bkkgooner

The maximum sentence Yinguluck could have gotten was 10 years, the fact that she fled that says a lot about how much she cares about her movement. 

I don't think everyone in this thread is fully aware of the amount of money that was lost by this scheme and the obscene amount of greed and corruption that was going on around it. This country is in an utter state when it comes to politicians and the nasty little elite that seems to have everything and as much as they want to fool you, the Shinawatras are right in amongst that little circle. 

The fact that Germany doesn't even seem to care about it just shows how utterly useless these embassies really are.  They are never there when they are needed by their citizens. 

Look at these three little shits, the one on the left wouldn't survive for more than a minute in a fight. 

Fantastic news for the rest of the world that this lunatic is nowhere near power anymore. Let him go back to being a rabble rouser and hopefully now Kelly can steer Trump towards the centre. 

9 hours ago, R123 said:

"They said foreign tourists often stole from shop so they had to closely monitor them."

 

A prejudicial remark and so the  Thai shoppers never steal......right?! 

Jesus you are a sensitive one aren't you? 

1 hour ago, Somtamnication said:

It will never happen to my kid. At the beginning of every term, my wife warns them and to communicate with us if my child needs correcting.

 

Every teacher is shown this document. Feel free to print and LAMINATE. 

 

Thai Law against canning.pdf

Interesting way to treat your child's teachers. To be frank if you came into my classroom waving around a piece of laminated paper and threatening me, I would be more than pissed off but I understand you are just looking out for your kid. 

On 4/7/2017 at 2:27 PM, cloudhopper said:

Well if that happened to me I would pay the 5k, say thanks and move on. But this is a case featuring two desperate people not just one.

The girls down in Pattaya must love you. 

On 3/23/2017 at 9:28 AM, reenatinnakor said:

That's why the Thai education system is so backward. Chinese, Korean and Japanese students are already doing algebra at these ages, not singing in the classroom having a good time.

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Thais do algebra at the approximately the same age as all three of the countries you mentioned, which is in Grade 6.  Can you please have a better understanding of what you are discussing before you decide to casually insult the country that you happen to live in. 

Singing songs with  students is a very common teaching method both here and back home in Europe, I'm not sure what all the criticism on this forum or media attention across the country is all about. The times tables are a pain in the arse to teach and at least she is giving it her best effort which is a lot more than I can say about the majority of older teachers in Thailand who have been using the same methods year in year out for 20 + years. 

10 hours ago, LazySlipper said:

A yawn is heard across the jungle... Ditto to you bkkgooner... 

Your post makes no sense at all, hitting the Chang early today? 

On 3/2/2017 at 6:43 PM, LazySlipper said:

A transgender university student was brutally attacked and robbed near Chok Chai 4 Market in Bangkok this week by a man she met on WeChat app who “didn’t look like his photos.”

 

Shivers down my spine!!!!! A transgender IMHO is never a she but rather an it. Sorry... not a PC guy here...

The fact that you would refer to another human being as "it" says a lot about your character. You must be a very spiteful, hateful person. 

2 hours ago, tukkytuktuk said:

I've been looking around my local area for a condominium. I was going to buy one on the coast but having seen the prices for such small rooms had put me right off. There are plenty of smaller condo complexes all over Bangkok. I've been around 12 seperate properties already and for a large sized 2 bedroom, loungue, kitchen dining area, balcony and hallway your looking at less than 500,000 baht. For the same thing in Pattaya you'd have to pay 6 million baht. My advice is to look around. Buy cheap and then buy a car and drive to the beach.

Can you give me some examples of 2 bedroom condos you are finding in Bangkok for 500k? Always assumed you would be looking at about 4-6 million for that. 

Thanks for the reply Sheryl, the forum as always is very lucky to have you here for advice. 

Do you think it is a common drug in Thailand or will I need to make a trip up to Victory Moument to find it?

Going through a flare up of my colitis at as usual the worst possible time and need to take a trip to the pharmacy. As people who suffer from this condition know Salofalk is really quite an expensive medication for a condition that is chronic. I saw mention of a generic version called Mesacol on a topic from a few years ago and was wondering does anyone know how the two formulations work differently? If you are taking Mesacol has it had the same effect for you as Salofalk?

Thanks

Now that is weird so Sentanta are showing matches today but not last week? 

I wonder will they show the rest of the tournament

Thanks a million for the post Gerry, I nearly wasted 600 baht on 365 

Sounds more likely that he mistook the bottle of pesticide for a bottle of beer, his family sound a bit thick

How do I get Astro?

Couldnt believe it when I had no rugby on Saturday

So just to confirm there is NO channel on True showing it this year? Seems like I will have to throw money at the crappy 365 sport package again!

Apologies, doesn't work past the first page. 

Here is a new link, quite interesting reading 

https://www.hrw.org/report/2011/05/03/descent-chaos/thailands-2010-red-shirt-protests-and-government-crackdown

22 hours ago, JaiLai said:

Completely disagree with this.

 

If you speak the language you are privy ( unfortunately ) to overhear what they all chat about in normal conversations and everyday life, it's pathetic, like a nation of children....

 

Some would say 'ignorance is bliss'.

Go home, you sound like you despise Thais.

Oh right really sounds like her business then, just the 1.2 billion invested by her mother-in-law. Sweat, blood and tears right there. 

What an incredible woman. 

So....it's actually her mother-in-law opening the school......

13 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

To fill you in. We are falang,  paksida, gluay, sat, hien, and various other, more obscure insulting slurs. Africans are negro, chocolate, kon dam etc. Indians, I'm not sure of , but it's bound to be something quite unpleasant. Mmm, lovely place.........

Sat and heea have nothing to do with race and are very very common insults traded among Thais.

Indians are usually referred to as "beng / bang". Racism is a huge problem in Asia but I would say it is very largely directed towards Blacks, Arabs and Indians.White people like ourselves tend to escape the nastier stuff. 

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

I don't have to teach here for a living, so I must have done something right.

Oh, your one of those <deleted> who looks down on others based on their job?

Nice, your parents must be proud of raising such a lovely little boy. 

23 hours ago, giddyup said:

Nothing compared to what they do to each other. Rampant child molestation, spousal abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse etc.

What do you think causes this behaviour to happen in the first place? 

Because their community is ridden with drug and alcohol abuse, it is OK to treat them like animals?

Interesting point of view, can't say I agree with it. 

Raped for two hours, hurt and screaming in a rice paddy, my heart goes out to the poor woman.

I would have no qualms with the death penalty for this case.

Thank you for all of the replies, doesn't seem to be a lack of good choice in the area!