hanno

I knew Isis tactics would end up happening in that Muslim state. Horrid country full of horrid humans.

Neklacing was, is popular in South Africa and parts of East Africa since about 20-30 years ago so I am not sure how ISIS is to blame?

It seemed that the residents were really angry about the robberies

No kidding!!!! Lynchings are a sign of a country where the people have no trust in the police. Happens here in Cambodia, happens a lot where I grew up (in Kenya). I'd say it deters future robberies as much as the death penalty (not at all) but I guess it makes the people being robbed feel better.

I just got myself the Tamron and the build is pretty good. I will take it through its paces in Bang Poo this Friday and report back:-)

the perfect testing ground! just be careful it doesn't get covered in Gull cr@p . . .

I was there a couple of weeks ago but as nobody was feeding them, the gulls stayed civil.

Topless is allowed in Thailand?

Let's see how the Thai-bashers are going to spin this one

this should be in my system . . .

. . . and it may well be very soon. (once i've tried one, to see if it's up to scratch - Tammy's cheaper i know, but i like the build on this thing better)

I just got myself the Tamron and the build is pretty good. I will take it through its paces in Bang Poo this Friday and report back:-)

Crakes are a nightmare......

Quite a few companies here in Cambodia doing the same. I hope it catches on though I have no idea what will happen to all the elephants.

Bangkok alone has 99: https://locate.apple.com/th/en/sales/?pt=all&lat=13.7563309&lon=100.50176510000006

Are those re-sellers or official Apple stores where you can book an appointment/genius bar etc? Can those stores issue phones for 1 for 1 replacement? I hope so.

Official service centers: https://locate.apple.com/th/en/service/?pt=3&lat=13.7563309&lon=100.50176510000006&carrier=AIS

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant

Again, they are weaver ants and not fire ants. Strong bite but the pain stops the second you pull them off as they are not venomous. Real fire ants are.

always obliging around the grassy areas of Mae Hia, CM . . .

Plain Prinia

Sweet. Obviously prime lens with that narrow dof, what did you use?

Not sure but they gave Mrs.Trans a new phone BUT she had to pay HALF the phone value.....

In the UK, if your phone was out of warranty, Apple used to have a fixed price replacement scheme. Regardless of the fault with a phone, book an appointment with an official Apple store, take your faulty phone in, pay your money and get a brand new phone.

Total time in store? 5 to 10 minutes.

I say 'used to have' because I've been in Thailand for 18 months, so my information is dated.

Maybe they have a similar scheme here?

I don't think there is an official Apple store in Thailand....

Bangkok alone has 99: https://locate.apple.com/th/en/sales/?pt=all&lat=13.7563309&lon=100.50176510000006

It's a worldwide phenomenon, people die every day, in every country, for various reasons.

Now that is not very analytical at all. You look at the population first. How many farang are there in Thailand on a given day? Two million? Maybe five? How many of them get murdered or die by other means in a week? I've made this point before: In Houston, for example, a city of five million, white people hardly ever get murdered or die "suspiciously." and among other ethnic groups it's mostly drug dealers in the bad neighborhoods. Comparatively speaking, Houston looks safer than Thailand for farang.

Seems like Houston has a higher crime rate than the US average. And I very much doubt they are all drug dealers or non-white (quite a racist remark actually): http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Houston-Texas.html

Oh there are most definitely fire ants in Thailand....ImageUploadedByThaivisa Connect1424778402.915563.jpg

Actually: nope. Native to South America they were introduced to the USA, China and Philippines I think. The Red Ants in Thailand are not Fire Ants.

This is not an ant and there are no Fire Ants in Thailand. The Red Weaver ants are sometimes called fire ants as they are red but whilst they are quick to bit, they do not deliver stings like the real Fire ants (they are also quite tasty in a chicken curry popular here in Cambodia:-))

If you want a real world answer to the question of " do Thai people hate reading ", just try an buy a book case in this country

IKEA.

And actually pretty common:-)

So the books say but I have only ever seen one, at Kanchanaburi.

Your bogey bird

If you only know Thais that get above 300THB, you need to live in a rural area whereby 90% get less.

I know and I did not mean to imply that there are no poor Thai but my Thai friends and acquaintances are all city slickers with fairly good jobs. I was just replying to the implication that all Thai are on 300 Baht a day or less.

OK, no ice cream:

Noooooooooooo, they did much more than this, but this song is a musical icon.....

The Animals were definitely not one hit wonders. And Chas Chandler, after he quit the band went on to discover Jimi Hendrix and led Hendrix to form the Experience.

It wasn't for The Animals but it was for Frijid Pink in 1970......

It seems that every day now, some farang is found dead. Makes me wonder.

Something about Thai Islands. Young people go out and get drunk but only in Thailand do so many die.

The police could learn to keep their mouth's shut until they have investigated.

See my post above, seems like at least in the US they do.

OK, no ice cream:

Not me, as I wasn't even born then......

Epic one-hit wonder:

Is there no limit to what TV whiners will cry about?

Oh the Humanity and Suffering!

What shall we do? The 1,000 baht note is not big enough, we shall have to carry TWO of them to make a $60+ purchase!

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

Really, if your biggest problem is "They do not make money big enough to cover my purchases with one note" ... in a country where people earn 300 THB a day ... I would file that all under "High Class Problems"

Where was I whining????? Seems it is you that is making a mountain out of a mole hill;-)

Fact is that when I lived in Vietnam I could not get a credit card and had to carry everything in cash. Oh, and I do not know any Thais that make 300 THB a day, to be honest.

"The Bank of Thailand today unveiled the new 100-baht banknotes to commemorate and honour King Taksin the Great."

Being slightly dyslectic you have to read things twice... (no "h" in Taksin")

Same here:-)