fiddlehead

Oh BUMMER!  
Scotty you were one of a kind. Great guy.
RIP.

Thailand also had a gold medal in woman's weight lifting I believe last Olympics.
Again, not a team sport.
I am not convinced their sports promote their working together.
Didn't know that about their women's volleyball team.   Good luck to them.

You'd think they had a couple of prima donna race car drivers aye?
At least they seem to practice that.   (and motorcycle)

Growing up in a society where sports is rated higher than anything (except money), I am sometimes surprised that Thailand just rarely seems interested in competitive sports.     When I watch them play badminton, the point usually lasts until one of the participants falls down from laughing to hard.
Ok, they've got kick-boxing but I can't see it as much of a sport (bashing each other)

So, these games are great.   I too was watching down at the Nai Harn Lagoon and seeing these kids doing their huddle and slapping paddles to instigate teamwork.  
I can't say their technique is the best.  ( Maybe the coaches need some lessons.)

But it's a good thing IMO for sure.
In this country, I would think they should be good at: swimming, volleyball, climbing, sailing, surfing,  tennis (what ever happened to Paradorn?)  
But instead it's kick-boxing and badminton.     Go figure.   (not really team sports are they?)

Naam, on 2012-05-25 07:00:59, said:

Sometimes yes.
In this case the story is not so boring.  
Especially if you shop at Big C and now know where the stolen goods have been ending up.
And the gang that is marked with these carp/devil tattoos.   Interesting.

I had some crooks from Gaza try to rip me off through paypal.
If you call them up, and actually talk to somebody (not easy to get through all the BS, but, can be done), then you can get to the heart of the matter.
Good luck with these guys.
But, it sounds like Nigeria may be a bit like here: The police are only gonna nab who they want to nab.