samuibeachcomber

yes it is,i bet she went red in the face.what is it lawyers say,"never ask a question you dont know the answer to "comes to mind.

good advertising for 1 to call,they've got everbody thinking................advertising works.

thanks coventry,since posting i have found a pharmacy that sells an american brand in naturopathic form,60 tabs for 890 baht,not cheap.what did you mean by "make sure you buy it in synthetic form"?

sounds to me the OP is frightened of her reactions(what she might do)when the shit hits the fan.If that is the case,quietly move out when she is at work,change sim card and move to another part of thailand.

HA a lucid post,and i agree with your summation,there does n't seem to be any common sense anymore.the first sign that Obama will be no different was the choice of some of his appointments(he had promised "a sea change") and failed at the first hurdle.All presidents are products of the powerful elite and cos of the political so called democratic system of elections that allow private and business donations,no president can be free to put in place policies that would benefit the mainstream population.

....... for a Thai lady?

I was very close of leaving my current wife for a thai lady but then I realised it's not worth breaking up the family. She did find out about the whole ordeal but then I stuck with her at the end. The thing is she did forgive me but she won't forget.

How about you?

that's an old and certainly true saying"i will forgive but i wont forget"good on you for sticking with your family.

My situation was very different to yours as i had been seperated for many years before divorcing and coming to thailand as a single man again,but am now happily married again to thia lady and after many trials and tribulations felt i have finally met someone i love and am happy to share my life with,i often ask the question"but why did it take so long to find the right partner"

the really worrying factor in this so called FGC is that no one seems in control.the pollies are thrashing around like a person who cannot swim his/her way out of troubled waters,and no one knows where we are headed.

Now throw into the mix the religious zealots(extreme christian groups particularly in the USA,the islamic extremists etc)who all want their own version of an apocalytic war/armageddon etc.

Are we humans(for example)just puppets on a string being manipulated by spiritual forces,are there sides to choice betwen good and evil.I bring this up because of an earlier post(457) re an iranian satellite.

this financial crisis that 12 and flying have been concentrating on is only part of what's going o imo.AL is concentrating on the machinations of the faceless people in banking/finances/politicians.Jcon has decided just to let it all go for now and spend and chill out,Naams checking that his wealth is still in place.

Just read a report that the pakistani govt. are now seriously concerned that the taliban are slowly taking control of pakistan.

I appreciate that many posters here are either pagan or atheist or agnostic and have only ridicule for religions,and i would be the first to agree that many religions of this world have been the cause of so much trouble.For me i find religions interesting and have studied the bible more than other religious books,but the 3 mainstream religions,islam judaism,christianity,all point to a period of time that the world will find itself in often referred to as "the last days",and the time we are coming into now sure feels like that period of time to me.

Am not wanting to participate in a slanging match or one of ridicule,but i just wanted to pose another question into the mix as i enjoy discussing this thread.

what a load of twaddle.the two ladies you two offloaded probably got the better deal.

I'm going down on 27/02 to play golf at the Santiburi course. Hope it is a pleasant experience. I've only heard good things about the place before. I'm a bit wary now after reading these posts.

you'll have a great time,this threads been going on for quite a while about samui being busy or quiet,right now there's a good number of people here having a good time and the weather's fantastic.

It's a financial crisis. Not a war, not a famine. There are the same numbers of houses in the world. Same number of cars, same medicines, same food. The sun still shines and crops grow in the fields. What has been destroyed are the intangibles that have been hyper leveraged to represent wealth where non exists, apart from the small base of production, actual tangibles, upon which the projection is based.

So there is gridlock. So growth stalls or regresses for a couple of years. Big deal. The individuals who's lives are wrecked will be devastated but life will go on and things will return to normal after most of the crap, liars, useless companies producing crap no one wants has been shaken out of the system. Its a market correction on a huge global scale.

It's a failure too of democracy since what has emerged is a systemic failure of the USA political system which

a. Will never raise taxes when borrowing is an option. You cannot be elected in the USA unless you tell bigger lies than the other guy. Thats becoming true of all democracies.

b. When in trouble does not know how to respond. China can act far more quickly than the lumbering democracies.

What we are witnessing is historic in the sense that the fall of democracy and capitalism has followed the collapse of socialism. Interesting too that the traditional islamic banks are still relatively strong whilst the west's banks which laughed at islamic lending and borrowing rates have collapsed. The Arab states will emerge relatively stronger as will any truly Islamic state.

Which countries do best after the crash may well set the tone for the future. Except for the pure democracies like the US...they are doomed, but it won't come in our lifetime. The slow death of the American empire will take a long time, though as Turner argued it may well have set in once there was no more frontier. If there's nowhere left to go you turn inwards. The conspiracy theorists and survivalists are a product of the end of the frontier. At least there is still a booming market in pitbulls and guns, survival rations and bullets, razor wire and 'KEEP OUT" signs in Thai, and America's mosty powerful export, paranoia, is alive and well in Thailand.

this financial crisis is like a runaway train where the driver keeps trying to apply the breaks only knowing full well its going to crash.No good will come of these bailouts.these head honcho bankers must be laughing themselves silly at all this tax payer cash/printed money being thrown at them by govts.basically they've got the govts." by the short and curly's"the govts. are damned if they do and damned if they dont.

