JingerBen

The 2 baht coins should be discontinued because they are hard to distinguish from 5 baht coins. There is no compelling need for them.

Now that there are fakes in circulation the situation becomes even more confusing.

Try the main market - Talad Warorot [Kad Luang].

I have bought T-shirts in quantity there at prices that seem to be comparable to factory prices...and minus the hassle.

I might add - at the risk of stating the obvious - that it requires bargaining in Thai. If you can't do it, get someone to front for you who can.

Try the main market - Talad Warorot [Kad Luang].

I have bought T-shirts in quantity there at prices that seem to be comparable to factory prices...and minus the hassle.

Was scientific proof needed?

The so called interpreter potentially has a lot of answers as to how the ' confessions ' etc were obtained so let's hope he can be made available for any court hearings and just doesn't just ' disappear '. There are a couple on possible interpretations of this so I'll leave to members to decide as they see fit.

Incidentally BBC World Television is covering the story that the suspects have retracted their confessions etc.

"...so I'll leave [it] to members to decide as they see fit."

The only problem with that is the fact that the "members" don't have any inside information and are completely clueless.

The problem is that not enough Thais like it and the reasons for that are unlikely to be found here since this is not a forum for Thai opinion.

No, it's not a forum for Thai opinion, but many posters have Thai wives [and children] who aren't shy about expressing what they think.

The atrocities didn't end with WWII, and the Japanese weren't the only ones who committed them.

the scale of theirs was staggering

The publicity their atrocities received was staggering, but the numbers they killed couldn't compare with those of Stalin, Mao and some others. Not to mention August 5th 1945.

It might be hard to find one that hasn't been taken over by digital pikeys and raided by the police.

Their crime was losing the war.

History has no sympathy for losers.

Given the noted and documented atrocities, I don't think any sympathy is warranted.

The atrocities didn't end with WWII, and the Japanese weren't the only ones who committed them.

"What methods were used to encourage customers not to go to Promenada?"

Often times this method is called 'massive price reduction at established store' and new costs will stay in effect until the newcomer goes broke trying to compete.

This may take some time but finally the newcomer throws in the towel and trots off. At last, the 'real price' returns at original shop. But now there is no competition nearby.

When did that happen?

Has there been a "massive price reduction" at Central Festival?

Leave him alone.

So...?

An interesting symbolic act. As Arnold once said... I'LL BE BACK !!!

"Arnold" ?

Benedict Arnold?

powder ? whats that used for?

I think in this case that it is just dried MJ ground to powder so it is even more compact. They usually just press the harvest into blocks.

No way this is just THC crystals for hash pressing.

says the expert...

He's no expert.

He doesn't have a clue as to how the stuff is really made.

Central are good at their job. When Festival was open it was nearly 100% full with clients. Promenada are new to the market they were simply outclassed in obtaining tenants. Without tenants it becomes a viscous circle, few tenants , few customers few new tenants even less customers. I also expect that Central actively encouraged their customers not to go to Promenada maybe by methods that are less acceptable in anti-monopolistic countries.

Please explain what your last sentence means.

What methods were used to encourage customers not to go to Promenada?

Where are these "anti-monopolistic countries", these paragons of free and fair trade you're talking about?

Either you have some inside information that should be made public, or you're full of beans - one or the other.

Bring back Yingluck

Feeling OK this morning?

Beetlejuice, I think I've gone over this before with you on Thaivisa, but maybe not. The chairman and founder of Lanna Care Net is Ben Svasti, the Hon. British Consul. Mark Carlson, the U.S. Consul responsible for U.S. Citizen Services is also on our Steering Team. We work in close communication with the various foreign consulates. If you'd read the entire article, I think it would have been apparent that David's repatriation was being financed with a loan from the U.S. gov't and I was acting with the full knowledge of the consulate in assisting David in closing his bank account. Lanna Care Net caseworkers are able to do things for clients that the consular staff would like to do, but are unable to do because of restrictions in time, manpower or rules that may prohibit them in engaging in certain activities. For example, consular staff aren't able to go to someone's room every week to count out their medications and organize them into a weekly pill minder container -- but a LCN person (like a retired nurse) could do that.

We've decided not to become a registered charity because our annual budget is so low. Our expenses are just for some telephone time, website maintenance and a little transportation. That's it. We can raise the funds we need each year selling a few raffle tickets at the Citylife Garden Fair at JJ Market. Why raise well over five or six times our annual budget just to get registered as a charity in Thailand?

Beetlejuice, I've offered in the past for you to come out from behind your keyboard and come to one of our New Member Orientation Sessions to learn more about the organization. We have them two or three times a year, on a Saturday morning. I always post the announcements here on the CM Events section of this forum. The offer still stands.

NancyL...

Your decision not to have LCN become a registered charity is the right one.

Keep it as simple as possible, or you will end up like so many other charities whose operating expenses exceed the amount they disburse in aid.

Yes, it's probably a better description.

Before you start teaching them, master the languages... English and Thai.

It's all explained in The Beatles' song, "I want to hold your hand".

Yes, the song explains it, but it's the explanation of a randy teenager.

That is exactly what so many farangs in Thailand resemble.

The older they are, the more baggage, more drama, the more family problems, and higher medical bills!

What makes an old man old? A old woman!

Would you buy a 40-50 year old car?

Over time you will be buying them and family.

Rent two, for backup, from ages, 30-35. Never ask where they have been, who is calling and why they have more than one cell phone. Be patient and go with the flow.

Understand it's all about security now in most cases.

When they start giving you a difficult time, hit up the backup and rent another.

Understand when they ask you to buy something for them, in many cases they sell it for cash.

Don't let them take all your money!

And for goodness sake, don't build them a house!

Never look for love in all the wrong places.

Everything he says is true, but it's the advice of a sex-tourist.

At your age, try to find a decent girl and settle down... then you will need a whole new set of maxims to live by.

Date girls in their early 30s.

Women past 40 are over-the-hill... in Thailand and everywhere else in the world.

woaaah.....the OP sounds like a real imperialistic creep! maybe some of those Thai dudes he speaks so disparagingly of will catch him in the car park one night and knock him around a bit and teach him some manners.

One on one would be just fine but that's not how it goes down in your beloved Land of 2 Faces - Here its the coward-style: 3 or more thais on one, right ...

Jim... you've been a member of ThaiVisa for just two weeks and you've managed to alienate yourself from most of the members. That's got to be some sort of record. And with this last post of yours, you've probably made enemies of every single Thai person here. "Land of 2 Faces?" What in heaven's name are you even doing here if you feel this way? Perhaps it's time for you to write off the three months rent, pay up and get outta Dodge before the Earp brothers get back. This is NOT going to be a healthy environment for you...

Who will have the last word on this thread...Jimlove or FolkGuitar?

My money's on FG.