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Felix Lynn
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Worse than porn is violence, Domestic Violence:
In rescue units at 97 hospitals across Thailand a total of 10,241 women and children came to seek assistance from these units between January and October this year - or about 28 victims a day. (till end 2005, that is still 3 months to go*)
Nearly half of the victims - 5,109 - were below 18 years of age and of these 351 were younger than five.
"The most common form of violence against the children and women - about half of the recorded cases - is sexual abuse." (Source The Nation, about First National Symposium on Eliminating** Domestic Violence, in BKK this week.)
97 hospitals? So, the many other hospitals are not counted in these stats?
We're not talking about bar brawls or so, the figures in this stat talk about Domestic Violence.
Domestic Violence is indeed not creative....
The question at the root is: Are Thais allowed to be creative at all? Because non-creative subjects are much easier to dominate. Is that the ultimate .gov aim?
*since there is an increasing tendency, do not add 1/3 to the figure but allow a higher margin. What is .gov doing about that?
**eliminating? Pretentious symposium, isn't? what about Reducing DV?
Thai society evolves out of (underdeveloped) proportions, indeed.
Mental hygiene is much needed as well, it is not only about toilets and hand washing..... unfortunately.
very good topic. trying to track down someone who can comment on this. if you know someone and have a contact number, let me know. thanks! FL
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On the next Thailand Today,
Taking criminals out of crime stories, as the police and the press do battle over access to criminals and their victims.
Curbside baht battles in the Land of Smiles or how to not get ripped off when buying a slice of watermelon.
And searching for the best glui thod in Thailand…one man’s obsession with his favorite street food, fried bananas.
All that and challenging statements from listeners, on the next Thailand Today, each weekday, at 3pm, 9pm, 3am, and 9am, only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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I have tried to listen Felix but everytine I click onto another topic or page it cuts out, then comes back 10 seconds later. There is nothing more annoying!! I have therefore never been able to listen to your talk show, but the music is pretty cool for what its worth.
Any tips or does this happen to everybody?
Sometimes your connection speed can affect streaming audio. We offer 24, 32, 64 and 128 bit bandwith options. Try the 24 or 32 bit options. Maybe that will help. When streaming on slower speed connections, web surfing will also affect the buffering of the streams. While high speed is spreading in Thailand, it still has yet to reach everybody!
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I just listened for the first time.
I liked the hygiene part. A lot of common sense spoken there.
However the part with 'Thailand Expert' (never heard of him BTW) Dr Jim Wellington was a chance to discuss an interesting topic wasted IMHO. All he seemed to say was that some blokes come to Thailand to live out a sexual fantasy. Well, a 2 week newbie could have told you that.
Maybe you could actually dig out some recognised experts on Thailand in future to discuss such issues?
I have thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the show however. You've gained one listener here Felix. Well presented in a nice chatty style.
Thanks for the kind words!
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I know, dude.
I was just putting out a friendly call. -
NO! Listen please!
3pm, 9pm, 3am, 9am only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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Is it just impossible for you guys to do a radio show without mentioning either a) sex or how dirty, uncivilized and dishonest Thai people are?
It seems to me that pretty much every show you guys do involves some reference to the sex industry and/or some reference to the hypocrisy of conservative Thai culture vs. the readily available access to sex and sexual media in this country.
Either that, or you're going on about how some farang got screwed by some Thai or some Thai government agency. Or you're going on about how some upcountry custom is weird/dirty/bizarre when compared to how "civilized" people behave in a "developed" country.
Personally, I have absolutely no interest in tuning into a show that features a bunch of farang b'tching and moaning about how bad they have it here and how Thais just don't do things the way "normal" people would do it back home.
Do some features about how Thai and farang are getting along just fine and I might tune in. Do some stories about how farang are making a valuable and APPRECIATED contribution to this country, and I'd definitely listen. Do an entire show from the perspective of a settled, Western immigrant whose an upstanding citizen with a family and a respected MEMBER of the community, and I'd probably fall over dead from shock.
On the next Thailand Today,The government vows to block internet porn websites by the end of the year, as Japanese pornographic cartoon books take the top spot among young Thais as the most sexually stimulating material.
Dr. Jim Wellington joins me for a discussion on foreigner’s chasing the Thai Dream and the women who exploit them.
A report reveals half of Thais don’t wash their hands before eating and four in ten don’t wash after going to the toilet. I’ll offer a simple solution.
All that and a storm update and a look at the jump in gold prices, on the next Thailand Today, each weekday at 3pm, 9pm, 3am and 9am only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
Thanks for the thoughtful response. You obviously spent some time writing. However, you are also obviously mis-informed. All the show promotions are currently in the Radio Bangkok forum. I invite you to do a content analysis so when you speak, you'll have a better idea what you're saying.
