A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

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rotikosong said:

tonychat and narong are right. Can take SRT train too. Soon in the future can take BTS - they are extending line - you can see the construction right beside the tollway.

Made a mistake upthread - it is the A2 bus that goes to Victory Monument. A1 goes to Mo Chit.

One more option to Pattaya: take the free shuttle bus that connects DMK to BKK. Must show onward ticket to counter but there sometimes is confusion and a melee and you might be able to slip on board. Otherwise relatively simple to photoshop one - I have done it before
Shuttle - go gate 5 and turn right and look for counter that says: "FREE AOT Shuttle"
There are no further checks onboard and no ticket is given. There are racks for luggage - you can bring on large bags
Last time I took it, leaves on the hour and 20-past - 2x departures per hour.
Once at BKK, you have the Bell Bus and Ron Rueang bus options at the floor below arrivals.

This forum best - many old hands.

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Nice info. For me i would have opted to take a taxi were i to stop at DM simply because it just saves me the hassle and i don't need to worry when i am bringing my luggae along. Thank god all most recent flights don't stop at DM.

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Jah_rastafar_I said:

Nice info. For me i would have opted to take a taxi were i to stop at DM simply because it just saves me the hassle and i don't need to worry when i am bringing my luggae along. Thank god all most recent flights don't stop at DM.

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My dear brethren yes thank the Lord Vishnu the Almighty. If you have time I invite you to visit Amma Ganga and your eyes will be opened your soul will b e free, you will know what enlightenment is.

Amma Ganga loves you Jah

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LordKrishna said:

My dear brethren yes thank the Lord Vishnu the Almighty. If you have time I invite you to visit Amma Ganga and your eyes will be opened your soul will b e free, you will know what enlightenment is.

Amma Ganga loves you Jah

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Vishnu? Nigger even though you're an incarnation of vishnu you're not supposed to be him. You are your own god. PS seems like thai people don't actually follow vishnu's lineage at all so all your incarnations means shit in thailand.

Thai people follow siva aka shiva your brother. The elephant headed fucker ganesh aka phra pikanet aka pillayaar is shiva's son so is murugan with the spear and the peacock vehicle which is worshipped by the tamil shit skins.

Check this out wat khek which is in worship to mariammam aka parvati a wife to your brother shiva.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariamman

The other shit skin god thais worship is brahma your brother that was the site of the terrorist bombing in august this year.

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LordKrishna said:

My dear brethren yes thank the Lord Vishnu the Almighty. If you have time I invite you to visit Amma Ganga and your eyes will be opened your soul will b e free, you will know what enlightenment is.

Amma Ganga loves you Jah

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opps pai seh seems like vishnu is well respected in thailand BUT as rama who is the 7th incarnation while you are the ninth and of course the garuda which is the bird ridden by vishnu but i don't know if krishnan rides the fucking bird since he isn't exactly vishun BUT his incarnation and WTF is an incarnation anyway you can become animals, dwarves, ppl etc sounds like BS.

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rotikosong said:

tonychat and narong are right. Can take SRT train too. Soon in the future can take BTS - they are extending line - you can see the construction right beside the tollway....

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If you are heading towards Don Muang airport you'll see a partially construction of I think an overhead roadway. I've often wondered about it?

Anyone know the history of why the roadway remained incomplete

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johnny333 said:

If you are heading towards Don Muang airport you'll see a partially construction of I think an overhead roadway. I've often wondered about it?

Anyone know the history of why the roadway remained incomplete

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Thailand's Stonehenge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Elevated_Road_and_Train_System

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Froggy said:

Thailand's Stonehenge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Elevated_Road_and_Train_System

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This failed project almost bankrupted billionaire Gordon Wu.
But probably lined the pockets of the then government in power

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Narong Wongwan said:

This failed project almost bankrupted billionaire Gordon Wu.
But probably lined the pockets of the then government in power

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can share this story.

