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The_Other_Mac
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Would it bother you if someone wanted to name their bar the Genghis Khan Bar? No? Same same.
Note to self: use snide Mongolian references on Heng
Hey, why go that far back? We could mention Nanjing.
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The "swastitka" was part of buddhist culture[...]
"S'wasdikap" to you, too. Sanskrit.
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cdnvic: your list was distinctly wrong on many points, which sort of proves my point about assumptions. But you're quite right. I do like American jazz, blues and also American 20th century literature. Although I watch many non-American movies, one of my favourites is Forrest Gump, which is about as proudly American as it gets. Credit where it's due.
I also listen to a lot of British music, read British literature, etc. That doesn't mean I would be happy to sit back and accept them as rulers of the world. Nor, it turns out, was the rest of the British empire. Now that the Brits no longer pretend to rule the world, they're rather likable. And I say that as an Irishman.
While I can understand that a country which happens to dominate a huge global resource through happenstance, might be reluctant to let it go, I'm baffled that they should feel they are entitled to it, and claim the entire rest of the planet is incompetent to control it. And to do so on an international forum, where Americans are in a minority??
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"Thai nationality" might not technically be the correct phrase.
What is the difference between "Thai Nationality" and "Thai citizenship"?
Buggered if I know.
(There IS a difference in some countries. Not all British nationals are entitled to reside in Britain (something to do with HK).)
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If you've something to say and want to be really clever, say it in a manner that the absolute greatest number of people will understand.
###### ###### the ###### ######! Why should ###### ###### ######, when we ###### ###### the forum?
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are you sure you really want know the thai society's answer to this question?
[before the flames start...]
Hello new person. Welcome to the forum. This forum includes males and females, young and old, rich and poor, English speakers, farang and Thai. Although it is certainly dominated by older farang men, this thread has already had opinions from all of the above. Each one believes they know the answer.
We'd welcome your opinion. Possibly tempered with a little less arrogance.
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Second: There will be times when my whole family will be out of thailand for some times (less than two weeks). What are the options for ensuring quality care for a pet dog in Thailand duing such absences. Do any of you have experience in this issue.
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Earthquakes and tsunamis cannot be predicted Neeranam, sounds like a classic case of overreaction. Last year we heard that a tsunami was going to hit Koh Samui on Oct 12. Turned out the information came from a fax from Phuket, probably intended to scare customers into returning to Phuket.
A lot of Thais seem to confuse tsunamis and typhoons (and twisters). Reasonable chance of a typhoon occuring in October (one did hit on Nov 25 last year). Last December the Chiang Mai hotel I was staying in sent around a notice to all guests informing them of a disastrous typhoon hitting Phuket.
I think it got clarified in most people's minds after that.
But perhaps not the old fortune tellers. Or, I wonder if Thai has old, imprecise words for tsunami and/or typhoon?
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Everyone wants to run their own business, it's a sign of succcess. What's the failure rate for little farang-run beer bars in Samui?
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Some adverts now say "Thai citizen" and some say "able to legally work in Thailand without work permit". Both of those are (very pointedly) including the tiny number of farangs who have gained Thai citizenship. And the even tinier number of farangs who were legally born in Thailand; luk kreungs born overseas who have "re-acquired" Thai citizenship, etc.
"Thai nationality" might not technically be the correct phrase. If you want to launch a big campaign, you might succeed in convincing them to... change their wording in a way that most people won't see the significance of. Trouble is, hordes of farangs come on holiday, decide they'd like to stay, buy a Bangkok Post and assume that, since it's an English language paper and "no one around here can read English", all those jobs are aimed at English speakers.
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If she's working in the UK, will visit Ireland then return to the UK, I suspect the best guarantee is evidence that she's got a genuine job to return to, i.e. letter from employer. That's the standard requirement for a tourist visa to Ireland anyway, together with an Irish address (hotel/friend).
As for after marriage in Thailand... The situation has changed a couple of times recently, but I believe it now is that she's entitled to move to Ireland immediately, stay indefinitely and work in any legal capacity, as long as you continue to live together as husband and wife. There is no standard process for her gaining citizenship (read: they haven't sorted it out yet) but expect it to involve staying over 5 years and be discretionary. Therefore she does not instantly become entitled to state benefits. Obviously she needs to get the appropriate visa in advance, and renew it. Oh, and there's something involving the Irish consulate in BKK before you marry.
As you may have spotted, I know a couple in the middle of doing this right now :-) Contact me by PM if you like, for all the agonising details
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Yesterday's The Nation addressed this issue on pages 2 or 3 . What it came down to was the marine tide charts and runoff for the next two weeks. The story said that officials are concerned about higher than average lunar tides
"That's no moon!"
Seriously, as anyone with a Thai calendar can confirm, the next new moon and full moon are on the 3rd and 18th of October, respectively. Those are the times of the strongest (spring) tides. The 11th Oct. is a half-moon, which ought to mean the weakest neap tides.
My gf told me the same story, and wanted to buy a boat. Mind you, she lives in a house in Samut Prakan.
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Electric tuk-tuks! That'll be the day...
Some of those commercial products look, well, less daft than I expected. I see that scooters have a range of around 80km, which sounds usable for most people. What's the catch? Are they absurdly expensive? I can imagine that many people would be put off by the lack of noise...
