MrJ2U

Good news until they find another reason to thwart democracy. 

I don't notice up here in Issan.

Big problem with Chinese doing it though.  Rude as hell. 

Out of all the unelected people in office for the Thai "government" he's the best option IMO. 

3 minutes ago, n00dle said:

is that what they learned this time around? 

it seems to me they learned that their vote can be easily overturned due to a stacked senate and dodgy constitution

Just like the voting before.

It's a feeling of complete uselessness. 

Definitely not worth going to jail for.

Nothing is going to change unless there's something like what's occurring in Myanmar.

Corruption, lies, abuse of power, etc is too ingrained for peaceful protests to make a difference IMO. 

On 1/18/2024 at 12:42 PM, webfact said:

Thai herbs that promise to shield your lungs and heart from the invisible menace.

Are these the same "Doctors" who have been working on Thailand's COVID Vaccines?  That never panned out.

You won't be hearing anything about these "snakeoil" solutions to pollution in 6 months. 

Total malarchy. 

9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Sadly, even the authentic ones, don't actually contain what they say.   Why I stick with Kirkland, for my multi & Vit C   Having USP Verified mark.

 

When tested, always contain what they state.  Not a whole lot of brands on that list.

Unfortunately Costco is to far away from our home in Issan. 

Its good that nobody was injured in this cake mishap. 

On 1/16/2024 at 3:50 PM, richsilver said:

overboard with all the lane markings howev

I notice that when they complete new road improvement projects.  

On 1/16/2024 at 7:00 AM, KhunLA said:

What country charges more for vitamins than TH ?

On top of that many vitamins and supplements are most likely knockoffs or fakes. 

2 hours ago, Morch said:

 

There were Thai hostages released already. I don't know if there was a ransom involved, officially there was not. More likely that the one assumed held by Hamas are either not in Hamas hands (other organization or 'lost' in the mayhem). Another real possibility is that they are no longer alive.

Yes

Thailand will need to be prepared to pay millions in ransom.

I couldn't imagine the Thai government doing that. 

19 hours ago, LarryLEB said:

At 10:00 a.m. this morning (January 16), Pattaya's air quality was the worst in Thailand.  According to IQAir, the reading was 153.  From the same source, the pm2.5 concentration was 59.4  µg/m³, of which the site states:     "PM2.5 concentration in Pattaya is currently 11.9 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value."  

 

We have 2 air purifiers we use in our sitting room/kitchen/dining room area (about 70 square meters).  When they were opened this morning, they read the PM2.5 in that area as 30  µg/m³  they now read about 10, and will continue to decrease.  At night each of our 2 bedrooms has one air purifier running and can keep the PM2.5 below 3 or 4.

 

 

It's almost time for us to break out the air purifiers as well.  We use them at night in the bedrooms.

If your going to live in South East Asia, air purifiers are a good investment. 

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

Any airline that doesn't have a phone number, email address or a real customer service people to help you when you have

an issue and only a BOT to address your queries, is an airline i will never fly again with no matter how cheap they're and 

AirAsia is one of them...

Definitely a last resort airline to travel on.  It's worth paying a little extra to fly another airline than AirAsia and the hassles that commonly occurs and the lack (non-existent) customer support  support. 

On 1/14/2024 at 12:46 PM, Bong317 said:

I arrived Hat Yai airport on Tuesday evening from Kuala Lumpur. 

I had traveled from Ireland and only a same day transfer through KL. 

I had a tourist visa issued from British embassy. 

My travel history to Thailand was I thought not too bad. 

Last June one tourist visa with one extension and then a 30 day border run which I left after 20 days, no extension. So 110 days total last year from June to September. 

The previous year 5 months total. 

However, the IO did everything she could to deny me. 

I was well dressed, polite and had return flight, cash and hotel booking. 

She even asked to talk to my girlfriend who was waiting outside. 

 

She called over her boss and she tried her best to get me denied. 

Eventually he told me I was ok but after stamping my passport was told no more tourist visas "last time".

I wouldn't recommend anyone to fly in to Hat Yai airport and if you do avoid the female immigration officer line. 

 

I think it would of been easier if I flew on visa exempt too. 

They seem to really dislike tourist visas

 

What a horrible experience.

I've always hated Thai immigration and border officials for there downright cr**py hostile attitude.  

50 minutes ago, riclag said:

In and around the temple visiting tourists should adhere to the rules, as mentioned previously!

You don't know what your jabbering on about.

Tell that to the millions of Thais and falangs who visit Temples year around. 

37 minutes ago, riclag said:

I’ve been to a few temples!

Many Temples have strict rules on attire. So strict that some offer Sarongs to cover up.

 

Inside a temple.

Outside shorts and sandals are common place.

So is sitting around like these girls are doing. 

22 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Fatuous comment.

Another blowhard conservative.

59 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Was your Wife being sarcastic or did she literally mean it ?

What did you say back to her ?

I agreed, like 99 % of the other Thai's reading the news of the world on Facebook. 

Girls are outside the temple wearing shorts on a hazy,hot, polluted typical day in Chiang Mai. 

Probably dozens of others doing the same.  

Stirring up what?

The unelected Senate and the legacy of the corrupt Junta are shamelessly still in charge.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  This couldn't be more adept a saying than anything in Thailand. 

Good thing.

Definitely ridiculously high tariffs.

  It's not right when your cheap bottle of wine costs more than the entire dinner. 

Nothing new here.

Fatties head to Africa while there male counterparts usually head to Asia. 

Guys get the better deal in my opinion. 

On 1/2/2024 at 1:27 PM, KhunBENQ said:

northeastern escape route #2.

Traveling the Mittihap highway during holidays or weekends is always a struggle.  You've got only two lanes with slow trucks and breakdowns.  Exhausting!