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3 minutes ago, Mark mark said:

They should just reduce their Marketing Team, and Advertisements ??? ...

 

... Yes sounds pretty much like the end of an Era !!! ... No consideration for good Mr. Rimmer and Misdead ??? ( Sorry about the spelling mate !!! ) any more ???   ... (Maybe you could just pull half of tis ! ? for old times sake ??? ... "Part of a very Stupid Article Removed", ... "As usual" ... But well I WILL miss it all, as it is GOOD writing, and also, SOCIAL practice. ... So Thanks All.

 

Luckily though I do have a lot of AI and Micro Soft Stock, who do this IA writing stuff also ??? ... So well ... Reduce AN ! ... and Watch my Stocks More !!! .... The Brave new world !!!

 

Luckily I still live in the Feudal age here, so well, should have plenty of people to talk to ( Jeezzzz I wish my Wife just would not shout so much !!! ) ... Yes plenty of conversation from Real people to the end at Least. ...

 

Sorry for the Jurournos and the Mods ... You ALL have been doing just a Great Job !!! and Thanks. !!!

Thanks for the support and good luck with the stocks. 

I'm thinking that you don't buy short, prefer long?

Rooster

11 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

I'd happily pay a subscription fee for this service. How about $8 per month? ????

I hope the boffins at AN consider this. And pay a sizable chunk of the subscription fee to journalists who will be out of work through no fault of their own.

It is even more imperative that we seek alternative ways of earning a living:

Rooster

What was the question again?

Rooster

5 hours ago, bangkok19 said:

You're doing a good job!

At least you're having a 'go'.

As a long time user of this Forum you've obviously read the comments uploaded by some readers to certain news stories that would be better left 'uncommented' on.

There is a small minority of members of this Forum that have too much spare time on their hands and must make a  smart_rse  comment on anything and everything!

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the positivity, much appreciated.

Regards,

Rooster

11 minutes ago, Grusa said:

I'm sorry Rooster, I liked your weekly written piece, but of the four, so far, "reports" I have partially watched one and hated it.

 

Quite frankly the opening picture is enough to put me off forever, however sexy you may think you look or sound. Better to leave some things to the imagination.

I haven't stopped writing. I contribute dozens of news stories every week but the column is discontinued for the forseeable future.

I don't think I'm sexy and who likes the sound of their voice? I have never done blogging or videos before and I am determined to improve the product and content. 

Try and give it, and me, a chance ok?

Rooster

Well firstly thank you for taking the time to comment so positively about school trips and the video. Of course this video represents is just a few brief observations and the issues run very very deep. I wrote a vast expeditions policy that was copied by other schools, for example.

I can address a few points you raised. 

Yes, as coordinator I would go with the expedition/trip leader months before to check abosultely everything. Measures were taken to address any areas of concern. Operators/hotels who didn't follow up requests were quickly cut loose. Detailed risk assessments were written. Standard practices of good schools.

The locking of balcony doors is a tricky issue when it comes to fires.  I was far happier going to places that had safe balconies and leaving the doors open or just using ground floor accommodation. I once went to a hotel and saw the balconies and just left telling them they should rebuild their hotel if they wanted my custom!

Treetop adventures are generally quite safe activities. The key point is that children (even adults) must be attached at all times of course using correct equipment that is not out of date (and logged to prove that). (After I left my first school where I was not responsible for trips a foreign operator who had forgot to tie himself in during a zipline at a resort fell and broke his own leg during a show).

I developed a keen eye in examining that staff training was up to standard. I mean a lot of operators talk a good game but under scrutiny they fail. Again I would work with operators and intermediary companies to ensure standards were being met or hopefully exceeded.

Water parks can be very difficult to manage and need a large staff presence. All activities that involve water are hazardous period. I nearly lost my beloved daughter in my pool at my condo you may recall which brought back all the memories of how I tried to protect other people's kids.

At my school we always had high ranking police and politicians who could arrange police escorts. I politely refused because I didn't like the driving on the right and felt that having to rely on the constabulary being on time was a deterimental thing. In addition I was more than happy with the bus company that we employed and their staff and drivers.

But I remember once when they messed up and I called them into my office. They presented me with a huge basket of fruit and goodies that I put to one side before I i shut my office door for privacy (my staff outside always knew something was up when i did this) and then despite their wais ripped into them telling them that their contract would be ended if they didn't address the issues. I was backed up by my headmaster. They followed through and continued to serve us and our clientele.

Yes, it was the engagement with Thais and Thai companies in improving standards, that was my key point but there is so much more to this issue. 

