Very Touching TV Commercial From Thailand
Nov 7, 2008 Fun
One of the best I have ever watched. But before you finish it, pause and make a guess, what is the product being advertised?
Tags: Thailand, TV commercial
China-Made Tear Gas To Blame For Thailand Protestors’ Death?
Oct 15, 2008 Gossips, Scandals, Terrible Stuffs
Poisonous milk powder, poisonous shoes, counterfeit microchips part, and now is tear gas. Seriously, is there anything made-in-China now safe? I hope Singapore or Malaysia government never buy any China-made weapons for their army… Yeah, have to warn the kids in my family when they play with firecracker during Chinese New Year, because, I think most of the firecracker in the market are made in China……
Thailand used ‘explosive’ tear gas
Thai police used tear gas laced with explosive
Tags: China, Made In China, tear gas, Thailand
Thai Girl Group “Four-Mod” Filmed Naked During Showers In Budget Hotel
Oct 2, 2008 Celebrities, Gossips, Stupid Stuffs
So there was news few days back that, these 2 girls was secretly filmed when they were taking showers in a budget hotel in Khon Kaen, during Thai new year this year. They were there for an event and the organization was not able to book any better hotel due to festival peak season.
Taken from Bangkok Eyes:
A scandal shocks the kingdom of Thailand:
The two Thai girl singers Four Mod has been secretly filmed while taking a shower.
The incident happend during Thai new year (Songkran) in Khon Kaen - Northeast Thailand - Isaan.
Thai girlie group Four Mod was engaged for a motorcycle promotion show,
because all hotels has been packed, the two girls got a room in a budget hotel.
While they took a shower, somebody secretly filmed them with the camera of a mobile phone.
People said the film was immediately pressed on VCD and has been sold on the black market.
A few days ago the Four Mod shower-video appeared at the international video portal You Tube.
Thai police is investigating and yesterday night a press conference has been held.
3 Thai men was caught by the police and presented in the press conference,
but maintained their’s innocence.
They showed a copy from a Thai ID card from the suspected offender,
which could not be caught by the Thai police yet.
The 3 defendants apologised to Four Mod, but for what,
if they´re not guilty ?
The whole case is quite inscrutable
and all the compromising videos has been removed from You Tube.
A news report from Bangkok Post: Police say video clip confession not genuine
The video when they were interviewed regarding this incident:
So I guess, many of you will be puzzled, who is “Four-Mod”? Based on introduction on Wikipedia:
Four-Mod (โฟร์-มด) is a Thai pop duo consisting of two girls, Four and Mod, formed in 2005.
Twenty-one-year-old Sakonratt Worn-aurai (Four) and 16-year-old Chutimon Chairat (Mod) are currently at the top of Thailand’s girl-group heap. Since they made their debut two years ago, Four-Mod have been popping up everywhere — on TV, in the papers, on posters and on the radio.
Their bubblegum pop songs are popular in pubs and clubs, encouraging enthusiastic party-goers to get up and dance. The girls are keeping that energy going with their new album ‘Wooo!’, and a hectic, non-stop schedule.
Footage Of Protest In Thailand
Sep 2, 2008 Around the Word, Stupid Stuffs
I have been Bangkok once, and I like the city. I like the people as well. Many of my colleagues also like Thailand a lots, some even think of staying there when they are old, or marrying a Thai lady. It is really sad to see the current situation right now in Thailand. I pray that peace will soon be restored, and people back to their normal daily life.
There are lots of similar footage available on YouTube.
Decision on Petrol Subsidy Ban to Foreign Cars on Tues
When I saw this on The Star, Malaysia, I was like @_@… So now is what? First said start on last Friday, 30th May, then I read from somewhere that it was delayed to 12th (Thai-MY border) and 19th (SG-MY border), then I saw a few other dates also.
Now, this one came out. So what? Not finalised yet? Just happily announce to please the citizens it is?
I started to feel disappointed with Mr Shahrir……
No Petrol Sales to Foreign Registered Vehicles in Border Towns, A Half Ripe Idea?
May 28, 2008 Around the Word, Life, Singapore
This must be one of the hot topics in the past 2 days.
Quoted from Bernama:
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) — The government has decided to ban all petrol stations at the country’s borders from selling petrol and diesel to foreign cars beginning Friday.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad said at the Malaysia-Thailand border, the ban involved petrol stations that were 30-50km from the border.
He said the ban covered Perlis, Kedah, North Perak, Kelantan and several districts in Johor including Kulai and Johor Baharu.
After reading reports from a few sources, such as Bernama, The Star, The Financial Express, I am still quite blur and full of questions. Though I’m not a driver and don’t own any vehicle, I know that this is going to impact me in some ways eventually.
First of all, I have to say that the Malaysia government has been talking about this for a long time. They were talks that it will be based on MyKad, or charge on foreign cars when they enter. Though this is not the perfect idea, at least they do something now. Having it a two-tier way is not a bad idea, but maybe they need to touch it up from there. Also, Malaysia government is never lack of good idea but it is always the execution that screws it up. So how to execute the ban now is the key.
Let’s talk about my questions now.
I feel that the “30 to 50km” part is quite “unclear”. When does “30km” apply? And when does “50km” apply? How about those in between 30km to 50 km? How soon the Ministry will identify those affected petrol stations and make known to the public? It will be best if there is a map and list released to the public to show all the affected stations so that foreign vehicles can avoid them and plan their journey better.
Below is a map I gotten somewhere from internet:
From it we can see that, if it is 30km, the affected area will cover up to Kota Tinggi and Pontian.
Another map from Straits Times Online:
This move will take effect from this coming Friday onwards. Is it a little bit too rush? Is the authority ready for it? Are the public ready for it? But anyway, typical Malaysia government style isn’t it?
Did the ministry take into accounts those foreigners temporary stationed in these affected border towns driving their own vehicles? People who are there for business trips? Or even self-driving sightseeing tourists? If they need to stay in those towns for few days and petrol run dry, how? Drive back to Thailand/Singapore to pump petrol then come back into Malaysia? Or drive up north or down south to non-affected area for petrol?
Is there a better way than “total ban of sale” to foreign vehicles then? For example, like what previously suggested, based on MyKad? (We can see that some local will start exploit this by “renting” their MyKad for foreigners to pump petrol for a small amounts of money, I guarantee) Or, having the non-subsidied rate for foreign vehicles? For example, having a few “Foreign Vehicles Only” lanes and then charge them non-subsidied rate, to avoid confusion.
Actually, the easiest and illegal way for foreigners to work around is just putting on a fake number plate, isn’t it?
I guess, those more seriously hit people are the group of people who work in Singapore and own a Singapore-registered vehicle but still stay in Johor Bahru, or those who own a Thailand-registered car but using it in Malaysia. How are this group of people going to cope with this move, legally or illegally?
I agree that the illegal petrol smuggling activities in the Malaysia-Thailand borders should be banned, so let’s start from here.
Tags: government, Malaysia, petrol, Singapore, Thailand
