law ling

... and be careful of the traffic AND the soi dogs.

OK. So who would be the next PM (at least until we get the next election)?

1. Well, go ahead ... but it'll probably be mostly empty planes.

2. I believe Xi is up for re-election later this year ... so I suspect there will be no changes until after that.

1. I do pity medical staff on late night duty having to patch up all the accidents and ODs (and of late, burns) that must flood in in the wee hours (when they're probably just lightly staffed).

2. If you've seen one local temple, you've pretty much seen them all - I don't find the buildings attractive, and as it's not my religion, there's no spiritual element.

3. I do like Issan music ... but it's not readily available here (in Pattaya) ... the bands here seem to prefer the likes of "Hotel California" or "Tie a Yellow Ribbon ..." (which is from another culture).

10 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Hard to say really..... would you not accept a package for a neighbour if they appeared to be out..... I would, presuming there was nothing to pay that is. 

Well, I wouldn't sign for it.

Knowing this girl's story, and there being even a scintilla of risk of a heafty jail term, I'd step back - and claim I had an urgent errand to attend to.

"The victim suffered burns over her entire body" - the whole thing has been very shocking.

The OP boasts:

Thailand has strong fire-safety laws

.. well, maybe that's not true. Let's see the laws, and we'll tell you if they are strong (enough).

... because they are NOT strong enough if exits are locked, soundproofing can be flammable, etc.

Som, the vendor in the OP:

1. is being a bit cagey in not telling us what she pays for the tickets (that she sells for B100), and

2. is not being frank if she infers she gets stuck with paying for the unsold tickets.

I believe the street vendors buy from middlemen who add their slice of profit.

Also, the government is doing better now - they used to sell tickets to vendors (or middlemen) for something like B72 ... but now they're selling them (online) for B80.

Dumb despots, once they've plundered their country's economy, don't know when to quit before it's too late, and rarely seem to have an exit plan.

If he had commonsence and forward planning, he should, with all his ill-gotten wealth, be leading the good life now in say Dubai or Paris, not wandering around Asia on short visas.

1. Possibly the case is that whether this guy is jailed for a year, or for life, will hinge on such details, such as the doors.

2. RIP the deceased. I believe some are in a coma, but if not, how horrible that your last week was spent in agony, chaos and bewilderment.

I'd asked my teacher in Thai class to give me a Thai name - and she nominated me as "sua" = tiger - but it never stuck.

For these pages, I've adopted "ling" = monkey.

Mostly here I'm not called anything, other than "pee" = elder brother.

Looking at a long jail term (or worse), he is (as anyone would) putting the best spin on it he can.

No harm in giving initial payments ...but final compensation should he assessed by the courts.

With so many deaths, and many still in intensive care -  and no doubt looking ahead to years of reconstructive surgery if they make it - any total, proper compensation would be massive. Seems like the young owner is looking at the double-whammy of death penalty and bankruptcy.

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