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thai recipes
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and works in Dubai; born in England I have since lived in Canada, Hong
Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
I am very happily married to Tai.
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27 June 2014
Emirates A380 A6-EEW
was delivered Finkenwerder – Dubai this afternoon as EK7380. This brings
the Emirates A380 fleet up to 49 aircraft.
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Emirates from 26OCT14 expands operations to South Africa, with the launch
of 4th daily Dubai – Johannesburg service. All 4 daily flights are served
by 3-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
EK761 DXB0440 – 1050JNB 77W D
EK763 DXB1015 – 1625JNB 77W D
EK765 DXB1440 – 2050JNB 77W D
EK767 DXB2320 – 0535+1JNB 77W D
EK768 JNB0930 – 1940DXB 77W D
EK762 JNB1350 – 0005+1DXB 77W D
EK764 JNB1905 – 0505+1DXB 77W D
EK766 JNB2220 – 0820+1DXB 77W D
24 June 2014
How desperately sad to
see the US secretary of state put America's and Israel's strategic
interest in a strong, stable pro-western Egypt above human rights issues.
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Well done Michelle Wie; her first major. A whole new approach to the game;
a huge determination and a natural talent. Excellent.
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Based on Official figures received from Madar Research and Development and
Orient Planet, this is the latest population data from some Middle East
countries, plus 2017 forecasts and GCC local versus expatriate
percentages:
UAE population: UAE: Total population 9,036,488. 13 percent locals and 87
percent expatriates. 2017 population forecast 11,533,103.
Qatar: Total population
1,836,676. 14 percent locals and 86 percent expatriates. 2017 population
forecast 2,642,812.
More at
Arabian Business.
20 June 2014
Michelle Wie shoots her
second 68 in a row and leads the US Open. Two rounds completed.
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More bad news for Thailand: The Guardian:
The US has downgraded
Thailand and Qatar in its annual human trafficking report after
revelations of appalling maltreatment of workers that amount to modern-day
slavery in both countries.
Thailand was relegated to the lowest rank in the state department's
Trafficking in Persons (TiP) report – meaning it is now considered no
better than North Korea, Iran or Saudi Arabia in the way it treats workers
and protects them from abuse.
19 June 2014
Emirates will start
flying their A380 daily to San Francisco and Houston starting 1 Dec and 3
Dec 2014 respectively.
That frees up probably
4 777s to fly to "where"?
18 June 2014
Iraq is unraveling -
and the violence is staggering. But apart from a handful of scholars, the
Sunni muslim world esp Jordan, Qatar, UAE, Saudi, Turkey, Egypt have all
been silent.
But I suspect ISIS
objectives go beyond Iraq and their will be consequences from not
denouncing ISIS. These countries too will be targeted. Not just Shia.
16 June 2014
Another Thai
no-hoper - how on earth do these airlines get approved - the DCA makes it
too easy...
SiamJet Airlines is a new Thai start-up looking to use an ex-R
Airlines
B737-400, msn
25313, on flights between
Bangkok Don Mueang,
Chiang Rai,
Phuket, and
Chengdu in China.
Once operational, the carrier intends to open up more flights to mainland
China, Macau, and Singapore.
15 June 2014
Emirates has received
Boeing 777-31HER A6-ENR. This brings the Emirates B777-300ER fleet up to
96 aircraft
14 June 2014
Entertaining discussion
on BBC World's Dateline - is there such a thing as British values - of
course not - there are British characteristic and there are certain human
values such as freedom and equality.
Politicians who are in
trouble talk about unique cultures and values.
Maybe the British value
is that you do not try to define it - there is no written constitution for
instance...
Tolerance is a British
characteristic - that is all that is needed - extremism is extremism and
if it is inciting violence then it is criminal.
Freedom of speech is
not just about talking - it is also about listening - even to views that
you do not necessarily like.
Thailand could take
note....
13 June 2014
The coup in Thailand
has taken another sporting casualty with the announcement that the Thai
leg of the Asian Tour, the Chiangmai Golf Classic, has been postponed.
The $750,000 event in the northern city of Chiangmai was scheduled to take
place from July 3 to 6, with the Asian Tour now aiming to reschedule it to
an as yet unspecified date later in the year. That is not likely as given
little will have changed by then.
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Thongchai Jaidee 3 over 73 in the first round of the US Open at Pinehurst
no 2. Tied 68th place he needs a strong second day to make the cut.
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The Thai Army has over 3,000 generals - active and retired - which might
go some way to explaining the army budget.
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The Royal & Ancient will confirm on Monday that the 2019 Open Championship
will be held at Royal Portrush; great news for Northern Ireland - and for
a great golf course - which I have played - and it is a wonderful links
course.
The Open was last
played outside England or Scotland, also at Portrush, in 1951.
12 June 2014
TV Reporter: "How far
are England away from a good team?" Roy Hodgson: "About 4 hotels"
11 June 2014
A quote on facebook -
not from me but this nails the problem in a few sentences....
"What is driving me mad are the arguments that the coup was needed to
restore order because of an ineffectual government who could not stop the
violence. This as the two main institutions for controlling law and order
stood by and did nothing allowing a fascist egomaniac and his whistling
fanatics to run wild in the streets and government buildings of Bangkok.
