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Tell her your dog cannot get pregnant.  It's impossible as she's wearing a special Thai amulet.  What better contraceptive could anyone want?

6 hours ago, Boycie said:

Any tips on accessing BBCiplayer whilst in Thailand?

 

The way i used to access it has now been blocked.

I've noticed that the episodes are also available on some torrent trackers, so you could download it that way, too.

Avoid the semi-park areas under most of the bridges late at night.  Often hangouts for those who'd prefer to smack you on the head and take your wallet than offer you a drink from their bottle.

Many years back, I'd occasionally drop in to the public library in Mae Sariang, not for the books, which I think were few in English, but for the comfort of a bit of a relax in air con.  I do believe citizens of Mae Sariang could join and borrow books very easily from their public library.

Long way from Bangkok, but still in Thailand, and a Thai public library.

Even overflying the US means you must have a valid permit to enter the US.  For example, flying from Canada to Mexico requires US permission and a check of one's passport, even if the flight has no intention of landing in the US, i.e. it's a direct flight.

We're all familiar with the stories of a policeman being asked, "Do you know who my father is?"

And we're all familiar with the standard policeman's response to it.

In contrast, after pulling a driver over for using his cellphone while driving, a Canadian policeman had a more interesting response:

“My dad could buy you,” to the Abbotsford, B.C., police officer who responded: “Get him to buy two of me, I could use the help.”

I hope all those who are so adamant against gender neutral toilet facilities have to take very long flights, and drink lots of beer on them. Watch the fun when they try to deny their own idiotic vituperations when tightening their legs over several hours.

In my case, probably a 10 pound box, about 1 cubic foot (although the dimensions could be anything).

Use the postal system. Can't remember the exact limitations regarding size and weight, but the info is available from Thai Post website.

Also, be sure to check the Canadian postal size and weight limitations for delivery. As I recall, I could send more than I could receive, so had to be aware of making both sending and receiving compliant.

I shipped a few decent sized (i.e. maximum size & weight) from Thailand to Canada using Thai Post's slow surface mail. Cheaper than any shipper, and everything arrived as expected, albeit a bit slow.

I'd recommend the postal system.

Japan did indeed invade Thailand in 1941 in preparation for assaults on both Burma aND Malaya. The landings were opposed in all cases for less then one day until Phibun made his deal.

Not quite true. Phibun had his deal made well before the Japanese landed in Thailand. As there had been a deal made, it was a landing, not an invasion. There were a few places where the landings were opposed, the strongest at Prachuap Kiri Khan, where it lasted a full day, but for the most part, the landings went very smoothly.

More Thais, through forced labour, died on the Burma railway than all the Western POWs put together. The same applied to the ones who were forced to construct roads, such as from Mae Teng to Pai etc.

Very simple - prove it. There's no evidence whatsoever anywhere that any Thais were employed either willingly or as forced labour on the Death Railway. None were forced to construct roads anywhere in the country.

A 35-year-old Thai might well be the direct descendant of the thousands of Siamese men and women who were forced into slavery by the Japanese. The Allied losses during the construction of this monumentally brutal project were a fraction of those suffered by the Thai nation. …. This was Thailand's holocaust and should always be remembered for the lessons it teaches us all.

What total and absolute rubbish. There were NO Thai people forced into slavery by the japanese. Thailand suffered NO losses during the construction of the railway. Thailand finished the war in the most comfortable circumstances of any southeast Asian nation.

Get the movie Bridge on the River Kwaai with Thai sub titles sorted

That's not a bad idea. Many Thais died working on that railroad system.

Bridge on the River Kwai is complete fiction. Fabulous movie, but dreadful history. Not even filmed in Thailand.

As for the Thais who died working on the railroad system - total rubbish. No Thais worked building the railway. Many many other Asians, yes, but absolutely NO Thais were used or employed building the railway.

Oh, I wasn't aware that the Japanese had occupied Belgium, Holland, Denmark etc in WW II. Thanks for schooling me on that one.

The Thai Ambassador to the UK delivered a declaration of war to London, but a declaration was not forwarded to Washington by the equivalent Thai Ambassador. And yeah, maybe the Thai government (not necessarily the same as the Thai people, perhaps even you would agree) did help the Japanese; what would you have done? Fought against them?

You obviously need schooling on reading a simple statement in English. Notice those quotation marks on "offer they couldn't refuse"?

And your comment regarding the ambassador in English not forwarding a declaration of war from London to Washington? What absurdity! Perhaps they should have declared war in Saniago or Cuba? Declarations of war do not need forwarding from anywhere to anywhere else.

In the early part of the war, the government was supported by the Thai people, particularly during the Thai-French battles before WWII. The Thai newspapers glorified Thailand's participation. Yes, I have read those newspapers.

Try learning something from original papers.

Given Thailand's collusion with Japan during WW2 it is probably no surprise that the subject is not spoken about in Thai schools.

