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In Topic: Bargain Phuket
2012-05-26 08:28:52
Hostile17, on 2012-05-25 22:05:34, said:
every book or just the ones no one want? Those expensive cookbooks might be worth buying at 40% off, unless they upped the prices 40% before offering the discount.
Hi Hostile17, yes 40% off on all books, including those expensive cookbooks, big pictorial hardcover ones, and even kids' books, encyclopedias, etc.
oilinki, on 2012-05-25 23:24:29, said:
I love the concept of library. Functional library is one of the few things I miss from my home country.
Really good books are written to be read by larger audience. We wish to educate ourselves, read books, get the information and then remember what was said.
Sometimes we want to own the books, which will give the money for the author. Sometimes we just wish to read the ideas inside.
Could we do an functional library here in Phuket?
We could donate books to the library for other to borrow, after we have read the items. We already have some ok libraries in the island. Do these libraries accept English books as donations?
I could bring some of my books to Thalang library if they would put those to their selves.
Really good books are written to be read by larger audience. We wish to educate ourselves, read books, get the information and then remember what was said.
Sometimes we want to own the books, which will give the money for the author. Sometimes we just wish to read the ideas inside.
Could we do an functional library here in Phuket?
We could donate books to the library for other to borrow, after we have read the items. We already have some ok libraries in the island. Do these libraries accept English books as donations?
I could bring some of my books to Thalang library if they would put those to their selves.
Likewise, a library is the one thing I miss most from home - the closest thing here to a functional public library is second hand/ book exchange stores.
Oh, and one more that just got into my Facebook: Wcafe is offering free coffee tasting at Friendship Beach today (26 May 2012) between 11am - 4pm. Friendship Beach's restaurant is also offering 20% off their food and beverage for orders taken during the coffee tasting. According to the Facebook post, you can pick up the discount voucher from Wcafe's stand at the restaurant.
In Topic: Phuket Party?
2012-05-25 20:09:37
HongKongPhooey, on 2012-05-25 15:34:23, said:
stevehaigh, on 2012-05-22 17:54:04, said:
i'm wondering if this is ever going to end. someone in charge just (wo)man up, pick a place and date and get on with it.
asking people is kinda stupid, opinions are like a-holes, everybody has one.
asking people is kinda stupid, opinions are like a-holes, everybody has one.
stevenl, on 2012-05-25 09:56:54, said:
Agree with you though, simply pick a venue and date, announce the ground rules, and people can confirm (or not) their presence.
I said this at the beginning of the thread. I gave it as well intended piece of advice and got ripped apart and accused of bickering and the like.
Since then about 5 other people have realised that it was good advice and have posted the same. But they're not bickering of course, only me.
So HKP are you going then? You didn't even vote... (as of 25/5/2012 8.09pm)
In Topic: Phuket Tourists Left To Save Themselves From Dangerous Surf
2012-05-22 14:01:19
NomadJoe, on 2012-05-22 13:43:50, said:
Please explain what the 3 flags mean. Red, yellow, and red over yellow.
As I understood the area between red+yellow flags are patrolled by lifeguards so it's ok to swim between these flags.
Plain red flags means danger do not go in, etc.
Yellow- I am not sure.
I am curious to know if there is an 'international' standard to the types of beach flags to use or is this determined by a country/ region basis? E.g. In Australia you can swim between red+yellow flags, but in Nai Harn the waves were roaring with white boiling fury between the red+yellow flags and I did not see lifeguards in the tower (granted perhaps they were not in the tower per se).
