If you are in Thailand and want to sell or purchase almost anything then I have to introduce a great site and service. Baht & Sold.   I have already sold several items here and highly recommend it.  And did I mention it’s FREE – Check it out.

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Just got notification from a friend Jim from “CambodiaOut” of 3 fantastic Pride Celebrations:

Phuket Pride   April 23 – 28  

Cambodia Pride   May 12 – 20   

Shanghai Pride   June 16 – 23

In the areas?     Check them OUT:  They need your support.

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Thailand Mardi Gras 2011   Be sure to check this out and attend if you can in December – Thanks Jim from Cambodiaout.com

Just a post to mention the great job of presenting Chiang Mai Gay nostalgia that K. Note, Peter and the boys at Radchada Café are doing on their website.  Going back prior to 2006, they are compiling a terrific review of the happenings and venues.

Ohhhh, how they are missed. Damn right quiet around here now. 

I fondly remember many of the bars and places mentioned, I arrived here in late 2005 and started this blog in April 2006 – Check out some of the earlier posts here and keep checking in to Radchada to see ‘Whatever Happened to ……’.     I am going to go through my old photos and sent them to Peter, maybe he can use them in his articles.

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I think we all know about “National Penis Day” as celebrated as Hounen Matsuri, in Komake, Japan on March 15th.  Kevin sent me these photos and I also found a web reference.  But there is also a New Zealand version too – check it out.

Lovely – Don’t you agree ?  And with such enthusiasm.

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Our Tue Chiang Mai Camera Club meeting went ok with the usual lack of supplies. ha ha   No Projector, No Computer – and a rain storm – BUT still we had a great meeting.  Bert, Jim and Steve (who brought a friend, I’ll talk about him in a minute) and me, of course. 

Got to talk about a lot of different photographic topics and also found out about the latest news on the CMPG’s happenings.  They have or are going to start up workshops for  Photoshop and Lightroom, and have a instructor ready – nice.  I think they are waiting for renovations to the old Tusker’s site and will continue there. Chiang Mai Photographic Group would be the place to go.  They have all the equipment and space and attendance to offer you what you want.  I am very glad to hear that the ‘management’ has stepped up to the latest software and plans to offer workshops in the future – bravo, finally grew up.  Highly recommend you check them out.

Sooooooo ….  I recommended to our group that we change our venue to a social group of expats (informal – not to compete with the CM Expats Club or CMPG ) who still want to discuss their photography and other ideas and continue to meet a Sangdee on every other Tue.  I’ll let you know what was decided when we have our next meeting.

Now back to Steve’s friend – Philip Ward and his project “The Laos Children’s Workshop’”. He told us all about his accomplishments and problems starting and developing the center.  Fascinating – He’s here trying to find equipment and resources that they are in desperate need of.  Computers, Tools, Cameras, Software, and of course money —  etc.  I’m going to help him out with tutorial software collection I have -  Check out their website and maybe you can help too – Please contact Philip  – see if you can help in any way  —-   these kids really need your help.  Help these kids develop a skill that can support them when they leave the orphanage.  Life is unimaginable in Lao when you have no education or a saleable skill but they are also considered outcast tribal boys – bleak !!!    HELP GIVE THEM A FIGHTING CHANCE.

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Amazing, I was at the shopping center today having lunch and asked the waitress if she knew if the Chiang Mai Water District Office on the Super Highway was open today on Sunday.  She didn’t know but what a coincidence, sitting next to me at the next table was a couple of gals who were just opening their new business in Chiang Mai for water purifiers.

They went out of their way to find out for me – GREAT SERVICE – if this is indicative of the service their company will offer – I want to shop there.  Their just starting out and need your support – you can contact them at

{ www.foreverandaday.com  }  Right now the web page is still under construction so to view their products you can go to the mother company’s web-site .      www.espring.com 

Best of Luck – Susie and Jutamas

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@Richard’s Pub off Silom in Bangkok has closed it’s doors – However Jim is retired and doing the CambodiaOut website now.  Check him out at  www.cambodiaout.com

And thanks for the friends – link, Jim    Appreciate it.

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I just purchased the best pair of glasses I have ever worn.

Best service, and price.  9,000 Baht or $300 US    Service included electronic eye focal examination with personal testing using  replacement lenses.  The glasses are made with designer magnesium frames, UV protection, transitional (Grey), light weight – scratch resistant plastic. – Wow Great.  

Khun Ocha (left) and Khun Pong in their “Top Charoen Optical” store on the CharyaPhum Rd (outer moat – Thapae Gate side) , right next to “Northwest Wheels”  is the place to go.  Tel: +66 053 252 393

It’s worth a trip to Chiang Mai.  You can almost fly here – have a weeks vacation – fly back,  for the same price you’d pay for new glasses in the States.  Pick up some clothes (Designer), new luggage and meet some of the lovely young men here at the same time.

Hope you come to visit.

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I was just checking my blog and noticed that I did not have a link to Ben’s Taxi Service.  

Sorry Ben – fixed it now.

The last couple of times Mohamed visited me from the States he partook of Ben’s services in planning and taking his tours and told me he was extremely happy and will always use Ben’s again. 

Check out his web page for all particulars.

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Max just sent me this link to the New York Times-Asian Pacific article satellite photos of before and after the Tsunami – Massive damage - 

Just move the slider to see before and after – some building are standing – others not – amazing

Thanks Max

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On my facebook is a comment about KORO – dammed if I had heard about it – but apparently the Chinese knew about it around  300 BC and wrote about it.

Singapore had a 1967 outbreak of the disease or actually mental condition.  It was reported in the Singapore Medical Journal and stemmed from rumors that pork, poisoned from a swine fever inoculation, was causing genital shrinkage and panic spread through the hospitals.

GENITAL SHINKAGE – wow – better check yours – I am going to measure mine this morning so I have a point of reference and then daily checks to catch it before too much is lost.

Anyway, be careful – Hu Li Jung, the Chinese genital thieving fox spirit, has been sighting in Guangdong region of China – almost at my back door.

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Just saw this article and had to post it – Really feel sorry for Percy – BUT it’s a good warning for others.

MAKE SURE YOU

**** REMOVE YOUR PRINCE ALBERT BEFORE YOU FLY ****

Click image for full story

If the metal detectors get you then for sure the TSA Agents will lend a hand – BE CAREFULL    or just relax and enjoy.  up to you

PS – And make sure you check out the following up-date article at www.snopes.com… patdown

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