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by hhfarang
Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:08 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: Where are they now?
Replies: 18
Views: 1666

Re: Where are they now?

Hi DM. I have moved away from Hua Hin, made a new house in Korat and are living there. The so-called sleepy fishing town has changed so much that I didn't want to live there anymore. It's just turned into some sort of party-town, filled up each weekend with fools from Bangkok. Same thing in Cha Am ...
by hhfarang
Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1681
Views: 108595

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

"Minnesota Birds Are Getting 'Drunk' On Fermented Berries, Police Say https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/F8QpdXCpM8rCh41D9Cm.Yw--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_huffington_post_584/b31d6ac8ddde76cfcdb962c99b3e9dcb Some birds in Minnesota are getti...
by hhfarang
Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:03 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1681
Views: 108595

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

Seafront jogger killed by car after driver fell out of it while parking A seafront jogger was killed by a car after its owner fell out of the vehicle whilst trying to park, a court has heard. Supermarket worker Gillian Richings, 68, was leaning out of the open door of her new car whilst trying to pa...
by hhfarang
Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:18 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: My wife is never wrong
Replies: 16
Views: 2187

Re: My wife is never wrong

When I first started visiting Thailand a bit over 30 years ago an expat joke I heard many times was "For Sale; One set of Encyclopedia Britannica. No longer needed, have Thai wife. She knows everything." In 20+ years of marriage to a Thai I have found this to be the truth...

:D :D :D
by hhfarang
Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:48 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1681
Views: 108595

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

Since the first post in this thread in 2009, this one may take the top prize! :roll: :laugh: Pete :cheers: Couple unable to conceive found to be having sex wrongly for four years Breaking News August 26, 2018 17:21 By The Star Asia News Network http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30...
by hhfarang
Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:32 pm
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: How the internet is changing the way we grieve
Replies: 3
Views: 671

Re: How the internet is changing the way we grieve

Yeah, I knew a guy who died 4 years ago and still gets a slew of "Happy Birthdays" each year on his Facebook account, apparently from "friends" who don't know he's dead.
by hhfarang
Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:16 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 12680

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

"Thai cave miracle: Hero refugee boy, 14, who speaks five languages helped co-ordinate dramatic rescue The Thai boys cave rescue is a story of many heroes – including one of the boys himself, who helped co-ordinate the rescue by communicating with British divers. Myanmar refugee Adul Sam-on, is...
by hhfarang
Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:13 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 12680

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

Sad for this hero... "Thai cave rescue: Hero Australian doctor emerges from flooded tunnels to find out father died" https://www.yahoo.com/news/thai-cave-rescue-hero-australian-053000972.html ...and more about the movie... https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/producers-cave-rescue-movie-dee...
by hhfarang
Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:34 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 12680

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

hhfarang wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:39 pm Can't wait for the movie...
...soon to be in a theater near you!

"Thailand cave movie: Hollywood producers already on the scene"

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/m ... 93490e14ab
by hhfarang
Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:39 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 12680

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

Can't wait for the movie...
by hhfarang
Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:01 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 12680

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

Allowed to see their parents now...

"Parents of boys rescued from Thai cave told 'no hugging or kissing' until health checks are cleared"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/parents-boys ... 02721.html
by hhfarang
Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:39 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
Replies: 290
Views: 12680

Re: Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive

News over here is saying 8 boys rescued now. https://www.yahoo.com/gma/rescue-effort-restarts-final-8-boys-coach-still-081904309--abc-news-topstories.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/rescuers-prepare-move-rest-boys-coach-thai-cave-072351124.html Then there's this... Thai rescue vehicle carrying 10 dr...
by hhfarang
Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:08 am
Forum: News
Topic: 49 missing as boat overturns in seas off Thailand
Replies: 47
Views: 3576

49 missing as boat overturns in seas off Thailand

"PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — A boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists overturned Thursday in rough seas off southern Thailand and 49 passengers were unaccounted for, an official said. Strong winds were still blowing as searchers looked for the missing people off the tourist island of Phuket in th...
by hhfarang
Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:31 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: Quote of the Day
Replies: 35
Views: 2040

Re: Quote of the Day

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
by hhfarang
Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:18 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: Moderate amounts of coffee and alcohol may be linked to a longer life
Replies: 5
Views: 497

Re: Moderate amounts of coffee and alcohol may be linked to a longer life

migrant wrote: Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:01 am So 2 cups and you live to 180, 3 to 270 etc?
I use that logic with alcohol with my daily beer and wine...