Ombra

A few days ago, I looked at an Associated Press article about the rising price of coffee in the US, and I was shocked by the opening sentence in which a woman laments the fact that she can no longer afford to go to McDonald's in the morning and buy a cup of coffee - to which she used to add ten lots of sugar and five lots of cream. What was equally shocking was the fact that the writer made no comment about this behavior.

The rising cost of coffee force some to give up their brew | AP News

I see that only 28 deaths are recorded for the collapse of the Audit building, but didn't reports at the time suggest that more than 90 workers had died?

On 11/4/2025 at 4:01 AM, gk10012001 said:

So much for staying under the radar and not calling attention to oneself.  Being obnoxious or intimidating or whatever initiated the complaint .. oh well

But after 20 years of successful illegal activity, a man must become complacent.

During a 'No Kings' protest in Washington, D.C., a speaker said, 'Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant, the grandson of an immigrant, and is married to an immigrant. In fact, two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.'

And Margery Taylor Greene wrote, 'I am not towing the party line.'

When articles about the Thai education system appear on this website, the stories are followed by mockery and worse. However, the article below suggests that American members ought to think twice before commenting.

https://fortune.com/2025/10/10/pepsico-lays-rebrand-consumers-didnt-know-made-of-potatoes/

I just looked at the website and i was surprised to see that Immigration Division 3 is missing from the list. So it is not possible to make an appointment in Hua Hin.

Fake astronaut scams OAP telling her 'I'm stuck in space, send me money for oxygen'

The Drudge Report listed this clever headline yesterday: Vax Quack Lacks Facts.

Many years ago, my wife wanted to demonstrate how well her grandsons, who were then about ten and twelve, spoke English. The boys went to a private school and they showed me a chapter from their English textbook which they had just finished studying. It was titled, 'The duties of the clergy and the laity during Buddhist Lent,' and they had memorized it. But they didn't understand a word and neither did my wife, who had learnt English while working for the US air force in Nakhon Phanom during the Vietnam War. When I tested the boys' spoken English, all that they could say was, 'HellohowareyouIamfinethanks,' as though it were a single word.

The 'Daily Beast's' website today has a story about Prince A's visit to Thailand in 2006 when he demonstrated that he deserves to be known as Randy Andy.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-new-details-on-prince-andrews-thai-orgies-expose-his-corrupt-abuse-of-power-for-sex/

I seem to remember that, decades ago, Ramkhamhaeng University faced criticism for proving easy qualifications for members of parliament - or is my memory at fault?

Just now, Ombra said:

A few years ago, I bought a small Cubic loaf for about 80 or 90 baht in Tops in Rangsit. The packet, containing one slice, got pushed to the back of the refrigerator and it was still as soft as the day I bought it. So, no more Cubic for me.

Sorry. I meant to say that I found it one month later.

On 7/11/2025 at 8:30 AM, VR333 said:

For something available in Greater Bangkok supermarkets, Cubic is the brand I buy. About five varieties, but I mainly buy the 19 Grains loaf.

 

When I first saw them years ago in Aeon, there were lots on display, but they can't have been very popular, as it was always 50% off with a few days until the use-by date.

Nowadays, my local MaxValu only stocks a few varieties and stock levels are low.

A few years ago, I bought a small Cubic loaf for about 80 or 90 baht in Tops in Rangsit. The packet, containing one slice, got pushed to the back of the refrigerator and it was still as soft as the day I bought it. So, no more Cubic for me.

Mukdahan's closest airport is surely Nakhon Phanom, which is halfway to Sakon Nakhon.

My last order for Arabica beans was about 30% more expensive than the price three months before.

'luxury handwoven nylon carpet'  .... 'Luxury' and 'nylon' are not words that I expect to see together. And if it is nylon, who would notice it is hand woven?

On my Google News feed this morning, there is a story from the New York Times about the building that collapsed in Bangkok after the earthquake. It is written by three reporters: two men with Anglo names and an Indonesian. It includes this sentence:

'At the perimeter, the father of a Pakistani worker told reporters people were praying in temples all over Thailand.'

I was surprised to read that a Pakistani was working on a construction site in Bangkok and that his father should refer to temples rather than mosques. Isn't it more likely, though, that the interpreter asked the man where he was from, and he said Phaak Isaan? Then the Americans made a mistake that Imade a very long time ago.

53 minutes ago, marin said:

What the heck are you talking about. 1987 landed here the first time and picked up my luggage in Don Muang Airport and the adventure began.  Seriously???

Half a container's worth, not a dozen pairs of jockey shorts.