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4 hours ago, 4737 Carlin said:

Yes - to put it mildly. Just being honest. 

 

I feel about Bangkok the same way (and I'm sure about Jakarta, Manila, KL, HCMC too if I had to live there). Phnom Penh used to be still Ok when I first laid eyes on it in 2003 but I sure wouldn't live there these days, however, the rest of Cambodia is still golden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu15XOF-ros

5 hours ago, Gandtee said:

I prefer the male jelly babies because you get an extra bit

I have a comeback for that but i don't want to get suspended

15 hours ago, brain150 said:

I am a so called "low life' as by definition anybody who frequents "bars" or talks with "bar girls" has to be a "low life".

 

... I also speak 5 languages, have a master degree from a university and employ 7 Thai people, but that's not relevant I guess

because I am not drinking champagne or frequent 5 star hotels or restaurants and I am also done with temples.

I am guilty as hell on being a real low life ...

 

This whole discussion is so much BS it's just funny !

It's about greed greed and greed again and nothing else !

Just carry on and don't take it personal.

Jai yen yen.

It could be a big problem what happens if they overload the grid , with AC use we will be doomed.

I do hope that people make the investment to go solar (whoever has the opportunity and can afford it) for precisely this reason.

At least it was a 25 year old and not a 75 year old (alternatively, a fat guy between 25 & 75)

This could be the beginning of the end of Lufthansa in the same way Lockerbie was the beginning of the end for Pan-am.

I simply cannot see Lufthansa being able to justify the use of a known Suicidal Manic Depressive anywhere near an aircraft cockpit. Lawyers are going to have a field day.

Let's not get carried away here. No, it won't be Lufthansa's end - that's my prediction. JetBlue let that pilot fly also, who just recently had to be restrained by passengers by his passengers while shouting about "jihad". Sure, nobody got killed but that flight certainly wasn't safe at all.

The problem with this argumentation is that you all want your privacy protected as far as medical info is concerned if it came to it but in a case like this, that all goes out the window right away. It's always different for us, isn't it?

In the end, there is only so much you know about a person as the employer/friend/acquaintance, even their doctor.

What took them so long?

Bravo! late but not too late. SE Asia with it's heavy sun exposure should have its house roofs filled with panels.

The electric companies should buy back electricity from the owners to help offset the costs. Alternatively, neighborhoods should have e-hubs that feed a number of houses in the immediate vicinity. No need to build more polluting power plants if done right.

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And the driver will go to temple to thanks Buddha that nothing happened to him !!

In case you didn't know - nearly all Thais have an unshakable belief in Karma, as do half the world's population. If you don't know what it is check this link. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=karma

Once you understand this, you might understand why Thailand has a different culture than yours. Not better nor worse but different.

Someone is killed - they believe this is neither good nor bad but just the way it is.

What utter utter BS. And was never in the teachings of Buddha. Interpreted as such possibly by the small minded. How can it possibly be true that you have no control over your life's events but are ruled by the actions of someone now dead but who you have no awareness of. The best you can hope for is that your own actions may benefit some future being. There's a contradiction in there straight away. Most religions are undoubtedly based on fantasy, but what you are teaching Neerabam takes it to a whole new level. Wow! So that's Thainess is it?

You do have control over your life. Your every day thoughts and actions make it into what it is now. The control issue is probably comparable to how things work after you have committed a major crime, let's say a murder, to pick an easy (and extreme) example. You still have total control over your decisions while not caught yet but you have created a causal chain of events that has the likelihood of majorly influencing your future.

The alternative explanations "everything is random" or "there is some guy with a beard in the sky who has a sick sense of humor" just don't make much sense, no?

We cannot see our past life's and actions, of course, so it's near impossible to see the direct connection and how Karma works. I believe that certain actions determine if we die later or earlier in life and if it's through an accident/crime/illness or peacefully. For me, that works and I would not want to know what I did in the past and what my exact future will be.

