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Near the end of the 1960s I remember purchasing the cassette of this album "You Don't Have to Be Jewish". I can't think why because I'm not Jewish but I just love the humour. I purchased it again when it came out on CD and still listen occasionally. It offers lots of chuckles in these difficult times. Enjoy!!

I am not sure if everyone has experienced this, but I tested myself for the first time today and it was much less painful than I expected. I have had these tests done with doctors and nurses before but never administered one on my own. I used the one from Roche. It has 5 tests in the kit so that should last me for a time. It cost about 1000 baht but that is about 200 baht per test. I was surprised at how easy it was.

In the early-mid 1800s Scotland was at the forefront of technological advances in photography. One who took up an apprenticeship in the art of photography was Edinburgh-born John Thomson. In 1862 aged 25 he set sail on what was to become a 10 year sojourn in much of Asia, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaya, Sumatra, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macao and China. 60 of his more than 600 photographs were featured in an Exhibition in Bangkok in 2015 "Siam Through The Lens of John Thomson." Thomson's are the earliest-known photos from these countries. His photographs not only introduced many in the west to the lands and peoples of the east, they established him as one of the pione…

From Channel News Asia BTS fan ads in New York (left), Singapore (top right) and South Korea (bottom right) (Photos: Twitter @BTSNewYorkCity, @Once_Russ, @Fan_club_ad) SINGAPORE: The United Nations General Assembly is probably not on most people’s must-watch list. But on Monday (Sep 20), more than one million people tuned in to the meeting of world leaders in New York. More precisely, they watched K-pop sensation BTS deliver a message about the resilience of youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We believe that every choice we make is the beginning to change, not the end,” said band leader Kim Nam-joon better known as RM. This was the third time …

A strait bullet went through my windshield (at night, I was not driving). Did I say before I feel safer in South American than in the USA? I was planning a trip to Colombia, but unfortunately I have to cancel. Not only I had to get another car, but also will have to spend a lot of money on a dental treatment. Any plans of traveling is postponed to not earlier than April. I am serious about going to Medellin, however there are mysterious powers sending me suggestive signs. Take a look at my new car's license:

From Thai Enquirer The tale of Sudarat the Elephant made international headlines earlier this month when a global fundraising campaign managed to save the 45-year-old elephant from being forced back into the tourism industry by raising 47,000 USD to purchase her from her owner. “Our hope to rescue Sudarat and have her stay at Samui Elephant Haven forever, with her family and friends is a reality!” the sanctuary posted on Facebook on Monday. While netizens from all over the world celebrated the good news, the story of Sudarat’s rescue has raised questions about the state of animal welfare, in particular elephants, in Thailand and the intersections of culture…

From Thai Enquirer Thailand stood as one of the slowest economies to recover from Covid-19 crisis in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, worsened by the Delta variant, the World Bank said Tuesday, with a further cut in 2021 economic growth forecast to 1 per cent. “The Thai economy will likely require a longer time to rebound owing to delay in foreign tourist return,” said the Bank’s senior economist for the country Kiatipong Ariyapruchya. This latest figure was lowered from the previous one in July at 2.2 per cent, while 2022 is set to see 3.6-per-cent growth. “The uneven recovery in the EAP region is now facing a setback,” said the bank’s report.…

With November on the horizon, there will no doubt be a thread started on the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. Few are aware that there was another death just two days earlier, one that attracted few headlines in most countries. So as not to overload the Board with the two events at the same time, let me recount the first here. It's a curious and fascinating story. The Fontainebleau is an iconic 1950s luxury hotel on Miami Beach. Over the years many famous guests have stayed in its suites and rooms. No doubt also the hotel has seen many strange goings on in those suites and public spaces. None, though, is likely to have been as o…

From Bangkok Post and Thai Enquirer Rescuers string a rope to people perching on a rooftop in flooded Nong Phak Waen village in Chaiyaphum's Bamnet Narong district. (Photos: Prasit Tangprasert) CHAIYAPHUM: All but two districts of this central northeastern province have been hit by the worst flooding in 50 years, governor Wichian Chantaranothai said on Monday. Of the 16 districts, only Kaeng Khro and Sap Yai had not been flooded. The 14 others had been declared disaster zones, the governor said. Nearly 59,000 households have been affected by flooding in the central region, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said on Monday…

From The Thaiger / National News Bureau Thailand set a domestic record yesterday with more than one million Covid-19 vaccines administered in one day. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha thanked the public and everyone involved in making yesterday Thailand’s most successful vaccination day and expressed confidence that Thailand will reach its inoculation goals by the end of 2021. The massive campaign of 1 million vaccines was launched as a celebration of Mahidol Day, the holiday that commemorates the death of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej in 1929, who is widely considered the father of modern medicine and public health. Government officials stated they chose this day as a nod appre…

Well, we knew it was only a matter of time. I hope the sex workers saved all that money, because things are going to seriously change now. (I don't have a link. The news is trending all over the place.)

