spidermike007

Hua Hin used to be a great spot for a single guy. There used to be alot of talent there. Now? Unless you like old, ugly or fat, there is not much to work with. It is a bit like being a prospector in the Klondike. You have to search hard for that one nugget. The original Wonderland seems to be doing OK. The two new Wonderlands are hanging on by a thread.

There does seem to be some discipline and structure amongst the controlling famalies of Samui, unlike Dark Tao. Since they banished the serial killer Nomsod, things seem to have improved a bit. Serial killing is very bad for tourism!

This year the air in HH is nearly as bad as CM. It appears to be a nationwide curse. Call it the Prayuth phenomenon.

And that is how decent folks, who do not possess a murderous pathological nature behave. Monsters and animals don't ask before shooting. They just slay with abandon. America the great. #1. In the slaying of strangers.

Shouldn't parents who raise monsters bear some responsibility? I often wonder if someone capable of his behavior could come from good parents or be raised in a healthy environment? I seriously doubt it.

There has to be something to point towards a threat, in other to justify taking another person's like. Do these people look threatening? How many questions did this murderous fool ask first? And the kids? Where is the justification for that? America loves it guns and is madly in love with violence. No other nation in the world suffers from this kind of problem, caused by an excessive amount of pathological misfits, with weapons, a congress and senate that are sold out to the gun lobby and it's supporters, and the incredible ease of acquiring a gun.

I don't agree with the opposition to cannabis. However, I do agree with giving Prayuth a hard time whenever possible. He needs to be knocked off that ivory perch, and gain some perspective on reality. He has had so many people around him for so long that are sycophants, he has forgotten just how small, incapable and truly insignificant he really is. He will find out next month.!

Everybody who is in Thailand during Songkran knows what the holiday is all about. This hooligan was itching for a fight, and the last thing this poor local guy expected was to be assaulted. Perhaps they can come up with a customized punishment for him. 20 years in a Thai prison, at his families expense, and let it be know that he assaulted an innocent civilian for no reason. He will likely be quite popular, and get the kind of treatment he richly deserves.

A meteorologist clarified that this is not a heat wave. It is simply hotter than a witches breast, in a brass bra, on a July afternoon in the Sahara desert.

I could not possibly disagree more. Anything to ease the gridlock and allow us to avoid the Bangkok airports, is a huge step forward for the region. On a recent trip to Bangkok, the taxi driver was telling me it took 7 hours due to holiday traffic, from HH. It took me 4 hours. The highways here are utterly choked, and multiple, alternative forms of transport are needed.

Hua Hin is now one of the most under utilized airports in the world. One excuse after another. Really pathetic. Thailand desperately needs regional airports. Hua Hin is ideal. Man up guys. Do the right thing. Take the pressure off of Bangkok. Get it done. Stop the excuses.

I don't see any appeal. Very expensive and too remote. And fairly tough women from what I hear. I will give it a pass.

Using only paper in the US feels filthy. Have started using wet wipes. Much better. Definitely prefer the hose. And those Japanese toilet seats are amazing.

I wonder if she asked him to stop at a bathroom first, before relieving herself? The least she could have done is leave him a nice tip for clean up.

The poor air quality and fires are likely a contributing cause. Not sure what we are going to do it if gets much hotter. Is Thailand the new Africa?

They would have stand up to Big Agra, who are one of their biggest supporters. They are way too compromised and sold out for that.

The likely result of eating in too many Michelin starred restaurants.

I would have made a HUGE stink, and asked for the top manager in the office. I would not have left without the extension of stay. Believe me, noise goes a long ways here, when it comes to getting things done. It works for me, and I apply it only in the face of a serious degree of ridiculousness.

It might climb to 1,000 a day, then rapidly decline. That would be my guess.

Dr. Nitipatana Chierakul, Head of the Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis Division at the Faculty of Medicine in Siriraj Hospital should be immediately arrested and changed with panic mongering. And his license to practice medicine should be permanently revoked. This is outrageous and highly irresponsible behavior. There is nothing scientific to point towards such a surge. This is likely based on an insane estimate of some sort. Lock up the doc.

There does seem to be disproportionate number of bad actors in the military here. Likely including the senior officers, but we know they are untouchable. So, the real question is this. We know what you guys take from society. So, what do you give back? What do the people get, in exchange for those hundreds of billions of baht you guys vacuum from the people?

Any sort of lies, PR campaigns, promises or rhetoric by the toxic leaders, who are desperate to maintain control, has to be dismissed completely. Cha Cha, you had 8 years to do something. If anything, corruption has gotten worse under your watch. You are a failed leader and a very small man, who is roundly despised, by nearly all. Most of us look forward to your political exile, and quite possibly your physical exile, once the many crimes of your administration have been unearthed.

Personally, I have never felt threatened. I have seen a shooting here, and seen a number of fights, while on Samui. It is nearly always Thai on Thai, which is not my concern. I keep my nose clean, tend to show respect to the locals, and know how to avoid confrontations. The few times I have been faced with a very angry local, I have offered a sincere apology, a deep wai, and they backed down. Never had my house robbed, or a car or motorbike stolen. Never been robbed on the street here, in well over a decade. I have been threatened by a few hotheads on Samui, but after showing them some respect for the perceived slight, they always backed down. Attitude and a show of respect, are 95% of the trick here, when it comes to dealing with the locals.

I can think of another circus huckster who became a billionaire.

Perhaps we should band together and form a good Samaritans club. To counter all this bad news from retrograde foreigners wreaking their brand of mischief here. They do not exactly give us foreigners a good name. Can't they help themsleves? Is it simply impossible for these hooligans to behave, no matter where they are? Where is the respect and courtesy? The fact is, most of us behave responsibly, and have goodwill toward our Thai hosts and friends. I have no idea to what extent this kind of news is amplified in the Thai press here. Hopefully, they realize most of us are very decent souls. One can only hope a goon like this clown gets punished severely, and also banned for life. People could have died.