How can the indictment be against the PT government when it is now being
said that a government cannot operate properly if even a single person
flashes a hand signal or presses like on Facebook.
9 June 2014
This is good -
"@emirates are an absolute joke. Brand new planes, nice staff but clearly
administratively run by the equivalent of Baldrick" from @simon_whale
8 June 2014
Sorry - quiet - have
been updating an as yet unpublished page on the 18 days of the Thai coup.
That and regular trips
to the clinic with Tai - fingers crossed.
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D-Day 70th anniversary was on 6 June. A day when so many people made the
ultimate sacrifice against tyranny and oppression.
Take note Thailand -
people will fight for freedom.
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Du is charging customers an additional Dh440 to watch the World Cup -
crazy. On top of your existing monthly subscription. For 64 games - many
of which you wont be able to watch live simply because of the time
differnce!
31 May 2014
The following is
attributable to U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf:
"We are increasingly concerned about actions the military has taken, just
a few days after it staged a coup. It has dissolved the Senate, detained a
number of people, called in some academics and journalists, and continued
to restrict the press. We again call on the military to release those
detained for political reasons, end restrictions on the media, and move to
restore civilian rule and democracy through elections."
30 May 2014
So Thai military will
appoint a government, then reforms, then election. Exactly what the anti
government demonstrators - the PDRC wanted.
Which explains why
Suthep and his team were partying in military clothes in the upmarket 4
Garcons restaurant in Thonglor last night.
Yes Suthep is still a
very free man.
29 May 2014
It was my birthday on
Tuesday.27th. May.
One day I have to do
something fun, somewhere fun, on my birthday.
26 May 2014
Emirates is now up to
48 A380s. A6-EEV was delivered Finkenwerder – Berlin Schoenefeld as
EK7380. The aircraft is appearing at the ILA14 Air Show at Berlin
Schoenefeld before continuing to Dubai. T
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Series 7 - episode 7 of Mad Men - titled Waterloo - and set against the
background on man landing on the moon in 1969 - brilliant television. Said
the Huffington Post: "Mad Men's" particular kind of humanism -- one that
loves individuals and outliers and emotional connections more than
insiders, blowhards and data mavens -- was all over "Waterloo." And the
moon landing was a brilliant vehicle for that kind of collective resonance
and personal accomplishment.
We now have to wait
until 2015 for the final seven episodes - which seems foolish from the
broadcaster AMC. Mad men was just getting into its stride in the last two
episodes after a very lacklustre start to the season.
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Rory McIlroy won the European PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday
after breaking up with fiancee Caroline Wozniacki at the start of the
week.
So much for every man
needing a good woman!
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25 May 2014
Meant to comment on a
surreal experience yesterday. Orawan and I were walking on the bridge
from Siam over to MBK yesterday.
A guy sees Tai - looks at us both and says - Emirates Airline, I have seen
your pictures - then looks at me as says rascottdotcom - scott consulting.
I said you have me at a great disadvantage as I have no idea who you
are...he did not give a name - he just said I read your web site. I said
what do you do and what brings you to Bangok (he was not Thai) - he
mumbled - "not much of anything." We had a brief word about the coup and
he then walked away.
It is very possible that he is also from Dubai (although not Arabic). It
was a little disconcerting that he would not give any clue as to who he
was.
I suppose I should be amazed that anyone reads my web site and looks at
the pictures. But I did feel rather like we had encountered my first
stalker. If you are reading this it would be great to know who you are -
and I hope you enjoyed your time in Bangkok.
22 May 2014
Oh dear.
Almost everything was
wrong with today.
18 May 2014
EK will start Mexico
freighter service....Emirates SkyCargo has become the latest global
airfreight operator to introduce a new service to Mexico City in response
to the country’s booming export industry. The carrier has introduced a
weekly service from Dubai to Mexico City, calling at Frankfurt and
returning via Houston and Copenhagen. It will operate with B777
freighters, which are capable of carrying up to 103 tonnes of cargo.
17 May 2014
FA Cup watching
provokes the following though - the Premier League imports players and
managers, ever thought of importing referees too? The last remaining role
filled by English in the FA is the game's weakest link.
16 May 2014
FIFA president Sepp
Blatter on Thursday said it was a mistake to choose Qatar in the Middle
East to host the 2022 World Cup because of the country's searing
summertime climate.
When asked if it was a mistake choosing as host Qatar because of the
country's high temperatures in summer months, Blatter said in an interview
with Swiss RTS station: "Yes, of course."
"You know, everyone makes mistakes in life," he added.
He only needs to make
one decision every four years - bit late now to say we got the most
important of all decisions wrong.
15 May 2014
Air Canada has five
458-seat density 777-300ERs acquired in the last year. These planes
operate the services from Montreal to Paris, Vancouver to Hong Kong
and and London Heathrow and Toronto to Vancouver.
Emirates highest
density 777s are the two class 386Y and 42C - for a total of 428 seats.
How Air Canada gets an
extra 30 seats on its planes is a mystery; less Biz class seats and less y
class legroom.
