Top of the World - Where are we? - Page 7

69Ketchup · July 14th, 2009, 04:15 PM

Bangkok should be called right

BODYholic · July 14th, 2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomesickAlienn

oh my goodness i didn't know it's that big!! the show was impressive, i once watched it.

Yes, they are THAT BIG!!!

Juan Pilgrim · July 14th, 2009, 10:15 PM

Very interesting thread krub.

Imperfect Ending · July 14th, 2009, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firdaus

I never been to Bngkok before...
But I love Thailand coz my mom is Thailand citizen while my dad is Malaysian.
I think Bankkok railway is good.
KL's migt better...
Malaysia is going to a fully developped nation by 2020.
Malaysia Boleh!!

Where do you live now? ( assuming Malaysia )

George W. Bush · July 15th, 2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atom

The world's richest cities by purchasing power in 2008
Rank Cities Index
New York = 100
[...]
46 Hong Kong 48.9
[...]
48 Lima 46.3
[...]
60 Beijing 29.7
[...]
65 Bangkok 27.1
www.citymayors.com

Oh come on, who is going to believe this. Putting Lima on par with HK and way above Beijing and Bangkok is so utterly ridiculously implausible, it doesn't even deserve the time and energy to write this comment. These rankings are trash.

one-la-view · July 15th, 2009, 12:56 PM

ถ้าพูดถึงเรื่องไข้หวัด 2009 เนี่ย ประเทศเราคงจะ Top of the World เหมือนกัน อ๊ายอาย..

NiShiiZ · July 17th, 2009, 03:00 PM

dont worry UK and US are above

KhunWasut · July 18th, 2009, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiShiiZ

dont worry UK and US are above

Australia and Latin American countries too.

cjl · July 19th, 2009, 06:22 AM

Top Countries by Download / Upload Speed

From http://www.speedtest.net/

HomesickAlienn · July 19th, 2009, 06:32 AM

it's a pain in the ass realizing that fact
i hate what we're facing
2.55 Mb/s is like .....wtf
even Lithuania owns much much more higher speed

cjl · July 19th, 2009, 06:35 AM

Top Biggest Hotel in the World

HomesickAlienn · July 19th, 2009, 06:56 AM

The Ambassador one gets very old already
It's still extremely BIG for eyes to see, and i love it
just the interior quality currently doesn't do its justice

and what's up with those hotels in Las Vegas ??

fridaynightlights · July 19th, 2009, 09:42 PM

With the internet ranking, our country should be higher in this coming years.

True is now going to launch their 12Mbps soon.
Maxnet is now having 10Mbps.

BODYholic · July 20th, 2009, 04:37 PM

Cost-wise, Bangkok ranks lowly

Writer: KARNJANA KARNJANATAWE
Published: 16/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Horizons

Bangkok ranked 98th overall, and fourth in Southeast Asia, in a recent survey by Mercer which used cost of living to rate most expensive cities around the globe.

The survey covering d 143 cities across six continents measured the comparative cost of over 200 items in each destination such as housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.

Finishing among the top-10 most expensive cities were Tokyo, Osaka, Moscow, Geneva, Hong Kong, Zurich, Copenhagen, New York, Beijing and Singapore - in that order, while the bottom 10, ranked 133th to 143th, comprised Bangalore, Tunis of Tunisia, Chennai, Ouito (Ecuador), Mexico City, Auckland, Wellington, Karachi, Asuncion (Paraguay), Monterrey (Mexico) and Johannesburg.

"As a direct impact of the economic downturn over the last year we have observed significant fluctuations in most of the world's currencies, which have had a profound impact on this year's ranking," said Mercer senior researcher Nathalie Constantin-Met'ral. "Many currencies, including the euro and British pound, have weakened considerably against a strong US dollar causing a number of European cities to plummet in the rankings."

Bangkok moved from 105th place in the 2008 survey to 98th this year.

In the Southeast Asian region, Singapore was the most expensive, followed by Hanoi (ranked 58th overall), Ho Chi Minh City (69th), Kuala Lumpur (96th), Bangkok (98th), Jakarta (106th), Bandar Seri Begawan (124th) and Manila (126th).

For more information, visit http://www.mercer.com.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/tr...ok-ranks-lowly

Imperfect Ending · July 22nd, 2009, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjl

Top Biggest Hotel in the World

OoOo...

I've stayed at 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Juan Pilgrim · July 23rd, 2009, 02:02 AM

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

atom · July 25th, 2009, 02:03 AM

The World According to GaWC 2000, 2004 and 2008

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/group.html

firdaus · July 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM

...

pon · July 29th, 2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69Ketchup

the top destinations in Southeast Asia - voted and ranked by the tripwolf community

1.Bangkok, Thailand 79votes
2.Bali, Indonesia 43votes
3.Hanoi, Vietnam 26votes
4.Koh Phi Phi, Thailand 24votes
5.Siem Reap, Cambodia 21votes
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 21votes
6.Chiang Mai, Thailand 16votes
Luang Prabang, Laos 16votes
Krabi, Thailand 16votes
7.Singapore 15votes
8.Phnom Penh, Cambodia 13votes
Ubud, Indonesia 13votes
9.Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 12votes
10.Ko Phangan, Thailand 11votes

http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/lis...&filter_value=

Quite strange that Bali and Ubud are both in the list.
Ubud is in Bali. If to list Ubud then Bali should be Denpasar.

