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jaapfries

Member Since 2004-06-06
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Been living & working in Thailand for 18 years

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Group Advanced Members
Active Posts 526
Profile Views 4,762
Member Title Senior Member
Age 63 years old
Birthday March 7, 1949
Gender
Male
Location
Jomtien, Chonburi
Interests
Current Affairs, Jazz, Reading (Non-Fiction) and Sailing

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In Topic: Thai Law Voiding Verdicts To Be Tabled

Yesterday, 07:53

Yunla, on 2012-05-26 08:43:37, said:

A guilty person who is wasting this much money, time, and human lives, just to clear his own tarnished name, is an arrogant and unrepentant wastrel. A guilty person who commits these actions at state-level in a poor developing-world nation that is socially and economically fragile at this time, is an uncaring despot.
He could have walked away with his stolen money & lived out his days in the type of luxury that most people can not even dream of, yet he hovers vulture-like over this nation, fermenting divisions, unbalancing people's lives, and uprooting the first green shoots of a fledgling democracy.

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Yunla; I believe you've managed to put the entire issue in "a nut-shell" in a very eloquent & brilliant manner !

If there would have been a "Rudyard Kipling Award", I am convinced you would have won it ! !

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In Topic: Help, Good Lawyer Required For Real Estate-Condo Rip-Off!

2012-05-25 06:55:30

Bangkok101; Be very careful and be very weary of the 'locals' - just PM me and I will give you a hand to get to the right legal help.
Cheers,
JaapFries

In Topic: Bangkok-Chiang Mai High Speed Rail Ready By 2018: Transport Ministry

2012-05-22 15:57:47

tragickingdom, on 2012-05-22 15:16:32, said:

The Chinese are the experts? HOw interesting. let's hope that they use mortal instead of just plain sand as they used in their own system. A high speed rail system should be build either by Japanese, by Germans or the French, no one else really have the expertise.

Yeah; you ever been to Shanghai recently, mate ? That train flashed by at a bit under 400 Km/Hr and if you happen to blink; you've just missed the thing . . . Unbelievable and what an incredible achievement for the Chinese (with lots of help from the Germans, btw). Oh; and that train's been running for at least 5 years, without any major hitches ! (Principle of Magnetism which also makes the darn thing almost noiseless: it is truly amazing)

In Topic: Bangkok-Chiang Mai High Speed Rail Ready By 2018: Transport Ministry

2012-05-22 15:51:47

Reasonableman, on 2012-05-22 12:49:52, said:

Doesn't a feasibility study try to determine WHETHER the project is feasible? Perhaps announcing the completion date is a little premature.

Some of the land in the railway corridors may need to be resumed, I guess... and equipment purchased... that's a lot of concrete and rails... 6 years, huh? ... hmmmmm

That was the VERY first thing that sprung to my mind also: does that make me a 'Reasonable Man' also ? ? ? (ha, ha, ha,)
All kidding aside: this government comes out with the most incredible statement, later to be retracted . . . . causing "loss of face"; why not prevent this and simply announce a Feasibility Study . . . . causes just as much excitement, without the possibility of losing face !
Duuh !