ASEAN Clan II, Asia's Perfect 10 Options

[ham_let]

1. Malaysia - malaccan comes from here. lol.
2. Singapore - a metropolis.
3. Brunei - small country, lots of rich people i think?
4. Indonesia - bali. ^____^ they have a language that sounds a lot like tagalog.
5. Thailand - growing economy, cool place (went there once), elephants. ^__^
6. Philippines - i guess you could say it's my home country. lol.
7. Cambodia - exotic. phnom penh and $hit, yo. amazing architecture and what not.
8. Myanmar - long lost brothers and sisters. i know very little about myanmar.
9. Vietnam - lots of vietnamese people in NAmerica. cool people. their culture is an interesting mix of influences, like filipino culture.
10. Laos - people with really long names that sound cool. i admit i don't know much about laos either.

[Nikkie_nid]

7. Cambodia - exotic. phnom penh and $hit, yo. amazing architecture and what not.

excuse me...

[ham_let]

calm down you know what i mean.

[Happy Asian]

It would be nice if ASEAN has a combined military organisation.

This post has been edited by Happy Asian: Mar 6 2006, 11:34 PM

[malaccan]

Hey, CAmbodia is not a home of Cham. But we do allow Cham to live in harmony with us.
I like Durain as well.

I only meant was that I felt a close affiity with the Cham in Cambodia, Nikkie. Didn't mean to imply anything else other than that. I met a Cham girl near who manned the souvenir shop at Choeung Ek. She was very proud to be Cambodian.

1. Malaysia - malaccan comes from here. lol.
2. Singapore - a metropolis.
3. Brunei - small country, lots of rich people i think?
4. Indonesia - bali. ^____^ they have a language that sounds a lot like tagalog.
5. Thailand - growing economy, cool place (went there once), elephants. ^__^
6. Philippines - i guess you could say it's my home country. lol.
7. Cambodia - exotic. phnom penh and $hit, yo. amazing architecture and what not.
8. Myanmar - long lost brothers and sisters. i know very little about myanmar.
9. Vietnam - lots of vietnamese people in NAmerica. cool people. their culture is an interesting mix of influences, like filipino culture.
10. Laos - people with really long names that sound cool. i admit i don't know much about laos either.

Oi, Canuck boy. You're supposed to rank the countries according to your own affinity to them.
Sheesh. You spend so much time learning Spanish and yet still can't understand basic English.

It would be nice if ASEAN has a combined military organisation.

This would be the ultimate in ASEAN integration, but I think an ASEAN military organisation as a single entity is very unlikely to come into being. Taking a lead from Europe which integrated as they are, still don't have a standing European army as such. What we have here is a European Rapid Reaction Force, which is a pool of army units from the various states. But each individual government still has the power to make decisions whether its armed forces is to partake in any particular opeation.

What about you Happy... how do you rank the countries in ASEAN in terms of familiarity/affinity? There's no wrong nor right answer.

[ham_let]

oh fine.

1. Philippines - i guess you could say it's my home country. lol.
2. Thailand - growing economy, cool place (went there once), elephants. ^__^
3. Indonesia - bali. ^____^ they have a language that sounds a lot like tagalog.
4. Vietnam - lots of vietnamese people in NAmerica. cool people. their culture is an interesting mix of influences, like filipino culture.
5. Malaysia - malaccan comes from here. lol.
6. Singapore - a metropolis.
7. Cambodia - exotic. phnom penh and $hit, yo. amazing architecture and what not.
8. Laos - people with really long names that sound cool. i admit i don't know much about laos either.
9. Brunei - small country, lots of rich people i think?
10. Myanmar - long lost brothers and sisters. i know very little about myanmar.

[caramel]

so....Who likes Durian fruit here?

Not a big fan of Durian but I love Durian Gelate.

My list. From most familiar to least familiar.

1. Malaysia
2. Singapore
3. Thailand
4. Indonesia
5. Brunei
6. Vietnam
7. Philippines
8. Myanmar
9. Cambodia
10. Laos

[malaccan]

oh fine.

1. Philippines - i guess you could say it's my home country. lol.
2. Thailand - growing economy, cool place (went there once), elephants. ^__^
3. Indonesia - bali. ^____^ they have a language that sounds a lot like tagalog.
4. Vietnam - lots of vietnamese people in NAmerica. cool people. their culture is an interesting mix of influences, like filipino culture.
5. Malaysia - malaccan comes from here. lol.
6. Singapore - a metropolis.
7. Cambodia - exotic. phnom penh and $hit, yo. amazing architecture and what not.
8. Laos - people with really long names that sound cool. i admit i don't know much about laos either.
9. Brunei - small country, lots of rich people i think?
10. Myanmar - long lost brothers and sisters. i know very little about myanmar.

