MC_Ldop

The author doesn't talk about the unions, which are part of why American carriers are crap. When I fly United, I usually get the old hags from SFO to NRT. Sometimes NRT to BKK is staffed by young Thai women. They do a much better job and are infiinitely nicer to look at.

Most "free" upgrades are considered operational upgrades (op-ups). There are numerous reasons for this. Here's a post from flyertalk from a gate agent. It's pretty lengthy, but it explains it well. ==================== OPERATIONAL UPGRADES--WANTING IT 1. The Schmooze and the Reaction. The truth is there really aren't a whole lot of "tricks" and "secrets" to share in how to get them. For one, frequent fliers should (and often do) understand that you generally don't "get" them; you have them given to you, by a gate agent. But it's not as personal or arbitrary as you may think

Damn, I already told Jim Longan that I would be going to his party.

Nice going! That's a pretty good fare. If you're unable to find a hotel directly, try latestays.com or asiatravel.com.

I filed online for 247 days. I shall report back too.

Flight are pricey leading into Christmas, especially this close to the holiday. Your best bet is to fly from a big airport like SFO and check the prices for low-cost airlines like EVA or China Air. Maybe call a consolidator to see if you can find a good price.

I shall have to partake. It's a nice beer to have every couple of days. I wonder how it goes with your ribs....

Bruce Lee is not the founder of Wing Chun.

You should let Keeper take you up on that imaginary special in exchange for 10 baht Don Julio.

I eat lots of pie in Thailand...but not the British kind. :)

Hmmmm, I've always snacked at the Queen Vic or the Sportsman. Any reason to pick Jack Tar over these two places?

BS. There are a lot of holes that can be countered or defended in this martial art. Any style that teaches high kicks can be defended against of countered.

I did too actually. Hopefully you went to the site and put in a vote!

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That's hardly sound logic. The foot to the nads is practically the same distance and legs move faster.

There's almost always a Thai holding a major belt at bantamweight or below.

I studied tae kwon do when I was younger and did a fair bit of boxing a few years ago. I took up the former because I was following some friends, while the latter was my own choice. I don't think either martial art is particularly strong in a fight. Tae kwon do has too much kicking and you're pretty much screwed if you're taken to the ground. Boxing by its very nature is limited, since you're only worried about hitting and protecting the upper half of your body. Any of the MMA leagues can show you how strong Brazillian jiu-jitsu and wrestling are. Certainly the best fighter is one that has

Kevin Meacher -- board member Cookie and owner of Jasmine Mansion -- has a bunch of new stories up on Riff-Raffles. The latest batch is from his trip to Chiang Mai. There's some pretty neat stuff here, including a visit with the "long neck" people, an interesting train ride from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, a trip to the zoo, and more. Here are some excerpts with links to the full stories. The Road to Chiang Mai Leads to...a Train in Bangkok We have recently returned from our Chiang Mai trip and, remarkably, experienced a week away without any major incidents occurring either on our travels or

It's okay. You get a lot of space. I checked it out in person and was surprised at how different the rooms look from the pictures. It's definitely a bit run down.

Tell that to Tony Hawk. He turns 40 next year. Jason Lee, the actor, was a professional skateboarder before getting his acting break with Kevin Smith. He turns 38 next year and still skates. Putting an age cap on fun activities is just stupid.

The Official Miss Riff-Raffles Contest The Prizes For you: Dinner for two and a bottle of wine at Manhattans Steakhouse. For your girl: A 5,000-baht shopping voucher. What You Have To Do To Win The Prizes Send in a few photos of one (or more!) of your favorite ladies holding the book Riff-Raffles. You can purchase the book at Jasmine Mansion on Soi Buakhao or from these online retailers. For the full contest information click here. Background Info Kevin Meacher, owner of Jasmine Mansion, is holding a contest to promote his book Riff-Raffles. Readers of his book can send in photos

You get better rates exchanging C-notes.

That's the scariest frickin' clown I've seen in years. I'm going to have nightmares about that one for sure.

I stayed there for all of August and put down a 10K deposit. It wasn't an issue getting the balance back. I'm booked there for a few weeks in January and was quoted a 3K deposit. In both cases, this was due upon arrival and put on a CC. I never worry about these deposits, because if there's any fishy business, my bank will take care of it.

I don't disagree with the ideal. It's just that there's a potential for a big exclusive/inclusive rift. Finding the right balance is not easy and I don't envy you having to deal with it. I'm curious to see how you're going to handle everyone rising to higher levels too. Again, I don't envy you. No matter what you do, you're going to have a lot of people complaining. FYI, I'm registered as MC_Ldop over there. I hope to be contributing more shortly. Right now I'm just trying to figure out how everything works. Again, I REALLY appreciate the dark background and light font. If possible