458 pax on a 773. Great
for the accountants; no fun at all for the passengers.
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In Phuket and quickly
remembering all the reasons that I have never liked it here.
Endless touts - taxis;
tailors; restaurants; ugly buildings; cheerless people; daft priced taxis;
Russian tourists who make even the Brits look well-dressed; chronically
poor airport.
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Dear Thailand. Just remember that after you get your appointed government
and discover that it is also founded on corruption, nepotism and
incompetence, you cannot then complain when you realise that you cannot
get rid of them because they are appointed.
Because you will live
in a country where you can't criticize those that are appointed or the
appointees.
12 May 2014
There are a few too
many typos on the Dubai Media Office English twitter feed recently - not
the image that they want to portray - this one is priceless:
"Pic: @HHShkMohd
approves Khor Dubai Project, a new development project on #Dubai Greek
Waterfront"
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Great review here of
the new Fuji XT-1 - I was looking at this in Tokyo - it is not a
pretty camera - but the reviews are outstanding.
The DSLR still has a
place - for serious sports and landscapes - but for a holiday and people
snapper Fuji is now building some serious cameras.
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In case anyone cares here is England's world cup squad -
Goalkeepers Joe Hart (Man City), Ben Foster (West Brom), Fraser Forster
(Celtic). Defenders Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jagielka (Everton),
Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Chris Smalling (Man Utd), Phil Jones (Man Utd),
Leighton Baines (Everton), Luke Shaw (Southampton). Midfielders Steven
Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson
(Liverpool), James Milner (Man City), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Ross
Barkley (Everton), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Raheem Sterling
(Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal). Forwards Wayne Rooney (Man
Utd), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Man Utd), Rickie
Lambert (Southampton).
And a team for the
opening match against Italy -
Hart; Baines, Jagielka,
Cahill, Johnson; Lallana, Gerrard, Milner, Barkley; Rooney, Sturridge.
It is Italy - an aged, experienced team - so play against them with some
pace (Sturridge) some width (Lallana) and some experience holding in
midfield (Milner).
Damn - who said I do
not care ! It is almost be accident a young squad and that maybe its
greatest strength. No fear, lots of pride and everything to play for.
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World Cup predictions:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10501412/World-Cup-2014-Wallchart-Predictor-Game.html?prediction=sl5iXUes
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Emirates Airline on Monday announced that it will introduce a fifth daily
flight between Dubai and Singapore starting on August 1.
Flight EK352 will
depart Dubai daily at 2115hrs (local time) and arrive in Singapore at
0900hrs the next day (local time). The return flight, EK 353 will depart
Singapore daily at 1035hrs (local time) and arrive in Dubai at 1345hrs
(local time).
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I have been meaning to share this gem for a few days but I got distracted.
Last week in Bangkok I
had to take my golf clubs from Sukhumvit soi 19 to our hotel in Soi
Saladaeng.
There were not many
taxis around.
One stops - he wants
Baht150 for a drive that may cost about Baht 50 or 60. He will not use his
meter.
I need to get there -
so say Baht 100. He says OK.
I get in the taxi.
Sitting in front with golf clubs in the back. It is the same day that the
court has removed Yingluck from the Prime Minister's office.
He starts on politics.
Does not like Thaksin - too much corruption. Corruption not good he says.
Hang on says me. You
will not use your meter and ask for an excessive fare.
That's just small
corruption he explains.
Therefore in his mind
not a problem.
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"Dubai Media Office@DXBMediaOffice
.@DXBMediaOffice launches Brand Dubai’s first project #DuabaiSpeakstoYou"
Nothing like launching
Brand Dubai's first project with a typo :)
11 May 2014
So Manchester City win
the Premiership - Mercenary City - here is a statistic for you : 102
Premier League goals were scored by Manchester City this season, but only
1 of those was scored by an Englishman.
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A season in the Premiership:
• Arsenal - 128 Days At
Top
• Chelsea - 64
• Liverpool - 59
• Man City - 15
END OF SEASON
1: Man City
2: Liverpool
3: Chelsea
4: Arsenal
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News from out brash neighbours in Doha - Qatar Airways will begin
operations to and from Miami on 10 June and Dallas/Fort Worth on 1 July
2014. Qatar Airways will operate four weekly non-stop flights to Miami and
direct daily flights to Dallas/Fort Worth from its hub in Doha.
The 48 hour layover in
Miami will be a crew pleaser.
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Qatar has also confirmed that it will start operations from Doha's Hamad
international airport on 27 May.
8 May 2014
Bad luck A380 crew:
Dubai-based Emirates airline will fly Airbus A380, the world’s largest
passenger plane, to Delhi and Mumbai from July.
And bad luck - EK
airplane cleaners!
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6 May 2014
It was Coronation Day
in Thailand yesterday:
The royal family were
out in force for ceremonies in Hua Hin but the Bangkok Post reported that
the King "did not deliver his traditional address on this occasion and did
not get up on his wheelchair." Adding that "her Majesty the Queen, 81, was
not present during the ceremony."
1 May 2014
Back to Bangkok in
EK372 - and Tai has two months of unpaid leave.
But not really a
vacation!
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