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I didn't think having poor eyesight had anything to do with being colourblind... I'm -7.75 in my left eye and -8 in the other and can tell my pinks from my purples. Everything is just a bit blurry without glasses or contact lenses, that's all.

How do you confuse a grey 1000bt note with a green 20bt note?

Probably when they come from a group of people who also confuse the colours pink and purple, and then insist purple is Tuesday's colour.

Edited to say: I should think before I click.

There's plenty of corruption, brothels and weed-smokers in Australia, and it seems to function as a nation, so I chose Quarkle for Thailand.

I like everything about my partner, except that he is intolerant to his ethnic background. I'm working on it, though.

Sometimes there are advertisements up in Villa (flower stall one, Sukhumvit 33) by maids advertising their services.

There is no compelling reason why the average Thai child should waste their precious time in the school system on redundant subjects such as world geography or history and the like. <snip>

That utalitarian way of thinking indicates that you are indeed operating in the last century, or perhaps even in the century before that. Learning the arts is important in being able to think critically. There is not always one answer to everything - there can be many, or none at all. Essay writing skills include being able to construct an argument and debate different points of view, which are useful and healthy for the mind and are skills one can take outside the classroom.

In addition, life is not about wasting precious time, and should not be seen as means to an end. I'm not going to look back in 70 years time and think about how useful I was to some economy.

I remember this new Scottish student at school who was almost in tears when he told us that Thais classify Scotland as prathet Ungrit. You know how proud they are of being Scottish. At the same time, I thought Thais would call Scotland prathet Scotland simply because Katheleeya and Willy McIntosh are half-Scottish, and it's well known to all dara-followers out there...

I finally put one in the album.

I asked my wife about Great Brittain and she replied; GREAT????

A lot of people don't know. There's Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, Britain, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Most Australians don't know the meaning of each term.

Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan.

My school took us to Sattahip for our annual school camp, and we went to Koh Samet on a day trip. We went into the water and there were fluffy floaties. Ew. We ran out pretty quickly.

Hmm, now is a good time to register with your Embassy if you haven't already done so, just in case something happens. Some Embassy websites have a register function, whereas others require you to telephone or turn up in person.

2. Experienced residents with Thai language skill may want to negotiate with taxis at the arrivals level on top in order to get a newer and better taxi, but this service is outside the usual procedures and could involve complications such as the driver not understanding the destination or attempts to scam less confident passengers.

There is no negotiation involved. No meter, no taxi, wherever you are. Going back up to Departures is done because queuing for 50 baht extra is a waste of time and money for most people. Moreover, it is not illegal for a passenger to do this. It is not illegal for the taxi to take the passenger at Departures. What is illegal, however, is for the taxi to linger at the Departures area in anticipation of customers. Please understand the difference between the three.

If you still want to see the range of international schools on offer, just use this handy little search function on ISAT. There's lots of cheaper options. Patana is easily one of the most expensive (and students are forbidden from using any language other than English - especially Thai) and there are better deals to be had these days for primary education if you shop around.

might it be bilingual in Thai and English ? ( and in that advertisement you talk about it'd THEIR DYNAMIC TEAM.

or a kitchen food grinder

Well, this is a Sydney magazine

I was looking in a weekly magazine the other day, and an advertisement for an administrative assistant states that they are looking for a bilingual office assistant, but don't state what two languages candidates need to be bilingual in... and in an advertisement for a building supervisor, the company is looking for someone to join 'there dynamic team'... and so on...

It is a media release. Usually there is at least one contact name, position and number on the release on the bottom, but as it is not a press article there is no byline.

You will find that it is easy to say ป, if you can make popping noises with your mouth.

Whinging is okay. We all like and dislike different things about Thailand, and sometimes people have to vent. So vent away.

I believe those pants would contribute to BO if they were worn for too long.

As much as Thai youth love Japanese ideas and style, this is one fad they won't take up for cultural reasons. Try Australia, as a lot of Sydney and Melbourne women love walking around everywhere with their g-strings displayed.

Are you the one hiding, Tippaporn?

Somehow I don't think people will be turning up in droves in Singapore.

After a quarter of a century of repression Singapore is relaxing it's entertainment laws...they know where the money is....and Bkk? Well thyt seem to be going in the opposite direction...they will of course lose their tourists in the end if they continue down this road.

I seriously doubt that Singapore will ever relax its laws to the extent it will be like what Thailand used to be before Thaksin. Saigon is very much like Bangkok in the early to mid 90s, and I certainly wouldn't hurry to party in a country that considers relaxing its laws by allowing the use of chewing gum in pharmacies a concession to foreign tourism and trade.