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Finished watching "The Devils Hour" last night and was deeply disappointed that IMO it became a bit of a tangled mess towards the end. Started off well and then lost me further on along the way.

Same here at the Big C supermarket where they will buy a cheap suitcase (or two) and pack it full of dried food, even noodles etc to take back home?? I often look at their trolley and see the type of dried food they are buying and my immediate thought is that if they continue eating this type of rubbish, then they won't have a long life!

I certainly don't and I know many others here and overseas who don't either. We hear a lot about “a balanced diet” but where does the term come from? It dates back to the 15th century and the Italian humanist Bartolomeo Sacchi, aka Il Platina, who could be said to have written the first bestselling diet book, De Honesta voluptate et valetudine. What is balance diet according to WHO? A healthy diet includes the following: Fruit, vegetables, legumes (e.g. lentils and beans), nuts and whole grains (e.g. unprocessed maize, millet, oats, wheat and brown rice). At least 400 g (i.e. five portions) of fruit and vegetables per day (2), excluding potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava and other starchy roots. So I don't know anybody who follows that necessarily, not only that of course is the fact that pesticides and insecticides, growth hormones and all sorts of other "sprays" are used on the plants we eat these days. So IMO, "a balanced diet" could well be something very few of us achieve. PS. There is a lot said/published about vitamin tablets/supplements etc and a few of the studies I’ve seen do suggest that vitamin supplementation can work in some instances, and I did have an article from a study done just recently, however I seem to have lost it in rearranging my files (damn).

Thanks, no not my wife now, but was my girlfriend for a couple of years!!! PS. They never did find Shergar!

"Biden" has committed alleged crimes of receiving brides from foreign enemies of the USA. So you think that Biden should be put on trial for bigamy, is that what you're trying to say??

My oh my, what a sad bunch of trumpies. I never thought that he had supporters who lacked any grey matter or commonsense................But he does!

On the subject of famous racehorses, I was living in Sussex (England) when Shergar was stolen and of course it was all over the newspapers and was the talk of the town so to speak. The day before the horse was stolen I had met a new lady and decided to take her out into the countryside and have a nice meal at a country pub, trying to impress!! We ordered a steak each, along with all the accoutrements, and although the meal looked lovely, the steak was tough, and during the course of the dinner, the conversation led to where we thought Shergar was.....and I quipped, "I think we are eating him". She wasn't impressed!

Above is my experience when using the BBank letter for immigration.

He's certainly aged a bit in this pic!!!!

A country like the USA should come up with a few great candidates........ And for me that is the crux of the matter, because even though Trump is a lying crook, the US now has Joe Biden as president, and to be honest, I don't think he is worthy of the role because of his age/senility, and I would dearly love to see another Democrat in that role. Overall the US has what I call the "Hollywood movie star" conundrum – – – "Slim Pickens" (read Pickings) for a presidential candidate and certainly nut jobs like MTG don't belong anywhere near any position which involves rational thinking. Getting off topic here, so apologies and hope that the orange clown gets his due comeuppance shortly.

I agree with your point about lower traffic volumes in Patong, but can't speak about the other areas @Patong2, and just last night I decided to head out on my motorbike to buy some great wine from Aleena House, which is in the same Soi as Carlson's and Sweets, and was surprised how easy it was to get there, and back! Well there always used to be a certain madness around Song Kran, which is why I refused to go out on the days when it was in full swing, however now it appears to be reduced to one day only in Patong, which IMO is great. Seems we both like to do a bit of people watching!

I have been wondering that myself for quite some time, as it is absolutely beyond my comprehension how anybody could vote for someone who is a proven liar, and has been convicted of stealing from a charity, as well as committing adultery despite proclaiming that he is "God-fearing" or similar – – all of which have been proven without a doubt. I've always maintained that I would vote for a candidate who represented my party/political viewpoints, but I draw the line when that particular candidate turns out to be a crook/a POS and has committed other unsavoury actions. So why do people support a person like this, and getting back to the main point of the OP's post, I would love to hear an explanation!

You are right Sheryl, but for me, if I thought it would do some good I would travel to Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan or Singapore to have the procedure, but then all to their own.