If you have no interest in tuning in, don't. It's also obvious from your post that you rarely or never have tuned in. Fine. Maybe it's not for you.
I do talk alot about sexual issues, however. Sex is a part of life and it is what attracts many people to this country.
IT'S BIG NEWS.
When a massage parlor opens next to a school. IT'S BIG NEWS.
When teen VD rates skyrocket. IT'S BIG NEWS.
When the government censors the internet. IT'S BIG NEWS.
If you look at the headlines and the stories in the Thai papers, you'll find my topics.
Your argument, while thoughtful, and I do appreciate your time in responding, is tired and doesn't reflect the reality of the show or life in Thailand.
I will make this pledge to anyone: Bring me a news story, something news worthy, and I'll cover it, talk about it and interview the associated people.
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On the next Thailand Today,
The government vows to block internet porn websites by the end of the year, as Japanese pornographic cartoon books take the top spot among young Thais as the most sexually stimulating material.
Dr. Jim Wellington joins me for a discussion on foreigner’s chasing the Thai Dream and the women who exploit them.
A report reveals half of Thais don’t wash their hands before eating and four in ten don’t wash after going to the toilet. I’ll offer a simple solution.
All that and a storm update and a look at the jump in gold prices, on the next Thailand Today, each weekday at 3pm, 9pm, 3am and 9am only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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You are correct, sir.
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This sounds very strange. I don't know one Thai who has a cell phone who cannot be contacted 24/7. It's almost like they are relentlessly available, unless they are hiding something. That's the only explaination I can think of.
I also have never heard of a ten day blessing ceremony...a ten day Samui vacation? Now that I have heard of!
Sorry Felix, but that is rubbish
Don't worry Daleyboy. Felix is just trying to get at a story
As for availability of mobile coverage. When me and my Mrs go up to the village in Chaiya Phum, the reception on both of our mobiles, is either non existant or at best 1 or 2 bars. If it's raining.....absolute zilch.
For info, both me and the Mrs have Thai mobiles and i also have a UK roaming mobile.
While I'm constantly looking for stories, this isn't one of them. But you seem to misunderstand: This guy isn't talking about a "coverage" problem. Everybody is talking about network coverage. He said: "Can't bring the phone." "Can't," not I can't get coverage where I'm going.
Just want to get the quotes right!
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This sounds very strange. I don't know one Thai who has a cell phone who cannot be contacted 24/7. It's almost like they are relentlessly available, unless they are hiding something. That's the only explaination I can think of.
I also have never heard of a ten day blessing ceremony...a ten day Samui vacation? Now that I have heard of!
Sorry Felix, but that is rubbish. Coverage of mobile systems in the outer reaches is patchy at best. My wifes village has no mobile reception at all on any network. Everytime we have been there we can never get reception,the only way to contact anyone in the village, was to call the local shop and wait for them to go and fetch the person you wanted to speak to. Well until we had a landline put in the house now everyone pays the mother in law to use her phone instead.
True, in that some areas have little or no network coverage. However, it's not clear what this guy means. Does he mean no coverage or not taking the phone? "Can't take her phone with her." Why? Sounds fishy to me.
Ten day monk blessing ceremony??? Never heard of that.
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This sounds very strange. I don't know one Thai who has a cell phone who cannot be contacted 24/7. It's almost like they are relentlessly available, unless they are hiding something. That's the only explaination I can think of.
I also have never heard of a ten day blessing ceremony...a ten day Samui vacation? Now that I have heard of!
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"No more blood and guts in the Thai media, stopping a tradition of “In Your Face Crime Reporting.”"
Oh I hope so.
But what about preserving Thai tradition?
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On the next Thailand Today,
No more blood and guts in the Thai media, stopping a tradition of “In Your Face Crime Reporting.”
An oil spill in the gulf of Thailand threatens popular beaches.
A plea to stop French kissing your fighting cock as new regulations on rooster registration hit the Land of Smiles.
And a computer chip for every dog…a high tech solution to fight stray dogs and dog attacks in Bangkok.
All that and some musings on an all around juicy news day on the next Thailand Today, each weekday at 3pm, 9pm, 3am and 9am, only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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What's your point? I mean, what's your point other than to point at the things Thais do and chuckle with an air of superiority?
Have a listen and find out what the point is. The program promos are not the program. Promos are to spark interest. It appears you have a love it or leave attitude and if you have on opposing view "stuff it." I was raised to analyze, criticise and offer suggestions to improve. I was taught to think and offer opinions.
