Phuket Stan

14 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

NZ is IMO a nanny state. He may not have realised that Thailand is not.

Maybe you could tell that to the relatives of the now deceased Sir Edmond Hillary one of the greatest mountaineers of all time ( He along with Sherpa Tensing conquered Mt Everest in 1953) or perhaps to Dame Helen Clarke a former PM who was also a devotee of mountain climbing

A Great Game of Snooker to watch.....both players at their best

Well Done Thepchaiya

11 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

In their wildest dreams. How much dosh will they take from p...sheads in that final 2 hours. Sweet Football Association!

Are your remarks from actual business experience ....if so what country

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

absolutely correct,  and that's why kids run amok here and grow up to be lost causes, end up in jail,  because thai parents are brain dead when it comes to what a real parent is suppose to do.

Do you really think that this only happens in Thailand

One often reads of 14-16 year olds in the UK running around stabbing people

In the USA they shoot you 

All countries have problems with youth crime

Congratulations

It takes real work and effort to climb to Number One

Long may your success continue

That road has been there for more than 20 years....how it has never been sorted out to be a legal road is just another TIT

4 hours ago, swm59nj said:

If the escalator was very crowded.  And the people at the top didn’t get off quickly enough or just stopped on top. That could have possibly caused the  people behind them to fall and start a chain reaction.  
A couple of year’s ago I was going up an escalator in Terminal 21 Asoke.  There were two people in front of me possibly tourists..  When they reached the top they got off their step.  But they immediately just stayed there talking to each other blocking the escalator. I yelled get out of the way.  Luckily they moved or everyone still coming up could have fell backwards. 

Same happens when many Thai people get to the top and then check their phones Grrrrr

Wine used to be quite reasonable in Thailand during the 1990s but the huge recession that hit the country 1997 causing a huge (50%plus)devaluation of the currency.....The Thai HiSo  had been drinking top class wines with vigor as if there was no tomorrow so the Govt banged on all these high taxes overnight...Champagne was cheaper here than in France

Who is organizing the protest outside of the premises that the people were evicted from......Give the landlord some real noise to interrupt his precious lullabies....thing that it is

Why don't they call in some Dutch Engineers

They have been contending with flooding successfully for years...Or would there be some face loss if that happened

5 hours ago, RandiRona said:

What is wrong in having one single haircut for whole country just like their premier? North Korea have it and since they pretty much follow the same model, I think it saves time for everyment and making kids docile and must be part of indoctrination.

Army dress and Army haircut for everyone!

Dont Give Up Your Day Job

A comedian You Will Never Be ????

RIP Aussie Man and sympathy to your family and fiends.

It is the last thing parents want to do is bury their offspring

Dont take too much notice of the Keyboard Warriors 

The baloneys here are very low and it does not take much to trip over

I read an article a few months ago that 70% of accidents in Thailand involved a pickup....Does anyone know if this is true.....The driving habits of some of the drivers are deplorable......"Hey Look at Me.....I have a pickup with lots of Power " attitude....I call it the small penis syndrome

9 hours ago, mikebell said:

Wasn't this place voted the most boring city/town in the world?

Nope not Boise.....Its a real fun place particularly in the Ski season....You should visit it and brighten up your life.....BTW I am not American

3 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Exactly, what flaws are you talking about? I'm 75 and find the level of medical care here excellent....far improved over the system in Australia.

What part of Thailand are you living in and do you use private or public hospitals?

I seem to think that I read somewhere that 70% of accidents in Thailand a pick-up is involved .....Correct me if I am wrong

Many of the drivers of such vehicles just love the power they have but most cant handle it

We all know 66 is quite old but a smidgen of manners could have called the lady "Elderly" than a blatant OLD

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Shame nothing was done earlier to prevent this tragedy from happening.

Take both parents to a back room and administer an injection.

Give them the injection after they have 12 months of people kicking them

Bring back the stocks

The use of LED lighting is completely over the top everywhere

Here in Phuket within a couple of Shopping Malls it is completely out of control in as much people just avoid certain areas

Also there was this huge sign spanning By-Pass Road which was blinding at nighttime

Ahh well TIT

7 hours ago, Paul Henry said:

Doesn't Thailand have entertainment promoters. Why is the Government getting involved in the entertainment industry or is it just a profit opportunity for certain gov't officials to get a New Year bonus?.

There are some very talented people within the govt who are able to clean up the floor from any debris ie money very quickly....so fast it is gone in the blink of an eye

20 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Surely Russell Crowe can sing and dance a bit, and he's already in town.

Yep Russell Crowe sure can sing and play guitar (another plus)

He used to have a quite successful rock band in New Zealand in his youth before becoming an international star and also had one in the USA

Russ Le Roq was his stage name

He may also have had one in Australia where he first made his mark in movies

Great worker and always ambitious