Christ, almost missed it. Today in Thailand is National Depression Screening Day. Not to be confused with National Depression Screaming Day, which seems to be every day.
Hands up those of you who suffer from National Depression Screening.
Lessons I have learnt the hard way:
DON'T put sneakers in the oven to dry. It melts the glue that binds.
Stand by -- given my intellectual shortcomings, I'm bound to have more such useful advice in the near future.
Mr Stoopid.
An hour ago I was 1 year younger than I am now. ***** Father Time. But I'm going into self-denial and not changing my age on my profile for a few days. To hell with it, I don't look any older.
No party, but might be tempted to go out and about for a few drinks and a game of pool tonight. Probably start at the Sin bar at about 7 and then move on to the Brunswick or wherever takes my fancy.
And my birthday wish? To retire at 40.
LMFAO
A while ago it was tight underpants and tight jeans that threatened to whack a man's sperm count. Now it's flip-flops (see the last paragraph).
Warning: Your Flip Flops Could Kill You
Wearing trendy flip flops could kill you, according to new research.The fashionable footwear - ideal for the beach in hot weather - are putting the lives of road users at risk.Three in every four motorists have admitted they find it hard to drive in flip flops and road safety experts have warned that wear
Going to start trudging around the travel agents soon to get the cheapest airfare from Bangkok to Frankfurt. Anyone got any advice on the best place to go and what I can expect to pay?
Much thanks for any help,
Dex.
The good news is that Thaibel (Eric) is safe and back in Belgium - This evening he logged into MSN and surprised the hell out of me -- and we had a very brief conversation. I was very relieved to hear from him. Appears his computer (and his cats, probably) was suffering from a lack of love and affection and wouldn't work for him, and that's why he didn't contact us earlier.So thanks to all the TFers who showed their concern for a genuine TF comrade, especially Sunee and Speedtriple, Ghee etc. Yo
Our good friend Thaibel (Eric) seems to have gone missing and I'm unable to track him down. He's not answering his emails, and he's lost his mobile. I've contacted the Belgium Embassy, but no luck there. His last visit to TF was April 10, and he was due back in Leuven on May 5..
I've also tried to find his home details via the internet, but no luck. So if anyone in Belgium can help, I'd appreciate it. His full name (as I know it) is Eric Nieuwen and he lives in Leuven. If someone is in that ci
He's bloody vanished off the face of the earth. Last contact I had from him was from Chiang Mai about a month ago. No message on TF, no contact on MSN. Anyone heard from him? I'm getting a bit worried.
Dex.
I want to sing a Maori song to you. the English translation is below. This song is for a loved one.
Pokarekare ana
nga wai o Waiapu,
Whiti atu koe hine
marino ana e.
E hine e
hoki mai ra.
Ka mate ahau
te aroha e.
Tuhituhi taku reta
tuku atu taku rïngi,
Kia kite to iwi
raru raru ana e.
Whati whati taku pene
ka pau aku pepa,
Ko taku aroha
mau tonu ana e.
E kore te aroha
e maroke i te ra,
Makuku tonu i
aku roimata e.
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They are agitated
the waters of
Just noticed I've had 888 profile views. As 8 is a lucky number (to the Chinese at least), I'm going out to buy a lottery ticket. But being a negative bastard, I know it won't win, so there's no point in saying I'll pay for a TF party, is there?
She's several thousand miles away now and the distance is getting longer and longer each passing minute. You don't know loneliness until you've said goodbye to your daughter at the airport, knowing you won;t see her again for 3 months. Your heart breaks when she disappears through customs checkpoint and you struggle to choke back the tears.
why do fathers love their daughters so much? Why do they tear your heart strings? God, I miss you, sweetheart. The drive home from the airport was a nightm
When I lived in Sydney many years ago, I used to laugh when I saw signs on walls saying "Bill posters will be prosecuted", and someone invariably wrote underneath: "Bill is innocent."
So now we have another election coming up, not so long after the Bangkok governor election, and the streets are filled once again with those wretched campaign posters. The best, of course, is from pimp-cum-thug-cum-criminal Chuwit Kamolvisit wielding a sledge hammer (he looks like he's ready to do battle in the Ul
For lovers of good writing, these were the 10 top entries of last year's Bulwer-Lytton contest ? aka The Dark and Stormy Night Contest ? run by the English Dept of San Jose State University. The rules are simple, one submits only the first line of a bad novel.
The shortlist was:
10) "As a scientist, Throckmorton knew that if he were ever to break wind in the echo chamber, he would never hear the end of it."
9) "Just beyond the Narrows, the river widens."
8) "With a curvaceous figure that Ven
