peterjohn

cnxforever

true story from the heart

loved it

how true of the rest of thialand

my wife swears she will not com back to live, but thia ruck thia

the story is so true of a lot or all third world countrys

but the people are so true to there country

not like the farang

there is a lot of talk about drugs in prisons and the use of mobile phones

well the answer is simple and I thought tailand had the answer

death to the drug dealers and no bull shit with lenghty trails (a fair trail) where lawerys make heaps

and if drugs found in the prisons or mobile phones then find the guard that helped get them in and put them in prison also

now we know it goes on not only in thailand but in every country in the world

lets not say the prisoners are corupt it is the system that is corupt

fix the system

what can you expect to pay for a pro or a caddy

Its great to see children learning not to just throw it out the window.

I wish they would teach australian kids the same(to recycle) but to be just they throw it in the bin but what they throw away could feed a thai family for a week.

My wifes first trip to au she looked at all the rubbish left on the footpath and wanted me to stop and take it all home.

she just could not believe it she thought had died and gone to heaven

traveled from perth to singapore /bkk two months ago

had to take out paper work out of brief case as it was 1kg over and put it in my carry on carry bag with 1shirt and 2 pairs of jeans as i have all my clothes here in thailand bag wieghed less than carry on. but brief case had my computer in it so would not send it as baggage

5 people from I dont know where were going to china and they had two heavy bags between them plus carry on two had to pay excess not only to singapore but to where they were going

cheap but you pay the extras plus you pay for your seat (if you are big you need a exit seat if not so big Arow is alright but I pity you if you get a regular seat on a long trip

if you want a beer then you pay top dollar they dont pay any tax on the drinks but you pay 5dollars per can

think twice

cheers

mark I think you are a bit rough or you have plenty of money or may be no children

they are not just animals and when you have to travel you just farm them out till you get home

It is not the children it is the stupid parents that some time dont control there children or may be dont plan there journey

my children behave better than some drunks (heavy drinkers) on the plane and demanding this and that

you sound like a past so called mate.

loves making them but after that lets move on

just a ass hole

the goverment in thailand really amuses me one day they do some thing really stupid the next they do some thing really responceable

if only they could get it right all the time (but if that happened every one would want to live here)

so what is the best

yes I think he is a brave man

if he is for real

good luck

I agree it is not the best city but new york is a long way behind it (wait 2 hours to get on the george washington bridge yes a great place to live)I think it is not a great place as every time I go there I have to deal with people that would not get a job in any other city.

yes it has a lot going for it if you are related to some one.

but if you dont like it get out (if you can'nt stand the heat get out of the kitchen)

he certainly did damage to tot but they dont seem to have tryed to recover

it just amazes me to see what can be got away with in this country

a country that is so butiful but let be raped by crimnals

"...that indicate gross negligence on the part of the main contractor."

As expected really.

In fairness, most of the new projects and PTT constructions around Maptaphut seem to be of a high construction and safety standard. This is just as well, seeing as their is a lot of potentially very dangerous plant being built.

Although there is a lot of counterfeit and fake plant / equipment coming in from China. This is where a lot of main contractor companies make money on a project....

tawp what have you got to say in regard to the gas explosion in australia(karratha wa) where it has put thousands out of work lucky no lifes were lost but it was just luck

Ok guys we do this adn the headline will read Thousands of Busses Head to Bangkok to Deport Farrangs.

Lets never forget who is in charge and it sure ain't us

this is not a thai thing it is a world problem thailand is coming of age and it is nearing a turn in cultor (my be not a good thing)but the higher the price of fuel the more the gov. gets over 50%goes to the gov. I think it is time gov. took a cut world wide.

27 youths in one room all of them on yabba and 16 to 23 in age anyone know what will happen to them?

They will be held for up to two days at the police station before going to court were they will be given a 45 day sentence (they could get bail and serve this time attending the probation office, but very unlikely), then after that they will either be released to attend 4 months at a clinic or another 120 day sentence at a military camp before serving another 2 months probation, if they complete this with success they will then get 1 years aftercare at the probation office were they will have to attend once every 3 months to see how there getting on. If they fail to stay clean there <deleted>.

Well they are not as fcuked as I thought they would be

Maybe not, but there treatment will be very harsh, say there put in klong prem they will get beatings, have there stuff stolen, won't be suppilied with ant tooth brush soap ect. Theres even rape. Its pretty harsh, some of them will have there familys vist who may not have a lot of money and decide to buy there loved one goods from the shop only for the loved ones never to see the goods as there be stolen by the gangs who run it. Theres no such thing as human rights in these place's regardless of the crime. Thai on Thai treatment is awful.

