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1 hour ago, Eligius said:

Brilliantly stated, JAG.

One thing that appals me almost as much as the junta itself is those Westerners who have enjoyed in the West all the benefits of good, analytical and open education, plus freedom of speech, and yet come here and support tyranny enforced at the end of a barrel of a tank or gun. For me, such types are beneath contempt.

But 'they' arent real people  and are posting just to keep the numbers up by posting outrage inciting posts. Ive got them on ignore, but i dont login so much these days and when browsing see the banal drivel and then the outraged replies...frustrating to say the least..

27 minutes ago, bannork said:

If the junta were laughing their tits off, why would they charge the group with sedition?

 Why make martyrs of a few people if they are clowns? 

Why ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper?

 

That account is more interested in baiting to get clicks with troll posts...quite easy to spot the patterns and the content, imo...best to put on ignore.

When you see the amount of encroachment, abandoned plantations, illegal logging going on and then take into account the vague boundaries, they arent doing anywhere near enough...but par for the course here...

2 hours ago, Truth2W said:

Yes, OK, but citing the word Rock in Thailand or saying Star .... ridiculous.

Huh? You dont think Thailand has any rock musicians and no rock stars? Deluded or just got no idea, you pick but fact is there are. 

On Thu Jan 25 2018 at 10:16 AM, Damrongsak said:

Cool.  I'd like a little KLX dirt bike.

I will be selling mine soon, many upgrades..I call it my go anywhere bike..good price..let me know if interested..

2 hours ago, jvs said:

This is Thailand,not some country where police look for any excuse to shoot people.

Geuss you didnt read last weeks thread about a cop firing a gun in a bank or as he claimed 'dropped it' and shot 2 people....this is the real world many cops become cops cause they get to have and use guns..

On Mon Dec 18 2017 at 3:09 PM, petermik said:

Funnily enough I,m in Samui at this time (first ever visit) and I have yet to see/feel any racism towards westerners....perhaps my attitude to Thai folks is different to yours

 Just cause you either dont recognize it or havent experienced it yet doesnt give you the 'all knowing best atitude' crown..(added pointless smartass emoti?)...hey but slagging on someone with a legit issue is fun right?

As ive said, this guy, if he so chooses, could be a huge political force in years to come..And I would guess his security detail would not only stay as is now but increase in the future if he went that way.

On Fri Dec 22 2017 at 7:26 AM, Valentine said:

The Chinese are making very few people mega rich (likely more mega rich than they already are) as the tours only go to selected places to shop, eat & visit. The man on the street does not benefit the same as they used to when they were able to attract walk by customers.

This is the way 'they' want it, a robust lower middle class is the enemy of the super rich in power..

Theres more than a few that will want to try out their new 'toy' so keep your heads down people..  And who can distinguish between the 2 groups mentioned?

8 hours ago, dallen52 said:

Declare the value.

Flag it for #1 five finger discount shopping.

 

In Oz, the post office staff have to physically sight the product that you send before the insurance cover is accepted.

 

Could have been an empty box for all everyone else knows.

 

But a nice target anyway.

 

* I know Pattaya has a different post code for the post office and for actual deliveries. 

If you put the wrong one...

Response is..

Sorry cannot deliver. 

NOT know where go.... sorry.

Hmm thats where my vintage mixer went, a postcode scam. What slimey underhanded weasels..

10 hours ago, coulson said:

Heavens no, you might look like a clown if you did that

This guy is a very rich clown and he earned it and hes good..

Watch how all those derelict boats get a coat of paint now..Buy up now, join the "we got to many boats" handout que..

6 hours ago, Dave67 said:

The TV detective in me is coming out

 

A . Why is there a table in toilet

B Look how high the bullet hole is in comparison to an actual table

C It hit a Woman in the shoulder, so she was either  a dwarf or sitting down

D The bullet went on and hit a woman in the belly who was sitting down (Perhaps a very high chair)

 

I'm no gun expert but that's a very strange trajectory

Because in no way is the story here straight, 

4 hours ago, Just Weird said:

No reason for me to do that, he was the one making the bizarre assertions, thanks.

Not bizzare to most, other than you, but obviously you cant make an argument and chose just to be a naysayer..and with that you fit your member name so well, but not in a good way and i bid you farewell.

