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  1. How Will Thai King's Passing Affect Nightlife?

    in Nightlife

    Posted

    If ever a thread was viable for lesse majiste it's this one, think about it. Your asking "Will I be able to get whores while Thailand has official mourning period"

     

    Seriously?

     

    If you choose to view it in that light it certainly reflects a rather narrow point of view. This topic seems to address many aspects of Thai night life. Is whoring the only thing that comes to your mind when nightlife is mentioned?

     

    :shakehead

  3. 20 Year Anniversary

    in General discussion

    Posted

    I first put it online in Sep '96.

    Wow, that's an eternity in cyberspace. Congratulations!

     

    Not many of us left but I still look in just about every day to see what's up... sounding like an old fart now but I do miss the Woodstock meetings. Those times were the best!

  5. 2016 F1

    in Sports & Leisure

    Posted

    Rosberg's was leading in the last lap of the long race and his brakes were starting to go. He was obviously desperate to hang on and he showed it. But remember what Hamilton said after the race - that he would do "anything to win" whether "right or wrong". Formula 1 is not a group of nice guys having a friendly race. It's all or nothing for them.

    And no doubt Rosberg felt it would be better for his point lead (though obviously not for the team) to take Hamilton out even if neither of them finished. At this point do you think team orders would be followed by either of them?
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  6. 2016 F1

    in Sports & Leisure

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    I saw a clip of Hamilton on the podium, with the crowd booing him, the presenter asked him to comment and he said "not my problem that's their problem", exhibiting an arrogance that only small men have.

    Not too many big men in F1, as they can't fit into the cramped and tiny cockpits. And show me one of these guys without a healthy dose of arrogance. Nico clearly ran Hamilton wide and was penalized for it; the Austrian crowd didn't see it that way and felt the need to boo the podium showing both their ignorance and bias for their fair-haired boy. Nico has spent his entire life racing Lewis and unfortunately for him never quite measuring up. He's obviously desperate to beat his teammate this year, and if he can't (and loses again to him for the third time out of three championships) no telling who will be gone from Mercedes next season. As much as he is favored by Toto and Niki they may have to send him off if he doesn't produce a title, as these two don't seem to be able to keep from crashing into each other.

     

    JULY 5, 2016

    Austria crash won't change future decision says Rosberg

     

    Nico Rosberg says the events in Austria on Sunday will not affect his decision about the future.

     

    Although Mercedes boss Toto Wolff called Rosberg's collision with teammate Lewis Hamilton "brainless", the Austrian chief insisted it would not affect the negotiations over a new multi-year contract for the German driver.

     

    And now, the Belgian source Sporza quotes Rosberg as saying: "The incident on Sunday will not change my decision.

     

    "I had victory within reach and lost it, which was incredibly hard to take and disappointing, but in the end I lost a race and Hamilton won it -- that's it.

     

    "I feel good at Mercedes," he added. "This is my racing family and I hope to stay here in the future."

     

    http://www.grandprix...ns/ns34309.html

  8. 2016 F1

    in Sports & Leisure

    Posted

    He's great to watch, unstoppable in a decent car and tenacious in whatever he's piloting. I've even begun to like the guy as he's matured... couldn't stand him when he was younger. He (and Flavio) have so badly mismanaged his career, leaving both Mclaren and Ferrari too soon imho, that he's got to be frustrated with what could have/should have been.

  10. Fiery Jack's Perennial Sukhumvit-Hotel-With-Good-Outdoor-Pool Question

    in Accommodation

    Posted

    http://stablelodge.com a short stagger down Soi 8

     

    nice pool

     

    one of my favourites - has been known to accept travelling circus at 3 in the morning

     

    Pool-5_sm.jpg

    Thanks for the suggestion Coss, I just returned from a few weeks' stay there and enjoyed the accommodations. The rates were reasonable and included a nice breakfast. Needless to say it's a much better neighborhood than Soi 5 where the wife had us staying the last 8 years or so.

  13. Usa Superbowl 08 Feb 2016

    in The board bar

    Posted

    SF 49's to win :bow:

    Oh how I wish....

     

    As for SB ha sip, after giving up on finding a venue open at 6:30 am in Muang Krabi, I discovered it right on my tv here in my little hotel on the hill. Quite a surprise considering that the only channels offered were local Thai language broadcasts. I had no interest in either of the teams and quickly lost interest in the game as well. The best part was listening to the commentary in Thai.

  16. That Open Air Soi 7 Food-Court Restaurant That Closed Down, And Similar

    in Food

    Posted

    Suda, When I left in July it was still there. Has been there for as long as I have been to Thailand. Khun Sanuk brought me there on my first trip in 97 or 98 or thereabouts.

    Yes it's still there although I haven't been back for years after a particularly bad meal served in their traditional poor manner. Some places that deserve to die seem to have the tenacity of the lowly cockroach, an apt comparison in this case.

  18. Global RIP thread

    in The board bar

    Posted

    Another one gone...

     

    Earth Wind and Fire were the best back in the day.. Soaring harmonies, driving beats, solid percussion with great arrangements. Loved these guys, and still listen to them during workouts.

     

    Rip Maurice.

     

     

    The founder of soul group Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, has died in the US, his brother has said.

    White, 74, died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. He suffered from Parkinson's Disease.

    His band had a series of hits including September, Boogie Wonderland, Shining Star and After the Love has Gone.

    The singer-songwriter was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1992 but his condition was reported to have got worse in recent months.

    Earth, Wind & Fire were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and Maurice was individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

  20. Usa Superbowl 08 Feb 2016

    in The board bar

    Posted

    When I've been in Bangkok the last few years I've caught it at Hanrahans on Soi 4 ... not so easy to find a live telecast in meung Krabi that time of the day though. I've had to resort to driving around the city looking for an open bar, then asking if they can find the broadcast on their tuner... :help:

  23. Irish Slaves In America

    in The board bar

    Posted

    the Aboriginals of the united states at least had treaty's to protect pockets of land!!

    The treaties were largely ignored by the government but now the payback comes in the form of casinos here in California... :neener:

     

    The tribes are treated as sovereign nations by the Feds and therefore have no requirement to follow local zoning laws, so there's nothing the local municipalities can do to stop or control any new developments backed by officially recognized tribal councils.

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