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Post by bear on Dec 26, 2019 19:47:45 GMT 7
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Post by Denis-NFA on Dec 26, 2019 22:06:22 GMT 7
And not forgetting some attack down South
But, don't forget
It's more fun in the Philippines.
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Post by nomadic on Dec 27, 2019 7:10:34 GMT 7
And I saw a report where some homemade coconut wine killed a few recently. not so much fun.
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Post by Denis-NFA on Dec 27, 2019 10:09:50 GMT 7
And I saw a report where some homemade coconut wine killed a few recently. not so much fun. That was bear's second reference above nomadic. I've tried 'tuba' or palm wine but never tried Lambanog lambanog.org/The report I read said that instead of Ethyl Alcohol which is the ethanol found in normal alcohol they had actually produced Methyl Alcohol which is Methanol or Methylated Spirits and will kill you so it sounds like someone has stuffed up big time.
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Post by nomadic on Dec 28, 2019 7:01:16 GMT 7
I was having my Friday beer last night at a table with a local sipping Lao Kao. Cheap as chips and like petrol also but many drink it without death. Horrible taste so only for the effect for sure. Same same. Poor man's nectar.
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Post by Denis-NFA on Dec 28, 2019 9:03:29 GMT 7
I was having my Friday beer last night at a table with a local sipping Lao Kao. Cheap as chips and like petrol also but many drink it without death. Horrible taste so only for the effect for sure. Same same. Poor man's nectar. I had to search to find out what is Lao Kao and it seems its a rice wine spirit. Is that correct? The coconut or palm wine called tuba that they make here is not that strong and after a couple of days it turns to vinegar!
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Post by nomadic on Dec 28, 2019 11:54:12 GMT 7
yes, rice made and called Lao Lao in Laos and even worse. Has dual use as a paint stripper. I had a couple in their 70's many years ago who used to take a mouthful of these type of things, that must be over 40%, every morning and before bed when in the region and swirl it around in their mouth and then swallow it. They claimed it was the best way to prevent Delhi belly when travelling.
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Post by bear on Dec 28, 2019 15:21:56 GMT 7
yes, rice made and called Lao Lao in Laos and even worse. Has dual use as a paint stripper. I had a couple in their 70's many years ago who used to take a mouthful of these type of things, that must be over 40%, every morning and before bed when in the region and swirl it around in their mouth and then swallow it. They claimed it was the best way to prevent Delhi belly when travelling. Denis-NFATo top it off we've also got "Ya dong". Lao kao infused with roots, leaves, twigs, bark etc.; "Ya" being medicine and dong being whatever you want it to fix I suppose. It will aledgedly fix all ailments known upon the earth and some from far far away as well. Take care the Lao kao; beware the Ya dong. Cheers bear
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Post by nomadic on Dec 28, 2019 16:44:30 GMT 7
yeah, I forgot ya dong as not seen it in ages. but even the commercial Mekong and song serm should be avoided like the plague. drunkest ever 24 years ago on the Mekong and said never again and have done so. pre-dinner Beer and a red with dinner only in moderation a few days a week after I became a little bit wiser with age.
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Post by nomadic on Dec 29, 2019 6:50:07 GMT 7
Are we getting the typhoon leftovers here in North Thailand? yesterday there were 2 light showers. Then from 9 last night and still ongoing now at nearly 7.00 it has been the longest and at times loudest thunderstorm I have ever heard and still heavy rain hasn't stopped as yet. Never seen or heard before in 25 years at any time of year let alone the dry season. About 15 years ago it rained lightly all day on Christmas day. Apart from that never a drop in Dec/Jan/Feb. The recent cold was first ever also at the same time Russia is having a winter heatwave. Something going on for certain. But the experts have been telling us this would happen for years already. So why the surprise?
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Post by bear on Dec 29, 2019 8:36:02 GMT 7
Surprises here nomadic. 18° this morning with a cool N.E. wind; chill factor around 12° I reckon. I'm going back to bed......
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Post by nomadic on Dec 29, 2019 18:38:35 GMT 7
Turns out, so I am told, that our rain that lasted almost 20 hours was from a tropical depression in Vietnam. But it shouldn't be raining there either at this time of year.
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Post by Denis-NFA on Dec 30, 2019 15:36:58 GMT 7
Argao has 2 temperatures. 30 during the day and 24 during the night. May get an occasional heat wave when it gets to 34 and we did have a period a few years back when it got down to 18 at night. We missed the typhoon that went through North of here and I see the death toll stands at 47 with 9 still missing. The average number of typhoons that hit the Philippines is 20 per year and that Christmas one was the 21st for 2019. edition.cnn.com/2019/12/29/asia/philippines-typhoon-toll-intl-hnk/index.htmlIt's probably why you copped the rain nomadic.
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Post by nomadic on Dec 30, 2019 19:03:47 GMT 7
No, we don't usually get affected by Philippines weather. Mostly like this one, from Vietnam, and sometimes from China.
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Post by nomadic on Nov 5, 2020 19:17:33 GMT 7
A bit late but I saw a few days ago there was the biggest storm of the year in the Philippines. Are you all Ok? Were you affected by it? I no longer get the English paper here which normally told me all the local and regional news. No longer comes to town for whatever reason. So out of touch with many things other than ABC Melbourne radio.
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