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Unless Thailand wants to be the "Bird Flu Hub" of Southeast Asia, they'll just hide and ignore it.

What earthquake? Are they talking about the Big one in San Francisco in 1906? We got over that one. The latest one was just a hiccup..

I just want to say, be very, very careful. I just last year had a great friend (farang) die in the big hospital in Pattaya from kidney failure. He wasn't careful enough. His kidneys failed, then before they could figure out what was going on, he had a massive seisure and died. Please be careful..

Thanks. But as an endearment, "sao sapec farang" doesn't quite have the same poetry as "My dusky maiden."

Wow... that's really cool, thanks..

Wow.. this is just what I was looking for.. I wanted to retire, move to Thailand and be a pig farmer. or duck farmer.

But it's good that at least there is someone on here who knows something about both activities and is willing to pass on their information.

I don't remember my grand-father doing all this kind of work to raise his pigs back when I was a kid. But, since I know squat about raising pigs, maybe he did. All I remember is slopping his hogs for him whenever I was visiting for the weekend.

Clint Eastwood maybe should have taken some notes when he was making his Oscar winning movie.

Wow, you are in the wrong country to learn how to drive a motorcycle... Good Luck...

Didn't the position request that you could 'work within and respect Thai culture'?

If so it's your fault for being able to.

I love Jeff Bridges and The Big Lebowski is one of my all time favorite movies.. Actually, I just watched it again two nights ago. I'll have to get his music cd..

I thought he did a great job in True Grit also, although John Wayne was perfect for the part.

What's that old saying... you can fool some of the people all the time, all the people some of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time. Or the other good one; there's a sucker born every minute.

When I hear, dodgy telecom deals, of course I think of the PM's brother.

Big tobacco has always targeted youth. What is new about that?

Exactly.

"because without a free press, the country could plunge into danger" oops. too late.

Maybe the French Riviera.. He could pretend he's there on a fact finding trip for Phuket.

Welcome to the Shinawatraland democracy...

Close friends, family, red shirts,....

Will look nice on the picture.

makes for a nice christmas card or calender..

Yep, if you're pro feminist power (which is a little absurd in this case as the rise of Yingluck is about as feminist a story as a cake baking contest) you wouldn't object to a female leader being tested in EXACTLY the same level of hardball tactics as a male leader. So far, I think she has been given too much of a pass. Time to man up, Yingluck, or get out of the kitchen.

Cowgirl up, Yingluck..

I'm betting nothing gets done.

How unwise to make it more cumbersome for people to apply for a tourist visa just as a global recession is about to take hold.

If you truly want families and quality tourists here, how about these long term measures:

- Police reform to battle corruption. Like in South Korea. If they could do it, so can you. It's 2011 now, time to get real.

- Clean up the prostitution from the major tourist spots. Most tourists in the family category tend not to be impressed by prostitution in their face, and the prostitution business is a magnet for undesirables, both Thais and foreigners.

- Educate Thai electricians properly so fewer tourists are electrocuted in the shower. Parents tend to be quite upset when their children die because of neglect and incompetence.

- Regulate and ENFORCE the use of pesticides and insecticides so you won't have to wring your hands after tourists "inexplicably" drop dead in hotels and from eating poisonous food. Research, educate and encourage organic growth practices, natural and least dangerous pest control measures. Make sure the knowledge gets all the way to the actual farmers by engaging the village networks.

- Arrest ALL beggars on sight, interrogate them about their conditions and mafia networks, gather enough evidence, appropriate the assets of the leaders of the trafficking rings, give harsh punishments (fines and jail time) to everyone else involved or benefitting, use the money/assets collected in fines to rehabilitate and educate the beggars where possible. Keep up these arrests until it simple becomes too much hassle to beg or to benefit from begging.

- Clean up the scamming in tourist areas. That includes jet ski scams, gem scams, card game scams, and all the others.

Dream on.. you do know it's agains't the law to smoke that wacky tabaky in Thailand, right?

Just a few topics ago, some Thai minister was saying as how the declining economy world wide was not going to effect Thailand. I guess this minister neglected to talk to the other minister..

I'm so happy Thaksin's still around, or nobody would have anything to talk about..

The average Thai doesn't know or care about what's going on in Europe or the U.S.A. Many are more worried about whether everything they own will be flooded out in the next week or so.

What they do know, at least the ones who voted for PTP, is that Santa Shinawatra will be back by Chrisamat with his bag full of goodies for the kiddies.

Minimum wages up to B300, tablet computers for the school kids, B15,000 a month for freshmen.

Meanwhile in the real world, sad as it really is, there's wars being fought in Afghanistan, Libya, and probably a dozen other hot spots. Financial meltdowns in previously upstanding nations.

But hey, this is Thailand and we're having fun now that we've got Barbie as the P.M. The future is bright here in Thailand.

Try to look on the bright side of life.

Na Ka!

That's the way to do it!...... as Punch said to Judy.

"But hey, this is Thailand and we're having fun now that we've got Barbie as the P.M. The future is bright here in Thailand.

Try to look on the bright side of life."

for starters

good one.. thanks...

Kids watching their dad get beaten up by jet ski thugs could have a detrimental effect on future families visiting......

Japan kept the "evil" Thaksin out when Thailand had a government that hated him. Japan lets him in now Thailand has a freshly elected government that is basically his friends, family and supporters. It is just Japan securing its interests in Thailand. They no doubt also note that in every election his supporters win, so its probably a safe bet that being nice to him is a good bet for their interests in the future

Now there's a statement that makes sense. It's kind of like an old FBI motto, follow the money...

Its in the cannot take a job from Thais list.