Many countries have Buddhist thinking as an integral part of their culture and they aren't all like Thailand, so that isn't the full explanation.

So sad, exploitation at its worst. Hopefully, job creation inside Cambodia will increase and make these 'leave alive - come back in coffin' trips unnecessary.

The OP is trolling and "Buddhism" has an 'h' in it.

Mea culpa for reviving this old thread but it really really needed this

<I see that the Euro has dropped to 36 baht. Does anybody know why or how long it's going to stay that low. When will it go up again or will it sink even

lower>

these are 4 questions and I could attend to all of them expertly if only I was given the Green Light for this by my peers; in our neat currency cubicle we know exactly where all this will inadvertently lead to - still we have to be dead- mum (ímportant part of my work contract)

Nominated for BS post of the year,

Not enough conspiracy theory nutters out there, so you now fabricate your own lies?

... and so amateurishly done, unless it was meant as bad satire,,, still irresponsible then.

I know people who select air travel based solely on price-point.

Who insist business class in ridiculously over priced,

they fail to realize it's simply a matter of real estate.

The foot print a business class lay-flat seat occupies you could fit two to three economy seats.

Add goumet food and beverages and other perks and you'll find it's reasonably priced.

It's all about one's comfort threshold and what they're willing to pay for it.

If you can get biz on a great carrier at only double of economy price + 25/30% plus the miles and helping you re-qualify for the FFP level that gets you lounge access for the next year, like Star Alliance Gold, it's worth it for me.

Not to mention not having to sit up all night, unable to sleep beyond dozing off for a bit, which is usually my fate. It all depends on your financial situation of course and I have only started looking at biz recently because I still live in Europe and work.

It's all about how you set your priorities/what financial obligations you have. I don't spend much on rent here and on myself in general but I have decided that travel is an area, where I will be happy to splurge a bit, once a year.

On the other hand, I will step off that plane and out of my 2K seat and then take a $7 room in Phnom Penh, once I have arrived.

I've been flying Philippine Air, Business class. It is worth the cost, the seat folds flat for sleeping.

I looked at their biz fares from London just out of curiosity, since I booked myself in biz on Swiss TXL - SIN (hundreds cheaper than BKK) in July/Aug and I was shocked at the prices. While I do understand that it adds another 3 hour flight from Manila to BKK (SIN costs the same), it priced out at almost double compared to what I paid (OK, July & August is the time to book biz as that's when the deals are to be had and I certainly got one).

Add to that that PAL's business class won't match that of Swiss's anytime soon.

For those suggesting Philippine Airlines, while they are no longer banned from Europe, they currently do not fly to a single EU airport.

..........apart from London..............

Thanks. Went to their website and scanned through their "From" airports, as I didn't find a route map and missed London.

For those suggesting Philippine Airlines, while they are no longer banned from Europe, they currently do not fly to a single EU airport.

Does anybody really believe that an Airbus could take off from an international airport without a flight plan or permission? Let's try and keep it real here.

In most countries - no. In Indonesia/SE Asia - absolutely.

All the mishaps in the past and broken rules that came to light have made this plenty clear.

At least the time change saved at least 10 lives.

Courageous for her to speak up and skillful as well, as she sounds calm and collected.

I've taken that train - R.I.P.

Maca wood, will check it out.

Just wish these violent problem cases would stay the <beep> at home and not sully the reputation of those of us who know to behave in other cultures.

Yup so much for global warming - oops sorry 'they' call it climate change now.

OK its a cheap shot - cannot base a whole theory on a single incident despite the fact that global warmers do this when there is a record high temperature in New York. Record high temperatures in New York coincides with setting up of the IPCC.

(The hottest day of 1988 was June 14, with a high temperature of 32°C. For reference, on that day the average high temperature is 23°C)

You are right and all scientists are wrong, we get that.

There's that darned global warming again.

Keep showing your ignorance. Nature will have the final punch line.