Ray Henke is a the founder of Motorcyclists Against Dumb Drivers, and co-moderator of Bruce & Ray's Biker Forum. He is a Biker Rights Advocate, and Motorcyclist Safety Advocate.
29Oct/090
International Biker Clubs, from Russia to Thailand
I've been riding since I was 11 years old, when my parents bought me a Honda 50 that I would pretend was a dirt bike, driving the neighbors nuts, cutting up the agricultural fields not too far from our home. And I've been traveling the world since leaving home right after my 18th birthday, cutting up Africa, from Ethiopia to Tanzania, as well as the mystical island of Lamu, India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq Syria, Turkey, and then all of Western Europe and some of Eastern Europe before I was 20 years old. But what I want to share with you is some Ray's biker hang outs just a little bit off the beaten path, starting with Russia and then Thailand, and yeah, there are "real bikers" all over the world, outlaw bikers and some a part of the establishment, as in Russia, and then expatriates, running from the law, as in Thailand. What they all have in common is creating a fun scene to hang out, and then, these are also two places in the world where you can run into some of the most awesome biker chicks.
If you take the subway out of Moscow until it comes up from underground and darts out into the suburbs and then get out and walk or catch a short cab ride into the night you will come to the most awesome biker hangout that I've ever been to in my 55 years of searching. It is the home turf of the Russian Nightwolves motorcycle club, who I first ran into in the Crimea, an area of the Ukraine that includes the most beautiful mountains stretching down to the Black sea and hot spots at Yalta. I also ran into another member of the gang in Odessa, who said, "If you're ever in Moscow, you should drop in." A couple of years later I was traveling though Russia with a Ukrainian girl who I would later marry. We asked around, found the club house, and it was more than we expected, way more. Outside was a menacing, oversized black Harley chopper, 10 feet tall, stretched, maybe 25 feet in length. My hair was long and my arms tattooed, so the burly guys blocking the parking lot, only wide enough for a Fatboy, motioned me to wander in. These guys were obviously enormously wealthy, as I would later come to know, some of them at least former KGB and current FSB guys, one of whom gave me his FSB card, telling me that he was leaving for Turkey the next day, but if I wound up in any trouble with the law there in Russia just to call him and he would take care of it.
I say that the club was obviously wealthy because as we walked into the acre of dirt parking lot surrounded by 20 foot walls, we were confronted with a huge stage, made of oversized motorcycle parts, with 15 foot high flames rising from either side. Opposite the club was a framework of wrought iron staircases and platforms with tables and chairs, and then there were ordinary wooden picnic tables too, with baby pigs roasting on the spit. Attached to the clubhouse was a "bar," called the Sexton, with a long winding wooden bar onto which the bartenders were always spilling long lines of Vodka and setting them on fire. At the end of the bar was a band kicking out some really awesome blues, to which were dancing some of the most awesome naked ladies in iron cages. But the most beautiful of all were not the female employees, it was the Russian biker chick wannabes who were just there to connect with one of these notorious bikers. Even my old, tattooed, long haired American biker self was inundated with the girls who wouldn't take No for an answer. I kept on saying, "Let me introduce you to my fiance ..." but they would respond, in English, "Just one dance, pleeeeese?" What were they after? Just the opportunity to have a good time. I'd spent the entire preceding summer traveling around the Ukraine, hanging out with one beautiful young girl after the next, from place to place, traveling also with a couple of body guards and an interpreter. Russian girls, like American girls, all they want is to have fun.
If you find yourself in Russia, you should also go hang out in the Ukraine. When you find yourself in Kiev, the capitol of the country, check out the Deja vu Biker Bar on Bagdan Melnitski street. Antiqe Harley Davidson's hanging from the wall. A bunch of really fun guys and girls. I rented the former home of the Greek Ambassador across the street for next to nothing. And if you want to have a good time, guaranteed, show up at the Opium dischotech around 11:00 PM, when it opens, so that you can pick up one of the tables looking over the dance floor. The tables are pricey, if I recall correctly around $50. But all the single girls there would love nothing more that to come hang out and from the vantage point above the dance floor, you can scope them all out, and then take your pick.
