candypants

i quite like the bassline, more current electro edge than most songs of its ilk. and have no problem with the women.

i could listen to it, once

The following stats are rainfall from cyclones in Taiwan. Well, of course it does not rain like this EVERY day. But having lived there we often read the local newspapers and occasionally we see it reported that places, particularly down near Kaohsiung will have rainfall of over 2000 mm in a 24 hour period. I know it sounds like to you but Taiwan is a fairly wet place and everything is usually just about half waterlogged most of the time.

I am trying to post this table here from Wikipedia but I am not having much success. I am using one of those waterlogged laptops I brought over from Taiwan, I guess is the answer.

If you look here you can figure out the numbers, or you can go to Wikipedia and look at the original table .

Usually the power will go out and then the water supply. But this is not a problem to cause one not to shower, and I do often enjoy going outside when it rains in the summer time with a bar of soap. As I say, it is heavenly.

Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Taiwan

Highest known recorded totals

Precipitation Storm Location Ref Rank mm in 1 3060 120.5 Morakot 2009 Alishan, Chiayi ^[275] 2 2319 91.3 Nari 2001 Wulai, New Taipei ^[276] 3 2162 85.1 Flossie 1969 Beitou, Taipei ^[275] 4 1987 78.2 Herb 1996 Alishan, Chiayi ^[277] 5 1774 69.8 Saola 2012 Yilan City ^[278] 6 1672 65.8 Carla 1967 Dongshan, Yilan ^[279] 7 1611 63.4 Sinlaku 2008 Heping, Taichung ^[280] 8 1561 61.5 Haitang 2005 Sandimen, Pingtung ^[281] 9 1546 60.9 Aere 2004 Miaoli County ^[282] 10 1500 59.1 Parma 2009 Yilan County ^[283

another excellnt non-post.

rivalled only by CMK's ability to post off topic

That's it.

We have officially run out of topics now. Hope Blether hurries back he's always good for a yarn.

careful what you ask for

leaves are falling...good luck back home guys.

leaves are falling? in may?

Anyone who can read a newspaper knows that the best country in the world is either Denmark or Sweden - I just wouldn't want to live there in Winter or have to finance anything resembling nightlife in either country. No accident that LOS hosts so many from Northern Europe each year. Finland, Norway and Switzerland also feature prominently in many polls, but Denmark/Sweden have more interesting music and women

You ought to ask the Danes what they think about Sweden

i was told that swedes are danes in birkenstocks

Samran: We imported household goods into Thailand from Australia about 18 months ago in Thai wifes name. At that time bycyles were not exempt from import duties so gave them away to friends. Cross check if this is still true as you may be hit hard.

Ask your agent in Oz if they have an business arrangement in place with Asian Tigers in BKK. They provide a great service and will delivery to your Thai address.

Thanks for that. Leaning towards Allied Pickfords. Just looked up the thing about bicycles. As you say, not considered as part of household goods, so the tax on that might be up to 40%. Might be worth selling.

Cheers for the heads up.

however if you box em and flt with them, it shouldnt be an issue

somebody take away the gazettes's thesaurus.

these headlines are silly

indeed, handbags at dawn to settle conflicts would save alot time, money and effort

Gone back to the shop and given her a huge thanks and a huge smile. Found the manager and made sure he/she knows that you appreciate what the staff member did as well.

And if you haven't done that yet then I suggest you go and do it as soon as you can. Maybe take her a little gift as well, even just a good luck flower or something - not as a reward for her honesty, but as an expression of your gratitude.

a thank you on the spot would suffice, this is not an isolated incident, this happens all the time.

maybe thank her properly next time you are in the shop, or, if you must, a small gift.

in her place i would find a cash reward insulting, especially since the original sum returned was so low, any reward worth giving would have been overkill

indeed thunderduck, your contribution will be given its due.

next

or 3 legged dog, fondly named fathead

double post-- weird, the image wont delete

the eyes have it:

whats wrong with this picture?

not a great photo, but the only one in existance.

Stubbs -- born with half his back legs missing -- found abandoned in my garden, he made it 5 years.

He may have been retarded, but he was loved.

dont care what you lot say, i think it is gorgeous and would love to take one for a spin.

its an Inline 4 for me, any day.

wish i could rent one for a week to give it a solid thrashing and see how it stands up.

It gives new meaning to 'loss of face'

You've heard the expression 'balls to the wall' - now we have grinning farang sparking a new expression: 'balls to the nose.'

If I had a knife, and some guy tried doing anything remotely like that to me, whether he was dressed as a chick or not, he'd get a knife deeply set in his flesh.

Well, reading your remark, we have two main choices of interpretation:

the first is that you are full of shit and simply talking through your ass on the internet.

the second is that you are mentally deranged, and believe that stabbing someone is an acceptable reaction to a perceived loss of dignity.

either way, you dont come off well

the second school should be able to arrange extension of stay.

I would be tempted to take the better job, just be subtle, and DO NOT let the first employer know where you are going.

it is not unusual for an old employer to try to sabotage your new position

i suppose the ultimate question is how many students are you screwing over by jumping ship?

and are you ok with that?

koh samet

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i like the photo but what plant is it . Looks like a very old bougainvillea vine to me but i could be wrong .

Looks more like a Flame or Flamboyant tree to me...Delonix regia.... (if you want to get technical! ) ... they flower in red, orange or yellow... (Orange is most common, at least in the south! )

Pretty sure not Bougainvillea

Hi Jimmy

The two photos that Fabianfred posted are Delonix or poinciana as we commonly call them . Great trees they are, particularly the red which is one of my favourite trees for a specimen tree in a garden .

What i was referring to was the tangled vine that Candypants posted , or is it not a vine but an canopy of a tree. Looks like a very old vine to me. . .It is a great photo wither way and especially dramatic in black and white..

it is a tree though, definitly not a vine

woo hoo! Mclaren team orders, perez not allowed to try button on.

That's probably to avoid collision as Perez still have to prove himself in the team.

Which teams would allow real fight between drivers?

Ferrari, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes likely not.

Force india, Red Bull, and the reset of the pack more likely would allow it. The rest of the pack might put a stop if they would be getting good points in the race.

thats all fine and dandy, but considering whitmarsh has be telling anybody who will listen that Maclaren allows its drivers to race, the teams actions were hypocritical

glare:

not sure what it was, unfortunately i didn't take any pics of the whole thing

The real shame is on the mothers.

indeed, damn the mothers.

they carry the real shame