GammaGlobulin

Please note: Some people might wonder why I remain celibate.... a. In order to avoid any further possibility of again getting slapped. b. And, in order to avoid ever, again, getting the clap. c. I keep my whistle squeaky clean through celibacy. This is my choice. The BEST choice for me. No worries for me! But, feel free to do what you want..... Do what you want......... Use your head! But, don't use your head, that way! Note: a. Blind Faith is good, including Ginger Baker...haha.... b. But, blind faith is never good, and it never works out very well.....in the end...

Linus is the love of my life..... ABSOLUTELY! And, also, for about the past 25 years, too!

I caught the clap in Singapore, in 1971, aboard an MSTS tanker... http://www.usmm.org/msts/tankers.html This is the exact ship, in fact. From some harlot who climbed over the side, while anchored in port. In those days, the clap was easier to cure. These days? I would not risk it. This is why I remain celibate....besides the fact that.... I don't want to ever be slapped again by no Asian woman. The Tampico was a good ship. But, not exactly the Good Ship Lollipop...in most cases, unless in port. NOTE, IMPORTANT NOTE: The girls who climbed aboard the ship in Singapore were VERY OLD, maybe like 35, or even 40......TWICE MY AGE, at the time.... No harm done, I guess.

Haha, Man! I DO NOT MIND your giving me a hard time about my choice to pay Bt.300 to some guy who assembles 10 computers per day....to assemble my computer for me, at JIB. This was the correct decision. In the past, I had done this myself. And, I no longer enjoy the experience. There is no point in it. The guy at JIB is a true expert in doing the same task, over and over and over, every day. Why should I compete with him? Bt.300.....ONLY. And, the assembly is DONE!!!!!!!!!!! This was the very best option. Take care Man! If you wish to continue to give me a hard time, just for the fun of it.... Then.... Please feel free. Your ribbing does not bother me....and..... To the contrary, actually. Take care!

How would you know? Did you know her, too....????? I met my wife through an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer.... Did you answer the same ad? (No, wait. In fact, my wife was pretty high-class. She just had a few mental problems. Great family, however. A PhD from Penn in her family, too. Great family, for SURE.)

Wait.... When they say.... "TAILOR", in Collegeville, as you probably know from having been there... They just might mean that they can sew-on a button. But, even then.... They CAN'T sew on a button WELL!!!! What kind of stitch do they use to sew on a button, for that matter? I know, Baby.... I was there for several years. Those guys there know how to shuck corn, and not much else. Collegeville once was a very nice sleepy town, a college town, with Ursinus the main attraction. But, there ARE NO TAILORS in Collegeville. Never were. And, never will be. Let's get this straight, please, Sir.... Thank you.

I did not come to Asia to be ridden.... Please believe me. I refuse to be ridden, like Hoss.... Riding, Riding, Riding....

I have never been slapped in Asia. Period! 45 years in Asia, and I have not been slapped once. Particularly THAILAND! Being slapped in Thailand for NO REASON is just unfathomable to me. Very strange, indeed!

OK GOOD! I love to hear success stories. AND....I am really, honestly, happy that you have found, and obtained, what is obviously a bitter case than I have....with what I allotted for my budget PC. I like people who like computers, as being computers, and not just being tools to play music, or toys....etc. Anyone serious about computers, or computing.....I like. Good luck to you.