As much as Russia is a kick, and the girls definitely worthy of being included in a Beach Boys song, I grew up in Hawaii, and there is no way that I could possibly hang there in the winter. Winter time is for Costa Rica or Panama or Brazil, or better yet, Thailand, and yeah, there is a major biker scene there, some guys who don't have a choice but to retire outside America or Europe, where they've worn out their welcome, and more and more now, guys who just want to retire to paradise. And paradise it is.
My friend Red belonged to the Jesters motorcycle club in Pataya, which is a beach maybe 50 miles outside Bangkok, and he swears by "his" beach. I know the Jesters because every year they come down to "my" Biker Rights Advocate enclave at Patong beach, on the island of Phukett. A bridge connects the island from the mainland for those arriving by land, although it is a 20 minute, $100 flight from Bangkok. And for my money, I wouldn't even leave the Bangkok airport, just catch a flight to the island, and enjoy the biker beach scene.
There are five motorcycle clubs on the island, the biggest being the Phuket Riders Club and they host "Bike Week" at Patong Beach in March of every year.. All the clubs get along and often party together. And there are a hundred biker friendly bars including blues clubs with live bands. I lived there for 2 years and my usual routine was to wake up in the late afternoon and then ride or swim and then write until 3:00 in the morning, and then head out to the clubs above the strip, where the working girls would go after work to just hang out with the "long-timers," just to have fun, dance, and get wild. There is a distinction between long times and tourists, although it needn't have anything to do with how long you've been there. It is mostly just a state of mind. The short-timers are usually either tourists or guys coming in to exploit the girls. Maybe I have too much faith in mankind, or maybe its just my experience on this island, but my observation was that even the ones who came into town with the objective to get to know a hundred girls in a month usually ended up falling in love after a couple of days, looking like sad puppies because the new love of their life had to work. From my observation, this is just a reflection of the fact of the matter that these are just really fun, good-time girls, and when they are off work, that's when they want to have fun. The girls like to hang out with the bikers, especially if you have a "big bike," which can be either a Harley or a big Japanese cruiser. The island - obviously - is just one beach after the next, with little restaurants at each, and what I like to do is just set out around the island, looking for another little beach with another little restaurant, and hang out with the regulars who somehow managed to find it before me. If you go to Bike Week in March, then you have to stick around for Thai New Year, April 13-15. New year is celebrated by throwing water at each other, and no one is exempt, indeed the most well dressed women and most dignified men are the ones who end up the wettest. Ride slow or don't ride on these days, because bikers are definitely not immune, and you will get splashed in the face and the chest including by full buckets of water as you ride up Bangla street.
29Oct/090
Reproductive Health Education on Disadvantaged Adolescents in Thailand and India (case Study in Northern)
NEED AND CONTEXT
It has been observed that the recent economic growth in the Asian cities indicate that there has been a breakdown of traditional support systems such as the family because of rapid urbanization and modernization. Moreover, a large number of people are living below the poverty line in impoverished environment in urban and rural communities. Their acute needs for housing, food, health, education, and incomes are the very forces that push adolescents to look for a means of livelihood on the streets, engage in prostitution, be hooked up with crime/drug syndicates, or become victims of sexual and physical abuse. It is a battle of bare struggle for daily survival and contributes in every ways they can. Any measure to penalize parents of such children will only result in further abuse and oppression of people who are already disadvantaged. Such children struggle hard in getting the most essential requirements to meet the basic needs of life and such children need special attention and educational intervention. These disadvantaged adolescents are generally malnourished and often anemic; many of them physically stunted, suffer psychologically from undue family pressures and abuses and are neglected at home. They tend to develop low self-esteem from broken families, single-headed households because of the death, separation, or labor migration of one of their parents. Moreover, they live in slums and squatter communities, sub-human conditions and are susceptible to crime syndicates and gang conflicts, substance/drug abuse, and gambling.
