Deserted

Hi, is there a book that I can read to my child that tells stories of the life of Buddha? Pictures would help and I would prefer it to be in English.

Thanks

Oh dear what a great question. Fight for Thailand, my guess is most faangs in Thailand are here for the easy life, cheap booze, cheap women. Can I or any one else see the keyboard brigade putting their easy lives in danger. No way easy come easy go, and when it gets harder ?.....?..

Whenever I've asked it to people who wax lyrical about how much they love Thailand, I get the feeling 'the easy' life is the only reason why they are here. I too think most would say no yet in my opinion if you make somewhere your home and love it, you should be prepared to defend it, ot protect what you care about.

The OP should consider first which direction he would be ordered to point his gun.

Past performance suggests it won't be at some invading army.

And what is that supposed to mean?

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In theory I would, in practice I would be afraid to be sent on suicide missions by officers who hate farangs.

We would be the front line?

People do, I hear it all the time that Thailand is ''their' home. It's a serious question that I often ask such people and get a less than convincing answer along the lines of '...oh I don't know about that'.

I would btw

There's plenty of people who call Thailand their home so let;s cut to the chase with a hypothetical question. If Thailand was invaded and thus at war, and needed your help, would you join the army and fight for it if you could, or would you claim its not your country and leave it to the Thais?

Just wonderin'

Hi, does anyone know of a website I can use that has basic games for toddlers. I don't want my little one stuck in front of a screen for hours but something that they can play for a couple of minutes would be nice. After personal recommendation if possible.

tx

They are for pedestrians and the cars will stop if there's enough of you crossing. Much of the problem is the placing of them in the middle of long stretches of road where the cars will boot it, although as agreed, most will ignore them no matter where they are

I'm not asking for advice on how to shop and where, I'm asking for a shop that also has a good on-line store that I can look at first. If you don't know of one, save your posts for another post please.

Sorry, yes to clarify. It's a regular electronics store, selling notebooks particularly that has a website, so that I can decide before I buy. I want to buy in the store and not on line. i don't want to turn up without being able to see what's in the store first, I live far out of town, this is why.

thanks for all help so far

tx

Because I have to buy from Bangkok and I don't want to go half-way across town if I can avoid it. I am looking for a notebook I should point out and that the machine can be purchased in store.

Hi, I would like to find a store in Bangkok that has a good on-line site. I looked at banana.it yesterday and found the site to be very poor.

Could someone suggest a store, ideally a chain, which has a good website I can shop on line from.

tx

No smart phone and need to use video calling options, so that won't really work.

I am told that DTAC have an aircard called speedy. 7.2mps, which uses a dongle, that might work.

Hi all. I have moved into a new apartment. I doesn't offer any internet service and the owner said he has not plans to introduce one as its only a small complex. I have only signed a 3 month contract so I don't want to have a cable installed with true and opt for a longer term option.

What would be the best thing to do? I'm curious to know if dongles are used here and if so how much a month it is. I would be interested in using it around bangkok. Are there better short-term options?

tx

I thought Nisa in The Emporium (office complex) were pretty good.

Can I suggest that we create a 'Dire threads' category and that this be moved to it?

Is that pronounced

Die-er

or

Dee-ray?

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Die -er

crikey, there would be nothing left in General

You are right there, often avoid this category, and was quickly reminded why once more

Can I suggest that we create a 'Dire threads' category and that this be moved to it?

tx, much appreciated

Much appreciated

How can we say: His face lit up when he heard he could keep his job.

It is the idiom 'to see someone's face light up' that I am having trouble with.

tx

I don't think you can appraoch this topic so simply. Both places have a variety of options which you can tailor to suit your own needs. It is possible to live in Bangkok and be away from much of the traffic and noise if you want the best of both worlds, though that will usually involve some commuting.

I think you need to state what kind of person you are and what you want to do in your chosen location before others can make an informed decision rather than one that sounds like the result of a coin flip.