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I can also think of other things you can do from that position . . .

Ok, then how about a description? When we go there, what should we expect?

Yes to both. They want to see that you still are a resident and that you are still fit to drive. This is a guess on my part, but I believe if you show up with a police report, they'll re-issue your license. They do have your information on computer, so I know of no reason why they would make you repeat the process. Of course, being that this is Thailand, you won't know for sure until you try. Once you find out, please let us know. This is the first time that question has come up.

That looks like a very nice trip. Where is this park? I'm guessing it is somewhere near Ubon Ratchathani.

Pattaya is not exactly brimming over with customers right now in the first place. Also, not very many people are even aware of the 69 baht price yet, not even me. I wasn't even aware that he had gone ahead and started until zzrichard's post. He told me he wasn't starting that price until June. I and some of my friends have dinner quite often in Jomtien Complex. We like the Ritz, Aquarius, Hot Stone Grill, and some of the other restaurants there. Most of the time we like to stop off at one of the Jomtien Complex bars for a drink after dinner. 69 baht for a drink makes Rock Hard an attractive choice, at least for us. The way I figure it, why pay 120 baht or so at one bar, when I can have the same drink, while surrounded by boys, for 69 baht at Rock Hard? I'll certainly be there much more often than before. Since you have been to the Venue, can you give us a review and your opinion of it?

You're not making sense to me. The White Night buffet cost more than that. 250 bht for dinner is expensive for you? What and where do you normally have dinner for less than that?

Dom DeLuise Dies at 75 LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dom DeLuise, who spiced up such movies as "Blazing Saddles," "Silent Movie" and "The Cannonball Run" with his manic delivery and roly-poly persona, has died, his son's publicist told CNN. Publicist Jay Schwartz did not disclose the cause of death, but DeLuise, 75, had been battling cancer for more than a year. DeLuise was surrounded by family when he died in a Santa Monica, California, hospital Monday night, son Michael DeLuise told CNN affiliate KTLA-TV. DeLuise was most famous for his supporting roles in a number of Mel Brooks films, including 1974's "Saddles" -- in which he played a flamboyant musical director who led dancers in a number called "The French Mistake" -- and 1976's "Silent Movie," in which he played the assistant to Brooks' director Mel Funn. He was also in the Brooks-directed "The Twelve Chairs" (1970), "Spaceballs" (1987) and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" (1993). But he could also assay more serious roles, most notably in the 1980 dark comedy "Fatso," directed by Brooks' wife, Anne Bancroft, in which he played an overweight man trying to wean himself from comfort food. DeLuise was also part of the supporting cast in the Burt Reynolds crash-'em-up vehicles "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980), "Cannonball Run" (1981) and "Cannonball Run II" (1984). Other DeLuise films include "The End" (1978), "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) and "Johnny Dangerously" (1984). His voice was featured in such films as "An American Tail" (1986) and its sequels, "All Dogs Go to Heaven" (1989) and its 1996 sequel, and "Oliver & Company" (1988). Dominic DeLuise was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 1, 1933. In the 1960s he had bit parts in a handful of movies, including "Fail Safe" (1964), but became well known as a regular on "The Entertainers" and a Dean Martin variety show. He had his own summer replacement show in 1968 and was a regular on Glen Campbell's "Goodtime Hour" in 1971-72. DeLuise had three sons -- Peter, Michael and David -- who all became actors. His wife of 40 years, actress Carol Arthur, appeared in several movies with him, including "Blazing Saddles" and "Silent Movie," according to DeLuise's Web site. A frequent collaborator with DeLuise, Burt Reynolds released a statement to "Entertainment Tonight" on his friend's death. "I was thinking the other day about this. As you get older you think about this more and more, I was dreading this moment. Dom always made everyone feel better when he was around. I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone. I will miss him very much," Reynolds says.

