Rorri

stickylies, on 17 May 2014 - 15:18, said:

You just have to say "mate" at the end of every sentence ....... .... mate!

wrong...if you want be sarcastic get it right.... maaaaate. or better still..cobber.

JoePai, on 17 May 2014 - 09:48, said:

A sad state when there are no suitable Aussies

or maybe not silly enough to want the position.. oh well we are still part of the Commonwealth. Beside, one gets the impression you pushing s#it uphill with a Governor who doesn't perform his duties, he has even cancelled all meetings with the honorary consuls because they ask, and require answers, embarrassing questions, on things he has failed to do.

Ok, I can see 2 reason how you fit "more" in than the tank "holds" 1) your gauge isn't accurate, by that I mean, a fuel tank is usually tapered at the bottom so fuel can be emptied, think of a funnel, great amount at the top than the bottom, 2) a tanks capacity does not take into consideration the filler tube.

mdmayes, on 17 May 2014 - 00:46, said:

DLP, on 16 May 2014 - 21:40, said:

Shooting indiscriminately once at a bar and hitting someone in the head, somehow

dose not seem to ring true. sounds more like a not to happy boyfriend. Just guessing.

I would think your theory is dead bang on. My money is on a ex boyfriend/husband.

Or the boss wanted her "out of the way."

StreetCowboy, on 16 May 2014 - 22:16, said:

I think it is the OP who was off topic. He says "what happens when you go to meet your maker?" and then digresses onto the fate of those left behind. Perhaps if he had captioned it "What happens to those left behind when you shuffle off this mortal coil" fewer of us would have responded on more spiritually important issue of what we anticipate on the final day of judgement when we stand in front of our maker to account for what we have made of our meager lives

SC

I don't give a dam-n what happens on a more spiritual level.... I suggest, instead of trying to hijack my thread, you start you own....

Possibly the electricity meter is made by the same company as the water meters on Phuket. Believe it or not, people on Phuket have been complaining about high water bills, even though they are not getting any water... big issue at the moment, however, the Governor, not the smartest dude on the block, told the media that the bills are high because the meters keep running even if the water STOPS flowing. True story.

BS post, I've seen plenty of young Thais wearing long shorts, no shirts, have seen many Thais totally ignoring "No Smoking" signs... What is wrong with the OP to target only Farang. Seems blind to the truth.

Supervise...supervise and supervise, as well as educate. You can not control access, she will find a way... eg, how do you control access via smartphone or if she is not home...eg friends or internet café.

kerrysum, on 16 May 2014 - 13:48, said:

My best advice? Stay off of Facebook,,,,, Don't, won't, and never will....... I know it is popular with the Thai's , but never put the your laundry on the street.... Just my opinion.......

Agree 100%

Nobbie49, on 16 May 2014 - 09:51, said:

Errr.....delete FaceBook?

Um, you don't know enough to comment..... to access Facebook you type in the address eg www.facebook.com

Stan7444, on 13 May 2014 - 16:26, said:

marko kok prong, on 13 May 2014 - 12:42, said:

Teaching the kids to swim could also help.

Very true but not necessarily during flooding since the water flow is very fast many times and there are chemicals, sewage, snakes, etc. in these types of waters Would not want your head in the water but doing a dog paddle might help.

Game, they don't need a game... just teach... dam-n that means they need to learn, them to stay away from flood waters, teach the parents to watch and protect their kids.

ericnoodeeka, on 14 May 2014 - 06:15, said:

rorri.if im a dipstick then you're a knob.simples.end of.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Yep. I'm a knob, but at least I'm not stupid or self centred.

Scarpolo, on 14 May 2014 - 06:09, said:

noitom, on 14 May 2014 - 05:39, said:

What a novel idea these "clusters." Thais have identified eight (8) clusters in various regions. Can you imagine the creativity behind this? On the other hand, the Thais would be well served to look at investing in tourism where they actually stand a chance of getting a return. Thais should approach this marketing problem "horizontally" rather than by geographic region. In other words they could narrow it down to two clusters that are pervasive across all of Thailand. This way they don't fragment the investment or confuse the tourist messaging and they can focus all supporting infrastructure.

The two mainstay "clusters" or staples of Thai tourism are the massive sex trade and the counterfeit IP trade. Tourists in all regions flock to Thailand for these Thai specialties and mainstays, there are no geographic borders or divisions for these two "clusters." Tourists arriving in search of either of these Thai specialties are impervious to floods, traffic, carbon monoxide, political demonstrations, bombings, random shootings, non existent pavement, roads and streets without signs, poor service, unsanitary food and restroom facilities with adequate supply of paper. An added bonus of focusing on just two proven Thai specialities is that the majority of sex and counterfeit IP travelers are not intimidated by Thai news reports of taxi cab drivers hacking their passengers to death, mysterious hotel poisonings, or Thai road accidents.

thats very interesting as, my thai girl says they all get their pirate movies from Myammar

