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December 5: "Food & Home For Monkey Park @ Phuket Project"

Despite the date, this is actually an ongoing project to help plant more trees up on Khao Toh Seh Park in Rassada (the one with all the TV broadcast antenna).

They are starting today by putting up ropes to allow people to access some of the steeper sections where the seedlings will be planted, mostly between viewpoints 5&6.

The name of the project in Thai differs radically from the English, simply stating that it is a tree planting project in honor of HM The King's birthday on December 5.

Groups involved are the OrBorJor, Satree Phuket School, the television stations with facilities on the hill, the Khao Toh Seh Hillwalkers Association, and the Monkey Feeding Group, which I never before knew existed.

Contact Ko Nong for more info @ 081-5389659 on how to purchase a seedling or larger tree.

I like this as a potential movie plot: great opening and who knows what could happen next...

It's a great spectator sport, and not just for leering purposes. I hope the weather over in Karon is better than the open faucet we have in Rassada now.

Update re: Sek Loso concert. (see post #150)

November 1: Sek Loso Concert @ Mazda Field (Phang Nga Rd, near Sea Horse Circle), 7:30pm.

Tickets 380 baht.)

I just called the sponsor ArrowMedia and they said that it is still on.

They don't know what happened to all the signs that had been put up advertising it.

The backup acts are: Neng (Y Not 7), Bae (I Rock) and Gop (Taxi).

We must be living in a golden age for Thai solo acts.

My wife tells me they are all legitimate stars in the Thai rock constellation.

"I just checked it out. It sounds like they put a gay meth-head in charge of the elevator music."

Quote reminds me of something my father said when the Beatles came out back in 62: "You call that long haired shit music?"

The thing that strikes me about this "drum & bass" (I just listened to a bunch on youtube) is there are plenty of instruments, certainly not just drum & bass.

Much better than some rap that's popular today. (I don't dislike rap music in general, just some of the words.)

Creativity is what's good. In this day and age, you don't have to be a musician to make music.

Just for historical accuracy, the Beatles did not have long hair in 1962.

Re: 'Creativity is what's good. In this day and age, you don't have to be a musician to make music.'

Herein lies the problem. One hundred years ago, if you wanted to enjoy music you had to learn how to play an instrument -- unless you were rich enough to (literally) 'pay the piper'.

When I was growing up there was definitely a 'generational bias' as to what constituted good music, but we are losing that along with the loss of musicianship -- and I think it is a great shame.

I suppose it is true that 'in this day and age you don't need to be a musician to make music', but I guess that depends on how you define the word 'music'. Technically speaking, anyone who creates music is a musician, right? But for me 'DnB' is a bit of a stretch.

Anyway, my comment "It sounds like they put a gay meth-head in charge of the elevator music" was off-the-cuff, tongue-in-cheek and based on three minutes of YouTube research -- not exactly a representative sample.

Maybe I am not taking the right drugs.

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http://www.vipboxsports.me/motorsports/95559/1/skysports-f1-:-skyf1-live-stream-online.html

There is an apparatus for reporting "negative" news (police radios, using rescue workers as reporters, etc) that does not exist for positive news. I think you will find most news editors on the island would love the chance to report something positive for a change, but they need to be made aware of it...

Drum and Bass? Why don't ya enlighten us all with a few youtube links to what you think are the pinnacle of this genre, which I have never heard of before.

Serious never heard of it?? Ain't my thing but a lot of ppl love it. Get on you tube search drum and bass will soon see

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I just checked it out. It sounds like they put a gay meth-head in charge of the elevator music.

Drum and Bass? Why don't ya enlighten us all with a few youtube links to what you think are the pinnacle of this genre, which I have never heard of before.

The fantasy solution would be to let the Burmese operate taxis, then they would be Super Cheap.

What happens if you forget to pay your phone bill?

I have a post-paid service, and AIS is pretty good at reminding me.

Have your bill automatically deducted from your Thai Bank account and not only will you not have to remember it but you won't have to go anywhere to pay it

I know that service is available, but I am kind of 'old school' in that respect -- and I don't really trust them with my bank details anymore than I do to provide a continuous power supply...