I often tell the story that in 15 years of 200 plus trips the only accident was my own son who broke his toe when on a primary trip in Khao Yai!!

Daft 'apeth.

regards

Rooster

41 minutes ago, Mark mark said:

Trucks, Overtaking Trucks, that are over taking Trucks !!! ... They are just Poor men truing to make a Living Rooster !!! Like they would probably prefer to be a Scrabble Champion, siting in A/C and Translating Thai news articles in to English like you do. ... But well they can not. ...They just have to go out on to the Roads and Drive their trucks, to be able to bring home the Food and Hopefully a few Extras for their Families. And getting to the Ware houses down near the Ports ( Which you were driving past on your way to Co Chung ? I would guess, ) and then getting their loads back up to the distribution points, back up country, is how that do this, so well some times they DO have to over take each other, and move out to the right or well if the left is Pot holed they might do tis to reduce the damage to their trucks ! ... In order to accomplish this economically.

 

Maybe just TOO manny Rats in the Box !!! (Over Population ? ) could be looked at as to why a lot of things now, Are Misfunctioning ???

 

Though well ...On On Mate !!! ... have a loot at the Donald Trump is ready to try and start a revolution Thread for a laugh !!!! ? ...

I get your point about truckers having to make a living. But if they went60-80 in the inside of three lanes and overtook in the middle us car drivers could actually drive at a decent speed. 

Re Drumph, I think it's best that I avoid that subject. Though I will have a glass of Banana Wine if he is arrested today even if that'll probably mean he'll be the next POTUS!

Rooster

15 minutes ago, Shop mak said:

How about a written version as well, in the OP?

Feedback yesterday had a clear majority in favor of the written words. Just sayin'

 

 

I get my coat ..........

 

Yes, I read the feedback but the point is the video. I actually wrote yesterday's script but it was off-putting to read it and so today I went with notes and more ad lib. I won't be supplying a written version. Might I suggest, though it's not the quite same to watch the vid with closed captions that are quite accurate except for Thai terms. You could even turn off my voice!

In conclusion please view/subscribe. While it was never my intention to join vloggers in Thailand -  I hate most of them - shall endeavor to improve the quality and hopefully give people the odd laff and some food for thought with my customary professionalism. Who knows you may even get to like it in the end, maybe even I will!!

Rooster

13 hours ago, khwaibah said:

I have been in 55C in Saudi Arabia. Beat that......

England without aircon or a fan, much worse.

Rooster

6 hours ago, Shop mak said:

Can translator @rooster kindly use a language that all readers can understand, also us non-brits??

Not the first time I have to ask Merriam-Webster for assistance.

Call it an education.

Rooster ????

1 hour ago, JingerBen said:

Does anybody have any information on ticket prices?

They are usually really cheap, maybe 100-200 baht per session and available on the day. Final will be more expensive and worth booking earlier in the week. 

Rooster

14 hours ago, proton said:

How would he do with a Thai version against kids? well done anyway.

Actually I used to teach Thai Scrabble at school (the game was invented by one of my best Thai friends who died in 2017). I played hundreds of games against Thai children at school never losing a single game. However, I'll grant you that if I played the Thai experts I would have no chance as they know all the very tricky short words that I have never heard of. 

Even so I probably am the best non-Thai player of Thai scrabble in the world! I wish I could say the same for English Scrabble, many Thais are far better than me. 

Rooster

4 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

Which finalist came up with PEDERAST?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuti played it. I rather liked my reply....WEIRD.

Rooster

Top Tip: Avoid all flight problems by never getting on a plane again. 

Nearly five years for me.

Rooster

15 hours ago, Speedhump said:

Thanks indeed. Yes, tones; always easy to trip over (don't talk to me about Mandarin). 

 

And I take the point about mark, it does lead you to the correct pronunciation.

 

Thanks again for bothering to tutor me. 'Hia' is an ejaculation I would never use, but how about 'kwai'? Falling? ????

Common.

Very common.

Rooster

1 hour ago, Speedhump said:

'Ngong mark' I guess should read 'ngong mak' , mak meaning very. 

 

The owner called himself 'hia'? If you call someone this you may have a gun pulled on you. 

 

Can someone explain for me what it means if you call yourself 'hia'? Is it a kind of boast? Confused. 

 

Thanks. 

I think "mark" is better as mak sounds more like mack to me, which is why I used mark.

Hia in this story is hia with a common tone, a word for a wealthy businessman usually that people use as a pronoun. The hia you are thinking about has a falling tone.

Tones matter....

Rooster (former Thai teacher)