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ThaiFelix

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  1. It never used to be like that.  When I first came to Bangkok in the late 80's all you could hear was horns.  It kinda reminded me of the stories of flag/latern bearers that walked in front of the first motor vehicles warning everyone of their approach.  I clearly recall being in taxis and Tuk-tuks going around Silom and Sathorn and the drivers continually honking their horns everytime we overtook another car/motorcycle, passed a pedestrian, or got anywhere near anything else on the road.  I used to wonder how any of it could be understood as it had become just a constant din with so many honking.  

     

    Now it seems the exact opposite, I have learned to not use my horn but just take it all in now as just another bad movie, my actions wont change that.

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  2. 2 hours ago, ujayujay said:

    Jatuporn Prompan, ex-prisoner, a good-for-nothing who calls himself an actor and would end up in the gutter without his sponsor Thaksin!

    I recall him on TV during the riots, encouraging Redshirts to collect up benzine to bring to bangkok and burn it dow,  He was arrested and soon after it was discovered his punishment was confinement at a holiday resort in Sattahip lol!

     

    Can you imagine the penalty for someone else doing this?    Lucky hes not Burmese.

  3. 18 hours ago, proton said:

     

    Have you got any proof of this 'quote' as far as I know it's a myth and used for others such as asking Albert Einstein what is was like being a genius- ask Nikola Tesla! Another made up quote using the same theme. Tesla did not even believe in relativity or protons.

    I did say "no-one can show proof"??  If all else fails try reading the post.

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  4. 17 hours ago, maechanman said:

    Rory Gallagher was very underrated in my opinion, a far better guitarist than most and also the Icicle Works, a great 80s band from Liverpool.

    Yes, Rory was brilliant.  There is a very well known quote, though no-one can show proof, that Hendrix in an  interview with Rolling Stone magazine was asked what it was like to be the greatest guitar player in the world, Hendrix's answer was "You'll have to ask Rory Gallagher that one".

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  5. 12 minutes ago, Ironmike said:

    I've lived in Phuket for 20 years, I do what I do legally as I'm a law abiding person and do not want to be thrown out of the country but since the Government has approved free 90 day visas for the Russians I see the crime rate has escalated even just reading this post just 2 days ago Russians lieing about paying for food and trying to do a runner,, these people have no shame they are not abiding by the laws and need to be removed permanently. 

    I have to keep 800k in the bank to stay here if these people want to come here for 3 months then they should have to bring 200k with them so they don't need to work and cause trouble. 

    I believe you are absolutely correct but that would mean certain ministers would have to admit they were wrong and that aint gunna happen!

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