Dear Folks, I do not know about you, but I have never been slapped by an Asian, in Asia, either East Asia or Southeast Asia....not even once. The last time I was slapped by an Asian, was when my Asian wife from HK slapped me, and for no reason. I had, one morning, brought her a cup of coffee, trying to coax her out of bed. And instead of drinking the brew that I brought her, she jumped out of bed and slapped me, HARD. I did NOT FALL OVER, like the English teacher in Phuket. But, it stung, just the same. I did not cry... But, I felt like crying. Tears welled up in my eyes, just from the smart of the slap. I can tell you, that that was the beginning of the end of my marriage to that HK slapper/flapper woman. She was a really smart lady, and her family owned a newspaper in HK. But, no matter if she was wealthy, it made no difference to me....because..... I refuse to be slapped around by some Asian wife of mine. I refuse to believe that Asians slap anyone for no reason..... Not unless they are a bit schizophrenic, which was the case with my wife, who often saw nonexistent things crawling on the walls of our house, in the USA, on the East Coast, someplace near Allentown, and by this I mean.... Phoenixville PA I went to Penn. And she to that lousy school in Phoenixville. I will not write much more, while I try to figure out why more people do not love Phoenixville. BY THE WAY, FOLKS..... Guess who else graduated from West Chester Jill! So, my Hong Kong wife who slapped me graduated from the same school as JILL! By the way, in order to get to West Chester University from Collegeville, then you must travel and traverse through Phoenixville All the town names in that part of Pennsylvania are exceedingly difficult to remember how to spell. Actually, the area there is quite nice. Sometimes, I feel homesick for that part of Pennsylvania, and for those times. There are no tailors, that I know of, in Collegeville. And, I have never been slapped in Collegeville, either, other than by that Honkonger, my wife. I once spent some time at Ursinus, however. And the teachers there were better than any teachers here, I might add. OK. Just a few random thoughts that I hope you might appreciate. Best regards, Gamma

Having caught on early, now just trying to catch up, before it's too late.

What you are looking at is the CASE. As I already posted, several times, I purchased this case. And, it's really nice. Very happy with it. Maybe you should buy one, too, if you can afford it.

I was not born yesterday, polite, and quiet, and I can read nautical charts. But still, I am not the BEST type of Farang in Thailand. There is no best type, only better types. Also, I have yet to see a better type than me. I need look no further for anyone better. So, I do not. Anytime I see a best-type Pattaya Farang, in the distance, I walk the other way. The better-type Farang will never come to Thailand, for more than a 48-hour layover.

Haha.... NEVER HAPPEN!!!!! Believe me!

Yes. Extremely unusual. This is why I do not believe it. Why were there no cameras and videos, I wonder? Does the teach in question speak passa Thai? And, if not...WHY NOT? I can understand if she just got off the boat as a newcomer to Thailand. But, is this the case? Has she even made any ATTEMPT to take an intensive course in written and spoken Thai? Most do not. They just exist in their tiny bubbles until their contract is up, and then they go somewhere else, maybe taking their shoddy credentials with them. Why not just teach in their home country? Don't they have tailors in their home country? And, maybe this teacher would prefer a tailor in her home country...IF...that is....she could even AFFORD a tailor in her home country.... Which is highly doubtful.

No, but recently, I have been bothered more than usual by "engineers" at a major multinational that are hired to be engineers, but would be too stupid to be accepted at Rice University, or other decent schools. And, as a result, they often engage in BLATANT Confirmation Bias, unabashedly, and happily, and could not care a TWIT about it. Science just has no appeal for them. What does an engineer in Thailand actually DO, I wonder? These guys form opinions and reach conclusions PRIOR to viewing any data!!!!!!!!!! Did one of their little GODS provide them with their conclusions beforehand, conclusions which are NOT based on Reality? And, what about all those little shrines we see out in front? Is this where conclusions are formed?

No doubt, just a communication problem. And, she was probably treating the tailor like she treats her students. I am glad I was never educated in an international school down there. I do not like the teachers who are here today and gone tomorrow. If you want to enroll in a school with English language instruction, then try the UK, or the USA. Nobody slaps someone without reason. I have never seen it happen. Glad she is not teaching any students that I know.

Yes, BUT, there is no better place in Asia, compared to Thailand. Thailand is the best country in Asia.

There is NOWHERE on Earth, these days, that does not require AC. If you like it HOT, move to India. There exist quite a few studies to substantiate that sleep is optimal at around 16 to 18 degrees C.

Photo...PLEASE! Better than any bird photo you have, IMHO. Let's please see it, NOW! (Knowing you, I know that you dare to post this photo.)

