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The wife is stuck in Pak Chong for 2 hrs now. Hiway 2 between Pak Chong and Saraburi is closed and flooded.
ichecked different map, its the highway from norteast....
please update me on the stuation and any dea when traffic can go through again?
She said the police told her at least 24 hrs before road would be opened, but if it's flooded for a long stretch, I would guess many days to drain off, depending on more rain.
She went back home to Chaiyaphum, will try Chai Badan tomorrow.
She also sid the police told her the roads south of hiway 2, thru the Kao Yai area area also closed.
thank you for the update, wish yours have more luck tomorrow and mine on monday...
This morning she "heard" there were still 'problems' on higwy 2 in the Pak Chong to Saraburi area, no more details.
She's headed down from Chai Badan to Saraburi right now, no issues so far.
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The wife is stuck in Pak Chong for 2 hrs now. Hiway 2 between Pak Chong and Saraburi is closed and flooded.
ichecked different map, its the highway from norteast....
please update me on the stuation and any dea when traffic can go through again?
She said the police told her at least 24 hrs before road would be opened, but if it's flooded for a long stretch, I would guess many days to drain off, depending on more rain.
She went back home to Chaiyaphum, will try Chai Badan tomorrow.
She also sid the police told her the roads south of hiway 2, thru the Kao Yai area area also closed.
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Wife just called, looks like hiway 2 between Pak Chong and Saraburi is going to be closed all night.
Anyone north of Pak Chong heading south, don't bother, you can't get thru.
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The wife is stuck in Pak Chong for 2 hrs now. Hiway 2 between Pak Chong and Saraburi is closed and flooded.
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if the PM wants to be a muppet to run a cooking show - let him be. Tony Blair appeared in Simpsons as well in a comedy sketch "Am I bothered", he might or might have not been paid, he did it for publicity.
if the opposition tries to get rid of samak on this ground - it's an obvious manipulation of the law.
Although I am delighted that Taksin Jr. is out, I must agree that this method is a mockery of justice. Maybe tne ends justify the means...but surely there were other ways....
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a little off topic but i'd like to understand how they name the gasoline here.
in europe the numbers are used to qualify the purity of gasoline so 95 is higher than 91 and thus more expensive while here it's the opposite.
could someone explain this please?
thanks
Could you explain your question because I have never seen 95 gasoline cheaper then 91 gasoline.In fact it's long time ago I have seen 95 gasoline.Maybe you are confused with 95 gasohol which is gasoline mixed with ethanol,so cheaper to produce.
What they call 95 here is actually 95 % gasoline it is NOT a measure of octane, therefore it is cheaper than 91 which is 100% gasoline.
WRONG!
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yes you're right after a look on wikipedia high octane has nothing to do with "power" of the fuel, it's indeed dependant of your engine design.
It's actually a measure of the range of temperatures and pressures at which the gasoline/air mixture ignites.
The tighter the range, the less chance for engine knock. So higher octane really means better control on the refining process, nothing more, nothing less.
By the way, the diesel engine was orignally designed (by Otto Diesel) to run on vegatable oil, so we should start making B20 fuels as well.
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Hang out at the big malls frequented by Thais (does not include Siam Paragon, Emporium or the like), and see what the groups of teens are doing. Siam Square is a good place to start.
You'll notice that the boy and girls seem to socialize mostly with their own gender, mixing only a little bit (at least in public).
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You are right but why not give an explanation rather then an expletive??
Please don't tell us you knew all of the above I bring it to you courtesy of "W".WOW, thank you. I learned a lot
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Salvation for the poor
BANGKOK: -- State kicks in nearly Bt50 billion for economic fillip and to help needy make ends meet.
The government will pay water bills for low-income households that consume fewer than 50 cubic litres each month.
--Xpress/The Nation 2008-07-16
<deleted> is a cubic litre?
Can't they get journos who understand what they are writing about? Or at least an editor who does?
litre is in the dictionary, mostly British use, they used it properly. <deleted> is a jurnos?
Do British use "cubic litre"? I think with litre, we don't need cubic. Am I right?
Yes, you are correct. Litre is a measure of volume already. They could use cubic meters if they wanted to
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US dollar will be replaced as the world's reserve currency within 3 years. Expect serious ramifications worldwide. Buy gold, silver, a powerful torch, lots of batteries, tinned food . . . and a Glock You're probably correct...especially the last point, just make sure to buy lots of ammo too
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Does anybody know where I can sell a ring? I guess it's a good time to sell but I don't know where to start in BKK...kr
Chinatown, or your local pawn broker
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Don't be talking about or arguing about your fourth amendment right when Customs and Border Protection starts to look in your bag because you won't win. It's by statute/law that they can search your stuff w/o probable cause.
I never said they didn't have a right to search. What I said was the 4th gives protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
Here is an example. Let's say I do sensitive work and my laptop has an encrypted hard drive to protect the contents. Or even if my laptop requires a password for access. I am not obligated to anyone to provide that password without cause, such as a search warrant. They can turn it on, examine the hardware, scan it, x-ray it, whatever. But they have no rights to the content without showing cause. Period. End of story. If they want to detain me, then so be it but be prepared for the consequences of overzealousness.
Don't get me wrong. I want these people doing their job well just as much as the next guy. But they also are not above the law and must be accountable for their actions.
You're correct, you can refuse and require a warrant, and if you get a stubborn customs person, that's exactlyl what they'll do. Detain you for however long it takes to get one...possibly days, with no obligation to house or feed you.
Best thing to do is either leave it all at home, or put it all on a thumb drive and keep it in your pocket....but then if they do a body search, ....
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I've loved Bangkok since I first set foot in it 35 years ago. Give folks a smile and they smile right back. In the west you would be considered demented to smile so much. I would live in Bangkok if it wasn't for the pollution.
