webfact Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Bangkok prepares for monsoon floodsBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, July 21 -- Water drainage as well as garbage collection have been completed in more than 70 per cent of the total area in the Thai capital out of concern for possible flooding during the current monsoon season, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials said Sunday.More than 600 BMA workers and housing estate residents in Bangkok’s Thawi Watthana district joined together to collect garbage and draining a canal connecting with Thawi Watthana canal, a key Bangkok drainage conduit, in an attempt to allow rainwater to enter the canal easily.BMA Deputy Permanent Secretary Sanya Chinimit said Sunday’s work was carried out under the BMA’s plan to prevent flooding in Bangkok and outlying areas.Thawi Watthana Canal connects Bangkok with Nakhon Pathom and Samut Sakhon provinces and residents living near the canal suffered tremendously during the major flooding in late 2011.Mr Sanya said people living in all nine districts in Thon Buri side should help clear waterways and drainage canals.As the monsoon season has just started, Mr Sanya said the amount of rain volume is still uncertain because more storms could enter Thailand later this year. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2014-07-21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toonsai Posted July 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AliasJohn Posted July 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Why you so negative? Is your home country so perfect? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darrendsd Posted July 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Why you so negative? Is your home country so perfect? Negativity about this cointry seems to be a common trait with some TV posters 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyummer Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I just hope the country manages the dams and water ways better than in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Dude Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Half full or half empty? It would be so much nicer if you would have said something like: Great to see the city is preparing for the floods.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel2003 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wait a second! There was supposed to not be any floods this season, according to the previous PM. Posted on TV earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 thai preparation for anything : just a few hours before the flood rest of year: sanoooooook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Why you so negative? Is your home country so perfect? Negativity about this cointry seems to be a common trait with some TV posters We let the positive about this "cointry" for the Thais ans the newbee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacruden Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 It would take at least 10 years to fix many of the structural flood control issues (at great cost). Many countries react vs pro-actively deal with these types of issues (New Orleans is an example), it is not just a Thai problem. Politicians often defer these types of problems - and hope that they are not tested because most make political calculations and avoid the necessary investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wait a second! There was supposed to not be any floods this season, according to the previous PM. Posted on TV earlier this year. Never fails. Every monsoon season some jokers come out with same sort of dumb crack. Invariably a mischaracterization or something out of context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Why you so negative? Is your home country so perfect? Negativity about this cointry seems to be a common trait with some TV posters Freudian slip, or too much of the coin tree bark trait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Some time the truth hurts! But why make headlines out of something that SHOULD BE so commonplace? Just saying. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Edit: Added quote Edited July 21, 2014 by lvr181 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Why you so negative? Is your home country so perfect? You don't understand! To guys like this, not being "prepared" means that the Thais do not anticipate his every trivial need and kiss his wrinkled butt on demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorri Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? It's been in their "vocabulary" for a very long time, the problem is many don't know what it means, goes the same for the over use of the term "transparent." The other problem is they don't really know how to "prepare", they do run around doing something, but not actually achieving what they set out to do. Edited July 21, 2014 by Rorri 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halion Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Its a bloody joke, The article says "Sundays work" will help to save Bangkok, what about the rest of the year. Furthermore the article states should ensure that the "people" living in the nine districts of Thon Buri should help to clear drainage canals and waterways !! Thats the job of the municipality. What the hell is next , will we have to generate our own electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taff33 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wait a second!There was supposed to not be any floods this season, according to the previous PM. Posted on TV earlier this year. [/quote Can't blame her she's not there any more. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Half full or half empty? It would be so much nicer if you would have said something like: Great to see the city is preparing for the floods.... That's the problem. "Much nicer" is not a part of the nature or culture of certain people. They also don't realize how much they say about themselves when they rush in to do some puerile Thai bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? The term "prepare" seems to me to be the kind of thing you would associate with naval, aviation and military training or military supervision. Other unfamiliar terms we might have to learn to watch out for include; tactical, strategic, pre-emptive or the very un-thai, "preventitive maintainence". LOL Go General. Someone thinks you are watching them and does NOT want to be caught with trousers down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Drunk Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) It's a bit like the D Day for controlling traffic and street vendors... On Friday things were good and by Saturday things were down the drain again. Well they did it for one day at least. Edited July 21, 2014 by Local Drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pchansmorn Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 If the canal over flows its bank I just hope that people won't be walking in this dirty water in there sandals, rats swim very well and carry decease. Let us hope that people learned from the floods in 2011. And what about the raw sewage that runs parallel to the fresh water, can you just imagine that over flowing? Wouldn't it be Great if they could put that raw sewage in a pipe under ground like other civilized countries, then we would not have to smell them on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Drunk Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? The term "prepare" seems to me to be the kind of thing you would associate with naval, aviation and military training or military supervision. Other unfamiliar terms we might have to learn to watch out for include; tactical, strategic, pre-emptive or the very un-thai, "preventitive maintainence". LOL Go General. Someone thinks you are watching them and does NOT want to be caught with trousers down. Seriously they majority of them are incapable of any sort of abstract thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasJohn Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? The term "prepare" seems to me to be the kind of thing you would associate with naval, aviation and military training or military supervision. Other unfamiliar terms we might have to learn to watch out for include; tactical, strategic, pre-emptive or the very un-thai, "preventitive maintainence". LOL Go General. Someone thinks you are watching them and does NOT want to be caught with trousers down. Seriously they majority of them are incapable of any sort of abstract thought. It would be interesting to see if there is an equivalent to TV in your country and to see what the ex pats there are saying about the locals. I hope for your sake one of your Thai friends will not read what your opinion of Thai people is here on TV. If you don't have something good to say then........as my Dear Mum would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Drunk Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? The term "prepare" seems to me to be the kind of thing you would associate with naval, aviation and military training or military supervision. Other unfamiliar terms we might have to learn to watch out for include; tactical, strategic, pre-emptive or the very un-thai, "preventitive maintainence". LOL Go General. Someone thinks you are watching them and does NOT want to be caught with trousers down. Seriously they majority of them are incapable of any sort of abstract thought. It would be interesting to see if there is an equivalent to TV in your country and to see what the ex pats there are saying about the locals. I hope for your sake one of your Thai friends will not read what your opinion of Thai people is here on TV. If you don't have something good to say then........as my Dear Mum would say. I seriously doubt that your "dear mum" ever lived in Thailand or California therefore her opinion is worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasJohn Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yeah ok whatever. What's the point. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 It would take at least 10 years to fix many of the structural flood control issues (at great cost). Many countries react vs pro-actively deal with these types of issues (New Orleans is an example), it is not just a Thai problem. Politicians often defer these types of problems - and hope that they are not tested because most make political calculations and avoid the necessary investment. Are ye saying New Orleans was a proactive or reactive situation? I heard it to be a very clever Republican proactive plot. Why says you? Because, who else would build a city 3 meters below sea level in a hurricane zone and then fill the city with Democrats? Just bouncing ideas around. oc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Drunk Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yeah ok whatever. What's the point. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app OK... Simply put, my experienced observation is that they wait to be told what to do and haven't the initiative to take things under control or make decisions for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rametindallas Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 It would take at least 10 years to fix many of the structural flood control issues (at great cost). Many countries react vs pro-actively deal with these types of issues (New Orleans is an example), it is not just a Thai problem. Politicians often defer these types of problems - and hope that they are not tested because most make political calculations and avoid the necessary investment. Despite having parts of the city up to 18' below sea level, New Orleans has one of the most efficient/effective drainage systems in the world. New Orleans has downpours equivalent to those in Bangkok and never a flooded street from rain nor from the Mississippi River. Had it not been for a levee collapsing (Federal Government responsibility), the city would not have had even one neighborhood flood during Hurricane Katrina. When the levee broke, no drainage system could have kept up with Lake Ponchartrain emptying into the city. Engineers from all over the world have studied the New Orleans model of canals and pumping stations to replicate that in other places. New Orleans was a poor/inaccurate example of a country not being pro-active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrendsd Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Since when "prepare" is part of Thai vocabulary and Culture? Why you so negative? Is your home country so perfect? Negativity about this cointry seems to be a common trait with some TV posters We let the positive about this "cointry" for the Thais ans the newbee. Wouldn't call myself a "newbee" after living here for 9 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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