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EU Film Festival set to start on May 30 in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 26 May 2012 (NNT) – An annual international film festival, featuring a variety of cinematic works from Europe, is set to take off later this month.

The EU Film Festival 2012, which is scheduled to begin on May 30th in Bangkok, has boasted to present 23 films from 17 European Union-member countries.

According to organizers, a broad range of film genre will be available for interested movie-goers, from children to drama, romance, comedy and documentary.

Moreover, both latest films and those for the old days that tell stories of Europe in the 1900’s and the foundation of European culture will be available for screening.

Among interesting movies set to be presented this year are “The Substitute”, which is a comedy about an elementary school teacher who can read children’s minds, “Charlotte: A Royal at War” which unveils untold stories during the third Reich empire of Hitler, “Welcome” which tells the account of a 17-year-old boy’s swimming attempt through the English Channel, and “The Flying Pigs” which features the Polish football business.

The Bangkok’s EU Film Festival 2012 will be officially opened on May 30th and run until June 10th at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center, before the event moves to Chiang Mai, where it will run during June 15th and 24th.

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I guess that you could turn the green stuff in the fish photo into soup and throw a pie in and have an Adelaide Pie Floater.

For all the lies that are spoken and for the mis informed to know how it works at Rimping - THEY DO NOT get the prices wrong suppliers set the prices with the store.
Yes there is 30% to pay for the use of the store to sell products - ie the supplier is renting the space in the freezer or on the shelves

HOW DO I KNOW - we supply Rimping and others

I cannot use our product name on here - we are not a sponser of this site

The truth - the supplier sets the price of the product and incorporates the 30% pay back to Rimping

No point lying and telling any customers any different - hope this helps to inform everyone

OP, just a thought, but well you decided to settle in one of the worst traffic hellholes in Chiang Mai, no doubt due to the irresistible allure of some well stocked coffee shops, and yes the traffic is horrific as expected. Look, Thailand is like your Old West, not really like New York although there are some rude and objectionable people out there, it is a fluidic expression of rampant anarchy. It does have a flow and ebb, however you need to acclimatize to it. Walking isn't really recreational, many of us have tried, it is more like a survival course, be assured though you will get better with time assuming you don't become road kill to an errant Fortuner.

I have a partial answer TP:

market trends are usually plotted on a 30 or 200 day moving average basis hence looking at a slightly longer period of say two years, confirms the usually reliable answers shown in the 200 MA. But looking at 15 years shows a series of trends which simply confuse the picture.

TBL - The current GBP sell rate on Oanda is 50.22 so figure that the bank takes about 50 satang per Pound for their exchange fee, that makes 49.76 look quite healthy.

The only place there's a consensus that the Baht will depreciate is amongst those residents who are wishing it do so, anyone else who bothers to set aside their fantasies in favour of economic fact arrives at a different conclusion. For example, Thai GDP is currently estimated at around 3.6% whereas the UK is forecast to be circa 0.1%. Thai foriegn currency reserves are upwards of USD 170 billion versus the UK which are negligible. Impact on UK banking by a disruption in Europe, potentially lethal, impact on Thail banks is negligible (per Fitch this date)

I don't think we really need to compare relative debt levels or it makes the Baht depreciation theory seem too ridiculous, ditto the looming threat that suggests a break up in Europe would cost the UK 40% of its export market!

As for the comparison with 1997, there isn't one. 1997 was the result of Thai banks over extending themselves and racking up massive bad debt, not the withdrawl of speculative funds from overseas investors, the creation of an independant central bank has gone a long way subsequently. If anything, I can imgaine at some point that Thailand could reintroduce currency controls to slow down the amount of inbound hot cash from overseas.

Xonax, on 2012-04-29 09:25:16, said:

Richter scale has been superseded by the MMS (Moment Magnitude Scale) for all but the smallest earthquakes since 1977.

It is an open-ended scale, so a magnitude 20 quake is possible but that would be the approximate equivalent of 3.8billion March 2011 earthquakes off Sendai, Japan in terms of wave amplitude and would release about 1.2 to the power of 16 the amount of energy.

Basically it would be game over to put it mildly!!!

A postscript added to my above comment.

1) don't take advice on appropriate meds to take, from a forum member (no matter how well intentioned) who was told to take this or that. Everyone is different, and believe me, I've seen members offer advice on meds that beggars the imagination. As in suggesting warfarin (something only prescribed for people who have coronary artery disease) in response to a question about aspirin. Go see a doctor for advice.