Generally Thais always blame Burmese for "bad" things.

ericnoodeeka, on 13 May 2014 - 21:41, said:

spermwhale, on 13 May 2014 - 15:25, said:

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ericnoodeeka, on 13 May 2014 - 14:43, said:

Patje, on 13 May 2014 - 11:53, said:

Tip nr 1: clean up your mess at the rivers and beaches... You will find out that tourists hate garbage

Tip nr 2: Do something with eco tourism while you have some nice forests and sea life left

Tip nr 3: Learn English to accommodate your tourists

Tip nr 4: Think of tourisme in the long run, it's not good when they feel ripped of

Tip nr 5: Charge the same prices for all, no separate Thai/ Farang

etc , etc

I think some more people can add here !!!

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i can, pls stop making out english is the all of the world, it is not, they have 1.7 billion chinese next door.

to speak english is usefull, but it wont break thailand if 1 million english speakers go and 100 million chinese replace them.

and by the way i speak 5 languages, but even i admit, i should learn chinese, which i dont speak.

And your English needs help too. But the rest of the list is oh so true.

considering english is my fourth language, i think i do ok, but if you feel like educating me, hey, im up for it.

It's pretty obvious learning languages doesn't make you any smarter, the fact you mentioned it shows a lot about the type of person your are. look at me ... look at me... dipstick

Thai at Heart, on 13 May 2014 - 17:08, said:

Didn't they promise a crackdown on foreign ownership of hotels and land last year and didn't they just try to run Russians out of the tour businesses in the resorts.

So what type of investment do they want?,,the 51:49,type with a leased bit of land.

Yeah right. Big corp investor just love that type of thing....

They want the type of investor who eventually they can scam 100% of his investment then send him/her packing.

ericnoodeeka, on 13 May 2014 - 14:43, said:

Patje, on 13 May 2014 - 11:53, said:

Tip nr 1: clean up your mess at the rivers and beaches... You will find out that tourists hate garbage

Tip nr 2: Do something with eco tourism while you have some nice forests and sea life left

Tip nr 3: Learn English to accommodate your tourists

Tip nr 4: Think of tourisme in the long run, it's not good when they feel ripped of

Tip nr 5: Charge the same prices for all, no separate Thai/ Farang

etc , etc

I think some more people can add here !!!

i can, pls stop making out english is the all of the world, it is not, they have 1.7 billion chinese next door.

to speak english is usefull, but it wont break thailand if 1 million english speakers go and 100 million chinese replace them.

and by the way i speak 5 languages, but even i admit, i should learn chinese, which i dont speak.

Oh dear, I was waiting for the first anti-English comment... you win the dipstick award...the reason English gets mentioned is that it is, whether you like it or not, THE international language for business. Tell me, how many languages do you expect Thais to learn.

junglechef, on 13 May 2014 - 10:11, said:

sgtsabai, on 12 May 2014 - 22:28, said:

Yep, chopped down stuff too. Marked mature trees for harvesting, cut many for firewood, it was cold up in the mountains, below freezing for 4/5 months. Yes tree hugger is meant as an insult, make no doubt about it. Little cry babies that know nothing about nothing and wouldn't survive a night in the mountains, much less a month. May the snakes bless and keep you. You have no idea how I fought against over harvesting timber, destroying habitat. I care about the habitat and respect the animals that keep me alive, would always thank them for the food they gave me. Some of my ancestors were hunted by 2 legged animals for their territory, still no territory and no thanks given. No "he-man" just an ordinary guy doing ordinary things that managed to survive some hard times, but I have no crawdad in me. I sure do like to eat them though. Do you tree huggers have anything new to say, besides inadequacies, manly image, you forgot penis envy, jesus h. cristus that is old stuff. Get a life little boys, grow up. There is a real world out here and it will kill you. Now back to snakes, can anybody recommend a good source for ID of the snakes of Thailand, ah I already got acquainted with a bamboo viper over in VN in a century long ago and a world far, far away, he died. From what I have read/seen pictures just don't always do justice and cobras in particular seem come in many colorations.

There's a great website where they just put a free downloadable Thailand snake ID guide called Thailand Snakes . com

As for needing to kill snake in your garden for survival that sounds a bit over the top. I've been in the jungles of Burma, Laos etc for weeks at a time and have occasionally eaten snake as well as other species including a deer we killed and ate raw right out of the carcass as it was the only food available, no problem and pretty tasty but I wasn't down the road from a 7/11.

I hope you get a chance to enjoy the link and perhaps learn some more about the wonderful creatures we share this earth with (how's that for tree huggers stuff )

To quote one of the great minds of these times "Why can't we all just get along" (TV posters w/snakes and each other!)

So, you did kill the snake to eat it, are you saying you deliberately set out to kill and eat, or were you so stupid as not to take supplies. Either way, killing it to eat, or killing it to protect your family makes no difference to the snake.