And that took you like what. Whole of 10 seconds?

Not a big fan of Durian but I love Durian Gelate.

My list. From most familiar to least familiar.

1. Malaysia
2. Singapore
3. Thailand
4. Indonesia
5. Brunei
6. Vietnam
7. Philippines
8. Myanmar
9. Cambodia
10. Laos

Vietnam and No 6? wouldn't have anything to do with Happy Asian or VSG would it?

You want in, Miss Caramel?

[caramel]

I'm already in Saudara Malaccan.

And the only reason why Vietnam is No 6 is because I love Vietnamese Food.

[malaccan]

I'm already in Saudara Malaccan.

And the only reason why Vietnam is No 6 is because I love Vietnamese Food.

Doh!! Major embarrassment.
Hmmmm..... I could edit my earlier post to make it seem like you're answering a non-existent question and seem to be qute cuckoo, but I think that could backfire. Hmmm....Oh, sod it.

What Vietnamese food do you like best? I haven't tried any.

Every month I buy this product made in Vietnam from our local Chinese grocery store.

Instant tau foo fah

[charlee]

I don't like Durian. Too smelly...

But Durian chips! (Crisps...for silly billies like Malaccan who misunderstood me last time I said this )

[caramel]

You should try them. They're really good. However, it also depends on the shop that you go to. So far I've only been to two good ones.

I like Pho (Beef Noodle). I think everyone does. I also like their Spring Rolls, Chao Tom (Some Grilled Shrimp Paste on Sugar Cane), Grilled Seafood etc. Can't really remember the others.

[malaccan]

I don't like Durian. Too smelly...
But Durian chips! (Crisps...for silly billies like Malaccan who misunderstood me last time I said this )

Shut it you.
English is NOT my first language, you know....

I'll exercise my thread starter power and include you in the Clan whether you like it or not ( but you have been known to post in the Malaysian and Indonesian Chats, so I'll take that as a yes, ok? ) As a way of getting back at ham_let you keeps editing my first post. (I know it's got nothing to do with you) But I tell you, Nung is a much better mod than hammy is.


Back to topic, learning about ASEAN countries. This is a really cool-looking building in Bangkok. It's called the Chang building, which means elephant. No surprises here.


This post has been edited by ham_let: Mar 7 2006, 04:47 PM

[charlee]

Shut it you.
English is NOT my first language, you know....

Teehee, you foreigner you!

I'll exercise my thread starter power and include you in the Clan whether you like it or not ( but you have been known to post in the Malaysian and Indonesian Chats, so I'll take that as a yes, ok? )

Okies.

I like this building, I pass it all the time on the way to and from the airport. It needs a bit of a wash tho, it's fallen victim to the Bangkok air a little.

[ham_let]

yea i saw that building when i was in bangkok. beautiful.

[sweetntwisted]

here's my list of most to least familiar

Myanmar
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Cambodia
Laos
Indonesia
Philippines
Vietnam
Brunei

[charlee]

I never used to think it was in a shape of an elephant before.

I always used to think it was a giant "M". I wasn't a very imaginative child...

[ham_let]

i edited the first post btw. now it's back to normal.

[caramel]

Another picture of the "Elephant". Is it an office building?

[malaccan]

^I'm not sure, but I think so

here's my list of most to least familiar
Myanmar
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Cambodia
Laos
Indonesia
Philippines
Vietnam
Brunei

What do you make of Malaysia and Singapore sweetnT? Myanmar actually had strong ties to Malaya and Singapore before, when they were all under British rule.

You don't know much about Brunei yeah? It has strong economic and military ties to Singapore. Bruneian and Singaporean currencies are the only two currencies in ASEAN which are 100% legal tender in each other's territories. They have equal value. Singapore govt's investment arm, Temasek Holdings, advises Brunei on its investments abroad. Britian still sends its troops to the Bruneian jungle for training.

I never used to think it was in a shape of an elephant before.
I always used to think it was a giant "M". I wasn't a very imaginative child...

Aww bless. Can you confirm it's an office building?

i edited the first post btw. now it's back to normal.

Yes, but:

excuse you! lmao.

This is gonna be a running theme, isn't it?


i did no such thing! >:O how dare you accuse me. :P

This post has been edited by ham_let: Mar 7 2006, 04:48 PM