broomstickdoris

Gee - some schools have their tablets already, after waiting 6 months. Hope all the problems are ironed out by the time our school gets theirs! And according to an article in the Bangkok Post a few weeks ago, 2% of the tablets are faulty, which is apparently acceptable! So I hope that 2% is neatly spread all over Thailand and not in one particular district - but that still doesn't help the child or the teacher with tablets that don't work.

Technology is great WHEN IT IS WORKING!

Nothing can really hold back Mother Nature - we are just kidding ourselves. Strange to hear North East is still in drought.

We've had very little rain here over the last few weeks.

How the hell does Bangkok look even vaguely like Venice?

The article says that Bangkok used to be referred to as 'The Venice of the East' - in the 1980's - when they had PLANNING!

sorry! 1780's

How the hell does Bangkok look even vaguely like Venice?

The article says that Bangkok used to be referred to as 'The Venice of the East' - in the 1980's - when they had PLANNING!

So sad! Everyone is suddenly paying 'lip service' to the concept of ASEAN but they are already forming splinter groups and alliances within alliances. It is becoming increasingly obvious that Thailand is going to be the biggest loser in this whole scheme, and the powers that be cannot see it coming!