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		<title>Where to Buy a Juicer in Bangkok</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Barrow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People keep asking me what juicers I use and where I bought them. So, I thought I would put together a quick list of what I have and where I bought them. However, before I proceed, I need to emphasize that I&#8217;m not an expert as I have only been juicing since 1st January. But, hopefully I can help people a little with a few tips. If you can add anything else then please post in the comments. The first juicer that I bought was this one from Central Department Store. The brand is Philips though there is no model number. The juicer had been reduced to 3,999 Baht which made it one of the cheapest in the store. It turned out to be a good buy as it is fast, reliable and most importantly, easy to clean. I could juice and clean up in about 10 minutes.  The chute at the top is large which meant it could take whole apples which of course cut down on preparation time. I would recommend this one for any hobby juicer. Strictly speaking this is not a juicer as it doesn&#8217;t separate the liquid from the pulp. A lot of fruit juice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Vote Thai in the &#8220;Top 100 Language Lovers of 2013&#8243;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Barrow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compared to the time when I first came to Thailand 19 years ago, it is much easier these days to learn Thai in the comfort of your own home. And often for free too. To celebrate the wide range of language lovers out there, the guys at bab.la organize each year a poll to find the best foreign language resource. They have four categories: Language Learning Blogs Language Facebook Pages Language Twitter Accounts Language Professional Blogs In each category there are 100 nominations. You can vote for as many as you like but only one time. On their website there is a countdown clock showing how much time there is left to vote. As of this time there is 16 more days remaining to vote. According to a blog by Catherine Wentworth (see here), there are five nominations for the Thai language. It would be nice if you could help at least one of these win: Learning Thai Women Learning Thai Thai Language Hut Learn 2 Speak Thai @andrewbiggs Please post in the comments if you think there are any other sources worth nominating in the future for learning Thai.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand News Summary for Friday 24 May 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Barrow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOCAL NEWSPAPERS: DSI `surprised&#8217; at more suspects in CentralWorld blaze (Bangkok Post) buff.ly/16X9RfY  Japan eyes high-speed rail bid; Yingluck, Abe meet to discuss investment (Bangkok Post) buff.ly/18m3MXO  3G will boost mobile, tablet sales in Thailand to a record 25 million this year (Bangkok Post) buff.ly/16XaNAQ  Dems to ask charter court to block B2 trillion loan (Bangkok Post) buff.ly/16Xb6f3  Two Dead following Sewer accident at Central Festival Pattaya Beach (Pattaya One) buff.ly/10VmyD5 BMA plans to campaign for a section of the Chao Phraya River to be listed as a Unesco World Heritage site (Nation) buff.ly/12QYoK6 Human rights agency raises concerns about Asylum-seekers in Thailand (Nation) buff.ly/Z43a6c  Long-running gem serves up authentic curries great-grandma would have heartily approved of (Bangkok Post) buff.ly/18mrymj BREAKING NEWS: Bomb in Saiburi district of Pattani this morning has killed 4 &#38; injured 2 UPDATE: Fifth ranger dies from bomb (Bangkok Post) goo.gl/TKLmh WEATHER FOR THAILAND:  Abundant rains are likely over Thailand and isolated heavy rain in the eastern North, the upper Northeast, the East and the South West Coast. People in these areas should be careful of heavy rain during this period. Large waves in the upper Andaman Sea of up to about 2 meters. All ships in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn How to Eat Healthily in Bangkok</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Barrow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I started juicing at the start of this year, my whole outlook on what I eat has changed. I originally intended to supplement my diet with fruit and vegetable juices. But, in the process I started thinking twice about consuming fast food and basically anything that is deep fried or coated in sugar. During my research I realized that my body just didn&#8217;t need this food in order to survive. That goes for coffee too. I no longer felt tired and so there was no longer a need to drink copious cups of coffee during the day. I never really intended to become a &#8220;health freak&#8221; but juicing opened the door to a different way of living for me. I guess I went a step closer to this last weekend when I accepted an invitation to join a raw food class in Bangkok. People have this misconception that Thai food is among the healthiest of food around the world. That might be true to an extent as some ingredients are renowned to be natural remedies for many ailments. However, as a whole, I think that the Thai diet can cause more problems than it solves. Particularly if you mainly eat street food like myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol Sales Ban in Thailand on Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Barrow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday 24th May 2013 Thai Buddhists will be celebrating Visakha Bucha Day. In order to encourage Thais to be good Buddhists on this day and to keep the precepts, the Thai government  imposed a ban on the sale of alcohol back in 2009 on all Buddhist holidays.  Offenders face 6 months in prison and/or 10,000 Baht fine. This includes all retail outlets and pubs and bars. This also goes for the Full Moon Party that is delayed one day until Saturday night.  The only exception under the law are properly registered hotels that mainly have a foreign clientele. However, they sometimes have self-imposed banning of alcohol. The alcohol ban runs starts on Thursday at midnight and runs for a complete 24 hours until midnight on Friday.]]></description>
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