On Sat Dec 16 2017 at 10:07 PM, stevenl said:

Use a service, pay for the service.

Cept the profit margin on that service will be, % wise huge...to doubt that is just as silly as saying a service should be free..

4 hours ago, Just Weird said:

Their ribbons are "meaningless" and their badges are "pretentious"?  Says who, and based on what?  "Ludicrously inflated ranks", again, who says that their ranks are "inflated" and what do you mean by that? 

 

Your last sentence confirms just how little you really know about the members of the Thai armed forces.

Well, please do inform us of how his assesment is wrong and explain how you know better thanks.

In my opinion, in 10-15 years this guy, given the right political climate (what ever that means here) could be running this country...In a poll I took with 1300 vocational students 95% said Body Slam was there number 1 band. And if he continues with these sort of publicity attracting charity events his popularity will grow with the older set as well.  

No one I speak to is happy with the economy and as anyone with half a brain knows, uphappy people spend less and this just snowballs. I see it firsthand trying to sell some of my belongings at greatly reduced prices. They are of course fast tracking projects that suit them, eg: the 7 extension to utapo, they want to be able to go from their bkk mansions to their private jets without having to stop. Their boots are now well full and overflowing. I feel badly for the locals that have been disempowered and now thoroughly shafted..

22 hours ago, steven100 said:

I don't give a rats arse what you think, everything I mentioned was true ....

As they say '  why the hell do you care ... it's not your country ....  lol

Go away troll.  "Lol" (added for extra lameness..)

Oh shock and horror they found it by 'natural causes' who would have geussed there would be no foul play? And that leads to a question how big is that rug that things get swept under? Someone cynical might say quite large..

49 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Well I have to say what a great night we had last night near our village with plenty of food and drink. Many ordinary folks talking about farming and country living. And I can whole heartedly say that most were happy that the Junta will be in power for years to come. The reason most wanted was because of economic stability. So good to hear all their positives and yes, there were negative comments as well.

good luck to all the farmers ....  and to the TV nayers....  well, they can go do what the hell they like because no one is interested in their comments. They should get out while they are fit enough to travel, Laos, Cambodia and many other nice places i'm sure their whinging and whining will be appreciated more.  lol  ..

 

Nice little story you made up...but jebus any 12 yrs old could come up with that as a essay....Your story falls flat so easily but Im not going help you trollon by pionting it out....Go read some books your stories then might pass a year 9 english class.???

3 hours ago, Spock said:

I actually agree with you to some extent - Thailand seems incapable of producing a democratically elected PM of worth. Perhaps this says as much about the Thai political system and the expectations of the electorate as the calibre of individuals on offer for the PM role. The best leader I can recall was a short term appointee, Anand,  following the overthrow of the Suchinda government in 1992, who at least introduced some much needed reform. Thailand has not produced leaders able to combine charisma and competence. Thaksin seemed the most likely to play the kind of role expected of a PM, but like so many before and after him, fell short of the qualities required of an effective democratic leader. Hence the military interventions and the Prayuts that get to rule this country. Really it's kind of sad that Thailand doesn't seem to have made genuine political progress in the last two and a half decades.

It always gets back to that old saying: "those that seek power are least best fit to have it".  I have a solution, well in my mind i have, leaders need to conscripted into office out of a pool of a wide range of demographics...that way we and i mean the whole world might get some polyshitcans of worth and not wholey consumed with filling their boots whilst in office..radical yes but better than the farce we endure now..

23 hours ago, Chris Lawrence said:

Lack of reliable data hindered the country’s efforts to address the overexploitation of its marine resources, which have showed a downward trend since the mid-1990s.

'Efforts to address' unless address means cover up then ?but this????

1 hour ago, wakeupplease said:

Your dare not say anything here and as proof a women was charged yesterday with slagging off the Gov and now faces 42 years in jail, so guys still a lovey place to live? You have lost all your freedoms by living here.

So you are exempt? And while plenty of locals could read and understand this site, somehow i dont think they are the ones holding the big stick..if you are so worried try metaphors and slang..but i dont think even these guy would like the international spotlight if they start locking up frangs for posting on a 99.9999% frang site.