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In April 2004 I was a single man who moved to Thailand to retire. Lasted about a year before I got married.
I did all my planning on the internet for my first trip to Asia.
After I got here, I never went back.
Retirement in Thailand is great!
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For me, the biggest difference is my Thai wife seems to be more patient with my faults and shortcommings than any farang girl I ever dated. Her patients helps me to be a better husband and a better man.
Perhaps for some men like myself, we need this kind of woman to make a relationship work.
I'm sure there is nothing wrong with farang women and wish them the same happiness in their relationships that I have found in mine.
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Could the cookies do more harm to me than drinking a few beers every night, salting my foods, eating lots of sugar, eating junk food every day, or living in a big smoggy city?
There are so many things we eat on a daily basis that are probably more harmful to you than cookies. Cookies, for most people, is not the main staple of a persons diet. It's something you eat for a snack.
I'll take my chances with the cookies. I think greenpeace is making a mountian out of an imaginary mole hill.
p.s. Perhaps you might benefit from reading a few of the other posts first to get a gist of what the thread has been discussing.
Read all that!
The world pays scientist to do all this research so I don't have to read all the technical mumbo jumbo. I'm really not smart enough to follow along with what the other people are saying. Where I am on the food chain, all I want to know is, are the cookies ok to eat. I'll leave the tech talk to you guys. -
I went to Vientiane with my letter and a copy. I asked for the orginal back and they gave it to me.
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Not enough veggies in Thai kids' diets
Children in the South ate the most with vegetables making up an average 53% of their daily diet, followed by those in the North (51%), the Central Region (51%) and the Northeast (27%).
''As a result, they have become unhealthy, fat and short and suffer a decline in their intelligence quotients (IQ) due to the lack of iodine, iron and protein intakes needed to feed their brain cells.''
Mr Sa-nga said poor nutrition as a result of bad eating habits had caused Thai children to have low IQs. According to the accepted standard, children aged 6-13 should have an average IQ of 90-100, he said.
Thai children, however, had an average IQ of 88.8, with those in Bangkok having the highest level at 94.6%, followed by those in the Central Region at 88.8, the South at 88.1, the Northeast at 85.9, and the North at 84.2.
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freshplaza.com
What a bunch of crap.
I do believe diet is important but this guy wants everyone to believe Thai children are shorter than ever before because they don't eat enough veggies. Maybe possible but I don't think all children are shorter than ever before.
He quotes % of veggies eaten and in 3 of the provinces it's over 50% of their diet. 50% to me seems like a lot of veggies in a diet. Most probably still eat fruit (i'm guessing 10% to 15%of their diet), rice and meat.
Where I live, there are not many supermarkets and Thai people depend heavily on fresh fruits and veggies being sold at the market.
I have been in Thai schools before and see how they grade. I think Thai childrens IQs have more to do with their education system than their diet.
How many 6 year old kids have an IQ of 90?
Anyway..as I said before.....veggies are very important for children but I think he is stretching the truth a bit.
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Imagine,.....all them bar girls with their own house. This might put places like Soi Cowboy and Patpong out of business.
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Could the cookies do more harm to me than drinking a few beers every night, salting my foods, eating lots of sugar, eating junk food every day, or living in a big smoggy city?
There are so many things we eat on a daily basis that are probably more harmful to you than cookies. Cookies, for most people, is not the main staple of a persons diet. It's something you eat for a snack.
I'll take my chances with the cookies. I think greenpeace is making a mountian out of an imaginary mole hill.
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I thought you had to be married to get a Non-Immagrit O visa.
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None of us I`m sure came once and never went back.
I came one time and never went back.
I was at the point in the USA where I had my fill of the American dream. I did my bit for God and country and both of them let me down.
I wasn't happy with my life at the time and before I killed people at work or myself, I decided to change my life.
Coming to Thailand was the medicine I needed to get me back on the right track and enjoying life.
There are others less fortunate than I am and helping them on a regular basis helps me to give my life a little more meaning.
I hope you find what your looking for Zaz.
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Latest ฃ-$ pledges from the BBC......
LARGE AID PLEDGES
Kuwait: $100m
UAE: $100m
US: $50m
Canada: $20m
Japan: $20m
World Bank: $20m
Asian Development Bank: $10m
Australia: $7.6m
China: $6.2m
EU: $4.4m
UK: $3.5m
South Korea: $3m
Thats alot of jack , i dont see that place being worth that much !
The land itself may not be worth that much but the lives of the people are. There is not enough money to replace the lives that were lost or ruined during this disaster. All politics aside, they are member of the human race and governments who can should pitch in and help.
The only thing that is a shame is that disasters are the only thing that brings religions, countries, political parties, and enemies together.
If there is a god, perhaps this is why we have disasters.
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How to send $10,000 from Bank of America in USA to Bangkok Bank for $3.
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I live in apartment on lower Sukhumvit and I'm using QNET's 512/256 package for B2,350 per month.
On the 2Wire speed test I average anywhere between 140 and 300 Kbps.
Does anyone here feel they are receiving value for money?
Reading through the many threads on this subject, it "appears" TOT's gold cyber package is worth considering.