Umm, you sure? There's a small museum in Phrae dedicated to the memory of the Thai underground anti-Japanese resistance in WW II. They taught British and American intel agents how to survive in SE Asian jungles, engaged in anti-Japanese sabotage, and radioed information on Japanese military activities and troop strength in Thailand to the Allies in Sri Lanka (Ceylon).

The Thai government was given an offer they couldn't refuse* by the Japanese, who were headed to Burma from China, but I wouldn't say Thailand 'colluded" with the Japanese.

* Basically, declare war on the Allies, or else!

That "offer they couldn't refuse" was the same one given to Belgium, Holland, Denmark etc. wasn't it? Somehow those nations did refuse.

And no, Thailand did not collude with the Japanese: they joined them and became full allies and declared war on the western nations, even to the surprise of the Japanese!

That underground anti-Japanaese resistance was the Seri Thai, the best equipped, best communicating, best organized, best supported, and least effective of all anti-Axis resistance forces in all of World War II. They did radio information about bomb targets and damage reports, and rescued a few downed airmen, but caused no damage to the Japanese forces whatsoever.

Find any similarities?

If you're so intent on killing it, make it a fair fight and go after it with your bare hands.

However, far better to catch it alive (or find someone local who can do it for you) and then release it somewhere in the wild.

And don't smash the eggs - think of the advantage if someone had smashed yours a long time ago. If you do find them, simply remove them to somewhere forested.

We changed from the previous owners name and a company tariff to a domestic tariff. We had to pay from memory 6k baht to take over the meter.

About six years ago, I did the same and had the account transferred from the company tariff, which was quite high, to my own name and a domestic price.

Can't remember details now, but I might have paid a deposit for the metre, too.

No details come to mind, but clearly it's possible. And I've had direct debit of the account for convenience since right after putting it into my own name.

Common not only in Thailand but in a lot of Asia. And it's not necessarily south that's at the top of the map. You must always check the orientation of any map in Asia to determine its directions.

Question is, given it's happening in all three video formats.....why was it running OK until now and is there anything could be done to take it back to that state?

Aaah, the mysteries of Mac. Many times a lot of Mac owners have felt that their machines had distinctive personalities all their own. Mood shifts and changes, obstinate refusal to do something this afternoon that was acceptable this morning. Like living with a teenager, eh?

Taking it back to a previous state is almost impossible, perhaps with a reinstall of an OS or a backup of the initial drive, but even that's no guarantee.

Basically, it's finding a solution to the present difficulty and keeping with that until another issue arises.

Sorry, none of this sounds promising. Maybe someone else can offer suggestions.

Graphics and video applications take a lot of memory. I know that if I'm doing anything in that field on my desktop iMac, almost everything else turns sludgy. All memory related.

The yoga class stuff on Firefox was probably Flash driven, and Adobe is notorious for bloated and klutzy software. Could it be downloaded as some other format and then played on the MB using specific video software, such as VLC? The logo somewhere on the desktop means that the software is there. Maybe launch and see if you've got the latest version?

Stored videos wouldn't necessarily have been played by VLC unless that software actually opened the specific files, or you find those files, use Cmd-I and select VLC as the application to open them. You'll have the option of making VLC the chosen application for all files of a similar format.

Again, memory could be a reason for some although not al the issues you've outlined. Try closing any other open applications, and if possible, avoid Flash.

You didn't say which application you were using to watch those videos.

VLC is perhaps the best, although QuickTime can be adequate.

"normal living expenses"? use the ATM

Forget using travellers' cheques completely - they're an outdated and very expensive way of carrying money.

I've used my Canadian Western Bank ATM card for number of years, and it's very efficient. Cdn$3.00 per transaction, plus the Thai 180 baht fee, so it's best to get a maximum from the ATM and then deposit for safety in a Thai bank, and use their ATM card for regular withdrawals.

Depending on the logo on the back of the Canadian ATM card, you may or may not be able to do the counter withdrawal. Mine couldn't so I only had the option of the Thai ATM. I wouldn't use a credit card for cash withdrawal at all, as there's not only the additional fee but the immediate application of interest charges.

I've heard reports of this mini van to/from Mae Phim but no one I spoke to could tell me where to find it, they said you need to speak Thai. Is it easy to find it at the Victory Monument and does it depart often? I'm not travelling myself, I'm asking for a friend who's coming to visit.

Under the Victory Monument walkway (eastern side?) where a massive number of buses stop, often two or three deep, is a curved vendor area, including a decent public toilet. Curved around it is a small soi where many minivans stop to let passengers off or pick up.

Near the end of the soi where they emerge into the Victory Monument circle to head off to their destinations, is the ticket booth for minivans to Ban Phe. Probably doesn't help much, but it's opposite a 7-11 (yeah, I know - in Thailand there's always a 7-11 opposite another 7-11)

But go to any of the minivans or ticket booths, and simply say "Ban Phe" and they'll direct you to the appropriate booth. 200 baht to Ban Phe

The minivan isn't as comfortable as the big bus, but it's much faster. And they do have a pee stop in both directions.