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Visited long chim thai restaurant at MBS which is opened by celebrity chef Dave thompson who got a michelin star for it. It's street thai food at a nice restaurant using better ingredients than what a typical thai street hawker would use. Prices average around say 20-50 SGD which is very cheap for a restaurant at MBS since other places can charge as high as 800.

Surroundings







Here comes the food.

Satay don't know what it's called in thai



Crab paste dish i think





Beef with rice. Sad that it's not focused



Kanom chin



The sauce and veggies. Similar to laksa



Dessert is this sugary thing i don't know what it's called





Mango pudding with sticky rice



Bonus MBS casino

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Jah_rastafar_I said:

Bonus MBS casino

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The casino looks deserted. It can't be making any money.

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Leongsam said:

The casino looks deserted. It can't be making any money.

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Yeah it looks deserted but then again maybe it's cause it's during the afternoon on a weekday maybe it has tons of patrons at night or during the weekends after all it's open 24/7

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Interesting insight on slave yards in shrimp export industry

EDITORIAL

Caught again, Thailand can’t keep wriggling off the hook

The Nation December 18, 2015 1:00 am

Evidence of ‘slavery’ in the shrimp industry suggests an inability or unwillingness to protect rights by enforcing existing laws

Thailand is under an unwelcome international spotlight once again amid revelations about working conditions in its seafood industry. This time, though, the clamour for a boycott of Thai fishery products in the West might be heeded.

A recent investigation by the Associated Press news agency uncovered strong evidence that shrimp being sold in US restaurants and grocery chains had been peeled by migrant labourers working in slave-like conditions in Thailand.

Rights groups have been joined by US politicians in calling on consumers to boycott American retailers that sell seafood from this supply chain. Associated Press implicated dozens of restaurants and supermarket across America and said these outlets exist in all 50 states.

Last year a six-month investigation by the British newspaper the Guardian revealed that much of the shrimp exported from Thailand was processed by workers subjected to torture, wage-pilfering and other rights violations that would be classified as slavery in many countries.

Thai government officials and industry leaders often deflect blame by arguing that the migrants find employment here that is unavailable to them elsewhere. But behind this specious claim of altruism lies a much harsher truth involving the exploitation of desperate individuals in jobs that Thais typically shun.

The shoddy and sometimes dangerous working conditions, the low pay and the long hours bring the price of the product down and help explain why our seafood exports are globally competitive. Meanwhile the migrant workers - most from neighbouring Myanmar and Cambodia - suffer on in silence with scant opportunities to voice their grievances.

The labour rules in place here are poorly policed and easily circumvented by the cynical distribution of enough cash in the right pockets. The funds for these bribes often come out of the workers' pay, which is already far below the legal minimum wage. And, if the workers don't pay up, police can be summoned to charge them with illegal entry.

Migrants put up with subhuman conditions because they have little choice. Many are fleeing hardships, state oppression and warfare. This, however, doesn't give that the state, society or business sector a licence to mistreat them for gain.

It is unfortunate that it has taken threats from consumers halfway around the world to spur thoughts of change.

Thailand and the billion-dollar seafood industry of which it is a part must understand that the problem runs much deeper than the working conditions of migrant shrimp-peelers. Closer scrutiny of fishing practices has revealed that Thai fishing boats routinely harvest Indonesian waters, manned by workers from Myanmar so that, if the trawlers are caught, the boat owner can toss the hot potato to the Myanmar government.

Apart from working conditions and international law, there are also environmental concerns and the matter of dubious methodology. Equipment used to catch fish that can harm other marine species has been banned and efforts are being made to ensure that its use stops.

The fact that the world learns about these questionable practices from media reports suggests that the industry and the government lack the means to verify that the industry is abiding by regulations.

For the government, this is a warning that cannot be ignored. It's to be hoped that the charges do not become politicised. The world has changed. The earth itself is sick and the water is not as clean as it once was. Nor are fish as abundant.

