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Niki Amornsub or Kwita Amornsub from KP Agency is a scammer (I'll use both her names, Niki Amornsub and Kwita Amornsub so in hopes of taking over her name for google searches).

I just thought I'd throw this out there to help anyone else that might come across her path. She is basically a travel agent that rips people off when the time is right.

The worst part about this is that I have been a friend and customer of hers for over 7 years. I'd give her about 200k of business ...

Wow.A huge thanks to hbkbkk for donating ALL of these 6x6 cards to this cause. He will also donate one oil painting of His Majesty the King from the website http://www.realestatecartoon.com.Items can only be bid on individually. Please specify which picture you would like to bid on along with your bid price. Remember that there is also an oil painting of H.M. The King that is up for auction as well (separate from the one pictured below).THANK YOU hbkbkk. 
 
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The Hua Hin trip hosted by Darren (Shamu) was fantastic. I can't thank him enough for treating us all to such a great weekend. We'll have to do it again soon. I didn't take too many pics, sorry that I didn't get everyone (especially all you non-swimmers).Anyway, upon checking in to the place that StevieJR recommended, we knew it was going to be an interesting stay after this welcome notice:
  We unpacked, showered, then headed over to Shamu's gorgeous 3 bedroom ...

An ugly bug has shown its face in TF! A "new" member placed it in a journal, and it ended up deleting some profiles. Why somebody feels the need to annoy TF'ers is anyone's guess, but we have cleared out that journal/profile and are working to make sure that this doesn't happen again.

If you encounter any weird bugs, please let me know!

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I just got back from a relaxing Christmas time in Ratchaburi. My friend David's mother came in for the holiday as well. Unfortunately, she broke her foot stepping off of a Bangkok curb, so we had to find alternative ways to get her around since she wasn't a pro with her crutches. We went to a resort called "Subkana" (www.subkana.com), which was amazing. I woke up to a beautiful view of a river outside of my balcony, and we were able to set up a Christmas tree in one of our ...

TF’ers had a marathon of a weekend…literally.  On Friday night, the Amazing Race – Bangkok was held to try and help the Baan Khruu Noi Orphanage through the Christmas season. As most of you know, we had to visit ten bars around Bangkok (Silom and Sukhumvit Roads) and drink one drink in each bar. TF’ers tried to guess how many minutes it would take the 2 organizing teams to finish the race without going over…EVERYONE GUESSED TOO HIGH!! Myself and Stu_Thailand ...

http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=135425

A spider as big as a dinner plate, a rat thought extinct for 11 million years, and a cyanide-laced, shocking pink millipede are part of a "biological treasure trove" found in Thailand and the Mekong Basin.

Scientists discovered more than 1,000 species in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia over the past decade, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday.

The species were all found in the ...

10 Bars10 Drinks1 Night of Merit Making

 TF's Amazing Race - Bangkok will take place on Friday, December 19th. The setup and rules for this charity are posted below. Thank you to CherieAtwood for writing them up and helping to organize this. And thanks to stu_thailand for his long hours spent at bars around Bangkok getting the owners to commit to this cause. To participate in this charity event, it costs 500 baht per team. We would first meet at Larry’s Dive, Sukhumvit ...

Finally, the first Red Faces event will actually occur. Beginning on Friday night, step up to the microphone, and show us what you got. It can be something crazy and wild, artistic and cultured, or just plain weird in your own way. If you have nothing to perform, please come and watch everyone else get on stage to show their stuff. This will take place on the second floor of Larry’s Dive…see you upstairs!  http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=Events&msg=203#1605 ...

I've always been a bit skeptical about this guy...as it seemed to be just too amazing. 
 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081122/wl_sthasia_afp/nepalreligionbuddhism  KATHMANDU (AFP) – A young man believed by followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha has returned to Nepal's jungles to meditate alone, police said Saturday, as scholars cast doubt on his supporters' claims. Known as the "Buddha Boy," Ram ...

The BBQ Plaza, Bowling, and Disco event was awesome.We started out pretty tame...eating some good BBQ at MBK. Then we went off to the SF VIP Bowling room to knock down some pins, sing some karaoke, and loosen up with some black label.Then we went off to my friend's club. It's called Diva, and it's a new AWESOME club as you will see from the pics...I think Mark (Sathorn) had the best time of all...Hope you enjoy the pics, and thanks to everyone who came.
"http://photobucket.com/slideshows" ...

TF member "JimSing" will be making his Southeast Asia debut. He is a guitarist/vocalist who I can basically describe as a one man band. He records his own beats and hooks, and then plays and sings over himself...it's really amazing. Jimmy has been playing concerts from New York to Europe for more than 4 decades.
He gave me his CD earlier this week, and said that he wanted to give a concert for Thailand Friends members sometime soon. His repertoire includes the Bee Gees, Bob Dylan, ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21378436/ KHUN SAMUT CHIN, Thailand - At Bangkok’s watery gates, Buddhist monks cling to a shrinking spit of land around their temple as they wage war against the relentlessly rising sea.During the monsoons at high tide, waves hurdle the breakwater of concrete pillars and the inner rock wall around the temple on a promontory in the Gulf of Thailand. Jutting above the water line just ahead are remnants of a village that has already slipped beneath the sea.Experts ...

One of my favorite comedians has passed away at the age of 71. He was one comedian who always said it how it was, and he was never afraid about how others would interpret what he said. On top of that, he was pure genius.http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080623/us_nm/carlin_dc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o  RIP George Carlin. 

We had a great time at the dual birthday party. I hope Cherie and Ian enjoyed it too!

Thanks to Larry's Dive for hosting the event and providing free margaritas!

Here are a few more pics of the event. Hope to have another one soon!

http://photobucket.com/LarrysDiveParty