RayWright

In UK Tabloid speak it's called a 'sh!t sandwich'. Good news, or a media grabbing headline in the morning to get everyone talking, then release the bad news for the Lunchtime news, which most people don't follow, then follow up with a 2nd good news or media grabbing event for the evening news. In effect the midday announcement gets burried. Classic example would be Jo Moore who was a special advisor in the last Labour Government who capitalised on the phrase "good day to bury the (bad) news" when the 9/11 atrocities happened in the US. It took 5 months before she was sacked.

You mean this Ronnie?

Downtown Jontien currently 151. Good news a spectacular sunset is underway.

You could always try Jamacian Viagra. A mixture of Dorset Muesli, Guinness and milk. Google it if you don't believe me.

Found a 1080p version of the 1985 BBC series Edge of Darkness. Had a VHS copy for years, but picture quality totally naff. So much so it was pointless watching it. At the shooting scene at the beginning practically wore the tape out trying to freeze frame the image to see who the shooter was. Clear as day on the digital version! Music is by Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen. Great haunting guitar by EC. Remember him playing tracks from Edge of Darkness when he did his residency at the Royal Albert Hall in 1990 with Michael Kamen conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Stars Bob Peck, with a young Joanne Whalley as his daughter. Also Tim McInnerny, aka Captain Darling from Blackadder 4. With Joe Don Baker as the Amercian. (Trivial fact, Joe has played both a baddie and a goodie (x2) in 3 James Bond movies). That's my pre-movie experience for the next 6 days sorted.

UK not recommended due to all the floods.

Why do they call him Trigger? Does he carry a gun. Nah, it's because he looks like a horse.

@Highball is spot on with the home made video approach. Best ways to learn a language is Saturation Technique and Cognitive Recognition(CR). So for Saturation, include things like listening to English radio and watching the news, suggest something like Tim Newton Today (TNT) as only 10+ minutes daily, so if she watches Thai TV news bulletin then ties in with CR. When crash coursing a language for business, then living in the actual country is highly beneficial. (Not applicable in your case). Also watching Thai movies with English Subtitles. As a teenager learning French use to read Tintin, Lucky Luke and Astérix comics in French, so not just the basic "La plume de ma tante" you get in French text books. Improves vocabulary and also gives you a more conversational approach. For basic steps, start with numbers before alphabet, easy to relate to as Thai's use the same Arabic numbering system. Also she needs a basic Thai-English pocket sized dictionary. Another top-tip is fridge magnets letters or a white/black or cork board. Useful for leaving simple instructions which she can confirm back on. There use to be a book and course ( video) called English in 750 words, not sure if still exists, but was a big success in the London based language schools in the 80's / 90's.

Hello Dave.

It's my dyslexic spell checker. Most probably created by D Trotter Industries of Peckham.

Bum gun, luxury. When I was a lad, it was a squat toilet, ie a hole in the ground, with a bucket of water with a label for administrating the water. We use to dream of toilet paper.

If I don't recognise the number, then either answer in a foreign language, French, Spanish or Italian. Confuses them no end. Else put on my best DJ voice and say, "Hi, you're through to Bob live on air, go ahead caller...".

The French and Spanish are trying to get this changed as they've lost out big time with the Brit Retirees since Brexit. The EU doesn't move quick, so maybe in a couple of further years.

Just spent the last year watching every single Top Gear (240) episodes since the Jezza & Hamster relaunch in 2002 with Capt. Slow joining at the start of Season 2 (2003). Plus the complete The Grand Tour series (46 episodes). An episode a night before a movie. Interesting the early reports on EVs and especially on Hydrogen cars.

To me he was best as Doyle in The Professionals back in the mid '70s to early '80s. Having said that, on stage as Elvis Presley in Alan Bleasdale's "Are you Lonesome Tonight", he was absolutely brilliant.

Hilton King Exec Premium Ocean Front room, B&B rate will set you back 56,500 for 3 days. Sleeps 3, so you can bring an extra friend! Jacuzzi on the balcony overlooking the beach.

We only have a single night time security guard. Occasionally give him a packet of 20 B&H as a thankyou. He's very appreciated. Plenty of wai's.

To misquote Tom Cruise, "Show me the photo".

Having had the odd pint with the ex barrow boy, what you see is what you get with Greg. If this allegedly has been going on for a while, the the failure to react must be at the feet of the numerious producers of the various TV shows. Mind you, the production company behind MasterChef is Shine TV, founded by Elizabeth Murdoch in 2001, whose dad was no slouch when it came to promoting leud images and behaviour. Shine was merged into Endermol in 2014, hardly an icon of righteous programming.

Cheesy maggots. Aka:-

As @RayC says, the initial arrival location isn't France, and by EU law they can be sent back to their initial point of EU entry. However the French don't. The UK is no longer part of the EU, however their embarkcation point is France, so technically all it takes is UK to pass the same law. However the wokeraty would be coughing over their bowl of breakfast Quinoa and smashed avocado on toast if such a thing became reality, yet they'll all say no to offering temporary accommodation to any that land. The Rwanda initiative had legs, and the numbers of boat people arriving did fall. Yet as soon as the objectors started creating a scene, so the initiative was held up in red tape the numbers were back and increasing. Ironically the Germans are looking to adopt the Rwandan idea and take advantage of the investment the UK made building the accommodation, schools, hospitals etc to house them. To stop them it needs a strong deterrent, but with politics so woke, it won't happen.

Ah, remember it well. "French lessons by Mademoiselle Amélie. Flat 2A". That's how us Brits learnt our foreign languages.

If Pattaya was a world class resort, then Beach cleaning would be done daily at least as standard. Same for Jontien and the beaches further south. Obviously it isn't otherwise the council would be making a big deal of their prestigious Beach Cleaners.

Use your dining room table, lay down a couple of towels, or better still get an air-bed / lilo and throw a towel over it. As to the masseuse, just join ThaiFriendly. Simples.

I'm obviously not asking the right questions, as the few times I've travelled from Phrom Phong (Green) to Phra Ram 9 (Blue) I've been made to buy 2 different tickets/tokens at 2 different Ticket Offices to make the journey, same on the way back. Plus there's an open air walk along the street whilst making the connection (Asok / Sukhumvit). Once when I travelled to Icon Siam that was 2 changes and 3 different ticket/tokens, again repeated on the return leg. Hardly integrated.