In the developing and under developed countries like India and Thailand a large percentage of population live below the poverty line and adolescents from such environment face difficulties in getting access to good education. It is therefore felt that in both the surround adolescents are of in the process of development and failure to meet their developmental need have lend to safe and serial destructions behaviors. Adolescents lack necessary life skills for cape up in to the realities and challenges of life. Adolescents accords for the largest portion of the world’s population and have been on an increasing trend and there are “230 million Indian adolescent in the age of group of 4 to 19” that (Population and Health IndoShare, 2006). Moreover, it is expected that this age group will continue to grow reaching over “214 million by 2020” (United Nations (UN) 2000) due to has traditionally been a male dominated society and has a strong son preference in most part of but Indian girls tend to be discriminated against by their families and also demographic trends indicate deep-rooted gender discrimination. In India, the condition of disadvantaged adolescents resembled that of their centers pail Thailand. Indian Young adolescents are facings serious problem of lack of access to reliable knowledge on the process of growing up reproductive health practices and value system. There has been a need to provide education on the developmental changes and needs during teenagers. This may reduce the risk of future.
Today, almost every Indian and Thai whether rich or poor, young or old, is exposed to much that is foreign, largely because in the last two decades India and Thailand has become one of the region’s most popular tourists destinations. At times, the growing economy and favorable investment opportunities have also attracted many foreign multinationals, which continue to add to the already fair large expatriate community. However, despite the intensity of their exposure to “foreign” influences, particularly western cultures and lifestyles, Indian and Thai culture remains a solid influence within family life and early childhood. From birth, Indian and Thai adolescents are still much more deeply immersed in culture than they are exposed to foreign influences despite the fast-paced changes that have been affecting Indian and Thai adolescents. The adolescents of deferred families are emotionally disturbed and driven adrift as wanderers, delinquent children with im-permissive behaviors such as loitering, gambling, drug addiction, crime, truancy, prostitution, and begging, illegal dealings. As the consequence of these adverse behaviors, cases of illegal pregnancy, baby abandonment, and HIV/AIDS infection are becoming more and more severe.
There also reported, “Thai Children are spending more time in talking and chatting on the phone and the trendiest models of mobile phones, love hanging out with their friends at night, the drugs problem and the loss of Thai identity and shopping for brand name products. The latest fashion among the hobbies of many of today’s Thai children is they are becoming increasingly violent and blaming society and their own families for their behavior and involve in premature sex, drugs and aggressiveness”. “The study found that despite the well-to-do family backgrounds of the teens surveyed, most of them shared a common problem of loneliness, depressive tendencies and a need for love”. The gap between parents and children is greater than ever before, arising from broken families or from families which faille to inculcate morals in their children because they havenless time for their children and had left them to the peril of sick and violent society in Thailand (Aphaluck Bhatiasevi, Thongbai Thongpao 2002), (Tong Thum Struggles, 2006)
With the best intention and efforts of the education as a social instrument, it is possible to promote the complete welfare of disadvantaged population. Among the several types of disadvantaged adolescents, Adolescents forced to enter the labour market, adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS and adolescents affected by narcotic drugs need special attention. They have trouble in getting proper guidance to overcome personal problems and require proper guidance and counseling to become aware of the ill effects narcotic drugs, labour market and HIV/AIDS. It may not be possible to develop awareness in the expected manner through normal school curriculums. Hence, a separate educational intervention, which is nothing but a planned programme of educational guidance, organized to meet the scientific and psychological needs of disadvantaged adolescents in the age group of 13-16. Hence, in this study, an attempt will be made to study the educational adjustment of disadvantaged adolescents and to find out the impact of a structured educational intervention programme in developing proper awareness and attitude towards reproductive health, drugs, sexuality and values.
The present study examined the impact of an educational intervention programme on the knowledge and attitude on disadvantaged adolescents in Northern India and Thailand. The study intends to assess and compare the knowledge about the process of growing up, HIV/AIDS awareness, values and attitude of teen-age students staying in the schools. Reproductive health education is a key strategy for promoting preventive measures among teenagers.
METHOS
The sample for the study consisted of 225 disadvantaged adolescents who included 125 adolescents from India (Chennai Himmat Slum area, Jammu region) and Thailand (Yong People Develop Chiang Mai and Teresa Anusorn Foundation (Ban Teresa) Chiang Rai, Province). The sample populations of disadvantaged adolescents are residents of orphanages and slum area and studying in high school classes in the age of groups from 13 to 16 years. Data was collected by administering knowledge test consisted of items on process of growing up HIV/AIDS, reproductive organs and their functions family planning and parenting and attitude scale to measure beliefs and practices about sexuality and abstinence. An experimental design consisted of experimental and control group was formed. Questionnaires were translated from English to Hindi and Thai, (mother tongue of the respondent), then back in to English to ensure that no meaning was lost in translation. There were use two groups of learner: both the groups were given Pre-Test as well as Post-Test, where experimental group were given intervention programme and control group was not be given any intervention programme.
