Monthly Archives: June 2006

Suvarnabhumi Airport opening date 2006

June 9, 2006 – 10:53 am

Sept. 28 has been announced as the opening date for Bangkok’s new airport. There has been mention of which year, but everyone suspects the transport ministers are pushing for this year. The countdown begins today. 100 days to go. Odds are 40-1 they miss the date, since over one million pieces of equipment have to […]

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Still no government

June 8, 2006 – 10:14 am

It’s been almost two months since the last election decided that no one should govern Thailand. Neither the TRT, the Democrats, nor the various other factions politically gained from this closure of the Senate. Strangely the bureaucracy still functions. Mail gets delivered, bars are closed at the proper hours, and occasionally a minister announces a […]

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Fat people alert

June 6, 2006 – 2:29 pm

I’ve been in the USA almost ten days. New York and Boston. Neither had been totally conquered by the obese barbarians, although my brother, who has a million dollar beer belly said, “Disneyworld. No adult there is under 300.” Maria from Korea added, “I was in St Louis and everyone at the riverboat casinos was […]

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