CheshireTom

Maybe they were concentrating too much on trying to cosh the opposition. I find it interesting that one of the biggest arguments against the A380 was that it was only suitable for hub-to-hub operations. It's early days yet, but the Emirates experience at Manchester (so far) seems to be making a bit of a nonsense of that particular argument.

I would give that honour to Flo-Jo. I have a fancy for Allyson Felix myself. Anything worth drooling over at the tennis down your way at the moment?

Not only that, they were Zenga certified.

... under the rules of the sport. It doesn't make it illegal. It's not being found to have used PEDs that'll send you to prison - ask Marion Jones.

Your friend's assuming that she's using the term month (deuan) as referring to the solar calendar - which is not necessarily the case. A bit like assuming they'll understand a.m./p.m.

A "conviction" is pretty irrelevant - taking PEDs in France is not a crime in the US. It's not even a "crime" in France.

Stay overnight in BKK and deposit it at either the Siam Square or Emporium branches on Saturday morning.

Take Skytrain to Siam station and leave the station at Exit 6. Walk back (away from the station) and turn right onto Henri Dunant Street. The members' entrance is 600 metres on your left, the riff-raff a further 200 metres down the road. Plenty places outside selling racecards and renting binos.

RBSC this Sunday.

That may be the case, however, the average Pattaya/Bangkok bargirl will have had many more opportunities to practice her language skills and that's what matters. Unless they are working, or have been educated, in an English speaking environment, the "educated ladies" English skills are likely to be pretty poor.

That's what I thought - a similar property where I am would cost around 2.8-3.6m, albeit on a private estate.

Those guys at SI/Time warner better have deep pockets. Or, maybe not. SI's Anti-American article

Sure. Has Asoke moved? And Pattaya? Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police Bureau arrested an Iranian national on drug possession charges in central Bangkok on Monday. The man was arrested when over 10kg of crystal methamphetamine was discovered in his condominium. Bangkok, the 9th of August 2010: Following information revealed by an unidentified source, Metropolitan police raided the residence of Mr. Soltan Mohammadi Reza [32], an Iranian national, in the central Bangkok district of Asok on Monday. During the resultant search of Mr. Reza’s condominium, police uncovered a concealment of over 10kg of the illegal class-1 narcotic ‘Ya-Ice.’ The drugs have an estimated street value of over Bt30 million. In addition to the massive haul of drugs, officers also confiscated unconfirmed amounts of Thai and US currencies along with various items of gold and jewellery valued at over Bt3 million.

LOL. I'm not looking to "win" anything - only offering a different opinion. Sheesh, I though most of them were playing footie in the Thai Premier League. I'm sure that even Pattaya United must have at least a couple of Africans on their books. The only figures he provided related to guys who commited drug offences before the mid-90s and that of the 21,000 people arrested during the current nationwide crackdown on drugs, 3 were arrested in Sukhumvit Soi 3 (no mention was made of what nationality they were). Also, there was no indication what % of those folk arrested before the mid-90s were dealers or users. Didn't the police do a much bigger raid (than the one at Soi Africa) down Soi 6 in Pattaya recently? As it is, Iranians are the main focus of attention nowadays for the Thai NSB.

LOL. Why do you want to get their photos? To support some work of fiction? Why not just ask them to pose for a photo or two? If you escape the clutches of the "arm-choppers", the Al-Queda guys will get you further along the street. If you want, I'll get some of the guys to pose for a "team photo" for you next month. Sheeesh. You don't have to travel to Thailand to find any of that. It doesn't "prove" anything other than what happened 16 years ago. They chartered a big aeroplane. Did I say any of that? I can't remember typing it. What I am saying, (and for convenience actually typing) is that things are vastly different from what they were in the 90s - the Iranians are the main problem and focus of attention these days. Do you have a hidden camera built into that daft doll you carry around, or what?

Take a couple of TGs along for protection or, alternatively, just put a smile on your face. People on Sukhumvit selling things that are against the law. Who would have thought it? And .... prostitution? And betting on the footie? 340 of the total were actually repatriated in one day 8 years ago. Of the total, over 95% had served at least 8 years in jail, therefore their activities were taking place in the mid-90s at the latest. Totally irrelevant with what is going on in BKK nowadays.

I agree. Disgusting , biased journalism. Luckily, the Seattle times was on hand to put things straight. Big Boeing order from China dates back to 2007 The big Boeing order from China trumpeted during the state visit to the White House of Chinese President Hu Jintao is actually a re-announcement of previous orders. By Dominic Gates Your Unbiased Seattle Times Aerospace Reporter The announcement of a huge Chinese order for 200 Boeing jets, trumpeted with great fanfare early Wednesday, was merely political window dressing for the state visit to the White House of Chinese President Hu Jintao. The deal does not include any new jet orders. All of the airplanes in the sale were announced and booked by Boeing as firm orders over the past four years. Chinese airlines had already paid nonrefundable deposits and signed contracts for the jets, most of them as far back as 2007. "The only thing new is (Chinese) government approval," said Boeing spokesman Miles Kotay. Chinese airlines decide on orders somewhat independently, but the final deals must always be formally approved by the government. Boeing spokeswoman Mary Foerster insisted this Chinese government sign-off is important. "The deal isn't done until the approval is given," she said.

One of the downsides of AirAsia's low fares was the need to reclaim baggage and check-in again at KL. Now you can check all the way through to BKK from Oz, NZ and UK (and vice versa) on one booking reference.

Only in BigD's Fantasy World.

Obviously you were hanging out in the area to take the pics. I've no doubt that some are, and I've no doubt that many others aren't. There are several places in Pattaya that are infamous hangouts for white paedos - it doesn't mean that every white guy you spot in the area is into kiddie fiddling. For someone who advises other BMs to avoid the area, you appear to regularly ignore your own advice.

LIkewise. I've never encountered a problem with either the Arab or African guys in that part of town, let alone one-armed librarians. I'm sure some of them are up to no good, but the same could be said for loads of white guys in Bangkok - the foreign population of Bangkok's prisons confirms that. There's a couple of good barbers and restaurants in the L shaped soi that runs between Soi 3 and Sukhumvit that I regularly use. The black guys and girls I've met there frequented the same businesses because the barbers sold products suitable for their hair type. If some folk want to judge individual guys based on the colour of their skin, where they hang out, or how they dress - up to them. Bumrungrad is also full of blacks and Arabs, so what conclusion are we meant to draw from that?

Ooops ..... he's consistent, if nothing else.

I've no idea about your Texan food but you've got to be having a laugh with some of these prices ....

I realise that he's a xenophobic twat just trying to hide behind his Boeing nonsense. He just shows himself up as a complete dickhead with every post he makes. Still, he's got to pass the time somehow while he saves up to make his annual trip to LOS.

Another BM pointed out a few days back that Etihad has converted its 777s to 10 across (rather than 9). Not worth the discomfort for the difference in price IMHO.