The linking of labour practices to business and environmental concerns has been a trend in the making for years. It's time our government came to terms with it and made the needed changes.

yinyang said:

ishery products in the West might be heeded.

A recent investigation by the Associated Press news agency uncovered strong evidence that shrimp being sold in US restaurants and grocery chains had been peeled by migrant labourers working in slave-like conditions in Thailand.

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I don't see anything wrong with that. If the shrimp peelers are paid a good wage, consumers like myself will have to end up paying a lot more for peeled shrimps.

I couldn't care less about the working conditions of peasants. Getting a good deal for myself is far more important.

Leongsam said:

I couldn't care less about the working conditions of peasants. Getting a good deal for myself is far more important.

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Can't fault consumer's (vested) interests.
Your patrician's high horse view (on the plebeians) is not unknown to us here.
My POV is that surely, the slavery with miserable conditions can be improved.
Else, risking economic sanctions by euro and yank markets doesn't do good to both ends

I've got over 400 slaves in my factories. Ooooopsssss

Thailand comes 93rd place in UN’s survey of world’s most liveable countries



The United Nations this week released the 2015 rankings of most livable countries based on their status of basic human development achievements with Thailand falling to the 93rd from 89th in previous ranking.

Thailand valued 0.726 for human development index or HDI in the report released by United Nations Development Programme(UNDP).

Coming on top of the ranking was Norway with HDI of 0.94, and Niger at the bottom of 0.348.

The 0.94 HDI score made Norway one of the best countries to live in among 188 countries surveyed.

The HDI is an average measure of basic development achievements in a country. It determines a country’s position on its rank scale by examining the statistical metric Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, a metric that attempts to emphasize the expansion of human choice as the criteria for assessing development results.

The report highlighted several options for human development through improvements in the employment strategies that focus on employment-led growth and a comprehensive macroeconomic framework, and, extending a living income and other safeguarding measures to the 73% of the world’s population that is without comprehensive social protections.

Thailand had made progresses in each of the HDI indicators. Between 1980 and 2014, Thailand’s life expectancy at birth increased by 10.0 years, mean years of schooling increased by 3.6 years and expected years of schooling increased by 5.6 years. Thailand’s GNI per capita increased by about 277.4 percent between 1980 and 2014.

Human Development Index top 20

1. Norway

2. Australia

3. Switzerland

4. Denmark

5. Netherlands

6. Germany

6. Ireland

8. United States

9. Canada

9. New Zealand

11. Singapore

12. Hong Kong, China (SAR)

13. Liechtenstein

14. Sweden

14. United Kingdom

16. Iceland

17. South Korea

18. Israel

19. Luxembourg

20. Japan

Source: http://englishnews.t...eable-countries


-- Thai PBS 2015-12-19

Good to see Singapore ranked so highly. In my opinion it should rank above NZ which is a pretty pathetic country unless you love the space and the outdoor activities.

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MISS UNIVERSE 2015

Tuk-tuk dress is best at Miss Universe

• Bangkok Post Published: 21/12/2015 at 08:19 AM

Miss Universe Thailand won the Best National Costume award at Monday morning's Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas.
Aniporn "Nat" Chalermburanawong, the 21-year-old beauty from Lampang, also advanced to the last 10 of the pageant's finalists.

She had earlier praised the unique costume, designed in Thailand and the winner of a contest to choose the best dress for Miss Universe Thailand 2015. The winning design, Tuk-tuk Thailand, was chosen from 356 entries and was created by Hirankrit Pattaraboriboonkul, 35, an official at the Culture Ministry.

The designer Mr Hirankrit said he expected the new organiser of the Miss Universe pageant would expect new things on the stage, so he decided to utilise 3-D technology in his costume design.

As for the swimsuit competition, viewers voting online say contestants from the Philippines and Colombia wore their bikinis best.

This TV screen capture shows the announcement that Miss Thailand advanced to the Final 10.