"Mathew Kagis" wrote in message
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"Mathew Kagis" wrote in message
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Britta: You live in Thailand?? Where?

Yes, I've lived in Thailand for almost 4 years. For the first 6
months we were in Songkhla, which is in the very south on the east
coast. Near Hat Yai. But for the last 3.5 years, we've been in a
small town called Ban Chang in the province of Rayong. It's about
45
min east of the cesspool that is known as Pattaya.

I was in Songkhla, doing the: 30 sec in Malaysia to re-up my Thai
visa
thing... I never went to Pattaya, mostly becaus I heard it was a
cesspool.
Mostly known for sex tourism, which was not my cup 'o tea.

Ha! Yes, I've done that visa run to Sadao as well. When we first
arrived we only had a 3 month visa and the company was too slow to
arrange for our 1 year in time. So I did the visa run. After that we
had 1 year visas for 2 years but then the company decided not to give
them to us anymore because Dennis is actually working in Myanmar now.
So I had to do a visa run to Cambodia which is much closer to where we
live now than Malaysia is. Still, it's a 4 hour drive, one way. It
was a long, long day. Fortunately, we were able to arrange another 1
year visa privately. It's not as good as the one we had before
because I still have to leave the country every 90 days, but at least
it isn't every month! Actually, this has just reminded me that I'm
going to have to drive to Cambodia again before the 26th. We were
going to go on a trip to Vietnam but because of hassles with our
Aussie visa, we're most likely going to have to cancel our trip.
Aaargh!

Yeah, I know what you mean. But you would be surprised at how
much
Thailand has changed since you were here. I'm guessing that you
were
rock climbing at Raylay Beach in Krabi near Au Nang? I've been
there
5 times. During that time it's grown incredibly. There is now a
McDonald's, dozens of ATM's, 7/11's, Italian pizza restaurants,
etc...
I know Starbucks will be next.

I indeed spent about 2 months at Raylay. I'm sure it's changed
alot... I
remember Krabi as a Nelson sized town, with no 'western' franchise
spots.
Right now, I'm sure it's a big mud pit, recovering from the Tsunami.
I was
disgusted when I saw a Pizza Hut in Chiang Mai, but all those
beautifull
Wats made up for it.. You kinda expect that stuff in Bangkok... I
remember
being gratefull for the 7/11 in the Kao San Rd area... Only spot
with air
conditioning...

Yes, i'm afraid to even think about how that area looks now after the
tsunami. It's heartbreaking. I really hope they can get it re-built
as soon as possible, there are so many small businesses that depend on
the tourism for their livelihood.
No need to go to 7/11 for aircon anymore, it's in just about every
store now. But I have heard that in Thailand there are more 7/11's
per capita than in any other country. I believe it! There are 3 in
my town of less than 10,000 people. The next most prevalent thing
seems to be KFC closely followed by Dunkin Donuts. Ugh.

I like the idea of naming cats after wines. If I hadn't already
decided a long time ago to name my next kitty Renfield, I would
definitely call him Gewurtztraminer ;-)

LOL... When I adopted Muscat, there was a little mottled grey kitten
who
almost came home instead, I was toying with the name 'Sauterne'.

My favourite wine is a good Australian Shiraz. But I could never name
my cat Shiraz because every time I said his name I would want to drink
some and that could lead to bad consequences for my liver and my
waistline!

Oh cool, you're in Nelson? I love that town. I went to college
in
Castlegar for 2 years. 1990-1992. I was in the aviation program
at
Selkirk. We used to go to Nelson to party all the time. I don't
remember Louie's Steakhouse & Lounge, but if it was around back
then I
couldn't have afforded it anyway.

Louie's is a fairly new concern in Nelson. It's in the New Grand
Hotel,
which you would have known as the Lord Nelson. Well, the martini
offer is a
standing one, so if you ever come back for a visit... Nice pics
BTW...
brought back some memories.

Hmmm, I would love to visit. We only go back to Canada every 18
months or so and we always have to go to Victoria (where my parents
are), Vancouver (where friends are and we have businessy type stuff to
do) and Calgary (where Dennis' family is). But we may drive from
Vancouver to Calgary one time to bring some stuff to Dennis' sister.
If we do, I'll make sure to drive through Nelson :-)
I'm glad you liked my pics. Travelling and picture taking are a
couple of my favourite activities.
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

I build Peterbilt trucks, the eighteen wheelers. My hubby works for the post
office.
Head butts to all, Lisa.


"Tanada" wrote in message
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Ok, I'm curious. What does everyone in here do for tuna money? I know we
have some, ok a lot, of computer geeks, educators (or what passes for one)
and so forth. You don't have to be any more specific than you want, but I
confess to being extremely curious. If you're currently out of work, you
don't have to say so, just list your career field.

I am a Substitute Teacher for Cumberland Co. North Carolina, married to a
Blackhawk mechanic/inspector who is medically retired from the US army.

Pam S.

But stay away from the Gynan Tonix. Otherwise, you'll definitely need that
little bag of salted peants. The Vogons cooks are great at picking up on the
sub etha space transponder, but the hyperspacial jump will really bounce
your brain off the back of your head. You might even see yellow. Hey,
yellow, oh, gee, bulldozers. Don't remind me.

I read the book in 1983, account of the reccomendations of my college
roomie. Who was a hoopy frood.

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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www.mormons.com


"Mathew Kagis" wrote in message
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OK, I'll bite-- what is *in* a RL version PanGalactic Gargleblaster?

