Turbo Prop is so 1950's

I immigrated from Germany to the U.S.A on a turboprop in 1958.

The aircraft was larger than todays Bangkok Airways fleet.

I remember it took a very long time.

I was thirteen, I got to spend hours in the cockpit,

I loved it because I was getting first class food, instead of prefab aircraft meals.

Seems obvious to me, turbulence is more noticeable in smaller prop type planes, than jets.

A great little Airline, PB Air recently terminated it's fleet contract for Embraer ERJ 145 LR. An aircraft with an immaculate safety record.

To save money they switched to leasing ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft from Bangkok Air, adding half an hour flight time between Bangkok and Sakonnakhon.

With yesterdays crash of such an aircraft during a bad weather landing at Samui island, I am more inclined not to use local PB Air service at the moment, especially during the rainy season.

May strongly consider alternatives.

Sakonnakhon also no longer has a two fight day. Its a vitamin schedule "One A Day."

Australian Fireman Vacationing Here . . . . and Near

"I'm on my way,"

he blogged tuesday while in the departure lounge of the Sydney Airport.

He's just starting a vacation to Sakon Nakhon and a few other places in the area.

Hope he does plenty of vacation blogging and picture posting.

I know he has a small present in his suitcase for me from Australia.

We corresponded a number of times in preparation to his trip.

Mister Eric confirmed a previous blog entry Brining along your medications

Hide the bar mats. (Joke, jok, jock... like my Thai friends say)

'Amazing Thailand' Makeover

The newest attempt to revive Thailand's tourism is underway.

"Amazing Thailand" is being retooled:

"Come to Thailand - Lets Take A Break."

And what a facelift !!!

21 year old Asia Teen Idol and Superstar Nichkhun Horvejkul.

Links

My story by Nichkhun Horvejkul
Global Travel Industry News eTN
absolutelybangkok.com

Personal Observation:
Some years ago a Thai studying at a U.S. university asked me:

"How can I loose my Asian accent when speaking English?"

From my own experience in learning English as a teen, I replied:

Sing it !! Nichkhun Horvejkul proves my point.

Keeping Informed

Rumor heard

Officials will discuss ex-pat medical requirements during upcoming meetings. Seems too many ex-pats don't have the funds to take care of their medical needs. Will be interesting to see what law or regulations will come from these meetings. Might send a lot more Ex-Pats packing.
Haven't seen anything in the media to substantiate any of this.
Treat this strictly as a rumor for now.

This weeks arrivals and departures

at the Bangkok International Airport be aware:

Security drills at Suvarnabhumi Airport start

The folks at 'Doing Business in Thailand' have some useful facts on

Opening a Bank Account in Thailand

It's official:

Brit's continue to hold the loudmouth record

Britain's Jill Drake set that record in 2000 at 129 decibels.
Loudmouths gathered for a contest in Pattaya.
Probably this years prize of $882 wasn't enough to entice
The Worlds Loudest

Bribing case against Hollywood producer Gerald Green and wife starts

They're accused of bribing Thai government official

Gimme some old time religion.

Catholic Church of Germany owned stock in "The Pill," Tobacco,

and weapons manufacturer
Do as we say, not as we do BBC News

Old News, but Most of the guys wont mind.

Strapless bra at You Tube

(sold with years supply of crazy glue?)

Malaria, Nuclear Ambitions, and Utter Nonsense

Drug resistant Malaria brewing in Cambodia Bloomberg.com and pbs.org

Experimental malaria vaccines successful. Follow up research pending. sciencedaily

Burma is building a nuclear reactor with North Korean help Huffington Post

Cambodia and Laos want nuclear power plants.

Why not an alternative solar or wind power. Or even PooPower CNN

And then there is the Thai official who declared with some pride

"We don't have as many airport scams as Bangkok." phuketwan

1500 Century London must have smelled like a barn. Funny Mail

And while we're on the subject, all those Brits complaining how their Queens English is being slaughtered by the rest of the world.

Just look what your ancestors have done.

English originated from the Germanic languages. Jawohl !! Ganz Bestimmt !!

Keeping up on the News

In case you missed these headlines at THAI VISA
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Crackdown on illegal airport taxis
Crackdown on airport baggage theft
Crackdown on Jaywalkers and litterbugs

Lot's of whip cracking going on.

Replies to these articles are mixed.

Thoughtful, informative, humorous, and some downright idiotic.

If You're headed to Pattaya, lady boys on the prowl

Interesting article entitled Tourism Realities

with a reply about yet another airport scam, well worth reading

New Law in the works to limit underage video computer gaming.

Better post that one on my front porch then.

I wonder if the Swiss behave like this in their home town.

I don't think so. So why do it in Thailand?? Obscene act in public

Get a room.

Obama deserved a "Yellow" card for making his premature opinion public on "The Professor's" arrest.

The professor, an Obama insider, wasn't all that non-racist either. "Yo Mama."