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by FrazeeDK
July 3, 2011, 12:06 pm
Forum: Society and culture
Topic: The changing face of rural Thais
Replies: 13
Views: 3524

The changing face of rural Thais

The pedicab samlors are a sorry mess overall. Not the new, tricked out with flower vases and little lights of over 38 years ago. I figure the only guys that still tiep samlor are those without the money to buy or rent a Tuk-tuk.... Perhaps the continual rise in petrol prices will result in a resurge...
by FrazeeDK
July 2, 2011, 7:11 pm
Forum: Society and culture
Topic: The changing face of rural Thais
Replies: 13
Views: 3524

The changing face of rural Thais

Interesting article.. It leans a little too much towards how rural areas have changed drastically. Yes, in many respects they have but Just in the last 3 months I've seen kids riding on water bufflaoes, and have always seen the kin folks heading out to the fields wearing an Issan style straw hat.. W...
by FrazeeDK
June 28, 2011, 6:21 pm
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Clean up Thailand day .
Replies: 23
Views: 2692

Clean up Thailand day .

this is a social responsiblity issue. It appears to me, that overall, most Thais are not socially conscious. As TrueBrit points out, when anti-littering is pushed by the community, most people will participate after a few nudges. When driving around the province, you can see some villages that are s...
by FrazeeDK
June 28, 2011, 6:10 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Nationwide alcohol ban TODAY ???
Replies: 42
Views: 3962

Nationwide alcohol ban TODAY ???

do you suppose all the Mom and Pop's stores will also abide by the ban.. They don't seem to care about the old military junta edict about alcohol selling times during the day..
by FrazeeDK
June 28, 2011, 6:07 pm
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Election prediction
Replies: 22
Views: 2475

Election prediction

of course, while the ECC states the early elections went off nicely, they also ruled that people who had registered for the early voting who did not participate would NOT be eligible to vote this Sunday.. One BKK Post article mentioned that up to 500,000 people might be affected.. How many of these ...
by FrazeeDK
June 28, 2011, 6:02 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: vote buying
Replies: 24
Views: 2665

vote buying

in fact, although one part of PAD is advocating the "NO" vote, another is actively campaigning under the New Politics Party (NPP) name.. PAD due to its strident nationalism over the Cambodian border issue has pretty much pushed itself into irrelevance..
by FrazeeDK
June 24, 2011, 5:23 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Election prediction
Replies: 22
Views: 2475

Election prediction

went down near Central world last night.. Didn't see much in the way of congestion or crowds in the square.. Guess the Democrats kept their promise not to block any roads.. Traveled from Onnut BTS to Chidlom by Rajaprasong at 1645. Didn't see any great groupings of folks wearing yellow shirts or pro...
by FrazeeDK
June 23, 2011, 6:52 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: LEAVING THAILAND
Replies: 53
Views: 6497

LEAVING THAILAND

"news blackouts" indeed!!! Did you note the in-depth news coverage both in the print media and on TV about the big Democrat Party foofraw at Central World for this Thursday.. Extensive in all respects!! Compare that to the absolute minimal or zero news reporting of the numerous UDD/Red Shirt remembe...
by FrazeeDK
June 23, 2011, 9:59 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: LEAVING THAILAND
Replies: 53
Views: 6497

LEAVING THAILAND

although we can make predictions based on past events, the "mai ben rai" way of dealing with political upheaval here has changed dramatically. While earlier coups/uprisings etc. (73/76/92) did not physically affect the general population of Thailand as a whole, the more recent ones starting with the...
by FrazeeDK
June 23, 2011, 9:43 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Westerner found dead in Udon Hotel
Replies: 57
Views: 9788

Westerner found dead in Udon Hotel

it appears from the thread that the guy was sick for a while based on the hotel maids' statements. It's unfortunate he didn't seek appropriate medical care or that someone (hotel management????) didn't intervene when noting the fellow was obviously ill...
by FrazeeDK
June 23, 2011, 9:20 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Election prediction
Replies: 22
Views: 2475

