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I find Picassa very good for storing photos and can do some good editing. A good program for the layman.

I am not a photo fanatic so can't comment for them.

I meditate away from the religious vein, more of a self hypnosis type of thing.

You are getting into your sub-conscious mind.. Need a quiet comfortable environment with

no distractions. Good breathing techniques. Focus on your breathing. Every day

is a different level. Somedays it is hard to realize you meditated, you just feel at peace.

Other days can get a high like you have taken drugs. Depends on your state of mind.

I find that I always get stress release, if I am tired mentally or physically I may basically power

nap and come out rested and relaxed. Sometimes I carry a problem into my meditation

and can look at the problem from different angles with the baggage carried by the

conscious mind. Everyone is different and may take two weeks to a month to get into

your subconscious mind. Just stick with it. I used to have an extremely stressful job and

meditation allowed me to maintain my cool under almost all situations and sleep good. I

meditate in the morning for about 20 minutes, and it allows me to start the day with a positive

attitude. I am at peace with the world every morning until my wife gets up and gives me

some honey do's. Sometimes if I am tired or stressed I meditate in the afternoon. Have

to be careful meditating after 6 pm as you may be wide awake when you normally go to sleep.

Its amazing that when I think things in Thailand can't get any more corrupt there is a new angle that blows the mind.

Start an airline, with a little help from my friends.

A government procedure disregarding a return on the investment. New....?

Well you have to admire Ying's perseverance she will sacrifice Thailand, democracy and our Honourably King to satisfy her brother. wishes

I wonder how much of a dent the PM's trips with her cronies would make in the money owed the farmers. Hire a jet every two weeks, stay at the best hotels, expensive dinners, etc.

That's real neat, some hi profile people. Good for PR.

Tips on getting or keeping warm

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/22-ways-stay-warm-touching-thermostat/

Does a road map or electoral map give you the best answer on quality of roads

Teaching kindergarten takes a lot of energy and empathy. You follow and create opportunities, more than lead and expect them to follow. Have to teach not instruct. Taught one year and found that once you bonded and were sincere in keeping that bond intact they brought in amazingly. The home room teachers need to be involved and have to support what you are doing. In my case the relationship between the homeroom teacher and myself meant that we supported and reviewed each other's material so the student had a consistent familiar learning experience .Had one day a week per class and the kids were doing better than schools with five classes a week.

I overheard some Canadian Stewardesses talking about the trip to Florida saying that you

could tell the Canadian girls on the beach when it was 65 degrees F as they were the only ones wearing bikinis

TMB generally takes about a month

I find google translate a hit or miss thing. Sometimes good

sometimes fascinating.

When people take garbage across road and dump it what can you do. There is no garbage collection in our mooban.

Surrounding mooban's have it. I think at some point you have to look at what they can afford. If the same standards

were applied in Thailand as British Columbia they would go through the 2 trillion baht pretty quick.

I guess Thailand is working on being the hub of corruption

Hmmm.... maybe Scotland and Quebec will start a union

Are there words for accountability and transparency in Thai

I took a couple of courses in Thai massage from Wat Pho. Didn't receive any lessons on intentionally causing any pain.

Strong but gentle. I had a friend that went to therapy in the states for her knee and said my Thai Massage left her feeling better. I do self massage on my face, hands and feet and feels very good. Much of massage depends on the person doing

it and their training. I doubt that the percentage of properly trained people doing massage in Thailand isn't that great.

Went up there about a month ago and they just said not open.

I think that the effect of the two trillion baht depends on how much money the politicians recycle in Thailand.

The PM has spent an incredible amount of money on her trips outside of Thailand with her hangers on.

The Delhi Lama said once that Christianity and Buddhism are much the same.

Much of what is learned is left behind in the temple or church.

Once you get away from the simple life there are many twists and turns to beliefs.

Some great ideas. I have problems sorting out branch actions vrs. bank policies. I have had

things done that are in conflict with what the bank says their policy is. Maybe a contact list for

the banks if we are having a localized problem.

The leaning curve is influenced more by the appreciation and praise of the parents than the subject, get involved and you will be amazed. Don't expect immediate results just be patient and good things will happen.

Miss Thailand is very pretty

Einstein said that if you want intelligent children expose them to fairy tales,

if you want them to be more intelligent expose them to more fairy tales.

This seems to apply a bit here. Empower the imagination.