Alleged Nazi Demjanjuk Cleared for Deportation By M.R. KROPKO, Associated Press Writer CLEVELAND – A federal appeals court opened the way again Friday for the Justice Department to deport alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany to face 29,000 counts of accessory to murder. The three-judge ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied a stay of deportation for the 89-year-old retired autoworker from his suburban Cleveland home. "We are currently considering legal options including an appeal to the Supreme Court," his son, John Demjanjuk Jr., said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "Given the history of this case and no evidence of his personal involvement in even one assault, let alone a murder, this is inhuman even if a court says it is lawful," he said. An arrest warrant in Munich alleges he was a guard in Nazi-occupied Poland in 1943. Demjanjuk says he was a prisoner of war, not a camp guard. His family says he's too old and sick to be sent to Germany, but the government says he gets around for his age and says surveillance video proves that. The appeals court said it believed the government would provide appropriate care for Demjanjuk while deporting him. "Based on the medical information before the court and the government's representations about the conditions under which it will transport the petitioner, which include an aircraft equipped as a medical air ambulance and attendance by medical personnel, the court cannot find that the petitioner's removal to Germany is likely to cause irreparable harm sufficient to warrant a stay of removal," the court said. The U.S. government will continue to seek the removal of Demjanjuk to Germany, Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney said Friday. She provided no information on when that might happen. Immigration officials provided no indication on whether it would move to deport Demjanjuk promptly. "He remains on an order of supervision with electronic monitoring supervised by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement," spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez told The Associated Press in an e-mail. The family made it clear that it would fight the latest deportation threat. A lawsuit was filed in Berlin "to stop the acceptance of my father as a deportee, Demjanjuk Jr. said Friday. The issue is whether Germany can accept him without having filed a formal request for extradition. In the filing, provided to the AP, attorney Ulrich Busch argued that the government's approval of Demjanjuk's deportation is an "evasion of justice" because Germany has not filed a formal request for extradition. Busch also asserts that German authorities have made no provisions for what would happen if Demjanjuk arrives in Germany but is acquitted or not brought to trial for medical reasons. The administrative court in Berlin was closed Friday, a national holiday. The ruling was the latest in a series of developments in a case spanning decades. On April 14, immigration officers carried Demjanjuk in his wheelchair out of his home to deport him on a flight on an executive jet waiting on the tarmac. But within hours, the appeals court blocked the deportation while it reviewed his latest appeal. As he was carried from his home, Demjanjuk had his head flung back, his mouth hung open and he moaned in apparent pain, infuriating relatives who said he had been promised a stretcher in consideration of his back pain. The government responded by sending surveillance video to the court showing Demjanjuk walking unassisted to a doctor's office on April 6. The family said that Demjanjuk has good days and that the video didn't reflect his overall health situation. Demjanjuk has said he suffers severe spinal, hip and leg pain and has a bone marrow disorder, kidney disease, anemia, kidney stones, arthritis, gout and spinal deterioration.

Don't you think you ought to try it before passing judgment?

I preferred the buffet too, but he can't keep operating the restaurant at a loss. So, it's either switch over to a menu restaurant or there won't be any restaurant at all.