Cnxforever, on 12 May 2014 - 21:54, said:

Hahaha...what a bunch of loonies turn the world press against you clever move!

Lieutenant Somkid On-Jan is a bit naive to think they will turn themselves in to one of the most corrupt police forces in the world.

The coin always has two sides you can not break and apply laws as you please and expect others to take you seriously.

The lieutenant will soon find out that if you think you can intimidate serious reporters (not talking about Thai "reporters") you better be prepared for what's coming!

Does he really think they give a damn about the charges in Thailand?

Thailand has a serious problem when it comes to people trafficking - pure greed is the reason - deal with it - but don't shoot the messengers!

I can see it now, most, if not all, foreign media focusing on Thailand's "hidden" dirty little secrets.

Robby nz, on 12 May 2014 - 21:07, said:

They really are keen to focus world attention on to Thailand's treatment of the boat people.

Wouldn't it make more sense to have a thorough inquiry into the mistreatment the reporters uncovered then go after those responsible regardless of what service they are in or if they are private citizens.

That would show that Thailand is serious about combatting the problem and possibly even prevent them being dropped to No3 on the list.

There is no doubt that people smuggling is involved so surely going after those involved in the smuggling and making an attempt to stop it would be a better strategy, rather than attacking those who told you about it.

Even if it goes to the top in the service then it would be better to shut up and let it pass, for if the brass are involved then they are only putting their head in a noose by this legal action.

How about if it did get to court and the Reuters defense came out with proof of navy involvement that named names with videos and photos, not a shot in the foot but right between the eyes.

All this, when the US is about to downgrade Thailand's human rights status even further, I really can not say what I want to as I have used most of my suspension allowances lol....

Scamper, on 12 May 2014 - 17:13, said:

How ridiculous can this get ? A cabinet minister who was a member of a cabinet that approved an unconstitutional act - deemed unconstitutional by not only the Constitutional Court, but the Administrative Court and the Supreme Administrative Court, is suing all nine judges of the Constitutional Court. And who is going to oversee the Constitutional Court - the highest constitutionally empowered court in the land - the Criminal Court ! If that fails, who knows ? Maybe it'll come down to the post office. Just when we thought Surapong had the sense to avoid the Chalerm effect and keep a low profile - no, Thaksin wants action. And he wants action now. And lest anyone in the PDRC has forgotten - this is all they need to remind them of what brought them to the streets in the first place. Surapong and Chalerm have just given the PDRC a great gift.

I thought, in Thailand, it was illegal to challenge a judges decision.

hanno, on 12 May 2014 - 16:55, said:

Gawd, soon people in Oz will just be packed into cotton wool and everything remotely fun will be illegal. They can still join the army at 18 though I guess.

The fact that they can join the army, and die for their country, is why the age was lowered from 21 to 18, this was during the Vietnam conflict. Personally, as I am much older, I think they should make it higher...lol

ratcatcher, on 12 May 2014 - 15:21, said:

Redhawk, on 12 May 2014 - 14:51, said:

Is it usual for police forces to annouce crackdowns in advance!

Police paratroopers to arrest PDRC leaders. This is a crack down.

Policeman falls to death from helicopter on Vibhavadi Rd. This is a crack up.

If they use the same faulty equipment as they did a few weeks back, no paratroopers will survive.. that's a f##k up.

poohy, on 12 May 2014 - 14:50, said:

Am I missing something, wasn't this clown sacked from government last week a long with Little Miss handbags the PM? Or was that not relevant to this , and if not ,why not? Confused!?

Glad you asked, I was afraid to in-case I missed something.

Gumballl, on 12 May 2014 - 06:47, said:

Funny video, but at the same time, it points out some idiocies that are commonplace in Thailand.

Although not mentioned in the video, tipping money at a restaurant/bar in Thailand is a "Western" thing, although today even some generous Thais are doing it as well. One time I wanted to tip a bar 20 baht, but using spare change that I had (mostly 1 baht coins). They would not take it!... and even shouted at me for even offering it. It was not because they did not want the tip, but because it was all coins. So apparently these particular Thais felt that there is more value to a 20 baht note than to 20 baht of change. Seems to me that they are equals amounts. Anyhow, I gave them a 20 baht note, and in addition, I tossed the coins on the floor (oooh, a faux pas in Thailand!). I figure they would pick them up after I left the bar, like dogs picking up scraps.

As for footwear in the house, I presume most Thais take off their shoes to prevent tracking dirt/dust into their houses. This makes sense. Yet for some reason, at my home (in Thailand) I have to sweep the floor (Note: I do not have a work permit!) on a daily basis. I guess bare-feet also track in dirt/dust.

You're quite right about why they take their shoes off.... we used to do the same thing back home, especially if it had been raining...oh, farmers still do it.

kurnell, on 12 May 2014 - 06:22, said:

Am I the only one that wants to strangle this idiot?

Which one of us idiots is that?