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- Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:52 am
- Forum: Feeding Time
- Topic: Thai "new" rice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 613
Re: Thai "new" rice
All the above makes sense. My 6 year old, who fancies herself as a rice expert announced that it tastes similar to Japanese rice, and/or a wet form of the Thai sticky rice she loves with her BBQ chicken wings. Pete
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:51 am
- Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
- Topic: Life is tough for children of migrants
- Replies: 5
- Views: 644
Life is tough for children of migrants
Reading things like this really ruins my day. Although there seems to be hope, the high muckety-mucks who make the rules and implement procedures obviously forget that they were once children. If the opportunity arises for you personally, help kids like this if you can please. :thumb: Pete :cheers: ...
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:24 am
- Forum: Feeding Time
- Topic: Thai "new" rice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 613
Thai "new" rice
Does anyone have experience with this type of rice? Our maid came back from Issan after the new year holiday and brought us several kilos from her family farm up there. The regular cooking rule of about one cup of water for each cup of rice doesn't apply with this stuff. You just put in a couple tab...
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:34 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: The Floods of 2011
- Replies: 405
- Views: 30095
Re: The Floods of 2011
Maybe I should start a new thread now, "The Floods of 2012"? If it started raining today, the floods would likely start all over again. Story and charts below. Pete :cheers: Smith warns of dam peril Fears grow of another massive flood disaster http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/274575/s...
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:50 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Indian MP's son killed in motorcycle accident in Hua Hin
- Replies: 1
- Views: 982
Re: Indian MP's son killed in motorcycle accident in Hua Hin
AIT denies it provides only two shuttle services a day for students in Hua Hin January 9, 2012 5:35 pm http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/AIT-denies-it-provides-only-two-shuttle-services-a-30173416.html The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has denied that it provided only two shuttle se...
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:02 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Abhisit slams government over Central Bank
- Replies: 4
- Views: 610
Re: Abhisit slams government
This issue has had an impact on exchange rates since it started about two weeks ago. That's an assumption on my part, but both the Dollar and Pound Sterling has been strengthening. Perhaps all this debt and who is going to be responsible, and the additional expenditures coming about because of the f...
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:20 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Passenger van crashes, 5 dead, 8 hurt
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3020
Re: Passenger van crashes, 5 dead, 8 hurt
Here's more, the driver turned himself in, and it was the van driver Nereus, not the truck driver. He fell asleep. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 73448.html Pete
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:03 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
The clue I gave may have been too deceptive....but you have to be with this group. It's Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, also known as Henry E. Steinway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_E._Steinway Pete
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:24 pm
- Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
- Topic: OAP's in Hua Hin
- Replies: 45
- Views: 3425
Re: OAP's in Hua Hin
We have a few threads from the past about this. Pete
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- Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:02 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
Born in Germany, but my fame didn't come until I arrived in the USA. I've entertained Kings and beggars and made them all weep with joy. Who am I? Pete
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:57 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
You are now! As said before, a hard crowd on here to get anything past. One more to follow, then I rest for the day. PeteNorseman wrote:It looks like William Boeing but I'm not sure though.
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:49 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
On a roll this morning. Most of you have ridden in what I made and arrived safely. Most of you either love or hate the experience, but the world cannot exist without it today. Who am I? Pete
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:30 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
Correct , RZR takes it with 2 points. All gun makers and named after each. Pete
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:54 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
Yes indeed, 1 point for Norseman. Pete
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:41 am
- Forum: Entertainment Zone
- Topic: History Challenge & Journal
- Replies: 5135
- Views: 103717
Re: History Challenge
Nope, not military leaders but involved with the military. Pete
EDIT: Half a point to Siani
EDIT: Half a point to Siani