And what about the electric, er, push-bikes, how does that work? Do they recharge while you're freewheeling? Do you use battery power to help you up those hills, or for cruising on the level?
P.S. Just a design comment, you mention putting the battery pack over the back wheel, but I notice all the commercial designs put it as low as possible. Might be to keep a low centre of gravity for stability - less work on your arms.
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You had lots of drinks. Your bladder is full, requiring your sphincter to pull more tightly to hold it in. That happens to also slightly restrict blood flow out of the penis. I assume you know how an erection works.
Sex drive works both ways. If you have an erection, you tend to get horny.
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I need to find a nebulizer and or humidifier for my daughter as she has bronchitis and this was suggested by her doctor. He said they (nebulizer) were expensive but I have no idea what figure he was talking about. I am also looking for a humidifier that can except medication in with the water or saline solution I might have to use.
Thanks for any help,
Kringle
I know someone that gets nebulizers brought over by visitors, because they're apparently difficult/impossible to get here. Sorry, I can't remember the reasoning or any more details behind that, seems a bit odd I admit.
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Rotten apples 'to face chop'
I have a sudden craving for a nice bit of pork.
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Or when one flies a flag of convenience?
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I'd download the whole thing by ftp onto your hard drive and if you have all the internal links written properly (in other words pointing to a directory/file rather than the URL) it should function flawlessly. I normally build most of a site on a desktop and upload it en mass to the server. You may have to install some server software on your comp first depending on what bells and whistles you are running on the site.
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I ll need to show my website (php) to people on a trip and would like to be able to have it completely available offline. I ve tried saving it with Internet explorer, it worked but only 3 links deep.I ve also tried quite a few freewares that allow to download a whole website but they all failed and seemed to only get the main page.
Is there any way to make it so that IE can go deeper than 3 links?
Any freeware that you recommend?
Thanks
That can quickly get very messy. OP says his site is php-driven, so he'll need at least php and presumably MySQL installed on his laptop, with something to start MySQL in case of reboot. And then copy the database from the site's database. Then he'll need to make sure any dependent PHP libraries are installed, e.g. GD if the site happens to use thumbnails generated on-the-fly. If the site has a files section where uploaded/downloadable files aren't stored in the database, they'll need to be manually copied too. Environment variables such as locale settings might need to be set up on the laptop. Cron jobs? Well I believe there are workarounds for Windows...
The basic problem is that dynamic websites can't be properly viewed offline, unless you have a copy of your webserver at home. The best that can be done is to view a static copy, a "snapshot" of your site, possibly with some inaccuracies. More often than not, that's sufficient for a presentation. In that case, the original approach is fine; keep trying the website copiers and take a close look at the settings (I recommend WinHTTrack.com for a compromise between ease of use and features for getting into those awkward sites). Or decide on a subset of pages, and save each one individually as a sensibly-named link.
If your website is a catalogue of your products and you're more concerned with showing your products than your site, consider going back to the developer and asking him to add a module that creates a nice printable catalogue. It can contain some, or all of the same product information as in the website. After all, that's the purpose of databases; storing information that can be used in different ways.
If you really do need the exact website working offline, with all its features, again you'll need to ask the developer, or someone else familiar with your webserver or hosting package, to set up your laptop to mirror the webserver.
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The only recourse that the EU and the other nations have are to create their own root server system and bring chaos to the Internet, or be isolated from the rest of the world.
Errrrr..... so that's Europe, China, Africa and others (to start with), who would be isolated from the rest of the world, right? The "rest of the world" being the U.S., right?
I think The Onion had an article along those lines once.
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although those in old age that one sees struggling up the steps at immigration at Soi Suan Phlu may not all fall in that category
Nah, it's all done downstairs at Suan Phlu these days.
I'm talking about the three steps from street/parking lot level to the ground floor.
You know it well.
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I saw another where Shanghai rated as 25% more expensive than New York City. Must be difficult for the locals.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
It is broke. One country currently sets the rules. The others don't accept the authority of that country.
Don't you just hate when democracy works against you?
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Just goes to show how illiterate those southern Californians are. :-)
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From: http://www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/2005/may05/73_expats.php
Pol. Lt. Col. Kanokpun Toobkajorn from Chiang Mai Immigration has given us the following advice, you may quote him on every point:
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1. Reference of their pension from the Embassy of their native country. The reference must also be approved by the Thai government,
2. A bank account from a Thai bank. In this case (for applicants with pensions only), the applicant does not need to have 800,000 baht in the bank, but a mere 20,000-30,000 baht monthly turnover would be fine,
3. Doctor’s certificate from either governmental or private hospital or clinic.
Am I the only one who finds this very, very surprising?
Can S'one Show The Dummies Guide To Buying A Condo
in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
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How about looking around some previous developments by that company? See the (lack of) quality and the (hopeless) building management, try to talk to some residents. Then decide if you want to go with them.
Also look for the small print showing how much they have earmarked for construction costs and how much they have actually deposited in the bank. Um, except I can't remember what a decent percentage is, but the deposit should be sizable. (Anyone?)
People do buy off-plan, but with reputable brandname developers, and with a deposit/installments/balance arrangement.