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| Van Bangkok-HuaHin-March2009 |
Article in the Bangkok Post of Sunday, March 15, 2009:
The Dubai Executive Council has urged residents of Dubai (where foreigners make up more then 80% of the population) to avoid inappropriate behaviour. The rules, which apply to all public places and carry a possible prison penalty, include a ban on all forms of nudity, playing music loudly and dancing, kisses between men and woman, and even on unmarried couples holding hands.
Once again, Muslim arabs are so harsh for those poor heterosexuals. Are considered a totally appropriate behaviour: kisses between males, and males holding hands. Or walking around in public, naked, only wearing a kandoora (long white dress). Smoking and alcohol also seem to be unaffected by the new rules. I love Dubai !!!
But while we are in BKK, I love Thailand too :-) We did the skywalk again, and strolled around in Siam Discovery ... on the 3rd floor, Sony Center, HL could not resist the newest Sony Vaio white mini version, so small and light, incredible! 30.000 bath only, and Jimmy (the senior sales person that entertained us) told us to come again lateron, when we are back in BKK, he'll install for free the by then newest Windows version on it (now it's only Windows Vista Home Basic).
And as usual we popped in to the Art Center at Siam, always very interesting to see new upcoming Thai artists, some are good, other are maybe on their way to become good, but always interesting! I took some pix, you'll see them on picasaweb!
And, since this is our last night for this month in BKK: Bangkok, the name of the capital city of Thailand, means "City (of) Angels", and it has the Longest Place Name in the world. In Thai its called "Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit" .... 163 letters altogether!
Pls allow me to refer to it as BKK :-)
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