Control group: - there were in two states: ten administrators conducted face-to-face interviews and Focus groups with disadvantaged adolescent in India and Thailand.
First state, in India country; 10 Indian administrators were called the Indian disadvantaged adolescents from there house at Slum area (Jammu), meeting for data collected were an adjustment questionnaire in each of person and groups by Hindi (mother tongue of the respondent).
Second state, in Thailand country: 125 questionnaires in Thai (mother tongue of the respondent) were administered to the Thai disadvantaged adolescent of two orphanages, I collected later the questionnaires.
Intervention / Treatment Programme
Experts: Facilitators who were willing to participate in the study were invited for receiving community sensitization, booklet distribution, and CD training;
Experimental group: 200 students (and also inmates) belonging to Channai Himmat, Slum area (Jammu, India), Teresa Anusorn Foundation (Ban Teresa), and Yong People Develop (Thailand) who had got least scores namely, were given one day training programme on intervention or treatment as;
In the morning: the orientation and participants programme concentrated on basic issues such as general framework of adolescent growth, and consisted of discussions and demonstrations. The training programme practiced the activities to develop the knowledge level and the attitude about HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health education
In the afternoon until evening: the revised questionnaires were administered to the experimental group in 3 sessions as: (a) the personal details. (b) The knowledge level and attitude were administered to find out themselves and whenever they had doubt in understanding the items, the administrators made them easy by giving supplementary examples. In addition, (c) group discussed for preparation of suggestive measures to improve and policies.
Design of the study
An educational intervention programme consisting of awareness activities presented through media presentation, discussion and interaction was presented to the experimental group. Universals and multivariate analysis of the data were used to assess the impact of interventions and to identify the predictors of change in knowledge and attitude. Significant changes in terms of gain between pre-test and post-test was observed.
Analysis
The completed questionnaires were collated and entered into the computer. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS. After verification and reduction of data, descriptive frequencies were completed. This was followed by uni-variate and multi-variety procedures to assess the impact of the interventions and to identify other predictors of change in knowledge and attitude. Analysis was stratified by sex shown how responses to the variables of knowledge and attitude, differ boys, girls, age, and education. Descriptive statistics was used to profile the study population. Knowledge and attitude was then used to explore the demographic variables associated with HIV/AIDS, drug abused and reproductive Health Education. The following statistical techniques were applied in the present project: Paired Samples “T”-test and “F”-test.
FINDINGS
The demographic profile of the 250 Indian and Thai respondent questionnaires is shown the relationships between demographic characteristics of Indian and Thai were founds Indian boys (54.40%) less than Thai boys (56%), and Indian girls (45.60%) more than Thai girls (44%). In the same age group of Indian and Thai 15 years old, and the same of the secondary school of Indian: (Standard: 9) and Thai: (Grades 3), had significant .05 is shown in Table 1.
Answers were grouped in comparing scores from Indian and Thai disadvantage adolescent after received a treatment on knowledge and attitude about HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health education, all participating (N= 200) were group interviewed and after the intervention had significant difference is (0.05), are shown in Table 2-16.
The findings also revealed significant differences between boys and girls in knowledge and attitude towards reproductive health education. Implications of the study for the awareness programmes were suggested.
DISCUSSION
In many Northern states of India and Thailand, the HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health needs of Indian and Thai disadvantaged adolescents are either poorly understood or not fully appreciated. Evidence is growing that this neglect can seriously jeopardize the HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and reproductive health education needs and future well-being of them.
The policies addressed the effectiveness of the programmed to highlights what there needs to be done to promote and protect to the disadvantaged adolescent in India and Thailand in the future as: all schools should develop textbooks making learning interesting by following extensive community sensitization in support of adolescent reproductive health education appropriate in Indian and Thai cultural and tradition. Because of Indian and Thai culture and tradition, adolescents kept learning by them long time ago that, made them grow up in the wrong life and have been against morality.
