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Good to see, I guess, that all this preening and prattling is just as boring and pointless as before. I'm sure everyone is going to be thrilled to see it rear it's head yet again for the upcoming...

Poster, I believe you answer your question youself: in addition to the very important things you mention there is also spending good time in the company of other people who interest you and whose...

Brave, Poster, and I agree with you about "Private Dancer" which I've always read as a parable about two people having a conversation using more or less the same language about different things. IMHO...

Good to hear from you again, Philo. How about an update on how things are going with you?

TT, I will respond to your post simply because you've indicated you feel I'm personally attacking just you, then I'm done.

First, there is certainly no shortage of people whacking at Domino at...

Juice, you might be exactly right -- it would work if only there were a way to ensure people would use it, which I don't know that there is. We've certainly seen aspects of this argument in every...

This is turning into a channel where the same damn sitcom episode is the only thing that's on, and it was lousy the first time around. This has all been going on for most of the year and you're still...

That's hilarious, TT -- you put up two long missives that ask for response and then post in two places about "laying it to rest"?!?!

It would be truly frightening to count up the number of posts...

Well, Poster, I think that line says a great deal about the Thai way of thinking in general, and also a keen awareness of how it can be perceived by farangs.

Plus, it's simply a great line -- full...

"I'm a concealor, not a deceiver"

I love that -- very, umm, revealing...

Stay well, PL!

Ah, Sean, what a brilliant post! It's clear from your ability to think deeply and react accordingly that you'll do well in Thailand, and that you truly don't need any help from anyone here. And...

Um, Sean, let's see, you asked for comments. How about a couple of really simplistic questions instead:

You imagine you'll teach English or get some kind of computer position, huh? And this will...

PL, my intention was not to send you off chiseling canyons, but simply to note that craft is what shapes inspiration into something truly compelling. Intentionality in writing is powerful, and the...

Migrant One, there are a number of internet options in LOS, though they can vary in quality depending on where you are. Internet cafes are all over the place, and there are providers who do both from...

While I don't disagree with Meaty's description of some of the farangs in LOS, I think a good read of PosterLion's past posts makes clear his reasons for being there and that he doesn't fit the...

Absolutely great post PL -- please keep us up to date, as it will be very interesting to learn how your perspective develops over the course of being there longer. Glad to hear things are working out...

if you've got an apartment in bkk, you probably want to look into getting at least dialup or better still dsl, which is probably cheaper in the long run since phone calls in los are by the call and...

Well, to actually respond to Poster's A.U.A Thai Language Program issue -- I have a friend who lives in Thailand and used them. He felt they were mediocre, though he told me others of his friends...

Posterlion, if you're truly wanting to be a serious writer, I can't imagine not wanting to learn as much as possible about the language where you're living. I spent a fair amount of time researching...

Posterlion -- I think LOS is a wonderful place to spend some time writing, and a pretty nice place to hang around, and I can empathise with your desire to pack up and go. Being and expatriate is has...

So the bottom line, as I said, is that you don't know shit about the subject, and should keep quiet. Dana asked for information about a specific hospital in Thailand, not in Taiwan, in a thread about...

what the hell does that chautauqua have to do with the subject of living in thailand? do you actually know anything at all about medicine in the kingdom? ever visited a hospital or doctor there? if i...

This is the most sensible discussion on this issue in a long time. I've met a lot of exceptions to this description of ex-pats, but almost to a person they're folks who are using the approach...

Amen, SA -- the last thing I'd ever want to be is one of the ex-pats who I see each trip to LOS, hanging around the Biergarten day after day working their way through the girls there one by one. Or...

wlc142 -- why not post the questions here so some of the rest of the folks on the board can benefit?

SA, I heartily agree. There are plenty of good reasons to decide to move to Thailand -- work,...