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Russian Navy’s Admiral Panteleyev pays surprise visit to Thailand
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Hope they can find their way thru the great Pacific. Left hand down a bit! -
Former TAT governor urges government to boost Chinese visitor numbers
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
So much time & energy poured down the drain of tourism ... If only Thai governments and people devoted themselves to lifting education & productivity outcomes so they could lift their country out of the Third World/Second World borderlands. -
Thai authors poised for breakthrough, Hollywood boost
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I suspect that Thailand needs a Chinese-style simplified writing revolution ... One SIL (age 40) has 'been to university' (here in Surin - about school-leaving level, I should think). Is there a book in her little house? Not one. But the 2 small children - bright as a button - have a mobile phone each. Another SIL (mid-40s and intelligent, hard-working in a BKK factory) told me she tried to read a book once but it was SO boring ... -
I gained at least an hour a day - probably 2 hours - to spend wasting time on Facebook.
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Sky’s the limit: Nine new airlines on board for Thailand aviation recovery
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
And all of them following the very best of air safety practices ... -
Navy Chief Prefer Already-Ordered Submarine Rather Than Frigate
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I guess they found the torpedoes couldn't reach all the way upriver. -
Global diabetes cases surge with steady rise in Thailand
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
And I'm guessing that a hundred years ago diabetes of either kind was rare, everywhere in the world, and mostly confined to rich 'n powerful people. Today, mostly poorer people ... -
Dengue fever infections increase by about 300% this year
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
61% temples? Grounds poorly maintained? Left in Buddha's hands? Buddha doesn't think it matters? -
Why is Klaus Schwab such sexy alpha male ?
mfd101 replied to MrPancake's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
He may be an alpha male but sexy? Pregnancy in middle-aged men is not sexy. -
If you have a Thai d/l, you could always use that.
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Just as I've described - English-derived, with poor cuts of meat from untrained butchers. Only the sweet things were 'nice' - pikelets & steam pud. Generally mealtimes were painful. A visit to Tahiti to live with a French family for 4 weeks between school & varsity in 66/67 was an eye-opener. I ate real food for the first time in my life. Couldn't believe it when we went out to a French restaurant on my second night there and the hors-d'oeuvres were wheeled in on a large trolley - about 15 or so dishes, and just for starters. Heavenly.
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I was brought up on 'English' food in the NZ of the 50s & 60s. Went with the Queen being on her throne, London the centre of the universe and we won The War. Problem was my mother didn't have a clue how to cook. Beef was inedible by the time she'd finished with it. Vegies were boiled to a pulp ... Only good thing was stuffed roast chicken (first killed by my Dad) & 'steam pud' for dessert on Sundays. I'm afraid the words 'favourite' & 'cuisine' do not compute with 'English' or 'British'. Yuck!
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Not sure what the law says but the practice here in rural Surin is as in Oz: You cut the offending trees/ branches back to the fenceline (assuming the fenceline is accurate according to the surveyors - which isn't always the case, as we found out from experience).
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Expelled former Mover Forward MPs still looking for new homes
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
It would be nice to think that the seat belongs to the voters, and they can nominate and vote for or against anyone they choose ... -
Pheu Thai Leader By No Means Outperforming PM: Phumtham
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Will be interesting to see how this particular little threesome works out over time ... -
Expelled former Mover Forward MPs still looking for new homes
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
No concept of being 'an independent'? Not a difficult concept to master. Common in democracies. But apparently not in Thailand ... -
The thing about Oz is that it's a filthy rich country but also very egalitarian in attitudes and behaviours. In the last year or 2 before I left Canberra forever, a middle-aged male moved in to the townhouse next to mine on the rather elegant shores of Lake Tuggeranong. I never spoke to him but he had all the looks of a bogan. However I did notice on several occasions as I pulled out of my driveway he had, parked in his garage, a white Rolls Royce of some age. I never saw it moved.
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Yes, the generals had no 'political' instincts, just the need to control. And a 'PM' snapping at the press in front of the cameras - never a good look. Basically they had no idea. (As the English Queen Mum used to say: Whatever happens, just keep smiling and waving.)
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Social Uproar Over Young Monk's Same-Sex Relationship Status on Facebook
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Agreed, but equally remarkable that anyone - let alone a monk - would conduct their romantic affair on the public parts of the internet! Asking for trouble. -
For any government anywhere in the world to boast about their 'achievements' after only 2 months is ridiculous. Even in effective, well-managed societies anything worth boasting about takes months and months and years and years ... But then there's the announcement-as-achievement syndrome, strong everywhere but perhaps stronger in symbolism-laden Thailand.
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My eyes weakened steadily thru childhood & adolescence, then stabilized. In my 40s/50s they started to improve which my Canberra opthalmologist said was perfectly normal. They would stabilize again at a higher level, then deteriorate in old age. Had test done in BKK in April this year (age 74). Basically no change in my distance spectacles for the last 25 years, left eye a fraction weaker than in 1998.