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I don't really care, but this report rates 9.5 on a boredom average. Let me guess, the guy with the microphone is actually listening to himself drone on and on about 'trips'. As everyone in the audience ran out screaming and waving their hands wildly in the air, after 2 minutes.
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Just because Muhammad did it, doesn't mean you can.
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Quiet and expert perseverance won the day, and we are all grateful. But this kind of mushy, emotional writing makes me think that this is one of those 'Princess Diana events', when unprecedented numbers of people go a bit soft in the head. Can you imagine if the same kind of coordinated, expert, and international focus were applied to solving the appalling road death crisis in Thailand, and how many THOUSANDS of lives would be saved? The whole country is jabbering about this commendable rescue operation taking place far from home, while hundreds are dying all around them.
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Who would be surprised at this? In the land of scams, just about everyone is being scammed including the Thais, only the streetwise and the alertly cynical escape being scam victims. King Power is still the biggest scam at Suvarnabhumi. Mind you, you have to be pretty stupid to buy so called 'duty free' at a price which is often twice what you would pay for the same item in a Bangkok mall.
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On 7/2/2018 at 3:40 PM, Thian said:
Yup, isn't that weird? 13 people trapped in a cave and it's worldnews in every newspaper. 7 people die in a caraccident and nobody cares, even not in Thailand.
A very valid point. 200 people have been killed on the roads during the last 9 days, and almost no one is aware. Don't expect road deaths to come back into the news for at least the next two months, by which time another 3000 will have died.
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4 months. Their education will really suffer. On the other hand, with a good supply of paper and pencils, plenty of time to write out 'I will not be a naughty boy again' twenty thousand times.
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That's very tragic, Chiang Mai is a cycling hub for riders from all over the world. No details on how the accident happened, in normal circumstances you would have to wobble or fall into the path of the truck, or bounce off , or be 'pushed ' into the road by a car parked on the hard shoulder/bike lane. Usually trucks are well into the road, and don't occupy the same space as cyclists. I've seen many cyclists riding 2 or even 3 abreast in Thailand. I only ride singe file here, and I'm as close to the grass as it's safe to get. It's good to see that there are none of the usual 'cycling in Thailand is suicide' comments here, let's hope they refrain from making an unwelcome appearance this time.
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So, the river is to become one of dams, miles of ugly and barren concrete escarpments, and displaced villagers living in concrete high-rises. The virus with shoes continues to decimate all around him. The gods are weeping.
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4 hours ago, HLover said:
I wonder why he chose English instead of his native language?
Because he's educated.
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Same old story. Bans rejected because too much money is at stake. Always take the easy way that will pad out your bank balance , regardless of the many thousands of people that are suffering because of your wanton avarice. Ever wondered about the very high cancer rate in Thailand, and those huge crowds that are always waiting outside public hospitals?
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Birds nest 'collectors' have decided to join the foray. That's good news, at least the birds will get some respite from those damn thieves.
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Those boxes should each have a red bicycle light in them, on flash mode they will stay flashing for 48 hours, and are so bright, they can be seen from a mile away, with one in each box, the cave will look like a disco.
With so many people from so many countries now on site, this operation has reached critical mass, and has taken on a momentum all of it's own, an unstoppable force which will likely see the missing boys found eventually. Let's hope someone capable is orchestrating and coordinating the show, or it risks deteriorating into a chaotic Tower of Babel.
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7 minutes ago, habanero said:
I think the yellow scarfs are supposed to be symbolic and represent yellow ribbons. "Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree". Except for no oak trees.
That's my guess.
You're probably on the right track, the boy scout uniform is synonymous with the great outdoors, and caving is a scouting activity. He'll also look good in that big old outdoor kitchen they've installed, he can showcase his scouting skills by chopping some veggies. The scarf is maybe a nod to the First Cav Colonel in Apocalypse Now, in the scene where he lands in a Cong village distributing playing cards, and then goes surfing.
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Completely inevitable, in the general melee/media circus that is taking place. I would expect more accidents while this thing plays out, falls, drownings, and probably more people getting lost in the caves.
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I happily walk from the river to the embassy. It's not like you have an early start. Set off at 11.45am, and you will easily be there in time. In fact I walk everywhere in Vientiane, the tuk tuks are a rip off, you will save 200 baht by walking, and get some great exercise. Also the tuk tuk drivers can be rude and unpleasant, I just don't want to deal with them. Walking between the river which is the best area to stay, and the embassy is just a stroll to me, I noticed that a lot of other people take this option. Carry an umbrella, useful for the sun, and the rain.
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No doubt we will be 'enlightened' with another terribly inappropriate comment as soon as he opens his mouth. That much can be relied on at least.
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Has anyone with a flat stomach ever ridden a Harley? Or would it just topple over? Just wondering.
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That's nice, they can join the 1000 people from all over Thailand already working to free the missing boys. A team of 10 to 20 people who really know this cave system well would probably be the answer.
As it's a football team, and the World Cup is on, how long will it be before FIFA sees an opportunity to help it's corruption tarnished image with vigils, minute's silences, cash for the village..........and all that kind of stuff.
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It wouldn't have been so bad if the building had been in a sympathetic alpine style, but these look like they were built by North Koreans, in the brutalist 'Thai Modern' school of architecture.
Get those judiciary maggots out of there, and return the site to the jungle.
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' Vital statistics to make your heart shudder'. Oh dear. People sometimes shudder, but usually from fear, or the cold. Hearts 'skip a beat' at some sudden excitement, or from fright.
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11 minutes ago, quadperfect said:And the point is? Are they doing something wrong? Cause the rest of the world is exactly in the same situation.
Not really, most Germans are not in debt, and feel a deep sense of shame if they are put in that situation, and that is as it should be. The Dutch and Scandinavians are similar, anywhere that has a deeply rooted Protestant work ethic.
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Most Thais are in debt, between 100.000 baht and a million usually. If they stop working, they'll be living off their credit cards, or more likely off family members who are also in debt. It's all going to end in tears.
The basic rules for 'happy' financial probity are:
1. Don't have a credit card, and don't borrow.
2. Don't spend your capital.
3. If you don't have the money, don't buy it.
4. Embrace austerity if you have to, and find ways to benefit from that situation, for example, finding beneficial pastimes that cost little or nothing.
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3 hours ago, grumbleweed said:Typical British traveller, think the empire still exists and they can still colonise any land they step foot on.
Now let's see who's dumb enough to take offence at this without me having to spell it out
Your picture suggests you are from the Congo, so why not have a go at the Belgians?
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You are little confused. Maybe you are thinking about Swaziland.