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Hat Yai is where I have my son going to school. he goes to a Catholic school called Sang Tong. It is very nice and well run and is considered the top school in Hat Yai and area. There are many international schools in Hat Yai and Songkhla with most of them hiring for year round positions. If you have the proper degrees the pay is decent and it is much cheaper to live down here than in Phuket. There are also many universities here in Songkhla that hire foreign teachers. The expat community is no where near as large as Phuket but is a more close knit group.

Homosexuality is natural. Watch other animals and you will see that it exists in all other species. Also many species are hermaphrodites so saying that heterosexuality should be the only way that creatures are in this world is rather uninformed. Humans are just another species in the billions of species that have come and gone throughout history. Being heterosexual may be more "normal" but it is not the only way. We are not all created the same and when someone is a bit different we should learn to accept that. If people are gay and want to spend their lives together then they should be able to announce to the world their love and devotion to each other. Why should it bother you what they do behind closed doors. I have had many gay people work for me over the years and they do not offend me or most of my clients. Many of them are far better workers and more creative than non-gays. Let them live their lives the way they feel comfortable and they will be productive members of our society. For those of them that wish to marry then they should be able to legally do so.

I was in Hong Kong when Tiananmen happened and it was quite a worrying time. We didn't know if the communists would come over the border and take over Hong Kong at that time. Rip to all of the demonstrators that died and I hope that now that China is becoming more open that they will improve their human rights record.

Pollution and land degredation are not just a Thai problem but a world problem. I see more recycling of plastics, cardboard and metals here than I saw in my home country. Thailand has made progress in the 13 years I have lived her but the attitudes of most Thais is to just throw the garbage on the ground. I live on an island in south Thailand and every time the wind blows on our shore our beach will get about 500 kilos of garbage per day washing up. It is a huge job to clean it up and I can understand why the locals just give up and leave it there.

We once had a group of government officials come and give a talk about cleaning up the beaches and recycling garbage. When it came time for lunch they served it on foam plates and used plastic cutlery and glasses. All of which went into our garbage dump. if the people at the top can't get it right how can you expect the uneducated people to learn and do it right.

We need LEADERS in this country not BOSSES

Good one Dondon

Definetly put it in your name. you can own anything in Thailand except land. Don't ever let anybody try to convince you other wise. I have been here for thirteen years and own everything. Nothing is in my wife's name. My business is the only exception but then she only has a few shares. I own all the equipment and buildings in my business so even if she could take it she would only get the name as I would walk with all the equipment. Same with house and vehicles. Too many foreigners put hings in their spouses name and then loose it all when the relationship falls apart.

That is just a small one. I have seen them on my property in excess of 30 cm. The ones here have very orange legs and just the bright colors are enough to make you think they are dangerous. Their bite is very painful and one person I know was bitten here and required hospitalization. Since we have cleared most of the land around here of underbrush we don't see many of the big ones anymore just the smaller 10-20 cm ones. I have cut them into 3 pieces before and they were still moving after an hour. They are very hard to kill.

I have been teaching diving for almost 25 years now and for your info you should read the complete manual before watching the video. The video does not include everything that is in the manual so if they only have you watch the video and then answer the questions you will be missing a lot of important information. Many of the schools in Koh Tao are just like factories. They charge less and make it up by rushing you through parts of the course. It is better to spend a $100 more and get a better course. After all this course teaches you the absolute minimum needed to go out and dive with a buddy. If you don't understand it all then you will be risking your health and life when you dive after the course. After the course is finished you will likely be diving without a professional to help you out in case of an emergency. You should get the manual at least two days before the course starts so that you can read it and answer the questions at the end of each chapter. If you do that then you can easily learn the confined water and open water skills in 3 days. If you have not read the manual then you will struggling to read and learn the water skills at the same time. This makes it a very rushed and uncomfortable experience.

I heard that Hansa Plaza had bought the hotel from the bank a few weeks ago. It sounds like the old owners can't accept the fact that they no longer have any claim to "their" hotel. Just like Bangrak Petroleum many years ago the original owners built a business and then lost it due to poor management and now they can't accept that fact. Good luck to the new owners and I hope they can get better staff and management than has been there for the last 5 years. The holiday was very run down and the management was skimming so much money they couldn't make a profit.

The best way to reach the public is to debate with Abhisit. She will have to debate with him in parliament if she wins a seat. No better way to let the public know who is best than to have an open debate.