hyperion

A Thai butthurt over what they know is true? Who'da thunk?

You should see them try to pour champagne at any of the big Thong Lor clubs. Even with a bottle of Dom they'll pour it out like whiskey.

Had a bottle of Dom at the 4 Seasons. The wait staff opened the bottle before they put it on ice... needless to say we got the manager and requested a new bottle. Don't wanna know who's paycheck that came out of. Best to just keep the bottle away from the wait staff.

Orrrr you could have just bought a wireless router and hooked it up to your existing LAN internet connection rather than share a hotspot with who knows how many others. Security risks with that, too.

The question is why didn't she exit the cab respectfully when he refused to take her. What a dingbat. It's not like he's obligated to take her. He's running a business and needs to earn a proper buck.

If a taxi stops for you, they're legally bound to take you wherever you want (within reason, of course).

Dear Hyperion,

Cut from your last post to get past the 'too many quotes' protocol:

".... No I'm not in support of the crazy real hazing that takes place globally. I know hazing is a big issue, and I know it should be looked at more carefully. I don't like the idea of hazing. I can't recall ever being hazed, but I was bullied often as a kid and it sucked. Hazing is barbaric, nasty, and I'd like to see more punishments for it.

Anywho, I'll just take it that you just misunderstood me/misread what I was trying to say."

I say again, you seem to have changed you attitude mis stream, and no I didn't misunderstand what you wrote.

If your going to contribute to these threads (your absolute right) then maybe you should think a bit more before you write.

I ask you again, how would you react if one of your children (at about 18 years old) was murdered or maimed by one of these barbaric and criminal actions?

I'm not sure if you would actually expect anyone to say anything other than horrible.

I'm also confused as to what my change in attitude was. So if you can point out what you mean, I'll take a look at it and clear it up.

Also, I know in my first post I made the mistake that I thought the post author mentioned hazing in the Facebook post, which I went back and re-read and it didn't mention hazing in there, so I'm sorry for that. It was the commenters and the editorial that brought that up and not the actual ASEAN Community admin's post.

We don't need to resolve to personally attacking anyone here. I don't know you. You don't know me. "Can't we all just get along?"

Cheering = Hazing? Da fug did I just read?

I'm not sure if many posters here have actually been to a Thai university as a student and done this cheering. It certainly isn't hazing and I think that idiot of an admin needs to learn a little bit more English. The way he worded it would make anyone not integrated in the student culture out here not understand what exactly is going on.

None of those students are forced to do their "boom" cheers. No one is even forced to be at the ceremony. This is not hazing. And it is extremely fun! Everyone that goes has a great time, and yes, it brings students, new and old together and with a ton of spirit. I've met some of my best friends at these things. If you don't want to be at this ceremony, you don't have to be. Bullying... psh.

I agree that overall the Thai universities do a piss poor job preparing their students for whats out there. I did a year at Webster University, then a year at Bangkok University. Webster I spent at least an hour or two on homework and studying a day. I spent maybe an hour per semester preparing for tests because it was just at a much lower level. It was great fun, though, and I met a lot of neat and creative people.

Thai university culture is very interesting when you get into it. I missed out the whole US college kegger beer pong party culture, but I don't think I mind. There was always something going on in campus in BU, things to do, great people, students and teachers to mingle with. Cheering squad, sports days, culture trips - and the female attire who could forget! Haha.

All in all, the Page posted used poor wording and got highly misunderstood. I don't think he understood that hazing is typically not a word with a positive resonance. People focused on that word rather than doing their research and it got blown out of hand.

Well, overall that's your opinion which your entitled to, and which seems to be based on your experience at one university.

Thailand does actually have more than one university. My Thai son went to a Thai uni (no name) where these 'ceremonies' were totally and absolutely banned and students were well informed that any attempts by students to conduct any form of such cermonies either on or off campus would mean instant severe shaming, publication of photos, and instant officially recorded dismissal.

Why? Because of a previous violent death (held under water until drowned). The perpetrators all pleaded that it was tradition and just an accident, therefore all OK. They actually went to jail.

Several others in this thread have said that non-attendance just delayed the hazing.

I agree that hazing is a serious problem, not just isolated to Thailand, but as a global issue (I know I hear a lot more in the news about sexual misconduct and deaths due to hazing in the US than I do here, and I'm sure it happens everywhere). But that image and the post - there is no hazing. I just don't get where that got pulled out of thin air.

