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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 6 January 2025
Authorities Raid Chinese-Focused Pattaya Nightclub After Violent Incident In the early hours of January 5, authorities conducted a surprise raid on a nightclub in Pattaya’s Walking Street following a violent incident that left a Chinese tourist injured. The operation, led by Chonburi Governor Thawatchai Sritong. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1347937-authorities-raid-chinese-focused-pattaya-nightclub-after-violent-incident/ -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 6 January 2025
Nine Deadly Days Claim 393 Lives and Injure Over 2,200 The festive period has turned deadly for many, with a toll of 393 fatalities and 2,251 injuries reported over the past nine days of New Year travel. Authorities have attributed the alarming figures to reckless driving, with speeding identified as the primary cause of crashes. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1347955-nine-deadly-days-claim-393-lives-and-injure-over-2200/ -
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Building a house in Thailand
All good stuff here .. not a fan of chemicals.. But... consider having the need for termite control / hosing installed under the foundation where you can have it injected and sprayed in at least 1x a year ... also placement and access for cooking gas tanks .. we have our tank outside the house and piped in with Stainless steel pipe. ..also the access to your septic as you will eventually need to have it pumped periodiacally .. any and all exposed wiring and piping will take a hell of a beating from the sun.. we have everything encased below grade.. and mapped out .. that includes water lines ... we get out water from our bored well .. run thru a series of filters and conditioners with two 1000 litre tanks ,one for out door use and the other for the filtered water for indoor use .. 1 deep well "torpedo style pump and 3 above ground Hitachi and Mitsubishi pumps .. grading and any outdoor tile.. pitched "away from the house" . stairs.. try to avoid Thai stile steps where you have a 7-8" step with and incline so steep you need to be an experianced mountain climber to navigate ..all steps at our house are a full 12" deep with a 7" rise ... I could go on and on . but.. most important .... YOU.. have to be there on site to oversee what is being done unless you want to re-do things 2-3 times. you may have the best builder .. but the workers,,,,,, well lets just say they are usually local teams with limited " ----- " and don't be surprised to see that they can create 10 tons of garbage and construction debris daily and walk and climb over it all day long. then want to simply burn it away every couple of weeks .. "Safety and orderly is not in their plan. ............ other than that .. good luck .. I love owning our house our ... I am sure you will too ! -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 5 January 2025
to continue: Thailand Live Monday 6 January 2025 https://aseannow.com/topic/1347970-thailand-live-monday-6-january-2025/ -
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So many lonely guys
Absolutely,I was locked up in that VT 2B last May I had to escape,luckily a member here EK drove past at the back of the cafe and I jumped the fence ! -
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American on Dirt Bike Kills Thai Woman Crossing Road in Chiang Mai
Thanks, I didn't know that, I didn't reach the point in the thread where this is explained. You could be right. It seemed a little over the top to me, but I appreciate that killing someone puts you at extrememy high stress levels which can induce unusual behaviour. My rationale is that if he was wearing one, then this lends credence to him being a reasonable driver and not a roadhog. As it is very easy (and even the norm) to not wear a helmet in Thailand, those who do wear one tend to be those who actually have safety awareness. This ultimately proves nothing, but I thought it was a relevant indicator nonetheless. In the first 8 pages, it was speculated that he could be one of the crazy drivers who are apparently frequently seen around Chiang Mai. This would not really fit with a helmet-wearing rider, IMO. -
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That which was never born can never die, therefore deathless. Is this "awareness"?
I think you're focusing too much on pleasures here. Buddhist monastic renunciation is primarily about simplifying ones life so that you are not pulled in different directions and distracted from your practice. This also includes stopping chasing pleasures for pleasures sake and stop avoiding pain but I'd say this is secondary. There is nothing wrong with pleasurable experiences, there is something wrong with craving them. Honestly I think most people give up the hedonistic pursuit of pleasures after their teens, grow up, and realise these do not provide lasting happiness, they choose instead to have a relationship, family, and career which all have a mixture of pleasure and pain. Its called being an Adult. Going back to a hedonistic bargirl/drugs lifestyle later in life might indicate a lesson not learned, or a mid life crises. I would not say the greater number of pleasures restricted denied will enhance ones chances of successfully reaching the Buddhist goal of Awakening, jhana for example is highly pleasurable and without the bitter aftertaste of worldly pleasures. As Thanissaro says its about swapping candy for gold and this is just as true for an adult layperson as it is for a monk. Monks do a lot of physical exercise, at least forest monks do. I don't think the Buddha ever suggested that we would ever get to the stage where nobody is being reborn anymore, better to focus on your own life. A monk may for practice for decades in their quest for Awakening, and end up never reaching it, but he lived a lifestyle that he chose. To see the value in that I think it best to compare it with the lifestyle he would have lived if he'd stayed a layperson, this of course varies from person to person. Our lives are real, here's a definition of the deathless... -
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Roast Suckling Lambs: Can CM’s suckling lambs rival those of Dalian, China? Where to buy?
