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- Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:58 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: 45 million people are eligible to vote
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2020
Oh, well...it's a 'Yes' vote. The landlady is happy as larry. She's a wise old bird, but I don't think for one moment that she knew what she was voting for. She really hated Taksin, and I guess the amended bits of the 1997 constitution won't really affect her. There was also a big meeting in the vil...
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:32 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Opinion: Vote 'No' in referendum to reject future coups
- Replies: 12
- Views: 996
Talking to both students and (allegedly) educated Ajarns, the general reply is that most of them haven't even read the new constitution. They have no idea how it differs from the old one. Their parents will tell them whether to put a cross or a tick. They're not voting for or against the constitutio...
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:01 am
- Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
- Topic: The Pros and Cons of Thaksin
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2991
Good topic GLC: As a legally working farang here - nothing has changed for my husband and I since Toxin decided to be a bigwig in the UK football scene. While he was in power he increased charges for renewing our Non-Imm B Visas (which we have to pay). Wonderful! We're needed here to educate the stu...
- Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: Foo
- Topic: Life expectancy
- Replies: 17
- Views: 938
It's put me ten years younger than I actually am, which I feel is about accurate. I'm going to pop my clogs at 85 according to the test. I'm OK with that. Don't really want the brain being willing, but the body too weak. Mind you, if I give up the ciggies I could probably add a few years to that, bu...
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:18 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Protest against Macro in Prachuab
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1933
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:34 am
- Forum: Accommodation
- Topic: hotel on Petchkasem Rd. from 2005
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2099
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:05 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: Mornington Crescent - Round 2
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5458
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:22 am
- Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
- Topic: Bank Card Skimmed - probably in Hua Hin
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1380
Let's not get carried away here. I've had accounts with the Thai Military Bank for over ten years, and not one penny (baht) has been removed from my account. Whenever you withdraw money from an ATM you get a receipt telling you how much money you have in your account, you can also just request a sta...
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:55 am
- Forum: Accommodation
- Topic: hotel on Petchkasem Rd. from 2005
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2099
Think it was the Royal Garden Resort before. I don't think it's the Royal Garden Resort, because I stayed there in 1996, and it's north of Hua Hin. It's now another hotel, and for the life of me I can't remember what it's called. A flash of something: Anantara? But it's not what 2theD is looking fo...
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:17 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: Mornington Crescent - Round 2
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5458
Another picnic - what fun! DM: I'll ignore your comment about my fine county. I will, however, remind you that we probably saved you during WWII - but that's another story (you were obviously too young to appreciate it). I'll lay off the bolly this time, and just soak up the sun on K's wonderful bla...
- Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:45 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: Mornington Crescent - Round 2
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5458
The strong black seems to have done the trick, and I'm raring to go again. Thank you DM for putting my mind at rest about the blurry bits. Mr.C. I would have loved to have been a hippy, but arrived too late. :( I've been thumbing through the 2007 County Edition of the MC Rules, not really difficult ...
- Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:11 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: Mornington Crescent - Round 2
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5458
Goodness me, I have a glass or two of Bolly, a little snooze and find myself in Gospel Oak - how they heck did I get there? I do apologise if some of you had to sling me over your shoulder, but the picnic and the sunshine just got to me. I must have suffered sunstroke or something. I have vague memo...
- Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:36 am
- Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
- Topic: Suicide
- Replies: 2
- Views: 829
Pete: It really is heart-breaking to read of such things. The Buddhist precepts are very close to Christian ones; take care of each other, help people, etc., etc. But how many people here, and in the West actually adhere to those principles. In the West there are organisations and support groups to ...
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:29 pm
- Forum: Foo
- Topic: Does Size Matter??
- Replies: 13
- Views: 920
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:58 pm
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: Mornington Crescent - Round 2
- Replies: 59
- Views: 5458
Mr. Comfortable, Thank you for the kind invitation to a picnic in Epping, hugely looking forward to it. I can't find 12 boring people to bring, so I'll just come along in my summer frock. Cucumber sandwiches please (with the crusts cut off), and a bottle or two of bolly. I'd like to point out that D...