What's going on in the Facebook post is a simple traditional ceremony that I'm 99% sure the younger students organized themselves. It's completely optional, no one is forced to be there and no one is forced to cheer. I'm super confused on how a "traditional" cheering ceremony got spun around into a hazing act. They might be encouraged to go by their friends and peers, but no one is dragged by their collar to these events. No one is penalized by not going. It just blows my mind how one could take that post and turn it into something so negative and the polar opposite of what is really happening. It also has nothing to do with SOTUS or hazing or blah blah.

It's simply the same as at an American graduation ceremony where you cheer on your friend as their name is called to pick up a diploma.

Suddenly changed your opinion?

Suddenly it's just about cheering whilst your friend picks up his diploma.

If death or serious injury happens, regardless of what country, regardless of so called 'traditions' etc etc., it is NOT OK. How can it be OK?

You might like to put yourself in the shoes of the parents and other family members of the youngsters who have been murdered and maimed by these acts.

Would you be willing to just brush it aside aside, with a 'maiphen rai, just some innocent traditional fun?'

Huh?

I was comparing the cheering on the graduates in the Facebook post to cheering on graduates as is typically acceptable at US graduation ceremonies. Neither is hazing and I am surprised the people on Facebook thought this was hazing. As the cheering is an optional activity. The graduates don't force the junior students to cheer them on as they graduate. If they did, it would be hazing. I've taken place in these cheers, and been to several other graduation events at Chula, ABAC and Bangkok University for friends graduations where junior students will cheer off their seniors. It is not a forced upon event. No one is told they have to be there or suffer consequences, and if they were, they'd have a hell of a time trying to get thousands of students to do it at once. Usually its just a small group of students, student council, cheering squad, etc. There is no harm done to anyone, everyone is cheery, happy, joyful, having fun, and certainly no one is being forced which is where there would be a problem.

This was my experience from when I cheered of senior students at BU.

Friend: "Hey Justin! Let's go cheer off the seniors!"

Me: Oh! Okay. Sounds cool! Let's go.

*Does the cheer*

Claps and wais and thank yous from and to everyone. Just a very joyous moment, and no one was hazed into doing it. If a senior grabbed me and told me I had to do it if I want to be a good junior or suffer the "consequences", I'd punch him in the <deleted> and stick his head up his arse if he still wants to be able to walk when he grabs his diploma.

I'm just confused how people pulled hazing out of the Facebook post. That is all. I just don't see these cheers as hazing, because no one is being forced, its a positive activity, and there is no harm done to anyone. And did I mention how in this particular instance, it's not hazing? Being forced to cheer/bullied into cheering, or being bullied if you choose not to cheer = hazing. These graduation cheers are not forced activities by any body in the universities, simply fun celebrations and send offs put together by the cheering students for the graduating students which equals not hazing in my books.

No I'm not in support of the crazy real hazing that takes place globally. I know hazing is a big issue, and I know it should be looked at more carefully. I don't like the idea of hazing. I can't recall ever being hazed, but I was bullied often as a kid and it sucked. Hazing is barbaric, nasty, and I'd like to see more punishments for it.

Anywho, I'll just take it that you just misunderstood me/misread what I was trying to say.

Cheering = Hazing? Da fug did I just read?

I'm not sure if many posters here have actually been to a Thai university as a student and done this cheering. It certainly isn't hazing and I think that idiot of an admin needs to learn a little bit more English. The way he worded it would make anyone not integrated in the student culture out here not understand what exactly is going on.

None of those students are forced to do their "boom" cheers. No one is even forced to be at the ceremony. This is not hazing. And it is extremely fun! Everyone that goes has a great time, and yes, it brings students, new and old together and with a ton of spirit. I've met some of my best friends at these things. If you don't want to be at this ceremony, you don't have to be. Bullying... psh.

I agree that overall the Thai universities do a piss poor job preparing their students for whats out there. I did a year at Webster University, then a year at Bangkok University. Webster I spent at least an hour or two on homework and studying a day. I spent maybe an hour per semester preparing for tests because it was just at a much lower level. It was great fun, though, and I met a lot of neat and creative people.

Thai university culture is very interesting when you get into it. I missed out the whole US college kegger beer pong party culture, but I don't think I mind. There was always something going on in campus in BU, things to do, great people, students and teachers to mingle with. Cheering squad, sports days, culture trips - and the female attire who could forget! Haha.

All in all, the Page posted used poor wording and got highly misunderstood. I don't think he understood that hazing is typically not a word with a positive resonance. People focused on that word rather than doing their research and it got blown out of hand.

Well, overall that's your opinion which your entitled to, and which seems to be based on your experience at one university.