I haven't revised the article in quite some time and there have been several changes since the last revision. In a nutshell, you need a medical certificate, which you can get at any hospital or street clinic. If you're moving and breathing, you just passed the physical and you'll be issued the medical certificate. You need a Residence Certificate. You get that at the immigration office. You need a passport photo and something to substantiate where you live in order to get it. Your visa must be a non-immigrant visa. You can't get the license with a tourist visa. You do not need any photos when you go to apply for the license. You used to, but now it's all done with computers and a web cam. It's best if you have an International Driving Permit and your "regular" driving license from back home. With those, you'll be in and out usually in less than an hour, license in hand. You'll take a color blindness test and a reaction time test, possibly along with one or two other absurd tests, but you won't have any trouble passing them. If you don't have those, then you're going to have to sit through the 2-hour movie, all in Thai, and take the written test. Then you'll have to come back in the afternoon and do the driving test on their little obstacle course. If you're going to need to do that, contact me. I'll go out there with you and let you use my car to do the test if you don't have access to another car. If you want a motorcycle license, just offer one of the Thais doing the test (and there will be plenty of them) one or two hundred baht and you won't have any problem finding someone who will let you use his motorcycle to take the test on the very same obstacle course used for the car test. If you want both a car license and a motorcycle license, they're done separately. You can do them on the same day, but you'll need two copies of everything and if I recall correctly, you'll need two residence certificates. If they require copies of anything in addition to what you brought with you, right across the street there are several mom-and-pop shops where you can have copies made. It's all done at the Eastern Verification Center, if you're getting your license in Pattaya. T To get to the Eastern Verification Center you go north on Sukhumvit Highway, as if you are headed to Bangkok. When you reach the junction of Highway 3 and Route 36, 8 kilometers from Central Road, take Route 36, toward Rayong. You'll see a sign that says "Rayong," with a right-pointing arrow. That's the road you take. 5 kilometers up the road you'll come to a sign that points Bangkok to the left and Rayong to the right. Go to the right. Almost immediately you'll see a large, rather new looking school, The Regent's Academy. Directly in front of the school make a U-turn. Once you pass the school again, take the first left you come to, and just follow the road around. You'll see a large white building on the right side of the road. That's where you are trying to go. You need to go to the second floor. The trick is to get there early. If I were you, I'd plan to be out there no later than 7:15am. Earlier than that is even better. Later than that, you're going to be on a line behind a hell of a lot of applicants. Also, seating for the movie, if you have to sit through it, is limited, which is still another reason to get out there early. If you are going to have to do the practical test, you're either going to have to wait for hours or come back later. They start the practical test at 1:00pm. They take the Thais first and the farangs last. Fortunately, the license is very inexpensive. I don't remember the exact price, but it's about 200 baht. Your first license is good for one year. When you go to renew, your next license and subsequent licenses are good for five years. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

I'm afraid that's exactly what I have to tell you. I became interested in a boy working at Rock Hard, so checking out the Venue was of no interest to me that night. I'm in Jomtien Complex often enough, so I'll get there sooner or later. Besides, cabaret shows are really not of any interest to me at all, but I'll get there to have a look anyhow at some point, probably very soon, since it's new.

I doubt that. She's black. I agree with you in that they could execute her after the baby is born. If she really tried to bring that heroin into the country, I would have no problem seeing her executed or worse still, thrown into a Laotian prison for the rest of her life. I have absolutely no sympathy for drug smugglers or drug dealers. If she's truly guilty, you won't see me shedding any tears for her. I am inclined to think she is guilty based on the mother's surprise that her daughter was in Laos at all. Unless she's estranged from her mother, it seems awfully unusual to me that her daughter would travel to Laos without saying anything to her or deliberately lying to her. No matter what, something strange seems to be going on, at the very least. I hope they allow the baby to be born and then turn the baby over to whoever is appropriate. But if she's guilty, there's plenty of warning as to what will happen if caught trying to smuggle drugs. She took her chances and lost, if she's truly guilty. I have no sympathy.

You can't delete the post. When you try to erase a post, you can erase all but one letter or character. At least 1 character has to be there. Even a period will do. The best bet is to simply notify me and let me delete the message for you. It's not hurting anything for it to sit there until I can get to it.

Mike's All New White Night Restaurant in Soi VC. is now a waiter service restaurant. We are delighted to be able to offer you a new Table d' Hote presentation. This will enable us to offer freshly cooked, quality recipes in a style and manner that is, I feel, more fitting to the tropical climate that we live in. Also, being mindful of the current economic crisis you will find our menu extremely good value for money. Our set menu for May was well received over our recent trial weekend, and is now offered with confidence and pride. We are now, truly an all day Restaurant with our Breakfast and Cafe selections being served from 9am and our Dinner menu starting at 6pm. open seven days a week. Looking forward to welcoming you soon, Mike.

Of course they are. What did you expect?

That explains the weakness of the Dollar and the Pound, but I'm still confused as to what explains the strength of the Baht.

