Torrens54

There have to be clouds in the sky in order for them to be seeded. No clouds.................no rain. Right now here in Phichit area we have clear blue skies and we haven't seen seedable clouds for a long while.

Errr, no CLOUDS but plenty of SMOG over Chiang Mai at times. Perhaps a good dose of Thainess and some rainmaking stuff will produce a few drops.At least enough to make up for what will again be WASTED over Songkran.

The Thai Government introduced a Health Insurance scheme for Expats.

Admittedly, the Premiums were probably too low BUT it worked very well for 12 Months before the current Government Ditched the scheme,

leaving us high and dry.

"Thai govt scrambles to contain wildfires and haze"

Also in related news, "Thai DDC scrambles to eradicate Aedes dengue outbreak"

It seems that the word for the day at NTT is scrambles.

Thailand could very well become, The HUB of Scrambles !

Any truth to the suggestion she is trying to get the Chairman of KOREAN AIR to adopt her?

She'd be a wunnerfull playmate for his other daughter.

Not only the fading smile but not even a Thank You!

Used to be very impressed with the Check-out staff at both RIMPING and MAKRO. Always got a "Thai" Thank you at both places.

My wife has commented over the past week on the lack of any such courtesy at either RIMPING Airport or MAKRO Hangdong.

Both places, she (my wife who is Thai) was very polite to the staff but when they handed her the receipt at the end of the transaction there was... NOTHING!

JUST A SIGN OF THE TIMES EH?

Rather doubt that many people now-a-days would even know what a Traveler's Cheque is.

Should we "Flag" this and send it off to the Guinness Book of Records?

A young prominent Thai Actor recently died of DENGUE Fever in Bangkok.

He suffered for several weeks, they even amputated a foot where he had been bitten but he eventually died, despite the very BEST Medical Care available.

A family friend in Chiang Mai also contracted it but she was lucky and has survived it.

Suggest you take all possible precautions,

Maybe the money can be diverted from the Rice Subsidy?

Maybe he awoke from a terrible nightmare in which he found himself taking a Bath for the second time in a week and it was just

......all too terrifying for him.

Wow! A gay hotel/brothel in a 'gated community'. Who woulda thunk it?

Some guys have all the luck...

They must be doing a roaring trade for the 'manager' to allow it--wonder what his cut is

Famous old saying: "The Johns get the MEAT and the Pimps get the GRAVY."

... think about it!

Are there any signs of the current Government reintroducing the FERANG Health Insurance Scheme?

Even at a higher price than was offered under the "Previous" Government, it would be preferable to what we have now.. ZIPO!

Tax on income etc????

See a good lawyer first .

Is there any such creature here?

Gee, for a moment, I thought they were going to re-introduce the Health Insurance Scheme for FERANG.

You know, the one that ran for One Whole Year and was then Ditched by the Wonderful, Democratic, Happiness-spreading Junta.

I would also set a maximum age, to avoid to much conservative votes and not to end up with a elderly government.

Ah yes and while we're at it, why not just bring in compulsory Euthanasia for everyone, on their 60th Birthday?

Hope they can keep everything DRY.

For the second time in recent months THAI POST has delivered WET, SOGGY material.

This time, it had been re-packed in a Plastic Thai Post Envelope but the Card and a Calendar were WET and MUSHY.

RIP Young Lady.

Have to wonder if she even rode a bike at home?

So many come here and think ANYONE can jump on a motorbike/scooter and ride safely off into an Adventure Holiday.

Only to finish up maimed or dead.

I have a REAL PAPER Version of his book, "The Love Beach." bought it on line in Australia several years ago.

If you haven't read it, suggest you do. Very funny. Although I did spend a little time in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) and he based the book on that part of the South Pacific so maybe I can "see" the characters from the book in my mind's eye.

Just don't come here looking for SEX or DRUGS and you should be okay. Much like anywhere else, if you invite trouble....

You'll have no difficulty in finding it.

....a very lonely place after all....

...not what many of us ever imagined or expected.....

.....if......old.........sick..........broke.....unfortunately nobody will give you the time of day....

....sorry for you dear....

Sadly, you are quite right. If you get sick, towards the end of your days and you don't have High Priced Health Insurance, you don't have any

great prospects. The FERANG Health Cover, for what it may have been worth has been ditched, so "Frail Ferang Beware!"

May this Dear,Brave Soul Rest In Peace.

Bit of a strange post....... I would say that during your time here, you haven't learned the trait of live and let live. I don't read in your post where any Thai or Buddhist asked you to intercede on their or all Buddhists behalf, and to quiet the guy. You just sound like you jumped in where , as a visitor in this country you could better use your manners. If someone asked you for help, then give it, if not, then it would appear that it was none of your business..... As you wrote, you confronted the guy, who wasn't directing his whatever towards you..... If you have plans to spend more time here, please learn more about their culture and less imposition of yours on the people you encounter here. Just some kind advice from someone who has been here for a few years. Do enjoy your time in Chiang Mai.

Good for you "Gonzo."

We have a number of members of a Christian group living in our village.

They also have an Office here and they are a great bunch of people, We've owned a house here for many years but recently we acquired a puppy and I've started taking her for a walk to the basketball court and swimming pool area where I have met some of these folks and their kids.

They are simply, nice people !

One couple live only two doors away, they also are polite, never try to push their religion and they keep the house looking well cared for.

What more can I ask?

Suggest you take the kind advice offered above and mind your own business!

Gee, just a bit too late. Killed one in the kitchen last night.

Don't get many, in fact over the past 5 years since we returned, have only had maybe 3 or 4 of them.

Get a polish bird, they look much better.

Naa... had a few Polish Birds in Oz. The father of one of them even fought alongside a former Pope in the Resistance in WW2... but I digress...

Thai Girls are BEST.

That'll keep me sweet with my wife and our daughter.

...and what about an Affordable Health Care Fund for the Long Suffering, constantly paying FERANG?

If all the FERANG pack up and go home for treatment, THAILAND will go broke without the weekly pay-for-everything,

get NOTHING in Return, FERANG!

Im surprised things like this dont happen more often. Imagine if you gf had sex with 500 men a year...................lol. Yes i know it just a job...but still.

Maybe she either didn't give him HIS CUT....or... she always had a Headache when she came home from work?