The "smile" is fake, and we all know it. They are smiling at what they think is in your wallet, and smiling as they think of ways to empty it.
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, luteplayer.
All your points are sound. Perhaps a bit over the heads of beginners though.
Svenske, Lute's points are indeed mostly about sound, but not about language. The fact that an oscilloscope shows that the human voice rarely makes a perfect level tone is akin to the statement that nobody is able to draw a perfect circle freehand. Some people can clearly draw a better circle than others, but I have no problem recognizing anyone's attempts at drawing a circle and recognizing it as a circle and not confusing it with a square or a triangle. Of course language is far more complex than simple geometric figures and Thailand, until recently with the advent of national media and national education, was occupied by many dialects with influences from neighboring languages, not to mention the existence of historically relocated minority groups such as the "Yong" speakers south of Chiang Mai. So variation is still quite common and in the rural areas where these dialectical differences are still quite common, Thais love to sit around and talk about the differences in speech between one tambon and another.
And I am a bit confused over Lute's statement that Thai is a "shallower" orthography than English. Last time I looked, the Roman alphabet had a total of 26 symbols to represent some 44 English phonemes. Now if it was me looking for a metaphor to describe this situation, I might say that English is the "shallower" orthography.
Lute's frequency analysis is very enlightening. You are correct in that human voices cannot really be true to a "pure" high, no or low tone, but he's correct is that Thai's do have these contours which are not explained in the transliteration of Thai words. It helps to know these little tricks in order to be better understood.
Having an Issan wife, I'm also trying to learn Lao, and that is an even different variation on the Thai tone system.
Bottom line, getting the tone absolutely correct is EVERYTHING when trying to speak to Thais. Wheras the European (Latin) based languages are very fogiving in pronouciation/understanding, Thai has quite a narrow "bandwidth".
What sounds like the correct pronunciation to a non Thai can be incomprehensable to a Thai, if the tone is just slightly off.
Perhaps these countours that Lute enlightened us on can aid in this.
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[quote name='scratt' date='2008-01-13 10:03:29' post='1758308']
[s... But what have any of you done to try and solve this problem?
What would you expect anyone to do??? I assume you have been here long enough to kno that complaining or pointing out problems (even potentially fatal ones) is totally useless, and considered "jai dam", especially from a farang.
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The safest time to go on one of these rides is after an accident like this...
WRONG!!! Perhaps you think the "appropriate action" will now be taken because of the accident...WRONG.
I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it is "repaired" with some baling wire (probably old and rusty, found laying around) and back in service w/in a few days.
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Absolutely......Lost Dosh...and lots of it....
Been and worked in most of the slightly dodgy places mentioned below ..plus fun jobbies in Nigeria ,Sierra Leone,Cambodia,Algeria,Iran.....and somehow I dont see Alf and Ruby plus bairns signing up with Tommy Cookes for their holli jollies in any of the following Beach Resorts
....They were all quite NICE places at one time before the lunatics took over the Ass-sigh-lems.Rinrada, what language are you using here?
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Wife just got 500bht for her vote. then said "I should get 5000bht, because I have farang!"
mine got the same offer. Wish she'd thought of asking for more too!
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Can someone educate me on this "tax card"? I'm a tax paying, DL holding farang for coming up on 4 years, but never heard of a "tax card".
A Tax ID card is issed to all tax payers. You company accountant is probably holding it for you, thinking they are doing you a favour. But if you have been paying personal income tax in Thailand, it invariably will exist and someone will be holding on to it for you.
Thanks. I'm sure someone at my company is doing this...I will ask for it.
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Is it possible to obtain a Thai ID card if you are not a Thai citizen?
Talk to your wife and let her sponsor you into the Yellow Tabien Ban booklet.......
I am actually in the tabien baan but didn't have with me. I've had no problem at other places before, just needed the tax card and driver's licence. I've read people post there are rules so if I can find an 'official' source, I can quote in future.
Can someone educate me on this "tax card"? I'm a tax paying, DL holding farang for coming up on 4 years, but never heard of a "tax card".
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"Personally I am not favor of phone calls. If the phone rings I think the driver should pull over and complete the conversation and then continue to drive. Even hands free devices are distraction whilst driving. "
And just where do you think they can, or will, pull over in heavy BKK traffic? Most of the time if you did that, you would get rear-ended by a Green bus!!!
Just don't answer the stupid thing, or better yet, shut it OFF when you're driving!!!
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yes, just get a darker tint on your windows, thats if you haven't already., I guess this will be the next thing to ban.
oh how about having a tv in your car? isn't that more distracting than the use of a mobile, or is this already ilegal?
anyway, I agree with the whole mobile phone issue, there has been so many times when the car in front of me is all over the road becuse the driver was using his phone, the other times is just because it was a thai driver
I agree, I see more and more drivers watching TV instead of driving, and not just stuck in traffic, but on the tollways going 140 kh/hr.
I can't believe this is actually legal here!!!
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My wife has been wanting to get a breast "augmentation". I keep telling her she doesn't need to, hers are perfect in my view, but she's stubborn (Isan!)
We hear Yanhee is the best for this. I went with her to see the doctor, curious about examples of results, but all they had were a few old and fuzzy pictures.
A friend of mine, in the same situation, gave me some advice.
Now, ladies out there, don't take offense at this but...many of the bargirls (Nana, Patpong, Soi Cowboy, whatever) have done this already, and many are willing to "show" you the results, up close, for a small "tip".
So, if you really really want to see some actual finished work, you know where to go.
Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters In Front Of Parliament
in Thailand News
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Anybody catch this? The power just happens to be cut to a major government facility just before a very important meeting that many protesters are trying to stop.....but...it's due to an unpaid bill??