lordpeps

he probably did some hyperventilating before he dive under, trying to hold his breath longer. this lowers co2 in your blood, the build up of co2 is your warning sign to breathe . so while he ran out of o2, hisco2 didn't build up to tell him to come up. Well, that's one way brown outs happen.

i just went to central and bought some proper shoes at adidas store

no video of the snake running? that would be awesome to see

Takes all kinds.

A friend of mine on his very first trip to Thailand, was dropped off at the Chao Phraya Massage by a scamming taxi driver, just hours after his arrival.

Ended up marrying that girl.

Yep. Met his future Thai bride at a Bangkok massage parlour 6 hours after touchdown.

i''m not sure what's funny here? I think the majority of people meet their future spouse within a short time of going somewhere. I know this one kid met his future wife 20 mins after entering high school.

Obvious case of autoerotic asphixiation gone wrong. Maybe he didn't have a closet to do it in.

why should they be replaced every year? I have the same blankets now for 10 years and there's no wear on them. I even have 1 blanket that's 35 years old. So i don't see why they need to replace a blanket or get rid of them year after year.

So better trained traffic police checking bad drivers qualifications, addressing road issues, setting an example and catching illegal drivers.

Fines imposed more readably for bad driving or no licence.

Money raised put into better training and a higher test standard.

A basic road training/bike riding training course rolled out for all riders and school children.

Thailand's roads can be made safer. Just needs the government to take the lead.

Not going to change much.

Many morons know the dangers, yet they still take the risk.

Look at how many Thai electricians work.

Many Thai fishermen working on boats don't know how to swim !!

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I think the fishermen not being able to swim can pretty much apply worldwide.

I guess the Australian mine manager wasn't gonna support his kid if the mother lived in poverty and didn't think she could raise her well.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/14/world/asia/indonesia-earthquake/index.html?sr=fb1114earthquake1015pStoryLink

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck 150 kilometers (93 miles) north-northwest off the coast of Kota Ternate, Indonesia, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake struck at 10:31 a.m. local time at a depth of 47 kilometers (29.2 miles), according to the USGS.

No Pacific-wide destructive tsunami is expected, but "hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km (186 miles) of the earthquake epicenter," according to the National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The estimated time of arrival for the initial tsunami wave along Indonesia's coast is within the next six hours, the warning center said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it will update its warning within the hour.

i dunno, may or may not do something in phuket

everyone seems to be looking at this position as what do I have to gain from it, well not everyone needs money or a permit, for some this would be an excuse to get out of the house and maybe meet people, be social and not have to live at the bar to do it.

In an attempt to prevent the development of a sex trade industry similar to that of Thailand, sexual contact between a Lao national and foreigners is illegal unless the two have been married in accordance with Lao family law. In some cases, the Lao government may not recognize a legal marriage certificate from foreign countries, therefore it is prudent to register the marriage with the Lao embassy prior to entering Laos.

Foreigners who enter into a sexual relationship with a Lao national may be interrogated, detained, arrested and/or jailed. The Lao national can be jailed without trial. Lao police have confiscated passports and imposed fines of up to $5000 USD. As an attempt to enforce this rule, foreigners are not permitted to invite Lao nationals of the opposite sex into their hotel rooms.

maybe why you didn't see a red light district

There is still something happening, but at least at http://phukettuktuks.com/ there seems to be less news at the moment.

This was dated at 1st of October 2013. The previous report on that site was on April 2013. Maybe the site manager is not so much involved yet, or there has been a real change for the past months.

I see as soon as there are to Ozzies the 10 Thais scatter Lmfoa Brave souls indeed!

i think it was gun actually

I wouldn't want to travel with bad spirits either.

just letting Australia know that Mr Spiller likes ladyboys is all.oh and he was almost robbed

Doesn't Thailand accept the international driving licence?

he was prolly staying in the same room the whole time and no one went back to see if he came back

well, who really wants to let anyone know where they are. can't let the wives know where you really are

20-25k a month what kind of education does this tuk tukk guys have? = zero he should be making 10k not more then a fresh student out from Chula..

i have a high school education and drive a truck earning $100k + a year. the guy owns his tuk tuk, so i don't really see a problem with him earning a better the average wage. If i owned my truck, my earning potential would be alot higher and of course the risk of losing everything is there as well. I don't really have a problem with paying a fair price for a tuk tuk, but the protective attitude and the high charge for a short trip are more of an issue. even the motorbike taxis are more extreme then the tuk tuk. 8 years ago i paid 10 baht for a ride in patong. last year the guy asked for 200.

since when did it matter how many were in the vehicle. i've taken tuk tuk's by myself for the same price. on top of being charged 200 baht another time for a motorcycle taxi. when 5 years ago that motorcycle taxi would have been 10 baht.

i usually work 10 to 15 days straight. about 15 hours a day. then i'll get 3-4 days off. this is in canada. i've worked every stat holiday this year. as for time off, it's enough. if you're working, then you're not spending money. is there a light at the end of the tunnel. i suppose there is. i'll pay my bills save up. and maybe take a long vac. as for losing my job. lots of them out there.

well, i don't know why anyone would want to buy that plastic lid, when you can get a full face index for 1500 baht or so at the honda dealership. its what i had. might not reach snell ratings, but gotta be better then what most use.

Now, I challenge you, Sir, WHERE you have seen (Farang) girls/women in Thailand who take off their bikini's to sunbath nud_e, enabling attackers to strike (read: rape and murder them).

LaoPo

well i'm not entirely sure what you mean by this, but i've seen plenty take their tops off right on kata beach.

hmm, i only see rising prices

http://www.ngnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=108882&sc=503

Father of man killed in Thailand believes it should have 'red flag'

you could always work on making babies those weekends.