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And no getting away from it, he did kill people, including firing into the back of a civilian whom he had already shot once or twice! He armed himself with an assault rifle and went looking for trouble, and killed innocent people, so IMO he should be found guilty and put away for a long time, I would applaud him even getting the death sentence. But as the US is rotting from the inside, it's quite possible that this POS could just get a slap on the wrist.

I have worked in many hot climates, including the Sahara desert and Nigeria, and since I was about 24 years old, I've tried just about every deodorant known to man, and then some, and I can highly recommend this Nivea Men Silver Protect, as is definitely the best I have ever tried, and for me it is better than the "alum natural sticks". As I recall it's about 99 baht and seems to last forever. Another poster @Pinothas mentioned that he is getting a bit itchy in the underarm area, and I found this to be the case with the "alum natural sticks" I started to use, so I switched back to the Nivea one I mentioned.

Had that same feeling a few weeks back...........so I downloaded, "Love Actually" and although I had seen it before, I thoroughly enjoyed it and it brightened up my evening.

I came across this, downloaded it and watched it and thought it was very good indeed. This, being, "JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass" and in my opinion, it is a must watch for all of you who remember this awful assassination. I was 15 at the time and it happened on the eve of my 16th birthday, so I remember the date, not only because it was my birthday, but because of what I knew of JFK, being a good president and well liked. It seemed to be all done and dusted especially when Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed, however the mystery of the shooting, how many bullets and where they came from etc was never successfully explained. Now that a lot of the letters/evidence/transcripts have been released, this documentary homes in on some of them and the revelations are quite stunning (including pics of the head of the date JFK). I won't say any more in case it spoils it for anybody, but if you have ever been interested in this part of history, then it's a must, but I must warn you, it may well taint/damage your view of a particular president and the agencies which operate in the US, with impunity it seems. Available on 1337x.to.

Or a "Hope so" option.

I have downloaded the MorChana app and tried to scan the code which I have on the Covid 19 vaccination certificates, but to no avail and my phone simply says, "record not found"? Is it a fault with the app, or my use of the phone (which is quite possible because it's a new iPhone, and I am new to it as well). In addition, do I need to worry about this? I have lived in Patong for 15 years and have no need to travel in Thailand or overseas in the near future, but thought that it would be handy to have my vaccination certificates on record/file.

This video confirms what I heard from a couple of youngish guys I met last week in a rock band bar in Patong, as they had come from Pattaya to experience the nightlife here, as they said that Pattaya was dead!

I haven't been in the Patong Central store for yonks, so have no idea if even the basement is still open?? More shops are opening up, and as regards eateries, the same goes, and one particular brand-new eatery (opened today) seems to be very lively indeed. It's in the area that used to house either a Family Mart or a 7-Eleven......can't remember which one as there was one of each either side of Soi Banzaan where it meets Nanai Road, and if first impressions are anything to go by, it looks like it will be a huge success. It is called, "Ned's bar and restaurant" and has a pretty extensive menu of Thai food with the occasional farang burger/steak meal on the menu, and none of it seems expensive. I spied a couple of girls I know who were eating there and they beckoned me in, so I popped in to have a look around really, and it does have a bar set up although the restaurant occupies the majority of the space, so it will be interesting to see how it progresses. The girls were busily tucking into their bowl of brown slop with chili and glass noodles and it and it looked appetising enough to be able to feed it to a dog or to tip it down the drain, but it seems that the girls liked it, so I gave them some money to pay the bill and left them to it. There were a couple of farangs buzzing around the place, and I assumed that they had put some money into the venture, because I would suspect that the rent on a place like that would be quite high.

Ignorant being the operative word.

Having said that, Bangla Road at night time over the past few weeks has been fairly busy, though not compared to pre-Covid times, and although I wasn't out on Saturday, a mate of mine said that it was fairly busy and more bars had opened. I was out and about in Bangla six days ago and all of the music bars were open, as were many of the bars, and even a few bars in Soi Freedom had decided to open, and good luck to them, in fact good luck to all of the folks who are trying to make a living in these turbulent times, bars or not.

Because I get on the computer most mornings for a few hours, I bought a 21 inch HP monitor screen, and that is brilliant and has made all the difference. In addition I have been using a voice recognition software program for 20 years now and it is also brilliant, and it is called, "Dragon Naturally Speaking" from Nuance, so I don't really have to do any typing at all, just speak into the microphone, as I'm doing now when replying to your post. Makes life so much easier and was a necessity when I was younger because I was almost constantly on the computer in my line of work, and I developed RSI/OOS! You also mentioned gout, and strangely enough for the first time in my life I had a bout of it a few months back, and this was surprising as I'm 74 this month and have always been and imbiber of red wine and port – – go figure. I bought some "Tart Cherry" capsules as they appear to have a beneficial effect in curing it, which they did, so I have some handy just in case. Hope the tip about the voice recognition program helps, and as a friend of mine used to say, "old age doesn't come alone".........so true.

I watched it last night and for me it was a very average movie with nothing to keep me riveted to the screen, although I did watch it through to the end. The allure of the James Bond movies finished some time ago for me, and this one seems to have run out of ideas to keep me interested, so probably won't watch any more of them. I did like the Jason Bourne movies, with Matt Damon, however these too did fade towards the end of them when they seemed to have run out of ideas again – – oh well, will keep tuning into this thread, as this is where I get most of my tips from. Thank you guys!