Indian and Thai adolescent problems erupt from families and by themselves after they have been sexually abused or because their families could not understand adolescent behavior and teach them about reproductive health education and sexual health education. Such as should improve in knowledge and attitude among school-going adolescents with the media modern of families. In addition, it was found that sexually abused violated in Indian and Thai adolescents should learn and practice self-protection and should gather knowledge of the Child Rights and much more.
India disadvantaged adolescents
1. Indian disadvantaged adolescents are neglected from home, school and there country of the knowledge. They tend to undeveloped of the confidents and very poorly of the knowledge, attitude about Reproductive Health, drug and HIV/AIDS. Thus as, should to improve and increase and learn the knowledge attitude and understanding of disadvantaged adolescents
2. In India, the responsible organizations both governmental and non-governmental of India have to develop policies for adolescent and should to include HIV/AIDS education and health programme in schools curriculums. In addition, those reproductive health educational services for adolescent girls are especially needed in schools and families.
3. Parents, families, teachers and administrators in orphanages or schools should be encouraged to discuss or give guidance and approval about reproductive health education, drug and HIV/AIDS with their disadvantaged adolescent.
Thailand disadvantaged adolescents
1. Should to improve and increase the knowledge attitude and understanding of disadvantaged adolescents in Northern about reproductive health education and sexual health education.
2. Especially, in Northern, Thailand having spread of higher Drug and HIV/AIDS, thus as should to teach or train to get about the knowledge attitude and understanding of reproductive health to adolescents and parents more then other.
3. The reproductive and sexual health education should be included in the curriculum for the second level – primary education (Grades 4-6), Third level – secondary education (Grades 1-3) and Fourth level – secondary education (Grades 4-6). It is too late to start from Third level – secondary education (Grades 1-3) in Thailand thus; the Ministry of Education has to prepare a new policy to put this subject at the Basic Education Curriculum Standard as soon as possible.
4. It appears that in Thailand media has caused a change in sex related values among adolescents. With the misuse of Internet in getting information on sex related issue supplemented by the use of Cell phone, TV, VCD, DVD and booklets is increasing Crime problems of sexually abused. Thus, the qualities of the textbooks or booklets to be distributed to the adolescents.
TABLE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I thank to Dr. Y. N. Sridhar, Guide of Research for me. I would like too many helpful and thank the following students, Mr. Kasame Sakonllapap, Mr. Santi Jongkongka, Mr. Prasarn Ruansang and people for their supported. I thankfulness to Father Carlo Luzzi, Mother Elisa Cavana, Father Niphot Thiengwiharn and my family, for contributing to this study by providing funding.
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29Oct/090
Have Your Thai Girlfriend Checked Out!
It's difficult when you try to find love in a foreign country. The language, the customs and culture are all unfamiliar and strange to you, making you an easy mark for girls who want to take advantage of you.
This is not to say though, that it is impossible to find true love in Thailand, but as the saying goes, it is ALWAYS better to be safe than sorry. Prostitution is commonplace in Thailand, so it is best that you are always sure that the woman you choose to spend your time and hard-earned money on isn't just leading you on and taking you for a ride.
Most often, westerners who put too much trust in their partners early on are left crying in the dust and missing thousands of dollars, owing to their naiveté and failure to do the proper research and background checks. And where are their so-called soulmates? They are nowhere to be found, despite all the promises she gave while they were together.
Even when there are signs (see the previous post for some tips) that all that love and care is just a fantasy she's deceiving her partner into believing, some choose to give the benefit of the doubt, saying things like "I love her so I trust her," or "She says she loves me so she couldn't be lying." But ironically, a lot of these men spend a lot of nights awake, tossing in bed, trying to reconcile their girlfriend's or wife's suspicious behavior to the sweet promises and words she tells them. Especially for those who still take trips abroad, ensuring that your wife or your girlfriend isn't robbing you blind or sleeping around, or maybe even both, when you aren't around, is, needless to say, very important.
Think of it. What's the harm in having your girlfriend or wife checked out? If she isn't up to anything, then you can sleep well at night, knowing that you aren't wasting your resources and setting yourself up for failure in the future. On the other hand, if indeed your partner is cheating on you, then you can spare yourself all the hurt of discovering the betrayal had you just continued on, oblivious to the truth; not to mention the money that's bound to disappear in the process. In the long run, being sure of everything and knowing all the facts before you take the plunge is so much better than living a lie.