Election prediction

pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...... http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/243522/army-on-alert-for-poll-unrest Lessons learned??: "The session was joined by more than 100 commanding officers of military companies and battalions that took part in the crackdowns on red shirt protes...
by FrazeeDK
June 19, 2011, 7:14 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Spiegal Interview with Thaksin
Replies: 16
Views: 2226

Spiegal Interview with Thaksin

or perhaps avoid 3G altogether and go 4G!!
by FrazeeDK
June 18, 2011, 8:52 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Spiegal Interview with Thaksin
Replies: 16
Views: 2226

Spiegal Interview with Thaksin

the often unspoken irony to the whole Taksin "conviction" for "corruption" was that similar charges were laid against his wife Potjaman for the land purchase.. If you Wikipedia Taksin and then his wife Potjaman you'll find that she essentially beat those charges yet her husband was convicted because...
by FrazeeDK
June 17, 2011, 7:48 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Expat Dress Code in Public Places
Replies: 82
Views: 9215

Expat Dress Code in Public Places

agree with the two previous posters.. I rarely wear shorts downtown.. Generally, I'll wear nicer jeans and a button down short sleeve shirt when shopping.. Around the house, I'll wear shorts, t-shirts or sometimes follow my 49 year old nephews lead in not wearing a shirt when perform yard/garden wor...
by FrazeeDK
June 17, 2011, 7:42 pm
Forum: Computers, IT & Electronics
Topic: Setting up an Internet Connection
Replies: 15
Views: 2374

Setting up an Internet Connection

recently installed 3BB DSL. I would recommend stopping by the 3BB shop (there are a number of them in the various malls; I used the one at Big C). The sales rep quickly pulled up Google Earth, pinpointed my house location and was able to show me the nearest installed DSL junction box (about 300+ met...
by FrazeeDK
June 15, 2011, 5:48 pm
Forum: Travel & Transport
Topic: Best/Worst International route to BKK
Replies: 31
Views: 3721

Best/Worst International route to BKK

I reckon I've got about 26 flights back and forth from the east coast of the U.S. Coming from there is a hemmorhoid buster running 23-30+ hours including layovers. So, even if you can bump up to Business off miles, it still seems like an endless flight.. Almost all of my transits have been via Narit...
by FrazeeDK
June 14, 2011, 7:48 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Finding a lost love
Replies: 26
Views: 6472

Finding a lost love

actually the U.S. Government ran an Asian-american repatriation program in Vietnam through at least 2001.. Individuals who could show evidence of a U.S. father got an interview and if the preponderance of evidence showed a U.S. father they could get an Immigrant visa to the States. In Thailand, noth...
by FrazeeDK
June 12, 2011, 6:46 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Finding a lost love
Replies: 26
Views: 6472

Finding a lost love

that's Ban Non Soong, about 15km south of Udon on RTE 2. The U.S. Army had a base there from mid 1966 until June 1976. It's been a Thai military camp for a good many years.. Note the poster does not have the full Thai name of his former girl friend, only "Pen". I figure it would be pretty tough to f...
by FrazeeDK
June 12, 2011, 8:35 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Finding a lost love
Replies: 26
Views: 6472

Finding a lost love

Hah, never mind the numbers of GI's that got legally married to a Thai at the Amphoe yet abandoned the TW when their tourin Thailand was finished.. Can you imagine some Thai lady in her late 50's tracking down her "legally" married ex-GI husband and claiming 30+ years of aliminony, child support, an...
by FrazeeDK
June 12, 2011, 8:20 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Udon Potash mining status
Replies: 72
Views: 21363

Udon Potash mining status

Yes, the Chinese are on the verge of finising their resurrection of the old Russian carrier.. Of course, having a carrier does not a sea-power make.. a la' the Thai's mini-carrier that has no operational attack aircraft (the Harriers are all broken). As for 4 more carriers, the Chinese have been reh...

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