Keithambrose

Geckos to eat the mosquitos?

A related issue. I ate last night in a nice Tuscan restaurant in Florence. 2 tables were occupied by similar families, mother, father, 3yr old daughter. Both followed same procedure, install screen in front of child in high chair, and turn on. Quite noisy actually. Then parents got out their phones, and happily browsed, without talking to their child, or, hardly, to each other. Stimulating evening. Next to me family with 10 Yr old boy. No phones, three-way discussion for the whole meal. Strangely I preferred that.....

Well, perhaps there is hope! On my underground train today back from airport, there was one book reader, and he was young! I have a friend who is a retired Professor at the University of Toronto. She intends to self publish a book of all the howlers that her students impressed her with over the years. I know it's easy to do, but she said she depaired of the last generation she taught.

As Vinapu says, you should get to Cambodia. Very interesting, terrible history to consider, and attractive boys!

I should turn off predictive text.

That's good news. On a related issue, my brother in law, who is a science professor, recently marked the first essays from his new students. They were all failed. It sees that none of them had ever written an essay at school! All multiple choice questions. These were students who had done science A levels at school.

You never know....

It's something of a novelty to see someone reading a book, let alone a young person.

Absolutely! Interesting, if not surprising, that inflation continues to roar away under the new President!

They didn't used to!

Talking about permanently changing the brains of young adults, how about banning social media?

Thanks!

Thanks!

I think we all thought this was organised before he returned. Nice to be proved right! Typical Thailand.

I am amused by the comment above by 'Matt', about prostitution. 'After all prostitution has been illegal in Thailand since centuries the 1960's, but you still find traces of it here and there' I wonder why he bothers?

I trust bananas were involved!

Repaired pic of left hand immigration area!

My pics of airport when I left SR. As can be seen, I hope, I was the only person in the check in area, and the only one at immigration. Something went wrong with one pic, sorry. To be fair a tour group cam through later to fill up the flight to Swampy, only a 70 seater. Note Chinese flag on luggage carousel, just showing who is in charge!

PS. As I may have said before, I was told that the real reason for the new airport is that government ministers bought the land, which cost practically nothing, and then planned a new airport and town. Guess what, the value rocketed! What a surprise. However the 50 year contract with the Chinese is on onerous terms, with high interest rates, not that that worries the relevant ministers!

Airport highway is a toll road, and , under the 50 year contract with the Chinese, cannot be altered. Money goes to Chinese. They are building a town there, with Casino, called Yunnan City. 'They can't even use a Cambodian name', my driver said, in a disgusted tone. He added, 'We are part of China now'.

Indeed, you started a whole movement a few hundred years ago!

More info please!

Ho, Ho!

Another deathly fall, grieving family members. Pattaya is getting quite dangerous!

Where is it?