. Blood donors are asked if they are homosexuals and female donors will also be asked if they have had sex with men from countries that have high incidence of Aids cases.

Interesting since a USAID report suggests otherwise:

In 2005, more than 40 percent of new infections were among women, the majority of whom were infected through intercourse with long-term partners. Violence and a low level of condom use due to women's inability to negotiate safe sex are factors responsible for the spread of HIV among this group. Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Thailand has

declined, the epidemic has moved to the general population, and there is a greater need to match prevention efforts with recent changes in the epidemic.

USAID pdf document can be found here: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_healt...and_profile.pdf

You have to understand why they ban these people before you jump up and down

when they test blood to make sure it is safe they put it in a batch and test several donors at the same time

if the test comes back taited then they throw the whole lot out

in some countrys they test 6or 7 at a time

how many do they test at a time in thialand

lot of waste

cheers

peter

I guess I do not consider the US a "barbarian" country. Takes a lot more to make a barbarian country than having the death penalty. To say that the US should be considered a barbarian country like Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran is just a slam on the US.

jstumbo

you sound like a one eye person that can see no wrong

usa is barbarick as that is the way people are treated there they have the dearh sentence and people suport it

but as a person that visits that country and when i was lost was dragged from the car and throwen to the ground with a gun in my head

and when it was all over and it settled down I asked whitch way I had to go I was told that he wasnt a f,,,,,en road map and drove of with out so much as kiss my ass

if it such a good place why leave it

dont be one eyed

I feel sorry for you guys and gals from that part of the world

we here in aussie just walk in to a post office and it is all over in ten minutes

and told to enjoy your trip

but we are gradully catching up to you so I suppose it will change because big brother said so

every day at about 6pm internet drops out

we live in nong nakum out side udon thani

and every day at about 6>6.30 pm the internet drops out

we have ADSL spoke to TOT and they will not have a bar of it and told me that it was my router

then told me I didnt know what I was doing spoke with others and they seem to believe TOT and spent money to have there coputers fixed to no avail

I just give up

but still pay every month as it cost me more to get out of contract

just hope it gets better

any thoughts

thanks peter

I have the router set up to "connect automatically as required" it is the same make of router and computer that I use in the UK in the UK the router stays connected for months without needing to be reconnected I was just wondering if it should be the same in Thailand

I live in nong nakum out side udon thani I have adsl and at about 6pm every day my internet drops out I have had stories that the cable has been cut to the fact that my router is no good to I dont know what i am doing

never the problem of tot any thoughts on this

I know it is a problem with tot as other people in the village have the same problem but accept that it is there computer problem and not tot

didnt they just pocket, err i mean spend, 70 million baht to restart dmk ?

One or two airports

it doesn't matter but just get it right on how to get from one to the other

caught the bus from S to DM and bus driver to my self and my thia wife that he could nly drop us at train station and we had to walk over the over head bridge to get to the domestic airport

we new it had been closed since airport closed

only in thialand

I dont sound critical but why dont you look at farming 5 rai and teach your family to grow quality produce and look at a export market small crops are hard work but the returns are great

plus you dont wait 12months for a return

there are some great markets around

I used to earn one million dollars of 10 acres

and export to new zealand /singapore

if you want to know more will inform you further

ratcatcher you made a good point but you missed the point look at the chain of resonsibility the parents are just as much to blame as the owners of the park

trust me I dont condone what happened but people need to take more responsibilty for there actions

when they do things will sadly start to turn around and become westernised

not a good thing but if they mean to inprove there life style it must happen

Mason 45

I know how you feel not every one wants to come and live in australia

like you I travel back and forward to au and had the same thing put to me but I spoke with head bloke and explained and he was very understanding and we are entitled to tourist visas for our wives

she is a tourist not a permament visitor

as long as she doesnt break any rules she is fine

if she was a celb she would not be chalenged but every one assumes just a poor farm girl looking for money

happieness does not come in to the picture

good luck and happy new year

I think it is just like putting locks on a door it only inconveniece the honest ones

then who would bust there arse to see bush

are we not lucky that we dont have to sit a exam to speak thai before we are allowed to live in thailand

my wife can not speak english and I cant speak thai but we are happly married and have been for a long time and live in a situation where we are together twenty four hours a day

I am a truck driver and she travel with me all over australia

no it is just more gov. bull shit

Every one seems to think that Thailand consists of the lower prtion of Thailand what is happening in the north east