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Well as I briefly said, doing a complete clean out of your computer is a bigger job than many of us probably think. It has been a lot harder than I thought. But I am now enjoying a computer that is fast and uncluttered. I am… Read full story >>>

iLaw offered an interesting word count analysis today for the draft personal information act, proposed proudly by the cabinet and the Democrat party of Thailand. The draft law, which allows large scale compulsory installation of sniffer software is not waiting for an approval at the house of representatives. I could Read full story >>>

Look like the government will impose the rule that the ISPs will have to legally install sniffing software to read and detect internet traffic to prevent “copyright problems” Please check FB group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27585844 7928 This was proposed by Thai ICT. More news in Thai… Read full story >>>

As we know, in January 2006, the Shinawatra “family” sold its remaining 49.6% stake in Shin Corporation to Temasek and they received between 73.3 billion to 76.6 billion baht (depending on which Bangkok Post story you want to believe). Then, in 2007, … Read full story >>>

The Bangkok Post: The New Politics Party has softened its stand on amendments to the constitution, saying it could be altered but the changes must not be made to serve certain politicians. BP: So NPP is okay with amendments to change the political system (moving from multi-seat constituencies to single seat co Read full story >>>

I was reading a few of the regular blogs I like, and over at Jungle Jil’s , he posted a video from YouTube there on his site. It is a story about a boy born with disabilities and his amazing talent and outlook on life that have overcome them… Read full story >>>

In English, we have the idiom “two heads are better than one”, but in India five heads are apparently even better. At least that’s the case for the Hindu white elephant, Airavata, depicted in the picture on this taxi’s dashboard. In Thailand, we have a similar deity named Erawan. … Read full story >>>

Tiger, tiger, burning bright! The Year of the Fiery Tiger has arrived and promised to be no less ferocious than the Year of the Mad Bull that has just left! Those who did not believe in astrology, seemed to be… Read full story >>>

By comparing with Google Earth I noticed other municipality offices built very recently , and now while I was looking for the websites of the subdistrict administrative organizations (TAO) in Udon Thani, the one of Ban Daeng (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านแดง) I not only found the… Read full story >>>

The other day Miss Noot and some of her classmates had to finish a project for one of their subjects at university. So I was dragged along to the local Index store where they were doing some scenes and I took a … Read full story >>>

Merry Christmas to my readers, if I have any…. And also to any people just by accident and landed at this page. There will be a few days holiday from the blog, I am relaxing but also have about 2,000 pictures to process. So to all, enjoy your … Read full story >>>

Here in Thailand, teenagers have the option of being toy soldiers (Thai Army reserve Force) in years 10, 11 and 12 at school. If they decide to do this, they then are exempt from Thailand’s National Draft. (Thai school girls participating in the army reserves, they can do the mundane things but not… Read full story >>>

Image: Reuters Interesting story here in Thailand that involves North Korea, weapons trafficking, and American cooperation with Thai authorities. Thailand on Sat. seized a cargo plane loaded with 35 tons of weapons that was on its way from North Korea to Sri Lanka. The plane’s final destination is unclear, but… Read full story >>>

The Star: “The Thai government has done everything in its power to bring good to the people here in terms of economic, social and religious aspects. “I have been told that there are more than 3,400 mosques built by the government and out Read full story >>>

Have already blogged that Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva invited Malaysian Prime Minister Najib to visit the Deep South and that Najib accepted and made a 3 day visit including meeting Abhisit. Asia Sentinel on why Abhisit made the invitation and Najib accepted: As for Najib, it gave him a chance to look s Read full story >>>

THAI TAKES By PHILIP GOLINGAI IF you are a pawn caught in the middle of a political dogfight between the Abhisit Vejjajiva-led government and the double team of Thaksin Shinawatra-Hun Sen, what will happen if you are caught in Cambodia passing Thaksin’s flight … Read full story >>>

The other day, actually way back on the 25th of November we had a ceremony. The kids were lining up ready for the formalities. It was to do with scouting; this is a primary 1 scout outfit for girls. And this is the primary 1 outfit for boys. I wasn’t sure why we … Read full story >>>

Supalak in The Nation: It’s pretty obvious the government has put the Thaksin issue into the core of relations between Thailand and Cambodia, and is ready to employ all necessary means – even at the expense of national interest – to get him. But it is unclear… Read full story >>>

Today is World Aids Day, 1st December 2009, this post is a little late in the day, but better than never. In the UK there are apparently 80, 000 people living with HIV/Aids virus, and 7,000 plus cases diagnosed last year being 2008. In the USA there are estimates of 570,000 to 1,000,000 plus living with HIV/… Read full story >>>

There was an extraordinary outburst from normally tedious burbler Burin Kantabutra in the letters page of the Bangkok Post yesterday – really, the authentic voice of the right is most clear when crowing about the misfortune of other people. Really an extraordinary, hate-filled rant (of… Read full story >>>

Just on Friday I mentioned an old clipping on a planned special administrative area for Laem Chabang , I found the one below at thephuketinsider posted on last Friday as well. News out of the nation’s capitol has the island of Koh Samui and Mae Sot… Read full story >>>

Wait — you can take trapeze lessons on Thailand’s Koh Tao ? Why am I only just now learning about this? Don’t believe me? Point your browser to the Flying Trapeze Adventures (FTA) Web site and read on. (Via CNNGo.com ) Read full story >>>

My Thai language Cheat Sheets, which can be found on the Downloads page, has been updated with a lot of new information. Some of the changes and inclusions are: Description of live and dead endings for vowels, as discussed in … Read full story >>>

Well I have been offline for a little while, mainly because it was my own fault. I have been playing around with my personal computer at home. I have 2 PC’s and also my laptop. One computer I use exclusively for this sort of thing, searching… Read full story >>>

It has been so long since I have updated, for me anyway. This blog is my love. I love to share my experiences as an expatriate living in Thailand on a full time basis. Issanstyle has been and will continue to be a labour of love for me. Of late, time has … Read full story >>>

If you are a reader of this blog, you will know of my Thai niece Nong Ja . She usually stays with us on a fulltime basis, but at the moment she is staying with Miss Noot’s mum from Sunday to Friday. We venture out each Friday and pick … Read full story >>>

Thanks buddy for your tip on trifecta You have made my Melbourne Cup. I hope you put some money on this. Jeremy, Melbourne Hi Brunty, I guess those who lost didn’t really read your tips….just a small percentage on the trifecta (paid $9, 320). would more than make up for any shortfall. Overall … Read full story >>>

Tomorrow in Australia is a huge race day in the home of racing, actually one of the best places in Australia, Melbourne. The Melbourne Cup has a rich history and is day when many one day punters come out for a flutter and try and win Australia’s most famous race. If you have… Read full story >>>

Even ThaiCrisis has been fooled ! I use the infamous word “Green Shoots” after the first publication of the total amount of exports for september. Abhisit was proud to pronounce the “R” word. Recession ? Amid an ocean of artificial pleasures (and potent Lala drugs) during the Asean Meeting, it was… Read full story >>>

I had ventured down to N-Joy ( I am going to blog on N-Joy soon) the other weekend to meet a few friends I hadn’t seen for a little while. While I was there, Lance the publican asked if I knew about the… Read full story >>>