Entries from July 2008 ↓
July 22nd, 2008 — Uncategorized
The Japanese government and hospitals are seriously thinking of sending mentally stressed people to Thailand to get well. Now there is a lot of old people in Thailand from Japan but now they thinking of sending stressed people as well.
First of all I do not think they are allowed to come in to Thailand since the visa application says something that you can not be “sick”. Then from my knowledge more people take suicide here then anywhere I know. I never seen so many people take their own life as in Pattaya, you have to watch so they not jump on you. Joke aside most people can not handle the “stress” that living in Thailand gives you. Living in Thailand and accepting Thai ”culture” is not always easy and can make people very depressed.
But I guess the Japanese clients will be hidden away somewhere nice away from all the hustle and just the cute nurses to look at.
July 21st, 2008 — Cambodia, Travel Warning
Cambodia and Thailand is showing each other weapons but it looks like nobody wants to fight. The conflict over the Hindu temple off Preah Vihear have now also read the UN, embassy staff from France and USA in on location. The newspapers show soldiers about 2500 on each side eating rice and chicken with each other on the same blanket. I do not think anyone of them wants to fight they mostly look very bored but because of politics in Thailand and Cambodian election they have to show force.
But when the news media turned the cameras on Cambodia Thailand managed to kick out 52 Karen refuges back to Burma straight back into the conflict, way to go Thailand.
For you that want to travel to the Preah Vihear it is now closed until the troops are gone but they are tourist attraction also.
July 20th, 2008 — Government, Living Here, Property
According to some scientist Bangkok will be under water in 10 – 15 years and it is really time to take that in before you invest in a Apartment or House in Bangkok.
Bangkok is on the 13 on the list and other big cities include Dhaka in Bangladesh; Buenos Aires in Argentina; Rio de Janeiro in Brazil; Shanghai and Tianjin in China; Alexandria and Cairo in Egypt; Mumbai and Kolkata in India; Jakarta in Indonesia; Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe in Japan; Lagos in Nigeria; Karachi in Pakistan; and New York and Los Angeles in the United States, according to studies by the United Nations.
So Thailand will not face the problem alone it will be a world event and even if you not believe in global warming the water level is has been raising steadily for many years.
Along with the new airport Bangkok is also built on a Swamp but since we have made roads on all the canals the rain water and raising water will have no where to go.
Let’s see if the politicians in Bangkok can agree on this and save Bangkok for all our sakes.
July 20th, 2008 — Foreigners
Can somebody from America answer me why we can not see the advertising on FOX and CNN? Why we always have to look at the weather or something else?
I really can not understand what can be so secret with the American advertising that we can not see it or does the advertisers do not want to show it outside US?
Its so enjoying to keep on looking at the weather all the time and I rather be looking at Obama talking about change for the change in the change
Take a look at the latest from jib jab it is really funny stuff about the US election.