2) in reference to the above; there are flowcharts that determine what anti-hypertensive drug one must take. There is no number one or number 2 simple choice. It is very much more complicated than that. Again, go see a doctor for advice.

3) Try the Thai Visa health forum. Sheryl, our resident mod there, is an RN and has decades of experience working in the health field. Asking a pharmacy person is shooting in the dark; hit or miss. I understand many (especially elderly males) are very doctor-averse. I know, I am one myself. Post something here and you will probably get way better advice than that from a local pharmacy:

http://www.thaivisa....y-and-medicine/

We don't know how high, how long, and how far PM<10 stays aloft.

If you are looking at the effects of wind, atmospheric pressure, and topography on air pollution, atmospheric conditions can be found here:

http://www.cmmet.tmd...lightReport.txt

Regarding topography, the Chiang Mai reporting station is at 314m.  The elevation of Doi Suthep is 1676m.  The elevation of Doi Inthanon is 2565m.  The topographical profile of the mountains surrounding Chiang Mai is obviously complex.  When you look at the potential impact of  PM<10 air pollution traveling from distant places (i.e., elsewhere in Thailand, Burma and Laos) the terrain is really complex, especially to the west.

Now, if those of you who have a supercomputer in your spare room would just start doing some modeling...!

My casual guess is that burning on the Central Plains, on the valley plain and on the interior slopes of the surrounding mountains is by far the most serious challenge to air quality in Chiang Mai.

She and Youngyuth are wearing pink the Kings Birthday Colors.
A very obvious reference to the whole royal postion in Thailand and Prems relationship to that postion.
You also quite clearly see the Kings Royal Badge on Prems shirt. Making sure his representation is seen.

It seems there is a concerted effort to re-ingratiate themselves, and distance themselves from the Red Menace.
Fence mending certainly, but regardless of denials, the symbolism displayed is quite culturally political.
One Amart clique bowing to another, in hopes of a return to the fold... all driven by Thaksin needing to
be brought in from the cold, anyway he can be. 'No face without acceptance', he finally realizes.

But what of the grumblings of the  red multi-headed hydra that  Thaksins incantations have caused to rise from the primordial ooze and slither across the land. Will it be consigned to the dustbin of history after a time, or is it too far entrenched and out of control? They clearly must be realizing they have been used. Their attempts at asserting influence in Chaing Mai is proof that they feel that an end-run around them is afoot. But outside observers have seen there was always an end-run coming their way once their usefulness was finished.

The boldness that the anonymity of being concealed (partially) within a vehicle imparts to a Thai is only comparable to that which a Farang feels empowered with when esconced behind an internet forum moniker.

I grant validity to every complaint listed so far. Will say it has been refreshing to see absolutely idiotic, mindless, and rude driving while visiting the States this time around. Have even seen certain maneuvers I could have sworn was only a type of Thai idiocy. Now must give credit to my own native people too. Clearly, no one culture has the lock on it.

KeyserSoze01, on 2012-04-27 03:35:52, said:

Wrong, common sense and courtesy are not genetic but learned behaviors.

I can ageee that careless behavior in the traffic everywhere is "stupid",

It is the conclusion that all Thai drivers are in lack of intelligence I dislike.

Regarding orang's point #4 and furnishings.  I took a property that was furnished - but left gaps which I filled.

However, I have since discovered on Thai Visa classifieds and other places a large choice of many of those items I purchased - at a fraction of the price and apparently in fine condition.  Obviously, re-selling little worn items would defray any loss for use.

Longer one stays with one's purchases, of course, the less they cost for their utility annually, so I'm not annoyed by my ignorance (have never been able to afford to be, given its volume and weight).

I only add this for others, OP, as you've been here a while.

That you're mentioning brand names (Atacand, Lipitor) rather than the actual chemical name seems to indicate that you didn't ask yet for a generic version?

Of course when you import a brand name medication then it costs the same (or more) as abroad.  Atacand for example is an anti-hypertension drug, of which there are MANY different kinds. (Seeing it's just about the most common condition possible)

Let me go back on my earlier advice now that your situation is clearer to me, and suggest instead of visiting a pharmacy that you visit a doctor or clinic, and with some regular check-ups get to something that's locally cheaply available, doesn't cause side effects and is effective in reducing hypertension.   Some anti-hypertension drugs cost 18 baht for 10.  These may or may not be suitable for your particular situation. Either way it answers the question of what most non-wealthy Thais use: the Atenolol for 1.8 baht per day.   (And probably less when buying in bulk)