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On 4/14/2019 at 9:31 PM, CharlieH said:

No offence to those that do,  but for me, its just  "an invisible friend for adults".

comfort food for the mind. Interesting on Youtube, an American cognitive scientist and physicist,Donald Hoffman, has been, and still is, writing mathematical formulas describing consciousness, they seem able to join up the laws of quantum physics with the standard model of physics. His take on life and our experiences in it can, he says, be likened to the symbol on your computer screen that denotes your emails, the symbol isn't the truth, you have to double click the symbol to see the truth, your emails, behind it. Life can't be double clicked so we live with the illusion of the symbol that represents the truth. Should we know the truth mankind wouldn't be able to survive, we can only realize enough for our survival. Some people, Jesus, Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj and the present day Tony Parsons or Jac O'Keefe as examples have had a glimpse of the truth without being able to fully understand it. Here an excerpt from Tony Parsons "The open secret"

"There is no me or you, no seeker, no enlightenment, no disciple and no guru. There is no better or worse, no path and nothing that has to be achieved. All appearance is source. All that apparently manifests - the world, the life story, the hypnotic dream of separation, the search for home, is the one appearing as two, the nothing appearing as everything, the absolute appearing as the particular.

There is no separate intelligence weaving a destiny, and no choice functioning at any level. Nothing is happening, but this, as it is, invites the apparent seeker to rediscover that which already is.....the abiding, uncaused, unchanging, impersonal silence from which unconditional love overflows and celebrates, it is the wonderful mystery....   

I'm currently reading "the little prince" in Thai. I was using it to improve my sons Thai reading skills after being ensured that he now reads English perfectly. It so fascinated me that I am now reading it myself for pleasure.

10 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I don't think anyone has ever accused Trump of being a "Russian spy".  But there has been considerable evidence to suggest he may be compromised to Russia in some way, and thus is under the thrall of Putin.

 

It probably would have panned out if the Justice Department didn't shortcut Mueller's' inquiry by adopting the legal position that they will not indict a sitting U.S. president on criminal charges... period.  Others can try...and perhaps New York will. But the U.S. Justice Department will not.

 

If I'm not mistaken, that sordid little episode is part of the reason why Cohen is going to prison, among his other misdeeds.  As for Trump's role in that, I personally haven't ever seen any official explanation as to why he hasn't been cited by the FEC, even if not prosecuted by the Justice Department, for that caper.

 

 

What's un-American is having a president who thinks he's above the law and acts like it on a regular basis... Who doesn't consider himself or his administration subject to Congressional oversight as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. And who lies and misrepresents so frequently about all matters in his orbit that it's virtually impossible for any thinking person to believe a word he says.

 

He even cheats playing against himself in golf

18 hours ago, pedro01 said:

Interesting.

 

So the 'crime' of being a Russian Spy didn't pan out.

 

And the 'crime' of obstruction isn't panning out.

 

The 'crime' of campaign finance violation for a payment to Stormy isn't panning out.

 

So now it's a matter of forgetting the idea of finding a crime and investigating it. They are now investigating the person looking for a crime. 

 

How very un-American.

The fat lady is still singing, especially the verse about obstruction.

6 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I believe there are also female employers/managers, especially in offices.

As he said, they want them to be available for sex

Worse happens in Europe, I was staying at a hotel in La Gomera, a German staying there had a car and used to take us to the beach in the morning, 3 days later his car was trashed by taxi drivers, the police did nothing.

2 minutes ago, totally thaied up said:

In Feb-March this year, there was a lot of shit fighting going on. Some posters would say grow a set of balls as people complained to much. I saw a lot of this and when the worst of the smoke came, the same people just said everyone were pussies. The trend now seems to have changed after how bad the conditions got, but I saw my share of people who were locked in saying it was not too bad. 

It's not too bad, in fact it's damned good.

15 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Jesu another one, bya.

His visa agent has been kicked out.

Just now, Proboscis said:

Each to his/her own but it is clear that Thailand has long ago gone far beyond caring about its expat population and probably would prefer if they all moved away. This is not going to get better as time moves on. So if you don't mind putting up with the bureaucracy and some other nonsense, you may get some further nonsense in the future. Things don't get better in such situations where there is no feedback loop and no say.

