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So it's pro [relatively dysfunctional] government vs. junta.

One would think that less than ideal.

Can someone give me a breakdown on who's red shirt and who's yellow and what a Pitak is?

Buuuut they already said the cause of death was a heart attack caused by alcohol poisoning.

Well, with such professionals in the Thai security detail it's a wonder the President doesn't just hop a flight on Thai Airways and roll in wearing flipflops.

They must be very skilled if they can fulfill their "insane" list of requirements and still have time to tell every detail to local journalists.

I hate to admit it, but I had the exact same problem when I first came to Thailand.

So easy to get. Chills out the stress of relocating to the city... totally lost track of how often I was taking it.

Decided to detox one day, not even knowing what physical dependence really meant. The withdrawals are horrible. At first I didn't even realize what it was that was causing me to be sick... and a little crazy.

After 3 days of cold-turkey madness I read up and realized there needs to be a gradual drawdown of your dosage.

For me, I had to guess at what my base level was because I hadn't at all been counting when I was using it. Was it twice a week? Or 4 times a week? So I chose what I thought was about an average weekly dose and started from there.

Whatever you decide was your base level, plan to reduce your daily dose by .25mg every 2 weeks.

It takes a long time- but it's SO much better than trying to cut out too quickly.

If you do it very slowly you should notice minimal effects.

It worked for me exactly as planned.

I'll never touch that stuff again.

Good luck.

Is that what votes are going for these days?

This system is quite a bit different from the system in the States, though.

It's a subsidy, yes. But, as far as I can tell, the motivation and the mechanism for profit guarantee aren't much alike.

"Misunderstanding"

That's disgusting.

I was going to point out the obvious fact that the people that are already inside Thailand are not the ones that would be dissuaded from visiting... but then I remembered this is the government and logic doesn't enter into it.

Yeah, what is this Thailand tourism victimhood business?

The authorities have the power to improve the image here, simply by doing their jobs.

OK, I'll say it:

So <deleted> is a safety zone?

I happen to be visiting Antwerp, Belgium for the first time today. Happy to see they already have this system fully integrated here.

The crime level is quite low and it's common knowledge that none of the parts on the bikes are compatible with any other kind of bicycle. Good luck with that one, Bangkok.

Actually, I believe it says #3 for wealthy expats. It's a little confusing.

But #1 in Asia for quality of living.

I can see that.

So what they're saying is, I can expect clear skies through the weekend?

We are in Thailand, pal. You can expect, whatever you want!

Ha. It took a flood warning to confirm my suspicions: The weather does precisely the opposite of what the government media predicts.

Enjoy your sunny weekend, everyone.

So what they're saying is, I can expect clear skies through the weekend?

How many hundreds of protestors?

And how many thousands of Americans right here in Bangkok alone?

Literally hundreds of them walking around in broad daylight. Nobody dead yet.

Mindless sheep full of hot air.

Of all the self-defense weapons to stash in the car, he went with nux?

That's a bad man right there.

Thank god I wasn't here yet.

Seems like a very interesting thing to see unfold, as an outsider But then again, I'd have to have an opinion about it- which seems exhausting.

Trying my very best to keep my California political mind out of Thai affairs.

Unworried : adjective

Free from emotional or mental agitation <remained unworried despite the panic all around her>

-merriam-webster.com

You live in a non-English speaking country and make snide remarks about vocabulary that are actually incorrect. Now that's funny.

Thai Muslims should know better.

As far as I can tell, freedom of speech is not a foreign concept here.

Open your eyes. This is what tolerance looks like.

What fantasy world do these people live in? Parts of Bang Kruai were flooded this morning. The river crested in 5 other provinces immediately to the north of the Capitol this week.

In my language we call this B.S.

Gee, Ambassador, you really had my back on that one.

Why did I bother registering with the Embassy if I'm not even going to be on the "emergency message" mailing list? Had to read about this here.

Thank you, ThaiVisa.

Denied it happened?

what-the-**snip** are these people talking about

Possibility of death, sentenced to life and released after 9 years, presumably for being a US citizen, though I didn't see that in the article.

She got off relatively light.

Thank you, US embassay. heh.