This is where LP Concept Co. Ltd. (Thailand-Investigation.com) comes in. Founded in 2002 due to the growing demand by expats for background checks and surveillance for their potential and current partners, the company assures the best quality service and absolute discretion. At the helm of this whole enterprise is Michel Mauquoi, who used to be an investigator for the Belgium Police. He and his staff are all well trained in world class investigative techniques and have made it a point to also learn the local culture and customs to better serve their clients.
Remember that your trust is precious and should not be given to anyone, and we at LP Concept make sure that you give it to the right person.
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Russian Women
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In yourletters, small errors of punctuation may irritate her and give her wrong impression;, so be careful how you write. A languagepattern like chatting willnot do for Russiangirls. The education system in Russia is veryformal, so the girlsare trained to speak and write formal English, unlike theirwesterncounterparts.
Onceyou haveknowna womanfor sometime,you can sendsmall gifts as well. Russiangirlsare veryromantic and like gettinggifts thoughthey are not at all materialistic by nature.If you finda girl whom you like and she also is interestedin takingthe relationship ahead, prepare to travelto her country. You can beginby learning a bit of Russianlanguage, so that you can communicate in her native tongue.
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29Oct/090
Wear Thailand wholesale clothes and save oodles of money
Thailand clothes are known to be high style and quality. One can buy such clothes for looking great in a cost effective way. The clothes era not that expensive but are very trendy. Whether you like vintage clothes or urban wear, you can get them all without spending much money. You can get all the stylish apparels for your wardrobe at wholesale rates. The best of designs and wholesale rates- what else can one ask for?
Thailand wholesale clothes let you have the premium quality, designs and rates. You can get the clothes at direct wholesale rates for saving oodles of money. The apparels for people of all ages and gender can be availed online. There is a wide range of wholesale clothes to choose from. You can get the clothes suiting your style and budget. The wholesale bulk rate on accessories and clothes lets you have a great wardrobe. You can get a range of premium Thai brands in various sizes. The online Thailand wholesale clothes catalog is a blessing for the fashion lovers. You can choose your favorite piece of clothing at the prices of your choice. You can get a range of top quality wholesale t-shirts, polos, tank tops, blouses, skirts, pants and a lot more.
You can give the bulk orders after browsing the catalog and save money and efforts in buying stylish and high quality clothes. You can also post the queries regarding anything related to the purchase online and get the client support for making the buying process simpler and easier. Shiroi neko are selling like hot cakes because of great designing and style quotient. Boys can look great with these specially washed and designed t-shirts. The gothic lovers can get a treat with these t- shirts. The lovely prints and skull designs are perfect to flaunt the casual and rugged look. Rope in attention by adorning the beautifully styled shiroi neko t-shirts. Wear these wonderfully crafted and designed wholesale t-shirts at very low cost.
Wholesale clothes for women are also made available. Women of all ages and tastes can get the best of clothes for look fabulous at all the occasions. You can try the shorts and skirts of the best of fabrics and designs for a appealing. You can adorn these skirts in different cuts and styles for looking your stunning best. You can buy a casual as well as a formal skirt for flaunting your curvy figure.
Apart from the clothes, Thailand wholesale accessories are also very stylish. The accessories for both males and females are available. Males can get great caps for getting rid of scorching sun rays in style. Bags high on fashion meter can also be obtained by the guys as well as girls for looking happening at colleges and work. The most exclusive range of accessories that are not available in the market can be bought by the online. You can save money and time by placing the bulk orders. No matter what your style is, you can clothes of your choice now.
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28Oct/090
Online dating – Ask the Right Questions First
OK so you have joined a few dating services and written a real killer profile. You’ve uploaded a good picture of you and now you are going to chat with a contact. What do you do now? How do you even start to separate those who have real potential from those who don’t? You need to find out something about who this stranger really is and not just who she wants you to believe she is, and this will take time. It would be nice if women wore labels like “Gold Digger” or “Daddy’s girl”….but they don’t so it’s up to you to find out who you are dealing with. You need to know what mistakes you can avoid making and how to impress this lady if you decide you want to do that.
Asking general questions about her opinion on new trends like internet dating, how men should behave online and in the real world will get you in the know on what she thinks.
