, the 4 will divide in 2. One goes to Cha Am (Rd 4), the other stays on the mountain side (Rd 37). Depending where you go in Hua Hin, you are faster staying on the mountain side and get out at the Pala-U road (Rd 3218). That's the road I end up doing all the time when google maps doesn't mess my itinerary. Be carefull as it re-routes by itself and I ended up on gravel roads in the middle of rice fields. I now just follow the road numbers and check on the map to know where I am. Average journey is 12h. You can save one hour by driving at 140/160 but to my opinion the gain is not enough to support the stress behind the wheel and the increased fuel consumption. I stay around 100/120 depending on traffic and make it in about 12h without being stressed out. Have a safe trip ! Edit : spelling