CMFarang

When a monopoly in their favor created a mono-boring shopping experience across all the KP shops , it was good for business.   Now this move isn't about what is being said , really,  it's about a new business plan in which KP or a subsidiary will make out like bandits.  Or as I like to say , Let the games begin ..

The more $$$ spent on ,, So called Improvements ,,, the more the place looks like a cement jungle.. 

So many beloved little hideaway and markets that made thail so uniq and attractive in the past are now just concrete retail boxes with no character left. 

Of course,  more CCTV , police , cement , neon and signage ARE NEEDED... 

Please , just repair the sidewalks , that's enough. 

500,000,000 well spent , since the laws that have been passed will most likely not be revoked. 

Just need to get away with it long enough to get the sketchy stuff dine

I know they are fakes.

$30 for a fake LV handbag , valued at $3,800 . I love it.

I am never going to buy the original,  but the fakes do have their own appeal that draw me to them.  I see no harm in them. In other countries,  companies are responsible for policing sellers of their brands and using the legal system to deal with it. In LOS , the police do the job for them.  Strange .

Amazing Drivers impacting parked Trucks. 

Between that or ending up in a Water Feature , It seems a daily multiple occurrence..

Many, here in Chiang Mai drive on the shoulder of the highway,  at about 25% of the speed limit. Not fast enough to do a lot of damage , so I don't believe that was the cause.

Hmmm.

A Honda City capable of 180. I'm sort of bewildered and impressed at the same time. What the driver was doing sounds self inflicted to me.

Live in same area, the NOISE and disturbance has been going on for weeks.  Signs blocking line of vision at intersections causing driving hazards and, loud speakers playing distorted music every couple of hours through the day  . Enough.  I can understand why he did this. A bit extreme,  but I hope it sends a message to campaigners . QUIETLY PLEASE .

It would be nice if elected officials supported their Constituents and not the Party Line.

I thought that was how government iwas supposed to operate.

The economic side may be , that the foreigners will avoid these attractions. Still , many will still visit and Pay the higher price.

Advantage is the higher income with less people to deal with.

Same as oranges , tiny season cuts crop in half , so triple the price of oranges to make it a profitable year.

Basic marketing 101.

Maybe short instructional driving commercials on TV, Showing proper road courtesy may help. Simple attempts to help drivers understand and improve driving skills.

Slow drivers in the fast lane , refusing to give way is a constant issue I see.

It's bedlam on the roads with so many drivers apparently unaware of common courtesy.

I liken driving to playing a video game. Amazing Thailand..

Font is small and hard to read on my tablet, was never an issue before . 
Who is online seems a bit odd, but that is not an issue.

Posters name shows on the left on the computer , BUT over the article on the Tablet , and uses a lot of space, just to large

Not like the Canadian Red Cross could not put a few pints on a plane and have it here in less than a day, or am I just missing the big picture ??

I live in Lampang and out and about this morning the water fights have begun.

Were they throwing dead fish with the water ?? Had water thrown at my truck in Lampang on Sunday, no fish spotted.. Did notice the river was very low, and the locals, North of town had set up sandbag dams, and put up tents and tables in the pools they created, to cool themselves down I assume.

I still like "Amazing Thailand" campaign the best.

I drive with Thainess. And when I return to my home country, it takes about 3 days for me to remember, watch speed signs, school zones, police will actually chase and stop me, that sort of thing .. so is Thainess when I smile at someone or refuse to look at someone after I have just cut them off ?

Educating through actual experiences.. Empathetic training for when the Bus Tour they are giving heads for the ditch . Well done..

Can I post this 6 times ??

A Shopping Mall, No matter where for what , being sixth on a list of any type is just WRONG. A sad world we have created.

What about the rest of the country?? Business as usual ?

About time the courts start to say that these big companies need to protect their own copy right material, Not the job of ISP's or Police , or whatever,

Take them to court yourself, and quit wasting tax payer $$ to police Big Business interests.

PB & KAT RULE !!

I know I tried to defend my copyright against a large US based company, and had to pay all my own costs, while the bigger company just kept wasting time and my lawyer costs to delay delay delay. and run my bill up. No Police, ISP. Government would help me.

It appears the Blue van behind the truck was traveling at the same speed. It did not crash and had time to stop.

Truck appears to wide into the corner ( not paying attention ) and then over compensating into the guard rail. Braking to Hard. Using the Clutch would be the safest way to slow down. But slowing before the corner would have helped. Never brake on a corner, NO Brake failure evident is my bottom line. .

That's my take on the situation.

Another beautiful day in Thailand

Most short term tourists do not even know they are being Charged at a Higher Price. Some who do , just don't care, they can afford it they say.

Me, I just do not support any of the venues asking for a higher price, including restaurants and anything that see's a Farang as an extra charge.

Charge me 5 Baht extra, never see another Satang of mine.. Done..

Even the airlines here ( Not all ) have a double standard..

Think Farangs pay heavily, Japanese are the highest charged I have seen.. OH GOODY , JAPANESE, , $$$$$$ KA-CHING

Is it the water ?? It has to be the water, or the Fish Sauce ??

Just had to