'The effect of drinking a Pangalactic Gargleblaster is like having your
brains smashed out with a slice of lemon, wrapped 'round a large gold
brick" - Douglas Adams

OK, our recipie is: El Jimador tequila, Absinthe & Goldshlager (gotta
represent the gold brick somehow) Shaken on Ice, served in a Martini glass
& garnished (of course) with a slice of lemon. Limit, 2 per customer...;-)

--
Mathew
Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat
En Vino Veritas

Bachelor.
Neighbor.
US Citzen.
Churchgoing man.
Priesthood holder.
Survivalist.
Locksmith.
Heating and AC repairman / installer.
Refrigeration repair / installer
Single adult seeking future wife
Piano student

--

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
www.mormons.com

Lorraine wrote:

http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/thecats



Welcome! Your owners are beautiful :)
Pictures of mine can be found in the sig

--
Elise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves)
pics:

Mathew Kagis wrote:
Victor.... I've heard that Texas has an up & coming wine industry... Have
yet to get my grubby little paws on any Texan wines, but I'm looking

Some are really good. Our favorite vineyard is hands down Becker. Their
best wines are viogner and red blends. Year before last they had an
awesome zirah-cab blend, this year it's a zin-merlot that awesome. Their
port is also very, very good.

foreward to trying some. Penfolds does nice work....However, I simply MUST
take issue with your Yelowtail reccomendation.... Popular stuff, without

Hehehe... I thought you would. I mentioned it because it's very
affordable and widely available. Mind you, I've only tasted it a couple
of times and I've never actually bought a bottle.

Residual Sugar, as the name suggests, refers to the sweetness level in a
bottle of wine. Yellowtail boasts 11.5 grams per 750 ml bottle... More than
most Rieslings & Gewerztraminers... Migt as well drink coolaid & vodka.

Hmmm... I don't like sweet table wines in general, though I love dessert
wines. I can't remember this wine being sweet, perhaps I need to taste
it again.

--
Victor M. Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
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"badwilson" wrote in message
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"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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jmcquown wrote:
I'll help! And I promise not to spit the tastings on anyones
shoes!

Spit? Bad Jill, bad!

Victor, who knows that's how it's supposed to be done, but who also
thinks wasting alcohol is as close to a sin as he believes...

I totally agree! I never spit. Dennis and I have had some great
times touring the wineries in Margaret River (the town we're planning
to move to). The best way to avoid getting too drunk is to eat some
tim tams between tastings. Mmmm, wine and tim tams :-)

SHHHHH! Aussie wine & tim tams are an Aussie secret. Be careful unless you
want *everyone* to get the idea and then the price will sky rocket and the
yumminess decrease as all the best stuff becomes marked for export.

:-)

Yowie

"Victor Martinez" wrote in message
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Yowie wrote:
I like Virgin Mary's *more* than Bloody Marys, really can't taste much
of a
difference between a non-alcoholic margarita and one with alcohol. In
fact,

What on earth do they make non-alcoholic margaritas with? My margarita
recipe follows:

1 part freshly squeezed lime juice
2 parts cointreau
3 parts good tequila

Shake and serve with ice on frosted glass. If people have a sweet tooth
they can add some simple syrup to taste.


I agree with the fresh lime juice (NO ROSES LIME JUICE!)
but love a rich, gold margarita:

2 parts Grand Marnier
3 parts Cuervo Gold. (1800 is the best, but is so
good, you really ought to drink it straight!)

"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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I have a bachelor in music and an MFA in Theater (acting). Indeed, my day
job uses every bit of what I learned in theater in handling people,
improvising solutions, troubleshooting and much much more. Never a wasted
effort.

I agree with this statement. I have found the stage management training the
best training for working in corporate America. Some idiot in the Missouri
Job Placement department tried to tell me one time I wasn't qualified for
anything. What a small minded fool he was. ;P

Diane

Howard Berkowitz wrote:
In article , Helen Wheels
wrote:


Tanada wrote:


Ok, I'm curious. What does everyone in here do for tuna money?

Well my job title is still "programmer", but I'm really more of a
database person, working in public health/epidemiology research at a
university. I work on several projects, but the one that takes up most
of my time is maintaining followup data on people who've taken part in a
rather long-running series of community health studies which started
back in 1966.
In a ghoulish mood I've been known to describe chronic disease research
as "well we get all these people to fill in questionnaires and have
their height, weight and blood pressure measured... then we wait
patiently for them to die of something interesting."


Is your project similar to the US Framingham or Nurses' studies, or does
it have interesting differences?

Framingham is probably the one we're most often compared to; our study
is on a similar scale, but ours was originally intended as a series of
cross-sectional surveys of a single town's population, whereas
Framingham was always intended to collect data on the same original
cohort over time. But since the numbers of people moving into and out of
our town were relatively small, we ended up collecting data on many of
the same people over the years anyway, and since our mortality and
hospital admissions followup is no longer limited to residents of that
town, we have become more of a cohort study like Framingham after all.
I guess the one thing we have that the USA-based studies don't is that
we're able to access full hospital admissions history data for all our
subjects. It's mandatory for all hospitals in the state to provide that
data to the state government health department, who do release the data
to researchers.
We are hoping that in the not-too-distant future it will be possible to
get similar access to prescribed medications data for Australian cohort
study participants. Technically it's quite easy, since almost all
prescribed drugs used in Australia are provided through the national
pharmaceutical benefits scheme. The ethical and privacy issues are,
quite rightly, being debated at the moment.

(and I'm only reluctant to name the actual study I work for because they
probably don't want the world to know what a goofball they have managing
their data!)