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Well LL, I think my predictions are a bit like the proverbial, "box of frogs" (i.e. all over the place) because despite seeing quite a few Russians and Chinese, and more Chinese now than earlier on, reports from friends who have businesses here are mixed?? A friend and his wife who rent out motorbikes have said that things have almost come to a halt, after a busy few months, and a very nice restaurant on the beach, although still busy, is nowhere near as busy as it has been. Managers of a couple of massage shops I know have said the same thing, which will not please the scores of massage ladies who appeared en masse almost a couple of months ago, and who can be seen sitting outside of the shops, sometimes 10 of them or more, waiting for a customer, and this was very obvious when I got a tuk tuk along beach road about a week ago. Probably a couple of hundred women sitting there looking a little forlorn. Some of the bars in Bangla have also seen a drop-off in business, and indeed, in one particularly popular bar, there were actually some spare barstools on Thursday evening – – probably a first for that place for quite some time. For me it brings back memories of a song from way back, "The Thrill Has Gone", because for me it certainly has, and has been that way for quite some time, as it was always a good place to meet friends and have a few drinks, not that I am a big drinker, certainly not a beer drinker, as I would only drink maybe half a dozen beers a month! And sit and watch the world go by. Now though, girls are pestering you for drinks because they don't get a salary any more (or many don't) and on many occasions you will buy them a drink and they won't even touch it, just leave it on the counter and walk away to talk to others, hoping to get another drink there – – all in the process of earning commission. And something which happened just over a week ago, astounded me, was when one of the security guards from way back recognised me and came over to say hello, and we had a bit of a chat and I asked him if he wanted a drink, which he gratefully accepted. Later on when I came to pay the bill I realised that this drink had cost me 200 baht (the same as a lady drink) which I thought was a bit on the nose, especially as the security guard had no affiliation whatsoever with the bar I was at! If ever there was a thrill here for me, and there was early on in the piece because I like partying and lairing up, it seems to have waned considerably. Perhaps the rebuilding of Jungceylon and nearby surrounds will help, but I'm not so sure...........

I, along with a few others, did mention it about four years ago on a thread here, but then it wasn't available in Thailand, but was available in Australia, and one poster had it done in Australia and his results have been excellent according to his post. From what I can find out, it is also available in Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore, but from what I remember? it is best used on a prostate which is under a "certain size" (can't remember exactly what, but some Internet searching may bring up some results for you). I would have certainly had it done in place of the TURP which was carried out at Epworth Hospital in Melbourne and hasn't been altogether successful, with a few hitches along the way.

I lasted about 10 minutes with it, and because it has turned into more of a "cartoon" movie it didn't appeal to me one iota. I wonder if I'm one of the last few folks to appreciate movies without the "special effects" treatment, and for me movies like, "Bridge of Spies", "The Railway Man", "Enigma", "Sully (which I watched the other night from iPlayer), "Shooter", "Tombstone", "Mr Jones"....and so on, are favourites of mine amongst many, many others of similar ilk. Never have been keen on the Marvel comics productions and have never seen a Spider-Man or a Marvel man movie in my life, and don't really want to!

Oh pleeeeeese............get a life!

It is said that, "the truth hurts"......so suck it up.

30+30+30 year leases have been ruled invalid by a Thai court, as has been posted, and if your "agreement" states this renewable option, then I fear that is also invalid.........I sincerely hope not for your sake, but then again you have said that you are prepared to "take any change on the chin" so you are prepared for such an event. Good luck.

Slight correction needed here: – "Not sure if Trump thinks"

If he had half a brain, Sittipol Muangsong, Chief of the Phuket Fisheries Office would be considered dangerous.

Well, it has become a haven for bogans, drunks, cheapskates and the like, so it's not surprising that things like this are going to happen in Patong.......long ago it was mooted that Patong would become a "playground for the rich and famous", and although there are some of these types living on the island of Phuket, normally they don't visit the "hotspots" in the likes of Patong, quite possibly because of this type of thing.

What do you expect, because it was posted by a trump supporter!! And on the subject of what to make of Kim Jong un and the weapons tests; I believe it's because he is being ignored, coupled with the fact that the vast majority in his country is starving, so in doing this he is hoping that one of the major powers will "negotiate" a deal to stop him testing his weapons, and provide him with funds and food.

That is a high percentage chance of a long lasting and good result, so may I wish you all the very best on this new "adventure" of yours.