Hopefully he will be gone in the January transfer window.......maybe Juve will buy him (back) at a reduced fee?

Problem being, of course, is that when the good managers leave or move on, it leaves the "assistants" to fend for themselves, and not many seem to have done so in this group I'm afraid to say. I don't retract my statement that United need a clear out, and the sooner the better.

I was saddened at seeing this, and not only does it show that the coaching staff and OGS don't have a clue, it also shows that the board, or whoever sanctioned hiring this rubbish, haven't got the guts to face up to what they've done. A clear out is needed, and not just of the players, but also of OGS and his associated staff, and needed ASAP as well.

Thanks for the recommendation and I watched it last night, and also thought it was good......and it seems I do have a heart!!!! I also watched the docudrama called, "Soaked in Bleach" and thought it very intriguing. For me there were too many discrepancies in the police report and work, and some things just didn't seem to fit, and when it was disclosed that the chief of police was found guilty of theft/accepting bribes and fired a little later, that also added to the confusion, as well as the purportedly shoddy police work. One thing that I couldn't come to terms with was the description by the first medic on the scene with regards to the wound............but I don't want to spoil it for anybody who wants to watch it, so give it a go.

No, not for the hereafter, but I will attach a Thai Will for you to use, and it is in both Thai and English with the English version taking precedent if the Thai translation is "unsure". I also made out a document called a Memorandum of Wishes which detailed all that I wanted done after my demise. I gave both of these documents to a local lawyer, whom I know, and they will be executor of the Will and also carry out my Memorandum of Wishes, using funds from my estate to pay their expenses. I also gave a copy to a good friend here in Patong, as well as my lawyer in NZ, so I should be covered every which way but loose when I go to the big vineyard in the sky. Once you've done all this, you should be able to rest easy. Thai Will template amended.docx

Bruno Fernandes quote: "Fernandes: We know we must do much better". Knowing it is one thing, knowing HOW to is a different story..........and under this leadership, they don't have a game plan/formation/set up/structure etc. And they have bought some very good players who don't seem to be getting a run out, such as DVB and Jadon Sancho, when they should have been focusing on a couple of top class midfield players who could "run the show" for them. OGS and his offsiders have shown they don't have a clue and should be out of this proud club ASAP.

Yes, that's how the team was set out, but if you recall Stiles moved forward into midfield (although deep) and Charlton forward into the front line, or just behind it. Either way that, and the later 4-3-3 started the idea that midfielders and fullbacks would move forward to bolster the attack. In addition four along the back line with someone dropping a little deep to cover behind the last line was something which was adopted then and after, with great success. Now both Lindelhoff and Maguire are often caught square, with disastrous results. I have just watched the second Match of the Day session and I really don't think that Brendan Rodgers is the man that United want to see them through the next few seasons. I believe he is one of the "better" managers in the EPL, but apart from the managers of the top three teams, there aren't any other managers who should be considered IMO. By all means get a caretaker manager in until the "right one" can be found elsewhere.

He is not as bad as some of the others here have suggested, but he does need support in the middle at the back, and he doesn't have it in Lindelhoff, who is constantly caught square and really doesn't fulfil any meaningful role in the middle at the back. Hate to say it but the old 4 – 3 – 3 formation would solve a lot of his problems, especially when you would have a real sweeper who could mop up any breaks in the back line, and I think back to the likes of Beckenbauer, who was a sweeper and midfield player par excellence, whenever it was needed. The two outside backs could then overlap and give support to the midfield and the frontline when required, provided they did it when the time was right, and Sir Alf Ramsey had it spot on when he introduced this formation. Now you have the likes of Wan Bissaka who really doesn't know what he's supposed to do and it doesn't look like his job has been explained to him, and also, for an England international, Luke Shaw looks really out of place because he seems to be in the same boat. The formation I have just suggested would solve a lot of United's problems, provided the roles of the players are fully explained and worked on, however it doesn't seem as though OGS has the nous to be able to implement such a system. And does it work? Well England won with it in 1966 and teams adopted this formation for many years until tinkering around with various options has muddied the waters. Also I played in this formation and it worked very well, however one has to have an idea of what is trying to be achieved in this formation, and I don't think OGS has a clue about that.

There certainly seems to be a bit of poor quality stuff out there at the moment, and IMO this one is another one of them: – movie starring Bruce Willis, called "Apex", and it is dire. He must have been paid all of $120 for his role and if you think it's going to be anything like his previous roles where he was quite energetic, think again, because he looked far older, in the way he moved, than his 66 years, and in fact the only "action scenes" he is in, is where he is walking in the forest. If you want to save 90 minutes of your life, then don't watch this!

Agree with your post, and don't forget that there re some christians who believe the world is only 6000 years old............shame about the fossils millions of years old!!

That's the one I was looking at!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your reply Bruno, and the SE 2016 model was priced at 2400 baht, which I don't mind spending at all, and if it proves to be a fizzer (or I do in using it) then it's not a great loss. Thank you for the comparison and the newer SE seems to be almost an inch bigger, and for me the smaller one would be fine. Good to know about the 16 GB capacity, however I do believe the phone I saw was the Thai version, so I suppose one can change the Thai language to English on the phone itself?

Perish the thought!