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ringthebells
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junior would like this topic.
"the bashing of hzink".
rtb
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:39 pm on April 29, 2004
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ringthebells
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THAILAND. "Bangkok is a city of extremes and superlatives, a city you do not react to indifferently," says Thailand at a Glance. "Recently declared the world's hottest city by the World Meteorological Organization, it also boasts the world's longest name: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar- ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa- ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes- mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn- avatar-satit- sakattiya-visanukam.
"Not surprisingly, only a handful of Thais can remember such a mouthful, although the abbreviated translation of the whole is a relatively brief Jewelled city of the god Indra. However, most Thais simply refer to it as Krung Thep, City Angels."
We sought a ruling from a Bangkok wordsmith, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan who said the correct spelling (163 letters) is
Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosin mahintarayutthayamahadilokphop
nopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharn
amornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit.
Theppitak separated the words of K161t and translated them as:
krungthep mahanakorn
The great city of angels,
amorn rattanakosin mahintara yutthaya mahadilok phop
the supreme unconqueralble land of the great immortal divinity (Indra),
noparat rajathani burirom
the royal capital of nine noble gems, the pleasant city,
udomrajaniwes mahasatharn
with plenty of grand royal palaces,
amorn phimarn avatarnsathit
and divine paradises for the reincarnated deity (Vishnu),
sakkatattiya visanukam prasit
given by Indra and created by the god of crafting (Visnukarma).
"It's a kind of honoring or celebrating in (royal) Thai culture to name long (I couldn't confirm this in terms of historical background, though)," Theppitak said. "King Rama 1, the founder of the city himself, was named yet longer than the name of the city, in his ascending to the throne. Our King Rama 9 (King Bhumipol) also has a long name of a hundred letters.
"The name of the city was given by King Rama 1, the founder of the city, to celebrate the new capital, 219 years ago, after Sukhothai, Ayudhaya, and Thonburi. He moved the capital of the country from Thonburi to a place called Bangkok at that time, and named the new capital as rungthepmahanakhorn. The name has been changed a little by King Rama 4 (King Mongkut) which has been used until now.
"The name Bangkok is still used in international context because it was more familiar to foreigners in the past. In Thai, the city is called Krungthep in short, and is written with an abbreviation sign after it.
"It may be pronounced as Krungthepmahanakorn in some formal occasions. But when we refer to the full name, it's the one with hundreds letters as mentioned. If you want to get some formal evidence of the name, you may have to ask some governmental offices, or the Royal Palace.The old name Bangkok is only used in foreign languages, or it becomes informal in Thai."
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for whatever it's worth....
rtb
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 9:45 pm on April 29, 2004
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ABC
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Quote: from ringthebells on 6:45 pm on April 30, 2004
"Recently declared the world's hottest city by the World Meteorological Organization, it also boasts the world's longest name:Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn- ratana-kosin-mahintar- ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa- ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn- pimarn- avatar-satit- sakattiya-visanukam.
Reminds me of the Hawaiin fish.... Humu-humu-nuku-nuku-apua'a. Try ordering that one for dinner!! ha ha ha ha!!
http://lehua.ilhawaii.net/~dpdresie/Humu.html
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:52 pm on April 29, 2004
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ringthebells
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makes me horny just saying it.
aloha, humu humu nuku nuku at your house or mine??
rtb
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 9:59 pm on April 29, 2004
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ABC
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Then pls don't order it or think of it when we are the only two people in a room!! ha ha ha ha!!
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 10:14 pm on April 29, 2004
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Happyface
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Humble apologies for my technical although not emotional error.
Yer all right, there is no direct flight to BKK in the sense of the flights not landing somewhere in the middle to refuel and refresh the crews or whatever they do.
When I get on the plane in LA, I’m in such a daze with only BG's and beer on my mind that I just consider the first stop an unpleasant and unnecessary delay and must have developed a mental block against reality.
Sorry to mislead you guys!
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:57 pm on April 29, 2004
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Yurune
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Rama 4 changed the section Boworn Rattanakosin to Amorn Rattanakosin...as you can see rtb's post shows both examples.
I always learned the former, I'm a traditionalist.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:08 am on April 30, 2004
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Manuel bkk
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Let's sing that song than......
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:20 am on April 30, 2004
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hzink
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Okay, so what kind of angels are we talking about, then? Consorts of the god indra?
What kind of angel imagery does the animistic/buddhist system in Thailand's culture support? I assume they are not like the cherubins of christian lore?
Any images?
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 2:10 am on April 30, 2004
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expatchuck
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Just a quick question here, folks.
Am I the only one to wonder why it took Hermes from 20 January to 30 April to get pissed off at Hzink?
Even as calm as I am, it takes less time than that to get me in a lather.
Just wondering.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:48 am on April 30, 2004
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