It's getting so that just deciding what color shirt to wear can be a matter for confusion. The following appears in the BANGKOK POST: _____ Thousands Rally to Give Peace a Chance 'Stop Hurting Thailand' Push Gains Support By: POST REPORTERS Published: 5/05/2009 Thousands of professional media organisations, government agencies, the military, civic groups and business people have joined the "Stop hurting Thailand" campaign, urging political groups to end bickering that is causing social divisions. The campaign was initiated by 21 organisations including the Thai Journalists Association, the King Prajadhipok Institute and peace advocacy groups. The 21 organisations yesterday led a crowd of peace advocates dressed in white in a parade from King Rama VI statue in front of Lumpini Park along Silom Road to Bangkok Bank's headquarters. Joining the parade were Borwornsak Uwanno, secretary general of the King Prajadhipok Institute, and his deputy Wuthisarn Tanchai, Prime Minister's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey, Senate Speaker Prasopsuk Boonyadet, TJA president Prasong Lertratanawisut and singer Add Carabao. Bangkok Bank president Chartsiri Sophonpanich joined the crowd when the parade reached his bank's headquarters. TJA secretary general Pradit Ruangdit read a campaign statement asking all political groups to end their incitement of violent clashes between different groups and stop insulting the monarchy or claiming connections to the monarchy for political reasons. The statement called for government authorities to act in an open and sincere manner while urging journalists to stringently adhere to their codes of ethics and abstain from exploiting their media outlets for political purposes. It urged the public to support the campaign by raising the national flag in front of their homes. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and civic authorities in other provinces also held activities to promote the "Stop hurting Thailand" campaign. In Bangkok, the BMA backed the campaign at City Hall and its branch office in Din Daeng, and at the 50 district offices. The armed forces also joined the campaign. At army headquarters, about 2,000 officers led by Lt-Gen Sant Jariyajirawattana of the Office of the Commander paraded with national flags. About 1,000 marines from the Royal Thai Marine Corps lined up along a 2km stretch of Sukhumvit Road, in Chon Buri province, in front of their headquarters to show their support for the campaign. Red shirt leaders also gave their support. In Udon Thani, Kwanchai Sarakham, also known as Praipana, leader of Khon Rak Udon (Love Udon People), led a group of 800 red shirt supporters for a "Stop hurting Thailand" demonstration at Udon Thani city hall. Leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship in Bangkok backed the sentiments of the campaign but warned the government not to use it to serve its own political interests. ____________________ And this, from THE NATION: _____ ENDING FEUDS Peace Campaigns Launched Nationwide Published on May 5, 2009 Political Rivals Urged to Find Peaceful Solutions as Country Headed for Doom A nationwide campaign started yesterday to prevent political violence and end conflicts that are harming the country. Representatives from more than 20 organisations, including academics, media workers, politicians and businesspeople, took part in a function held at Bangkok's Lumpini Park yesterday. The participants took a nine-point oath asking all parties involved in the conflict to stop resorting to physical or verbal violence and respect the law as well as other people's rights. They called on feuding parties to find a solution through peaceful means or the country would be destined for doom. Supporters of the "Stop Harming Thailand; Stop Use of Violence" campaign later led a procession down Silom Road, the capital's main business district. Participants distributed stickers and Thai flags to passers-by, asking them to support the campaign and display the stickers and flags at home. The procession down Silom Road ended with the participants singing "Rak Kan Wai Therd" (Let's Love One Another) in front of Bangkok Bank's head office. Similar events were held in other provinces in all regions of the country. The Army also joined in, with the deputy supreme commander ACM Burirat Ratanavanich presiding over a function at the forces' headquarters. The general said Thailand would see sustainable progress and prosperity if unity and peace could be attained. The participants observed three minutes of silence before waving the national flag. Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra presided over a similar function at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration offices with more than 3,000 officials taking part in the event. They all got together and sang the national anthem and other numbers encouraging national unity. In a separate development, an opposition MP yesterday criticised the government of wasting more than Bt240 million in bringing some 250,000 people from the provinces to join Coronation Day celebrations in Bangkok today. Visut Chaiyanarun, a Pheu Thai MP for Phayao, said he estimated that at least Bt240 million had been spent in funding trips of officials from more than 8,000 local administrative organisations nationwide. Government agencies will today host activities and stage performances along Rajdamnoen Avenue, from the Royal Plaza to Sanam Luang to mark His Majesty's 60th year on the throne.

