jdinasia

no issue? hmmmmm

For the more-Thai-than-thou in Sukhumvit I would advise getting a big gold Buddha amulet to show "oneness" with the local culture. Also loudly speaking in Thai whenever Farang tourists are in earshot to be distinguishable. That should do it.

lol .... I do get around tourists every so often, but I rarely speak loudly in Thai. I do wear a Buddhist amulet as well ... it is ceramic .. was a gift and am happy to wear it.

Exactly what is your issue Robi?

fasting as a means of dieting is not a good idea ... as a spiritual thing it can be very helpful though

wow! what about people that live in BKK on Suk ... that took the time to learn the language where we live?

I LOVE spending 600 baht a day on food And having enough cash not to cry about other people having more

I've seen dasa pretty busy ... they put their inventory online .. my friend buys 4k baht worth of books each trip (at least) so who knows

I'd like to see confirmation in Print that Suan Lum is closing ..... the rumors I heard before sad Feb ... then march ... then April .....

on Koh Samet ? always a songtheaw available

Feb 2007?

All of this is covered in other threads ... but good luck

I think the English language parts are totally unnecessary - we know how to drive safely, thanks.

As for the Thai parts... are you trying to change the way Thais have been driving for decades with this one post?

Ugh

Off to Kanchanaburi in the morning .... glad to be throwing water after gowing to temple ... and scincerely glad I am still young sprirted enough at 41 to truly enjoy this time of year!

wow ... a revival thread

1/2 a day's wages? for whom would that be 1/2 a days wages?

for a laborer? yes ... for a teen working at 7/11? yes ....

for my partner? He spends more on lunch daily .... And he's sitting behind a desk ... not rubbing the sweaty feet of some tourist

Kuthep asks EC to cut funds to Democrat, Chat Thai

Thai Rak Thai Party MP Kuthep Saikrachang Tuesday called on the Election Commission to cut funds to the Democrat and Chat Thai parties on the grounds that they were undermining democracy by blocking the election.

Kuthep said the authorities should investigate the election boycott by the two parties to determine whether they were guilty of electoral offences.

They should not be given funds normally allocated to support political parties, he said.

"We have evidence the two parties supported the mob that gathered to block candidates from small parties as they tried to register their candidacies ... and former Democrat MPs also joined the [anti-Thaksin] rallies," he said.

He had also learned Democrats planned to hold rallies in Yasothon and Khon Kaen at which incidents similar to the ugly scene in Chiang Mai late last month would be repeated, he said. At the rally in Chiang Mai senior Democrats were pelted with chairs and rotting fruit.

Source: The Nation - 12 April 2006

Was that a threat?

Suvarnabhumi Airport will pick the private sector to operate express bus services to central Bangkok

The service, to be called Airport Express (AE), will ply between Suvarnabhumi and four destinations in Silom, Witthayu, Bang Lamphu (บางลำพู), and Hua Lamphong (หัวลำโพง) Railway Station.

The Cabinet has also set as a guideline that AE buses must be new and equipped with standard facilities, space for luggage, and the closed-circuit television system. Prospective entrepreneurs to operate the service must have recognized capability in the field.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 12 April 2006

That's all fine and dandy uless you happen to live on Sukhumvit! Just another face saving ploy in light of no real official transport mode from that god forsaken wilderness.

I wonder how much it will cost the "Prospective entrepreneurs" to gain the contract? Another question springs to mind......Exactly what route will these new buses plan to take? The as yet unfinished expressway, or the gridlocked lower roads. The most importany question is, yep you guessed it....HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE??

for Silom and Wireless the busses will come in Bangna Trat and exit Rama4 I would guess ....

nope ... no more booze sales at hospitals .... gotta walk outside to buy your beer now

oh and 30% of the Capital city residents are going to Chiang Mai this week ....

Well........... They won't have to worry about some PAD rally blocking up the streets over the holidays in Chiang Mai. It's a beautiful old city with friendly people, you should visit there sometime it would do you good to see the upcountry area. Just don't wear your yellow Pad bandanna or they may drown you in the moat or chase you out of the province.

That's Sad that you think Chiang Mai'ians are violent killers and so reactionary!

But I would bet that ... actually LIVING here in Thailand that I have been to CNX much more recently than you have

But this Songkran I'll be positioned with a bottle of beer and my super-soaker in Kanchanaburi. (After having gone to temple first!)

OK ...... this may or may not have been discussed

If the roads are twice as full of people during Songkran break .... SHOULDN'T there be a 100% increase in traffic deaths just by sheer numbers?

Hmmm I'd say something about needing a new wallet now ... but the treehuggers would spank me!

That's funny!!!

Could read .... of the 50% that want to throw water at the former caretaker PM ... 70% would aim for his face ....

oh and 30% of the Capital city residents are going to Chiang Mai this week .... more than tripling the population of the province!

Am not 100% sure it was at that wat I met her (think it was ... but I most remember the Women in Buddhism Foundation sign .... and the Big chinese style Buddha.

Since the Thai sangha has a distinct leader seperate from sri lanka .....

Note my mention of Nakhon Pathom in my initial post ... (met the ordained Nun there 2 years ago ... on a long weekend out studying there and at the Thai MaeChi foundation and at Santi Asoke (Pathom Asoke community).

hel_l ... want to meet the sickliest group of people in Thailand ? .... (other than farang tourists?)

Spend time with IT Pros that go from server room to street to server room to street ..... hel_l even MY constitution couldn't hold up under that!

right

Just find the place with the cheapest beer that has AC near an International School