Next you should ask her, “What do you really think about online dating?” Now she will tell you if she has had any bad experiences dating online and help you to avoid making the same mistakes.
Now for the all-important one…..”What caused the break up in your last relationship?” If she puts all the blame on the guy, then she is a fault finder and chances are that you will be at the business end of that attitude in some time and so you should probably move on to the next prospect. If she takes all the blame herself, then to you should probably do the same. If she says the breakup was by mutual consent or that the relationship just wasn’t right for either of them, you’ve heard the right answer. Move forward but always with caution.
Asking the right questions will give you insight and make you more confident when you meet the lady for the first time.
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28Oct/090
Sattahip Travel Guide
Sattahip travel
If you wish to abstain awash bank areas like Pattaya, but do not wish to devious too far from Bangkok, Sattahip is the abode for you. Amid alone bisected an hour from Pattaya, this baby boondocks is a anchorage amidst the anarchy to the north. Sattahip, while getting a baby town, is aswell home to the Royal Thai Argosy Base, which keeps the beaches aboriginal and quiet.
Location
Sattahip is a baby Amphoe amid eighty-five kilometers from Chonburi. Home to the better argosy abject in Thailand, this boondocks still retains its attraction as a baby fishing village.
Highlights
Bang Sa Le: Bang Sa Le is a bizarre littoral fishing town, alms bounded blush as able-bodied as absorbing restaurants. The fishing actuality is outstanding and bounded companies accept boats which can be accountant at a basal cost.
The Sattahip Argosy Base: Despite the actuality that the government owns and manages the majority of the acreage in the area, civilians are still acceptable to appointment the beaches and characterless sections of the base.
The Chakkri Naruebet Aircraft Carrier: This is the aboriginal and alone aircraft carrier in Thailand. Tourists are accustomed to appointment the ship, and see the apparatus of this jewel of the Thai Navy. It is amid one kilometer from the berth at Had Nang Ram, area the baptize is apple-pie and the aliment is sumptuous.
Samaesan Village: This asleep little bank boondocks is amid at the end of Amphoe Sattahip. In the water, you can see the abounding fishing boats that accomplish the majority of the assets for the locals. This is a admirable abode to see the lifestyles of these harder alive people. Inside the apple is Wat Luang Pho Dam, which stands as a cairn to their acceptance in the aristocrat Buddha. From the beach, you will discount bright clear baptize and several of the islands off the coast.
How to Get There
From the boondocks of Chonburi, yield Highway 3 accomplished Amphoe Bang Lamung and Pattaya to Amphoe Sattahip. The absolute ambit is eighty-five kilometers. Before extensive Amphoe Sattahip, about-face at the Chuk Samet Berth to see the Aircraft Carrier and the Samaesan Village.
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28Oct/090
Russian Brides
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Try and be formal and lessconversational in yourletters, as this is how Russian;womenare used to communicating. . The education systemin Russiais very formal,so the girls are trainedto speakand writeformal English, unliketheirwestern counterparts. Afteryou havegottento know the woman,you may send smallgifts as well.UnlikeAmerican women,Russian;womendo not tendto be as materialisticand appreciate smallgifts. Shouldyou meetsomeone;you like, prepareto travel and visit her in her homecountry. It wouldn’t hurt to learn somebasicRussian;.
Have somegoodpictures of yourself;taken;, as you willneed to send them withyourletters. This willget her moreinterested in you and you can takeyourrelationship ahead.Russian;womenprefer honesty,so if you are thinkingaboutlying aboutyourage, background,do not do so. Be upfront and honest aboutwho you are and ask details abouther as well.You should go ahead, onlyif both of you are comfortable witheach other. Beforeyou bring yourBeautifulRussian;Bridehome, tell her aboutyourfamilyalso. It is a goodideato explainto her the customs followed in yourfamily. As such you willhaveno issues, as Russian;womentendto be very homeoriented and devoted to theirfamilymembers.
Russian;womenliketo keep theirfamilyhappy, so you willenjoy marital blisswiththem. Russian;womenare extremely pretty and are famous for theirbeauty too.In a Russian;girl,you willfindqualitieslikebeauty, homeliness;and devotion.With traditional values, they make excellent housewives.They are open to marry oldermen as well.If you choosea gooddatingan agency and keep communicating, you willno doubt finda BeautifulRussian;Bride.
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