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Thank you Bubi. I am also appalled by the UPR Working Group in Geneva, whom, on Wednesday will subject The Kingdom to a review session together with 13 other countries. This is untenable, Thailand need not allow comment from people abroad, to affect the internal affairs of the sovereign state that is Thailand. Whilst becoming the Hub of everything and anything, is an oft promoted goal of the Thai people, this is one Hub, Thailand could do without. I feel, like many here, that people abroad, should look to their own societies and refrain from judging the glorious and wonderful marvel, that is modern Thailand. From the Nation - http://bit.ly/1T4ATqQ "THAILAND is likely to receive a record number of recommendations in Wednesday’s human-rights review by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group"

Too many words, a simple one word 'Yes" would have done. Sorry if I seem intolerant...

One is most gratified and I approve of the actions taken on May 6, 2016, by the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). I am sure that everyone on this forum will agree with me that people who are failing to criticize or take other action against the nasty elements of Thai society deserve everything they get. And I would, like many others on this board, never think otherwise. http://bit.ly/24A2nNQ

I've been watching them, just none worth the trouble of posting about. Here's one Special Correspondents 2016 - Ricky Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga Normally I detest Ricky Gervais, too much cringeworthy whining and snivelling. However in this instance, a nice lightweight comedy, worth a watch.

Nope, Cigar shop some of the time...

From the Man bites Dog file... A BUS driver in Pattaya, Thailand, has been hospitalized with a broken leg after he was reportedly assaulted by a group of Indian tourists today. The injured man, Somchai Intasoi, suffered the attack around 3am as he was dropping off the group at their hotel near the Dolphin Circle. According to Khaosod English, the “baht bus†driver was hired by the group to take them to their hotel located on a one-way street. When Somchai mistakenly missed the stop, the tourists asked him to drive around the large block to drop them off in front of the building. Somchai refused, and the group exited the vehicle without paying. When Somchai ran after them to demand they pay the fare, a heated argument ensued that quickly turned violent when one of the tourists reportedly grabbed a wooden stick and beat him with it. Colonel Sukhat Pumpanmuang of the Pattaya City Police Station noted that the language barrier between Somchai and the tourists was a major factor in the incident, reported Khaosod. The driver was still in the hospital this afternoon being treated for his injuries, and the tourists have not yet been charged, said Pumpanmuang. The two groups are reportedly in the middle of negotiations on how to settle the matter. He was quoted as saying: “They are tourists. We don’t want to [press charges] at this moment because we fear it may damage the image of Pattaya.†https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/05/thailand-bus-driver-hospitalized/

Smoke (1995) - William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Forest Whitaker and others - very interesting and laid back, several stories, well worth a watch.

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I'm sorry to hear that, perhaps I should'a used a sarcastic or ironic icon on my post, but I'm not very good with 'moticons..

I don't know if these are true or not, but good jokes anyway... Reasons people pulled the trigger in April 2016 • I had been carrying a concealed gun all day (for which I have a permit), but then when I got home and picked up a toddler the gun was uncomfortable in my waistband, so I tried to remove it. That's when I unintentionally shot the 3-year-old through both legs. • I was unhappy with my taco, so I opened fire on the taco truck that sold it to me. • After I got robbed, I went and bought a gun for self-defence. Then I was showing it to my buddy two weeks later and as we were passing it back and forth it went off and killed him. • I hired a band to play in my bar for two hours, but they finished in one hour and tried to leave, so I shot the lead singer. • Some teenagers were vandalising my neighbour's house with toilet paper, so I came out and shot one of them as they fled. • A parishioner sat in a reserved pew at my church. People told him to move and he argued, so I ordered him to move and flashed my concealed carry badge at him (a vanity badge not issued by any law enforcement agency). He punched me, so I shot him dead. • At a fast food restaurant, where guns are welcome, I unintentionally shot myself in the leg when I tried to pull up my pants in the bathroom. (From the Parents Against Gun Violence Facebook page.)

Familiarity, like 'mericans eating at Tex Mex places in Bkk, when there's fantastic ant egg soup, being sold at a stall in the gutter Ahh the memories...

No, it's in fahrenheit, if they used celsius it'd be much cooler. I use celsius and it's only 18 here, quite comfortable, if I used fahrenheit it'd be 65, far too hot.

"Police investigating the brutal assault of three British tourists in Hua Hin are searching for whoever leaked footage of the attack, and plan to charge them for dealing another blow to the country's battered... " Using that logic, surely they should go after Apple or Samsung or whoever for creating the device to enable this to be filmed?

Thanks Steve, a thoughtful analysis to read for someone like me (non-american white middle aged nearly ex-monger) You are right, I have a visceral dislike of Hillary. Why? Well let's see. I'll try and discern what things cause my dislike. 1. appearance - maybe politically incorrect, but, much as I expect a person putting themselves forward as a top Rugby player to be highly skilled a Rugby player, a News reader to be able to speak clearly and fluently and not frighten me in appearance, or a top Chef to be able to cook extremely well, I expect a top Politician to be non frightening in appearance. Hillary scares me. 2. honesty - even though I am not an American, the rest of the world has skin in the game, given the USA's dominance of many areas, I would prefer some one who does not have Hilary's reputation for dishonesty. 3. ball busting? - maybe, but a distant third in the list. Ball busting could be an attribute, see Helen Clark. (could also apply point 1 to Helen, but never point 2). On a related note to point 3, I'll just give youse a wee anecdote of what happened to me yesterday, clearly noting the ball busters I have to deal with in NZ. Me, driving down a road, approaching a zebra/pedestrian crossing - no-one on the crossing - no-one near the crossing on the pavement either side. On the right side of the road looking into a shop window, a beautiful 20 something Indian girl in a short skirt. I look. I hear an explosive shout/scream from the left and look left. There, standing 2 metres at least, back from the crossing, on the pavement is a woman, looking like Hillary's sister, in lycra and trainers, spitting tacks at me, stamping her feet and raising her hands in the air, as if expecting a referee from above to help her, because I was driving over the crossing, whilst she was not on it or close to it. This is a true story.

AFAIK you are correct, but I would imagine that some soil types, do indeed absorb water like a sponge when dry, but that others may "cake" at the surface and provide a barrier to absorption until the "cake" dissolves over time.

Thai? Thai? shouldn't they be Burmese?

On this page, only two of the twenty, appeal to me, wot yer think? http://www.hooters.co.jp/MHJ2016/

Maybe they should hire a PR firm, Takky had one...

Another, less than complimentary snapshot

555 you'll forgive me if I don't pass that story on to MLG...

"making up their own rules as they go" ​from years of experience, you should know that the answer is - yes

Not so much a celebration as a quiet and thoughtful nod to our forefathers. They will never grow old...

City of sails, just across the ditch from you Which appeals to me, have a nap when I want. MLG now is now an earner and it's time I did something that's not computer based, my eyes are going.

One is considering Uber as away to supplement one's income. I thought I'd ask if anyone has any experience, good or bad, with Uber. Should I Ube?

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