I do chuckle sometimes with an air of superiority, however.
Is the whole point of your radio show simply to point out things about Thailand that you find wierd or stupid or bizarre and then pontificate about how it will "tarnish" the image of Thailand in the eyes of superior Westerners?Not at all. But the differences are what interest people. Bizarre is sometimes newsworthy.
If that's the case, I think I'll take a pass on your program.Your choice.
The idea behind Thailand Today is to give foreigners living in Thailand, Thai speakers of English and folks around the world a discussion program about Thailand in English. There is no other program like and I don't think there has ever been. Yeah, there are plenty of Thai news and talk shows about Thailand but no English language programs that talk about Thailand. On some Bangkok radio stations, you might find English language government PR masquerading as news but no English language talk or discussion.
Contempt before investigation and all that...
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While I'm not willing to eat dog, there are a few outside my window that I'd be willing to cook.
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On the next Thailand Today,
Dog meat is officially on the menu at Chiang Mai’s Night Safari, along with other wildlife fair, such as lion, tiger, elephant and giraffe meat. While some may be salivating, others say the jungle buffet will tarnish Thailand’s image.
Also, facing a Thai bureaucracy … one man’s story trying to get a driver’s license in the Land of Smiles.
And more rants about all the news that is news on the next Thailand Today, each weekday, 3pm, 9pm, 3am and 9am, only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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since you cannot go a day in Thailand without Thais slagging the US.
Don't know what Thais you frequent but that's the opposite of what I experience.
Either you are joking, have become too accustomed to it, or accept negative American stereotypes as fact. Mind you, it is no where near what I see in the UK. It has become an unnatural obssesion to slag Americans.
While many of America's recent decisions have sparked criticism worldwide, I rarely hear Thais "slag off" the US or anybody. About the strongest thing they'll say is something like: "So, how about Bush?" or something like that.
Nary a bitter word, unlike our European bretheren.
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The thread lives beyond the show!
What I tried to get at on Thailand Today, was that the way the western mind works, criticism is inevitable. The western mind works in a analytical, critical way. We look at things, find fault and offer suggestions on how to improve them. Sometimes our offers sound negative. Sometimes they are! But it's how we think. We are taught critical thinking.
I'll give an example from my Thailand teaching days. The Thais mark students "present" with a circle. They mark absent with a check. In the states, we mark only a check for absent and leave the space blank for present, SAVING US TONS OF LABOR TIME! I offered the change to my then boss but was rebuffed. He said: "It's the Thai way. We've always done it that way." He seemed genuinely insulted when I persisted, another trait alien to Thais when dealing with a superior.
So, I came, I saw fault and I made the attempt at improvement, but alas, I failed at changing the way things are done here. Now if I tell that story, it could come across as negative to some.
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On the next Thailand Today,
Teen VD doubles in a year and now makes up thirty percent of all cases in Thailand.
Light won’t only be lakeside this Loy Kratong as the government discusses shinning bright lights on sex motels.
And teacher’s bleed for what they need and call on the government to stop giving up the power.
All that and yet another crackdown, this one on mobile phone porn, on the next Thailand Today, each weekday, at 3pm, 9pm, 3am, and 9am, only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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Let's get this back on topic: It's THAILAND TODAY!
3pm, 9pm, 3am, 9am only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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Right! I'm just glad internet radio hosts aren't consider "real" media.
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On the next Thailand Today,
An answer to a question that bedevils Thais when they hear foreigners criticize Thailand: The question: Why are foreigners so negative about Thailand? The answer: On the next Thailand Today…
Also, a new tempting method of drugging and robbing unsuspecting “Johns...” Well, maybe tempting for some and maybe nauseating for others.
That and the rebroadcast of my interview with Bangkok’s own certified hypno-therapist John Krukowski, on the next Thailand Today, each weekday at 3pm, 9pm, 3am, and 9am, only on http://www.radiobangkok.net
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There is alot to be said about hypnotism.
I think it is like a quick fix when trying to solve problems.
I'll take a quick fix over a long one! But it's "hypnotherapy" not "hypnotism." I think there's a difference.
John does mention in the interview, however, that using hypnotherapy, it often takes less time to work through problems than in standard counseling sessions.
He also shares some interesting details about the Thai approach to hynotherapy. It's not something you come across everyday in Thailand.
Blocking Porn In The Land Of Sex
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Thanks for the feedback. I always appreciate honest responses. From the looks of your post, it's obvious you haven't listened. Give it a shot sometime. You might be surprised.
And the next time you are traveling around Thailand, count up all the establishments where one can procure sex and then count up all the schools in the same area. The comparison might startle you.
Hope you can tune in!
FL