When I was paying my overdue PEA bill at their office about 6 months ago they were offering a [future] service to remind customers via text message if their bills were coming due, so I signed up.

Today I got my first text message reminding me, so I paid up at 7-Eleven by the deadline.

I happen to live near the PEA office, so paying late is not a big deal for me, but for people in other parts of the island this might be a useful service.

To sign up call the hotline 1129 and have your bill with the 10-digit user number ready to give to the operator.

They had an operator on-duty who spoke passable English when I called to see if it would actually work today.

I hope this will save some of my fellow TV members some hassles in the future.

The service is available nationwide.

November 1: Sek Loso Concert @ Mazda Field (Phang Nga Rd, near Sea Horse Circle), 7:30pm.

Tickets 380 baht.

Saw him at a small club in Bangkok about 5 years ago, broke out some Hendrix. That should be a good gig.

I do have a few concerns, however. There were a bunch of signs up around town advertising it that have since disappeared, though the main sign at the field is still there...I will have to get to the bottom of it and let you all know.

My other concern is whether or not it would be safe to take my daughter, age 8. She loves Loso, but I have been to other big outdoor concerts here that got out of control.

A third concern is the price: I can't remember the last time I had to pay for stage entertainment in Phuket! I always thought this was the upside to the fact that everything else here is overpriced.

FINALLY: (and with a view to staying on topic)

FC Phuket's last home match of the season is tonight against last-place Rayong.

Not much in it, really. Phuket is right at mid table and Rayong are gonna be relegated no matter what. The kickoff is earlier than usual, 5pm.

Congrats to AirForce United and PTT on their likely promotions..the third promo spot is still anyone's guess.

November 1: Sek Loso Concert @ Mazda Field (Phang Nga Rd, near Sea Horse Circle), 7:30pm.

Tickets 380 baht.

At least they kept the "trick" theme going at that location.

Extremely useful stuff...I am not sure I agree with the "pull an iron out of the fire" analogy in this case (which is a quote from a woman describing what it is like to live in Yala)...anyway, all the help very much appreciated.

Does anyone know the English equivalent of the Thai idiom แก้ผ้าเอาหน้ารอด

I am really stumped on this one...

any help much appreciated

I would be interested to know if there is any actual cultural or religious

significance attached to the fireworks in relation to "honoring" the

Chinese ancestors. Anyone?

I looked into that, but all I kept getting is that they are thought to be effective at warding off 'evil spirits' -- those not of ancestors, of course.

I don't believe they are meant to honor ancestors, but rather to protect the living against ill-intentioned souls.

I just bought beer from 7-Eleven, which tends to follow the rules, so I don't think there will be a problem. Personally, I think government's policies on alcohol sales are appalling, borderline retarded.

When it comes to catastrophic fires during monsoon season, Phuket takes the cake.

Fair enough, I understand your gripe.

Just a suggestion, I always have 2 copies of my passport and Thai DL in my wallet for just such occasions as this. The number of times I"ve been saved the grief by having them for such things as renting, changing ownership on a bike/car, all sorts of stuff, makes it worth the hassle.

I even carry a copy of my re-entry permit and visa as I was recently asked for this.

I don't feel like I want to carry around a briefcase full of documents with me everywhere I go, especially to a water park! That said, it won't be an issue for me as I never go to places with double pricing.

That said, my daughter went there with a school group and had rave reviews.

But the date shown on the Patong webcam image goes back to 2012...glad to see the Phuket Aquarium cam works well.

As I read this I am inside with the air-con on because the smoke outside is still so heavy here in Rassada. All of the chemicals from the auto accessories section are toxic, yet rescue workers in many cases aren't even dust masks, let alone respirators.

The Public Health Office should be monitoring the air quality and keeping the public informed.

Also, on most consumer items SuperCheap wasn't much cheaper than many of its competitors, but the attraction was the incredible selection they offered.

I can't believe it all went up in flames and I am still ingesting some of it into my body right now.

Still no mention anywhere of the environmental toll, which is horrendous. This is a Third World version of a nuclear bomb. I woke up my family last night when the toxic smoke column was approaching our house and we all slept down at Saphan Hin until the atmospheric conditions changed...