In the future ? according to some posts you could all be killed soon by a pickup heading towards you, so no worries.

Just now, sanemax said:

Who are the "Thai apologists" who are saying that the pollution "isnt too bad " ?

Eveyone I speak too says that its terrible , as do nearly all TVF posters .

  Whom are you referring too ?

Isaan is nice, if there is pollution here, and that is a possibility, I have never noticed it out here in the countryside.

3 minutes ago, soistalker said:

I wish I was as naive as you. Every pickup truck IS heading directly at you. And will hit you, and maim or kill you, without the driver hitting the brakes. 

Refute that comment.

If you dobt believe me, watch YouTube videos of thai car crashes. I've watches dozens of hours of the carnage. As an estimate, I think 75~80% of thai car and moto crashes happen without the brakes applied.

But dont believe me; watch for yourself 

Watch the Russian car cams they are truly horrific.

On 5/3/2019 at 7:43 PM, Kwasaki said:

Thailand like paperwork down to smallest detail don't miss anything out, get use to it.

correct, give the monkey his sugar

5 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

To summarize and add to my previous post, and points, in a more concise fashion:

 

 

1. They will continue to issue proclamations, declarations and crackdowns based on nothing but false puritanism, containing no substance whatsoever.

2. They will not focus any effort on traffic or public safety, because they do not care about the people, nor are they interested in reforming the RTP or the Highway Patrol, which is urgently needed, but never discussed. 

3. They are only here to protect the elite, those in power, the police, the super wealthy, and those that are connected.

4. They will not be able to improve the economy as they only hire based on cronyism, and merit is never a consideration, so they are not able to attract real talent, nor do they seem to want to.

5. The tourism sector will continue to suffer, as they will focus only on China and India, leaving out higher quality Western tourism.

6. Nothing will be done to reform the outdated and onerous import duty system, and in not doing so, they will continue to discourage high end tourists, who want to spend alot of money on luxury goods while traveling, but do not do so here, as they are smart, conscious of value, and want a fair deal on a purse that costs 550,000 baht here, but 215,000 baht in Singapore, Hong Kong, Miami, NY, London, and Dubai.

6. No doubt the ex-pats will suffer too, as this group is racist, xenophobic, and full of fear of the outside world.

7. Lastly, the nation will not progress. In general Thailand is not a progressive nation. But, the army is probably the least progressive institution within the nation. So, no progress on the multitude of pressing issues the nation faces today. The environment, water quality, alternative forms of energy, recycling programs that work, etc, etc, etc. Barely anything will move forward, in a meaningful way.

 

To label this result as a tragedy for the nation, would be a huge understatement. The army are small minded, insular men, and know little about anything. This army is moving the nation backwards at a pace that is astonishing. 

maybe good for the exchange rates though

18 hours ago, MadMac said:

Comes as a shock, but where are the official results? Today is 9th May?!

Why ? surely this was the expected outcome. They may have a minority in the house but they have a majority on the barrack square.

1 hour ago, Puchaiyank said:

After 40 biased lawyers spent more than 2 years pouring over millions of documents, interviewing hundreds of people, visiting numerous foreign countries, the verdict is in...he will not be charged.

 

But, but...let's take a look over here...maybe there is something under this rock we can use for impeachment...

 

Trump...rightfully so...does not which to keep the country in limbo while Dems continue to contest the 2016 election...that is what this is all about!

It could interfere with his golfing or his reading lessons

11 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I bought a bike about a year ago. Nobody asked to see my driver license.

Wait until you have an accident, it's the first thing the insurance agent asks for and they check to see if it is genuine.

19 hours ago, fishtank said:

Says a lot about Daily Mail readers.

They wanted to see the ginger hair

33 minutes ago, KneeDeep said:

 

To be fair, the woman did not state that it was foreigners. Only tourists. There is domestic tourism and also other nationals other than western tourists.

 

only the word white was missing

wicked wicked tourists

18 hours ago, monkeycu said:

Naughty tree there was no need for it to try and squash the Honda, unless it likes Nissans better

it had a mind of its own