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Has anyone ever seen a 500mm mirror reflex lens on sale in Bangkok with a micro four thirds mount? I believe Vivitar makes the lens (but not sure which mount) but nothing I can find in Bangkok. None of the well-known shops like Pix-One, Big Camera etc., seem to sell them. Any help is appreciated.

Have visited a women's prison up north. Looked clean, with a nursery for newborns. However, when chatting to prisoners I discovered the meat was missing from their meals and prison officers carried thick bamboo sticks to teach women to fall to the floor when they walked past. Women were in for 30-40 years on drug offences. This western idiot was lucky.

Fox has been sued and lost a lot of money for lying, so its credibility is questionable.

I don't think the government has ever been interested in why people want to take drugs in the first place. I have read that for some, it is because they have no one to support them emotionally. Basically, drugs take the place of friends. The dealers wouldn't make or sell drugs if there was no demand. Arresting users only results in overcrowded prisons and doesn't solve anything.

Not sure why there are so many suggestions of looking for love/sex in bars. Perhaps look for a social life and/or exercise by joining a club for exercise and to meet others like yourself. Private clubs, like The Royal Bangkok Sports Club and The British Club have activities and sports where you can make friends pretty easily. The British Women's Group (depending on your gender), the Siam Society, Bangkok Community Theatre and many more provide activities that also involve meeting others.

At what age to the oldies on the forum think kids start filling around sexually? The family village had two 11 year olds who were sneaking off for sex constantly. I remember kids that age exploring each other's bodies at that age too.

With Trump's penchant for slander, one wonders if the microphone will actually be on at all.

Economy? Who cares? Employment? Let them eat dirt.

More than a few countries still have lese majeste laws, even those where the President is head of state. Belgium France Germany Iceland Greece The Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden If you mean, which can put you in prison for over a decade, then Thailand is definitely a hub.

Unlike many, she waited for the police instead of fleeing the scene. She also came to an amicable agreement with the owner of that flying car. All very unusual in Thailand. All that was missing was Bruce Willis.

As Buddha went to Nirvana (nothingness) and that was the end of his rebirths, for him to be reborn means the religion is based on a lie.

How is a travel card different from a debit card? 😕

He may regret everything when he sobers up. No mention of his family.

Surprised he didn't claim his second amendment right to bear ammunition. Or something.

Same story with Julian Assange. Anyone who has seen the video of the helicopter shooting Reuters journalists and children cannot deny that he did the world a favor by revealing the truth.

They could spend the same money developing education to create smart people, but I guess foreigners don't vote for them

I can't imagine anyone buying it if it is truthfully labeled. Perhaps it can be used as animal feed.

So why are the kids performing these tricks? Are they bored out of their heads in a town without entertainment?

Trump has just pledged to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of his presidency. I swear, he doesn't know how many hours are in a day. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/13/trump-president-agenda-climate-policy-wind-power

Surely this will be the end of days and creepy people will be taken direct to someplace warm?

Tree coverage in Thailand keeps declining. Deforestation has an impact on the air we breathe (we need trees to release oxygen). Logging was made illegal years ago, which doesn't explain continuing deforestation. While villagers are imprisoned for collecting mushrooms in the forests, it always appears to be politicians or soldiers who build resorts on this land.

Expect Thaksin comparisons.

Someone I know wanted to fly there in the evening and was told the airport was closed at 6pm. 😁 What I expect to happen is that they will spend millions on the new name made of stainless steel letter and then someone will tell them it should be taken down and renamed in honor of you know who.

The Thai government may be gambling on casinos, but with whose money? BOI privileges for real estate politicians to build them? Invite the Las Vegas mafia to come? As a taxpayer, I would rather see money spent on better education and modern manufacturing.

Maybe someone could separate the religion of Judaism from the acts of the Israeli government?