So, is anyone happy with their service?
Twin
I have maxnet...512/256 for about 790 baht/month. I'm happy with that.
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Hey...any of you guys making your own cheese?
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Maybe they will toss in French and Spanish in their too. Thailand has such success with English I'm sure they can master all the other languages too.
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I can't say I feel sorry for them. Most likely they didn't get hooked on drugs in this country so why should they try to get people in this country hooked on drugs.
Their actions are an attack on Thailand and they should be treated as enemies of the state. I feel the same way as the people bringing drugs in the United States.
Many people blame drugs and thugs as part of the problem in the south of Thailand. If this is true, then these people are contributing to the deaths in the south of Thailand.
If they want to commit a crime with a light punishment then perhaps they should stay in their country and sell their crap.
If they come to Thailand they should be aware they take the chance of being in a horrible prision or being executed if caught.
If they want to use the foreigers in Thai prisions as the pulpit for their cause, perhaps they should change their message and direct it to the people of their own country on how dealing drugs in Thailand one time can ruin a life.
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I worked for the Advertising and Public Affiars (A&PA) section for the US Army, Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion. They had me making websites (I wasn't very good at this), newsletters, branding, working with the budget, doing followups of money spent on advertising to contracts produced, and what ever else crazy they could think of.
Advertising is a very demanding job; however, with a great product and large enough budget it could be a lot of fun. Large budgets seem to help with the branding of the product. I did this job for about 1.5 years.
If the budget is too small, the person has to be very creative because the branding of the product will be on a smaller scale.
The individual army recruiter usually did small scale advertising for the zip codes in his responsibility.
Recruiters worked longer hours to get their 2 contracts every month. I did recruiting for 2.5 years and don't wish that job on anyone. It's a very stressful job and some DA select recruiters would rather be in Iraq being shot at than doing recruiting duty.
Imagine trying to sell the army to kids from Hollywood or gang bangers from East LA.
After working as a recruiter and then in the A&PA section, I decided to move to Thailand.
Advertising and marketing is fun if your like the fast paced world. You get to meet tons of people and go to all sorts of events.
My hats off to anyone who is an advertiser. It's a very stressful job at times but it can be very rewarding. Good luck to those in the business. I don't think I will ever get involved in advertising again. I enjoy too much watching the grass grow.
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thailand needs more heros. I remember when I was growing up, we had -
1) the lone ranger,
2) have gun will travel
3) bonanza
4) rawhide
5) mighty mouse
6) superman
7) batman
and a whole slew of other characters ready to fight evil whenever and whereever evil appears.
How about.....Buffalo Boy, Bar-girl (sounds orginal), Monk Man, and my own personal favorite,....Super Farang!
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I bet if they drop the degree requirement they will get 200. Probably much more.
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Are GMO's harmful?
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I can't believe people are still talking about this. The man knowlingly broke the law and went to jail. End of story.
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I wonder if they will have a Volunteer Chinese Teacher program similar to their Volunteer English Teacher program? How many schools are there in Thailand? With the big push for English teachers and now Chinese teachers, I wonder how much this will cost. I wonder how they will fit the English language program and the Chinese language program into their curriculum. Perhaps one language will get cancelled. What if it's English?
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I think its a great idea. Riding a motorcycle is a great way to see the coutnry side.
To be on the safe side at least have a helmet, closed toed shoes, and long pants. A long shirt will keep the sun off your skin. A full face helmet will keep the bugs out of your mouth. A motorcycle license will keep the police off your back.
Don't let the hot weather affect your driving safety. You can always change your gear when you reach your destination. It's quite hard to replace your skin or your head.
A light jacket, waterproof or not, will help keep stinging rain from pelting you if you get caught in a storm.
Make sure you buy a bike with good tires. Otherwise you might be paying 20 baht for a patch or 80 baht for a tube. Thai people always stare and laugh (in a friendly kinda way) when they see a farang pushing a motorcycle down a country road with a flat tire.
Usually, if I ride between villages, I'll have long pants and helmet. In the village, I take my chances and don't wear a helmet. My speed in the village is much lower (40kph) but I do realize something can still happen.
If you take an overnight trip, make sure your motorcycle is secure. If possible, keep it in your room with you. If you can't do that, ask if there is a secure place to keep it. I have had a motorcycle stolen before. 3 men picked it up and carried it away (according to a witness).
Also, a good road map of Thailand is good to have too.
Good luck and happy biking!
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being a mia noi /sextoy for farangs its not fun
u know waht i mean??
I suppose being a mia noi for Thai men is a blast! Sounds kinda racial. How do Thai men make being a mia noi so much better than the farang men do?
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Maybe its just a cover story so people don't know her real itinerary. Too many crazies out there and she needs to be protected. Thailand is very lucky to have her.
The world pays scientist to do all this research so I don't have to read all the technical mumbo jumbo. I'm really not smart enough to follow along with what the other people are saying. Where I am on the food chain, all I want to know is, are the cookies ok to eat.
British skydiver executed in Thai shooting
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I didn't know there was a beach resort 120 miles ****** EAST *****of Bangkok.