From Coconuts Bangkok Bangkok’s got a new little green spot open to the public just a few blocks from Lumphini Park near Chamchuri Square. What had been an empty lot near Wat Hua Lamphong in the Bang Rak district is now a “pocket park” as of earlier this week. Perhaps feeling inadequate, the micro park’s got a name that’s a real mouthful: Wat Hua Lamphong Rukkaniwet Park. The park sits on 2 rai of land (3,200sqm) and features a playground, a few fitness bars, exercise machines, running track and some tables. A lot of hands collaborated on the park: City Hall’s environment department, the We!Park group, Shma Soen landscape archi…

From The Thaiger An Australian and Thai married couple, and an American man, who were on death row in Bangkok on charges for trafficking crystal methamphetamine have all been released from prison. A report from the Sydney Morning Herald says they had been accused of smuggling half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine for the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in Thailand. After being cleared by the Supreme Court last week, 37 year old Luke Cook from Western Australia arrived in Sydney and Tyler Gerard, who is from California, flew back to the United States. The Sydney Morning Herald says Luke Cook, who used to run a bar and guest house in Pattaya, has been pleading…

It seems the number of world's "best" lists just keeps growing. and whether or not you agree with them is partly up to personal experience. Every year since 2015 the Economist Intelligence Unit has compiled its world's Safest Cities list. This ranks 60 world cities on the basis of health security, infrastructure, personal security, digital security and, new this year, environmental security. I guess with international travel so limited over the last year, there were unlikely to be many changes. After all, six of the cities - Amsterdam, Tokyo, Melbourne, Toronto, Singapore and Sydney have featured in every list since it started. Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka have …

I am sometimes accused (maybe too strong a word - perhaps 'considered' is more appropriate) as one who bashes the USA. Well, let me be the first to hail what I consider a stunning achievement. That ElonMusk's SpaceX not only reached space, not only flew for three days in orbits considerably higher than the Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope, not only successfully returned to earth but was manned by four virtual strangers with no space experience is an absolute marvel.

And she can go fuck her ignorant self. I'm absolutely thrilled that other Black entertainers are calling her out for her utter stupidity and ignorance. Ignorant celebrities with a bullhorn and too much fake pride deserve to be called out and shamed. Let her see what it feels like, as a Black woman, to be playing in Kanye West territory.

From Thompson Reuters By Matt Blomberg PHNOM PENH, Sept 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Foreign workers and tourists stranded in Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic have been trafficked and forced to work in sophisticated Chinese-run online scams, a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has found. In interviews, nine trafficking victims said they were lured by social media adverts promising well-paid jobs in call centres. Instead, they ended up in shuttered hotel casinos and guarded compounds where they had their passports confiscated before being put to work online. The victims, mainly from Africa and Asia, said they were ordered to create…

As if the 737 Max problems and its grounding for more than a year and a half were not enough for platemaker Boeing, its 787 Dreamliner is also becoming something of a bad dream. After the self-combusting battery fires in its first year of service had been solved, all seemed to go well for this long haul aircraft. Then new troubles started. Deliveries were halted in October last year after one set of production flaws arose. After the 5-month hiatus by March all seemed well and deliveries of new aircraft resumed. In June, though, yet another problem arose and new deliveries were once again suspended for at least another five months. Now the Wall Street Journal has repo…

From Thai Enquirer The Ratchaphreuk Taxi Cooperatives are turning abandoned taxis into vegetable gardens and frog ponds over the roofs and hoods of the cars, and converting them into a way to help their employees who are suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result of the lack of tourists and lockdown measures, taxi drivers have returned their rentals since February, leaving more than 300 taxis in the lot. Continues with photos https://www.thaienquirer.com/32706/abandoned-taxis-turned-into-vegetable-gardens-and-frog-ponds-to-support-workers/

I'll start: As you wish.

Lil Nas X is brilliant! His Twitter is always saying if he gets 200,000 likes, the shower scene will go full naked on Pornhub. Hot. I like this video! 12,000,000 views on first day.

Lil Nas X and Elton John try on each other’s clothes in hilarious video Elton John and Lil Nas X tried on each other's looks for a new Uber Eats campaign. (Uber Eats/YouTube) Lil Nas X and Elton John tried on each other’s iconic looks in a new advert. The two singers have joined forces for the new Uber Eats campaign, which sees them ordering elaborate meals and heaping praise on each other. In the first of three adverts, Lil Nas X wears a replica of Elton John’s famous featured glam look, which the legendary singer first debuted on The Muppet Show in the 1970s. “To…

From CNN / MSN Six members of an Islamist militant group were sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in Bangladesh for the brutal killing of two gay rights campaigners five years ago. The killings were part of a series of attacks on atheist bloggers, academics and other minorities that shocked the South Asian nation of 170 million and led many to go into hiding or flee abroad. Of the eight defendants in the case, six were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, public prosecutor Golam Sarwar Khan said. The Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal also convicted the six of belonging to a terrorist organization, the…

The following excerpts are from a special report from Channel News Asia on what happened when individual Thai volunteers decided that they couldn't idly stand by as Covid overwhelmed Bangkok's health care system. When the city emerges from the depths of the crisis, it will be volunteers like this, and the front-line medical workers, who can be credited for turning the corner and not the posturing politicians who grab the daily headlines. Volunteers travel on a motorbike as they transport an oxygen tank for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Bangkok, Thailand August 5, 2021. Picture taken on August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK: In April, a…

From Lonely Planet Nok Aen Cliff at Phu Kradueng National Park © mr_gateway / Shutterstock Forget the Rockies or the Alps, trekking in Thailand is the business. With wistful misty peaks, ancient hidden temples, otherworldly karst outcrops and dense jungle teeming with wildlife, the country offers a veritable feast for hikers. Whether you want to conquer mountains, circumnavigate stunning sandy islands or simply hotstep to Thailand's biggest waterfall, there's plenty to pick from. What's more, with a superb transport system, it's easy to reach most hiking trails independently – though there are plenty of excellent trekking guides available too…