Dear Folks, Anyone who loves roast meat must, IMHO, choose either Pork Loin or Suckling Lambs, but never Breasts of Chicken, at least in Chiang Mai. After many years here, I have found this to be just too true. This is why I am now planning to pay a bit more for the meat of the lamb, or the pig, rather than the chicken, anytime I am in the mood for a roast. My all-time favorite roast meat must be lamb, and there is no other meat which can compare for its succulence and decadence. Back in the early years of 1990, I sometimes travelled to Dalian, China, where I visited a restaurant that served up one of the best roasts of suckling lamb I had ever tasted. It was tender, and it was fragrant. Also, there in Dalian, the habit is to roast the lamb with plenty of cumin seeds. Cumin seeds are just right for roast suckling lamb. But is it really possible to buy the same suckling lamb in Chiang Mai, for about the same reasonable price you might expect to pay in Dalian, China, up around the Northeastern Part of the Middle Kingdom? And if not, then why not. And if so, then where? Here is just one recipe for suckling lamb I found on YT, but it is not, most likely, the same recipe that I enjoyed so much in Dalian, when I was there, multiple times: The only point I am making here is that if one can find a suckling lamb in Chiang Mai, for a decent price, then one might be able to adjust the recipe, and also be able to replicate the fine meal I had in Dalian, China, even without the camaraderie and drunkenness at almost every table. For example, is there some sort of Lamb Farm which sells lambs, here in Chiang Mai? Or, even better, is there a reliable Thai importer of flash-frozen suckling lambs, those which have been raised in the North of China? Since early childhood, my favorite roast has always been lamb. Some prefer a roast beef thing. Yet, roast beef cannot compare to lamb. Do you remember, for example, in the 1967 film “Far From The Madding Sheep”? When that dumb dog caused an entire flock, en masse, to jump off the cliff to the rocks below, and the crashing sea, and the cruel wind? It was an ill wind that blew upon Bates, that fateful day! And, just how sorry it was for Alan Bates to see that sight, and the wastage of his flock of sheep….My heart still grieves for Alan, RIP. I have not had roast suckling lamb in a very long time, about 29 years. And so, why wait any longer? Am I getting any younger? “You only live Twice”, as the saying goes: Once when one is born, and again when one tastes a suckling lamb, roasted to perfection. These are the two truly significant moments in one’s life, as far as we know. Naturally, I do not expect to eat suckling lamb every day. Maybe once every two months would be enough for me. Otherwise, I might get bored with it. By the way: I do not eat, and would never consider eating….mutton. As I have stated above, the thing I love about eating suckling lamb in Dalian, China is that the guys in restaurants there seem to enjoy piling on the CUMIN SEEDS. In America, when I was young, at least in my neighborhood on the Main Line, we never piled on the cumin seeds. We had lamb, but not suckling lamb. And, we had our lamb withOUT the cumin seeds… What a total waste! In truth, I must admit, whenever I recall my several times visiting Dalian, China, during the 1990s, my mouth cannot help but water. Those days, sadly, are now long gone…..(Same with those glorious days when I lived in Hong Kong, before the Commie-Takeover, 1997.) Alas, alas, alas…..!!! Gamma Note: Nothing good lasts forever, except, maybe, suckling lambs….and cumin seeds. Note2: What, exactly, might a suckling lamb actually be?..... Note3: And, what does a suckling lamb actually LOOK LIKE, in real life?.... Note4: I know that it might seem almost heartless to eat one of these suckling lambs. But..... You Only Live Twice (Ian Flemming).......
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