What I'm finding extremely irritating beyond all words now is the continual references in the mainstream media to this being a " recession "

-defined as two quarters of GDP negative growth " - almost implying " normal services will be resumed as quickly as possible "

-it's a joke. We all know now this goes far beyond a recession and I just wish they had the balls to tell the sheeple what the hel_l is really going on

if they told the truth there would be a run on money and riots in the streets.

this has been brought up a few times here on TV

also note it is possible to drive a car directly on to the runway at Samui Airport ( at depatures )

hard to take off in a car

Failure to save East Europe will lead to worldwide meltdown

I wonder if it really time to take the money out of the bank ?

This is like watching the Tom Cruise movie " War of the Worlds " - its horrible

yes needs to be taken out before they stop letting people take out their money,but the same question arises"where to put it"

What would be the outcome for savers with their money invested in the UK Post Office if the Irish economy was to go into default. Do many know Post Office savings are owned by Anglo Irish Bank and only come under the protection of the Irish Compensation Scheme. I was a depositor with Icesave, and the collaspe of the bank caused me weeks of misery. I can see the same situation developing here with Post Office savings and Ireland! I would urge anyone with Post Office savings to move their money out as quickly as possible before its too late!

to be honest i can see a time when all bank held funds will be in danger of being wiped out.but where are you going to stash big sums of money?

Apocolypse Now - One of the best movies ever made.

yes,but the extended version called redrus.

Hi,

Everytime I've ordered one in samui, I was served something disgusting in a shoe hard oily crust with a side of mashed peas... Ew.

Anyone knows where to find a good Australian style fish n chips on the island ?

Thanks!

Kevin

depending where you are living on samui,there's a fish and chip place in banrak,on the righthand side coming in from fisherman village,and i think its opp. elephant and castle pub.its run by english lady and spanish husband.have heard good reports.

I have been taking Stilnox and Zopliclon for years, I alternate them.

I think that they are very hard to get in LOS. I heard u cant get either. I grab them in Europe. I asked 2 hospital doctors here and they looked bewildered. The docs here seem to give Ativan and more Ativan for any nervous or sleep problem. Ativan is Lorazepam, similar to valium BUT neither is a 'sleeping tablet"--they are tranquillisers/sedatives.

Anyone know any good website where u can get sleepers without being robbed or raided??

P

Don't know which docs/hospital you asked but it is commonly prescribed here, certainly in hospitals like Bumrungrad etc.

I believe (not sure) it may be a controlled substance i.e. not legal to sell OTC. In which case I would strongly advise against trying ti get it by mail.

And of course use should be kept to a minimum. Meditation, exercise, mealtonin all being healthier alternatives (melatonin especially helpful for the sleep problems that people tend to get as they grow older,such as waking uop a few hours after going to sleep, as these are directly due to declining melatonin levels).

Also should consider possible contributing factors such as caffeine use

sheryl,can you buy melatonin at the pharmacy,what actually is it and how safe to use for sleeplessness?

should never have started the bailouts in the first place,to banks,and industry(sink or swim).once you start down this path its hard to stop.A bit like having a relationship with a thai lady and her family,once you start to give its hard to stop and get off the roller coaster.

All this money could have gone onto social welfare payments,re training for successful industries for the future like the environment businesses,all the high flyers in banking/finance would have been cut off at the kneecaps(no more huge payouts to these criminals)new banks would have come into play at the same time new stringent regulations put into place to stop it happening again.

A clean up mentality could have taken hold,clean up pollies expense sheets,trim fraudelent welfare payments,make payments just to the needy,balance the out of workers for over 6 months with making them commit to re training programmes.

I think its time to go back to the farmhouse,and hunker down(back to the future)city living could become grim ,although i would be loath to leave Samui.

for what its worth,as i'm no expert,was in chaweng last night early(valentines day) and i thought it was very busy,traffic jammed up going into the beach road,beach road packed,restuarants doing good business,i would think everyone would have been happy, and it was nice to see.

We would all really like to thank you for pointing that out to all terrorists that did not realise that already!

I expected a reaction like that.

I don't think the international terrorist count is very high amongst thaivisa members. ar5ehole count is through the roof, but terrorists? me thinks not.

Surprised to hear that you actually "think" !

well, that's put me in my place.

just part of the fun of TV.Samui airport to my of thinking is one of the most beautiful airports around,and i doubt the terrrorists would even find it.

both replies pretty much says it all,we are witnessing the terminal decline of both the UK and USA.

agree,temples do have a peaceful feeling,and the monks friendly and inviting to all strangers.very relaxing and calming.

If and when terrorists/suicide bombers decide to come to samui,they will realise they have found nirvana and they wont have to commit suicide to get to heaven and have lots of lovely ladies cos they are already here,the only thing missing will be their virginity,but then you cant everything not even in heaven.

Any update on the Samui situation?

2009 seems not so bad as forecasted, at least until end of chinese year.

now it is getting worse, lot's of bike to rent everywhere......

am seeing lots of people in chaweng and a few in fisherman's village so not all bad.