Yes. I agree. One should ALWAYS buy an AC with the capacity to lower the room temp to below 20, even in the hottest of weather. For me and my bedroom, I can get the temp down to about 18 degrees C. However, of course, this takes time My bedroom AC has enough capacity that....if I were to turn it down to 16 degrees C, then the room goes to about 18. Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night, freezing. In the mornings, with the bedroom temp so low, 18, it's not easy to get out of bed knowing that one must brave the cold air in my bedroom. In fact, during this Hot Season, I have never been so cold at night. Good sleeping weather, though....

It's never too hot to trot in BKK. If you feel hot, then please turn on the AC. If the AC don't work, then turn on your fan. If the fan don't work, then sit on your balcony. If no balcony, then just imagine yourself on the South Pole, freezing to death....like... Scott and that other guy who died together... Don't fear the heat. Worse things could happen.

Hi Folks, For the desktop, at this moment in history, KDE on OpensSUSE, is probably the best thing that has happened to us during our lifetimes. Here is the thing: a. One must admit that, maybe 20 years ago, a Linux-based operating system for the desktop was mostly not within reach of most casual computer users. b. BUT, let me tell you: KDE, now, is great. And, particularly, openSUSE 15.x is even greater. c. I must admit that I was a bit hesitant to completely switch back to Linux, after having used Windows for the past few years. d. However, NOW, and with no reservations, I can recommend openSUSE Leap to almost anyone. It really works! e. For anyone switching from a Windows OS to Linux, for the desktop, it's BEST to opt for KDE. Don't choose any other GUI. f. At first, I had been a bit hesitant to completely DUMP Windows.... But now, after about a month on nothing but Linux Desktop, I am completely happy. g. By the way....when I said DUMP Windows, I did not mean DUMP in this way....of course.... h. NO! What I really meant was to: Take a BIG DUMP on Microsoft for its monopolistic history, throughout the past decades. Also, I meant to take a BIG DUMP on Steve ... What a Chrome-Dome nut case! Better to use Chromium, maybe.... https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/download-chromium/ i. So, anyway....what is the real PURPOSE of this Topic on this Linux forum? Yes, I do have a purpose. And, my purpose is to encourage anyone reading these words to NOT fear fear itself. I hope to encourage just TWO people to try openSUSE Leap 15.6.... And to GET RID of the Chrome-Dome type authoritarian influence in your lives. Yes, Folks.... You, too, can be free as me, now. If I can get free...then.... You can get free, too. I AM NEVER going back to Windows....FOR SURE..... You can download openSUSE 15.6....HERE: https://get.opensuse.org/ Do NOT be fooled by people like the Chrome-Dome, Steve, please! You will be far happier after you bite the bullet, and make the switch to SUSE..... Believe me. I just hope this Topic helps two people to get free. Best regards, and.... Still loving Linus, as much as I ever did.... Gamma Note: One Day, we will be free. One Day, MS will not have the stranglehold it now has on us. This is our hope. Even MLK knew the meaning of freedom..... My Dream, for the past 25 years, has been that Linux Desktop will have a 93% market-share in my lifetime. I have a dream. NOTE: Let us not forget the Power of Two, and the power of the Exponential Function.... If I can convince or encourage just two people to use openSUSE Leap, and those two can encourage two others...then....who know? Someday, all the world will be completely FREE of Microsoft!

Hi, This is an interesting piece of slang. a. Where does it come from? b. What does it mean to "sook at someone"? I have just spent some time searching on google search....and.... there is nothing which explains to be sooked at. c. I only know that sometimes, sook = suk. But, to suk at someone, or to sook at someone, I cannot find. So...then... Care to share? I am very interested. Tks!

Sure. And, absolutely, no slight intended towards your comment, or you. But, let's be clear. Confirmation Bias has NOTHING to do with your "being mistaken for a western sex tourist at bars", as you put it. a. Confirmation Bias b. Prejudice against you or sex tourists, or your being mistaken for a sex tourist A and B have very little in common. Please just stay on topic in this Topic. Thank you.