Thailand does actually have more than one university. My Thai son went to a Thai uni (no name) where these 'ceremonies' were totally and absolutely banned and students were well informed that any attempts by students to conduct any form of such cermonies either on or off campus would mean instant severe shaming, publication of photos, and instant officially recorded dismissal.

Why? Because of a previous violent death (held under water until drowned). The perpetrators all pleaded that it was tradition and just an accident, therefore all OK. They actually went to jail.

Several others in this thread have said that non-attendance just delayed the hazing.

I agree that hazing is a serious problem, not just isolated to Thailand, but as a global issue (I know I hear a lot more in the news about sexual misconduct and deaths due to hazing in the US than I do here, and I'm sure it happens everywhere). But that image and the post - there is no hazing. I just don't get where that got pulled out of thin air.

What's going on in the Facebook post is a simple traditional ceremony that I'm 99% sure the younger students organized themselves. It's completely optional, no one is forced to be there and no one is forced to cheer. I'm super confused on how a "traditional" cheering ceremony got spun around into a hazing act. They might be encouraged to go by their friends and peers, but no one is dragged by their collar to these events. No one is penalized by not going. It just blows my mind how one could take that post and turn it into something so negative and the polar opposite of what is really happening. It also has nothing to do with SOTUS or hazing or blah blah.

It's simply the same as at an American graduation ceremony where you cheer on your friend as their name is called to pick up a diploma.

Cheering = Hazing? Da fug did I just read?

I'm not sure if many posters here have actually been to a Thai university as a student and done this cheering. It certainly isn't hazing and I think that idiot of an admin needs to learn a little bit more English. The way he worded it would make anyone not integrated in the student culture out here not understand what exactly is going on.

None of those students are forced to do their "boom" cheers. No one is even forced to be at the ceremony. This is not hazing. And it is extremely fun! Everyone that goes has a great time, and yes, it brings students, new and old together and with a ton of spirit. I've met some of my best friends at these things. If you don't want to be at this ceremony, you don't have to be. Bullying... psh.

I agree that overall the Thai universities do a piss poor job preparing their students for whats out there. I did a year at Webster University, then a year at Bangkok University. Webster I spent at least an hour or two on homework and studying a day. I spent maybe an hour per semester preparing for tests because it was just at a much lower level. It was great fun, though, and I met a lot of neat and creative people.

Thai university culture is very interesting when you get into it. I missed out the whole US college kegger beer pong party culture, but I don't think I mind. There was always something going on in campus in BU, things to do, great people, students and teachers to mingle with. Cheering squad, sports days, culture trips - and the female attire who could forget! Haha.

All in all, the Page posted used poor wording and got highly misunderstood. I don't think he understood that hazing is typically not a word with a positive resonance. People focused on that word rather than doing their research and it got blown out of hand.

It's being reported that the aircraft crashed-landed in foggy conditions, short of the single North-South runway, on a road. There is a tar road leading to the airport almost parallel and on the extended centreline – Google Earth. As far as I can gather there are next to no navaids at Heho, only a single NDB, probably not in line with the runway and useless for a bad weather approach. Sounds like they should not have attempted what was likely a below-minima landing without the runway being clearly visible. Maybe; there's always a maybe...

Correct - single NDB a couple of hundred metres from the airfield http://airportnavfin...m/airport/VYHH/

If the fog reports are true it makes sense. Guess we will hear more as news comes to hand.

That'd be from the center point, or wherever they are indicating the airfield at. I'm 99.9% positive the NDB is located on the lands of the airfield. http://www.ourairports.com/navaids/HHO/Heho_NDB_MM/#lat=20.7427005767822,lon=96.7929992675781,zoom=19,type=Satellite

Not going to speculate too much on the cause of the crash and no need to until someone speaks up. Either some crazy pilot error or a total engine flame with not enough glide to get the plane home.

A little surprised on how a motorcyclist didn't see/hear a 30 ton aircraft in time to avoid it. Rest in peace to him and the child on board.

Well done. Creating machines inacpabale of independant thought that respond only to command inputs. You are role models for the entire country.

They're programmed to complete dynamic tasks, compete in "robotic sports" like football and what not, and kind of left to run wild on their own without direct input. They'll be the future of robotic engineers and programmers, and it's one more step forward towards autonomous artificial intelligence.

I wonder if it will be anything like Webster. Webster is a great university that want the American treatment (without the frat parties... only 200 - 300 undergrad students), but it was pretty expensive at $13000 USD per year. Also, the location out in Hua-Hin/Petchaburi is pretty boring for most people under the age of 30. We had some top notch American teachers, though, and unlike my stay at Bangkok University Inter, I felt like I was actually learning something. I only ever completed my general degree courses and dropped out to focus on opening my own business, but the international school is a good idea, so long as it is properly staffed. The only Thai teachers we had at Webster were the ones teaching computer science, Photography and Thai.

