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Khun Thaksin is covered by 113 so all we are allowed to say is get well soon.

You could take your own folding chair, a small water boiler camping type to plug into the malls power sockets and a small cafetiere or similar and your own freshly roasted and ground beans. Hey presto free air con ,leccy and mall WiFi and a chair all for free. You could even position your chair near Starbucks to piggyback off their WiFi. Stick it to the man through creative hoboism.

Ah the 7/11 steps the home of many contented farangs and soi dogs which often turn into impromptu pubs during licensing hours to boot. Living the dream.......

Thanks for the links I hadn't read them. That reinforces my point that informed unbiased opinion thinks that Ukraine is losing and badly. That being the case what is to be gained by continuing the fight with what appears to be a badly trained often unmotivated conscript army increasingly forcibly conscripted and often of older years. The point about pundits covering Gaza wasn't to slur on Kemps intentions but the reality is the global attention has shifted focus onto Israel from Ukraine to the latter's detriment as Zelensiy sadly knows too well. Netanhayu refused a visit from him whilst accepting every other world leader soon after October 7th.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/06/tired-volodymyr-zelensky-looks-too-weak-to-achieve-victo Retired colonel Richard Kemp of the Telegraph who has been one of their biggest cheerleaders having visited there many times during the war now opines Ukraine cannot win. Continuing a senseless fight now just adds to the senseless slaughter. It should be noted that like many others he is now actively reporting on the Gaza war having been embedded with the IDF at one point and looks like he has switched horses to ride with them. Zelenskiy is right to feel in the final analysis to gave been betrayed by his fairweather friends and no amount of speculative wunderwaffe can win the war. Not in any instance is there any to give the UK is having to mothball ships due to a shortage of sailors. Gen Z who would do the fighting just don't want to anymore.

It's a hunch she's 33-1 if anyone fancies a flutter.

Well that's the first morning sorted then !

I think that he will have a health issue close to the election date which means he has to gracefully retire and then a done deal Democrat will come to the fore and be a shoe in for the anyone but Trump brigade. Not announcing it now allows Trump to keep digging his holes and thinking that Sleepy Joe is the candidate. It will be a stunning bait and switch come the moment. Maybe Michelle Obama on a buy one get one free deal.

Never forget.

The human zoo - a safari rather like Victorians were wont to go and visit Bedlam to see the inmates. Plus some of the cracking mia nois of the pi yais make for good eye candy. What's not to like? Plus a 5 minute stroll from my condo in VT2A . So true but not sad !

The availability of Bolt (and Grab!) cars for what we regard as small money has opened up the city in a way that the old taxis with their outrageous prices and how would you even get one easily never did. But as I have said we are only here for 3 months and wouldn't use a car or motorbike personally. The fresh food market at Ratanakorn Market on Thepprasit is also a very useful place - the prices are basically wholesale and where every other business in Pattaya goes to get their stock. The 10 baht baht bus shuttle does go quite regularly at night at least in the high season. Mostly occupied by Russians it must be said!

Prince Andrew brother to the King paid 12 million dollars to shut a witness up (temporarily - the gagging order lasted for one year) and has said he would cooperate with the FBI in their enquiries. The Palace have taken away all his duties which is pretty much an admission of guilt. If he continues to evade justice then it is a case of one rule for them and another for the plebs and therefore taint the reputation of your precious King. It's quite simple nonces should face justice or maybe you don't think so or let them play the get out of jail free card? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12928105/prince-andrew-royal-jeffrey-epstein-documents-king-charles.html In the case of the nonce bishop, Peter Ball Charles continued to keep in touch with him after a caution. It beggars beleif that he wouldn't be briefed about the potential repuational damage of continuing to support him given his crimes. Indeed he probably only got a caution because of his privilged contacts. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/20/prince-charles-kept-in-touch-with-ex-bishop-jailed-for-abuse-peter-ball

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Agreed and 10 baht on the baht bus if you don't want to walk. Just be careful trying to cross it.

I'm not an expert but I guess so at least legally - how that pans out in reality someone more qualified may be able to answer.

Baht buses/Bolt take the strain - mind you I only do 3 months - a year would kill me and my soul.

There is a feeding frenzy about the high-speed train, the Icon Siam and a Crown Property/CP Group condos/mall/resort.

Royal nonces - not surprisingly the elites seem to have prodigious perversions and/or have a predilection to hang out with perverts like Sir Jimmy Saville and nonce Bishops. Vanilla doesn't seem to cut it for them. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/14/friendship-with-prince-charles-made-paedophile-bishop-peter-ball-impregnable

An Icon Siam is coming in Na Jomtien near to the marina - they have just started the build. https://remthailand.asia/major-investment-plans-for-pattaya-jomtien-including-icon-siam/

Before the current regime took over around 4 years ago the previous 'mob' nicked most of the money around 6 million in total. The 2 committees have done a sterling job replacing the lifts, sealing the roof painting the outside to a high standard, replacing the water pipes and tanks amongst other stuff and chasing down bad debts. The sinking fund needs replenishing so I have no qualms with the increased fees. Indded I would be concernbed if it was too cheap as you are just storing up problems for the future.VT5 isn't sold out by a long way as far as I know so I have heard VT controls the AGM vote and keeps the costs down probaly at the expense of the long term - as to why I don't know.

Yup, it is Zombieland - that said bargains to be had from the reaper here!

VT2A here - around 15k per unit now made up of 3 components - common fee, supplementary fee and sinking fund. 39sqm-49sqm . Or in the UK money around a pound a day for the whole caboodle. In my humble opinion a bargain.

Apparently, it is a woke issue - it's called fat acceptance. https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/06/21/why-are-people-fighting-over-bmi-conservatives-call-doctors-group-woke-for-questioning-obesity-measure/?sh=1ce61a224224

Spot on Rickie takes no prisoners- he's right it is their own fault.

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