British Woman Could Face Laos Death Penalty BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- A pregnant British woman facing possible execution in Laos will go on trial this week, the country's foreign affairs ministry said Monday. Samantha Orobator "is facing death by firing squad for drug trafficking," said Clare Algar, executive director of Reprieve, a London-based human rights group. Orobator, 20, was arrested on August 5, said Khenthong Nuanthasing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman. She was alleged to have been carrying just over half a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of heroin, Reprieve lawyer Anna Morris told CNN by phone from Vientiane, the Laotian capital. "For that amount of heroin the sentence is normally the death penalty," she said. Orobator's mother Jane found out in January her daughter was pregnant -- more than four months after she was arrested, her mother said. Jane Orobator heard the news from the British Foreign Office, which has been monitoring the case, the mother told CNN by phone from Dublin, where she lives. She cannot believe her daughter was involved in drug trafficking, and was surprised to learn she was in Laos, she said. "I don't know" what she was doing there, she said. "The last time she spoke with me, she said she was on holiday in London and she would come to see us in Dublin before returning to the U.K. in July. "She is not the type of person who would be involved in drugs," she added. Reprieve is worried about her health, especially given her pregnancy, Anna Morris said. "She became pregnant in prison. We are concerned that it may not have been consensual and we are concerned that someone who finds herself in prison at 20 is subject to exploitation," she said. She is due to give birth in September, the lawyer added. Reprieve sent Morris from London to Laos to try to help Orobator, Algar said. The lawyer arrived there on Sunday and is hoping to visit Orobator on Tuesday, her boss at Reprieve said. A British consul has also arrived in the country. "Reprieve heard about her case two weeks ago. We had thought yesterday the trial was going to start today," Algar said Monday. "We have now heard from Anna that it is not going to." "I am the first British lawyer who has asked for access to her," Morris said. "She needs to have a local lawyer appointed to her. We are pressing very hard for the local authorities to appoint one." She said it was normal in the Laotian justice system for a defendant to get a lawyer only days before a trial. The last execution in Laos was in 1990, the foreign affairs spokesman said. British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell issued a statement about Orobator on Saturday. "The British Government is opposed to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances. We have made the Laos authorities aware of this at the highest levels in Samantha's case," he said. "We are paying close attention to her welfare and are in regular contact with the Laotian authorities about her case. British Embassy officials, including the Ambassador, have visited her six times since her arrest," he said. "In addition, Britain's consular representatives in Laos, the Australian Embassy, including the Australian Embassy doctor, have visited Samantha 10 times on our behalf," he said. There is no British Embassy in Laos. A British vice-consul arrived in the country this weekend, the Foreign Office said Monday. Rammell plans to raise the Orobator case with the Laotian deputy prime minister this week, he said. Samantha Orobator was born in Nigeria and moved to London with her family when she was 8, her mother said.

Yes, he's still the owner. Most of the boys can't pronounce his name, so it comes out more like the French name Michel when the boys try to say it. The sliding glass door is still there. I haven't checked to see what goes on behind it.

Another popular site is http://www.gboysiam.com/picpost , however it's mostly in Thai. There are also the chat lines. One very popular among the Thais is Camfrog. The software is free and can be obtained at http://www.camfrog.com

That's because only the moderators have access to deleting posts. I took care of it for you. I don't think that's quite correct. You can, I believe, erase the contents of the post as an edit, but I don't think you are able to fully delete the post. If you can, fine. If you can't, just let me know and I'll handle it for you.

Yes, I did. My take-home was about $30 more than before.

Unless I misunderstood what I read, Americans with an income of less that $200,000 are going to receive about $350 or so as part of the Economic Stimulus Package and the first checks are going to start being sent out at some point this month, in May. Am I correct about that? Does anyone know what the story is?

At the moment, the published exchange rate is 34.90 to the US Dollar. Only a few days ago it was around 35.3. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I simply cannot grasp how all of this works. From what I am reading, the US Dollar ought to be gaining strength. With all the turmoil in Thailand, I would have expected the baht to weaken. I wouldn't have expected it to strengthen. What accounts for this? I DON'T GET IT.