Yearly Archives: 2011
Autotrivia Quiz – Friday September 30 – October 6, 2011
Last week I mentioned that short cars were topical, and the current production Smart Fortwo is only 2695 mm long. I said that there...
First Thrills
It was only as I fired up the scanner to get the cover of First Thrills (ISBN 978-1-84887-1, Corvus Books, 2011) that I saw...
Let’s go to the movies – Friday September 30 – October...
Now playing in Pattaya Cars 2 3D: (Scheduled) US, Animation/ Adventure/ Comedy/ Family – Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head...
Why stop selling vegetarian dishes?
Dear editor: Every year during the Vegetarian Festival I ask myself, why do most of those restaurants stop selling all these delicious vegetarian...
Uniforms and ribbons for everyone
Editor; I am forever amazed, though not surprised, to see all these people in government always wearing some form of uniform with many...
“Speak Thai!” (Linguistic lessons still required)
Editor; Last weekend I decided to take the children to the movies at Big C. The new Johnny English Reborn film was being...
Ignorance, stupidity or connivance?
Dear Editor; We want to thank you for allowing The Pollution Solution Group to share what we feel is so very important. ...
Blocked drains
Editor; I read a letter about storm drains being blocked with garbage. Can I ask, do you have bins for litter? If you...
ICT future is now
Editor; Rapidly changing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) represent the future, and play an integral role in implementing decentralized decision-making and curriculum reform....
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When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...