Study at an international university if there are any such courses. I knew some 30 - 40+ year old guys studying at Bangkok University when I was studying there. 4-8 hour commitment per week, but made a lot of friends and learned a little to. You are required to take 4 classes per semester at BUIC.

I do a bit of consulting here and there, but now I've got a client coming to Thailand that wants to talk here. I basically need a small meeting room where we can work that I can rent on a daily basis. All I need is a strong internet connection for a few PCs and a projector for some presentations. Is there anywhere in Bangkok I can do this at a reasonable price. I'm not looking for a huge conference room or anything in a 5 star hotel - just something private, quiet and inexpensive.

This can be attributed to many things. #1 is make sure you have all the latest windows updates installed.

Insufficient power supply, error in your memory, or overheating are probably your main causes. Open up the PC and clean it, make sure you are running it in a cool room. If it still does this, remove each RAM/memory stick and use only 1 at a time. If it does this on all your sticks of RAM, then its probably not the issue. If it only does this on a certain stick of RAM, thats the problem.

If all else fails, its most likely a bad PSU (power supply unit). Take it to pantip and pay a couple thousand to have it replaced. I recommend Jedicool or Saveway Tech on the first floor. They are both very savy and friendly shops - a little more expensive as they deal in performance parts, but these are much more quality than what you'll find else where.

I play on PC (the only real way to play anything). Just looking for some squad mates, Thai, English, Japanese, anything, I don't care. Just tired of jumping into matches alone with people that don't play the objective, can't set their squad bonuses to help anyone out, and just go around blindly sniping from miles away. I'm doing my best to improve and want someone on voice comms to join for a little fragging.

You can add me on Origin with the U/N: hyperionxl or here http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/user/hyperionxl/

Thanks guys, look forward to playing together!

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Just want to make sure I'll still be able to extend my tourist visa another 30 days even though it expires the 8th (Sunday).. completely forgot I had to do an extension before the leave by date this week. I've still got another entry left on my double entry visa, but I plan on going back to school in a couple weeks.If anyone can confirm I'll be alright (minus the 500 - 1000 baht late fee I'll have to pay).

Just bumping this, wondering if anyone else plays these days.

Met her one day a couple years ago as my gf at the time was one of her friends. Seemed like a nice enough lady, but don't know how well she'd do in politics. Seems like she might just be a puppet to master Thaksin's orders.

Service/servicing or "table service" is the recognized term for getting "served" at a pub/club.

It typically refers to the premium you pay on alcohol when you get a table at a club and are serviced "they pour you drinks" (or wrap your glasses in a napkin, clean up your messes, etc). This kind of service is typical in the US where you pay $400 for a $30 bottle of Gray Goose. However, in Thailand you usually only get serviced when the waiters/waitress know you as a usual patron or you tip well. A few hundred baht is usually enough to make your standard waitress around the Thong Lor/Ekamai area clubs pay more attention to you, or they "service" you better.

Serviced in this article in no way refers to sex/sex tourism/sex services, etc. Thailand has better things to do than paying some nasty faced prostitutes just to contract the clap... mmkay?

rezzing the ops ? because I'd like to know the answer to this too.

Thanks!

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WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN!?

Let me spell it out for you dumdums.

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I've heard constant meowing from 4 kittens in the rear storage closet of my house for the past 2 days. I think that means mother cat has either abandoned them or has died.

So anyways, I've got four, probably 1 week old (no teeth yet, eyes still not open/coloured), kittens sitting in the back of my house.

I live alone, and have a 3 month old cat that I'm already taking care of. I don't have the time or resources to take care of 4 baby kittens.

I will not leave them at a Wat.

If someone would like to suggest an area around the Ramkamheang area I can take them to (a shelter), or if someone wants to pick them up themselves, I'd be glad to give them a new home. I live very close to The Mall Bangkapi.

PM or reply to this topic and I'll get back to you ASAP!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/manci-wa-khn-thiy-kein-lan-khn-mi-phxci-phaer-waxrchr-thephhasdin-n-xyuthya/142609679128323?ref=ts

For those of you who can read Thai, this Facebook page will shed a lot of light on the story.

For those of you who can't, go QQ or something.

From the picture being painted on the FB Page, she showed no regret and even laughed that she might have killed people after the crash as she chatted on her Blackberry with friends.