Imperfect Ending · August 1st, 2009, 06:27 AM

2008 GDP
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2001rank.html

1 European Union
$ 14,820,000,000,000

2008 est.
2 United States
$ 14,290,000,000,000

2008 est.
3 China
$ 7,800,000,000,000

2008 est.
4 Japan
$ 4,348,000,000,000

2008 est.
5 India
$ 3,267,000,000,000

2008 est.
6 Germany
$ 2,863,000,000,000

2008 est.
7 United Kingdom
$ 2,231,000,000,000

2008 est.
8 Russia
$ 2,225,000,000,000

2008 est.
9 France
$ 2,097,000,000,000

2008 est.
10 Brazil
$ 1,990,000,000,000

2008 est.
11 Italy
$ 1,821,000,000,000

2008 est.
12 Mexico
$ 1,559,000,000,000

2008 est.
13 Spain
$ 1,378,000,000,000

2008 est.
14 Canada
$ 1,307,000,000,000

2008 est.
15 Korea, South
$ 1,278,000,000,000

2008 est.
16 Indonesia
$ 915,900,000,000

2008 est.
17 Turkey
$ 906,500,000,000

2008 est.
18 Iran
$ 842,000,000,000

2008 est.
19 Australia
$ 800,500,000,000

2008 est.
20 Taiwan
$ 738,800,000,000

2008 est.
21 Netherlands
$ 670,200,000,000

2008 est.
22 Poland
$ 667,400,000,000

2008 est.
23 Saudi Arabia
$ 582,800,000,000

2008 est.
24 Argentina
$ 575,600,000,000

2008 est.
25 Thailand
$ 553,400,000,000

2008 est.
26 South Africa
$ 489,700,000,000

2008 est.
27 Pakistan
$ 452,700,000,000

2008 est.
28 Egypt
$ 442,600,000,000

2008 est.
29 Colombia
$ 399,400,000,000

2008 est.
30 Belgium
$ 390,500,000,000

2008 est.

July 17th, 2009, 03:00 PM	#127
NiShiiZ iChon Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangkok/Metz/Phanat Nikhom, Chonburi Posts: 1,821 Likes (Received): 25	dont worry UK and US are above __________________ I ♥ Chonburi แผ่นดินสยามนามประเทืองว่าเมืองทอง

July 19th, 2009, 06:22 AM	#129
cjl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 88 Likes (Received): 0	Top Countries by Download / Upload Speed From http://www.speedtest.net/ __________________ "If there are two ways to do something, and one of those ways will result in disaster, he'll do it that way"

July 19th, 2009, 06:35 AM	#131
cjl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 88 Likes (Received): 0	Top Biggest Hotel in the World __________________ "If there are two ways to do something, and one of those ways will result in disaster, he'll do it that way"

July 20th, 2009, 04:37 PM	#134
BODYholic Singaypore Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,009 Likes (Received): 0	Cost-wise, Bangkok ranks lowly Writer: KARNJANA KARNJANATAWE Published: 16/07/2009 at 12:00 AM Newspaper section: Horizons Bangkok ranked 98th overall, and fourth in Southeast Asia, in a recent survey by Mercer which used cost of living to rate most expensive cities around the globe. The survey covering d 143 cities across six continents measured the comparative cost of over 200 items in each destination such as housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. Finishing among the top-10 most expensive cities were Tokyo, Osaka, Moscow, Geneva, Hong Kong, Zurich, Copenhagen, New York, Beijing and Singapore - in that order, while the bottom 10, ranked 133th to 143th, comprised Bangalore, Tunis of Tunisia, Chennai, Ouito (Ecuador), Mexico City, Auckland, Wellington, Karachi, Asuncion (Paraguay), Monterrey (Mexico) and Johannesburg. "As a direct impact of the economic downturn over the last year we have observed significant fluctuations in most of the world's currencies, which have had a profound impact on this year's ranking," said Mercer senior researcher Nathalie Constantin-Met'ral. "Many currencies, including the euro and British pound, have weakened considerably against a strong US dollar causing a number of European cities to plummet in the rankings." Bangkok moved from 105th place in the 2008 survey to 98th this year. In the Southeast Asian region, Singapore was the most expensive, followed by Hanoi (ranked 58th overall), Ho Chi Minh City (69th), Kuala Lumpur (96th), Bangkok (98th), Jakarta (106th), Bandar Seri Begawan (124th) and Manila (126th). For more information, visit http://www.mercer.com. http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/tr...ok-ranks-lowly __________________ ถ้าหากมีความรักก็ย่อมมีความหวัง quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

July 25th, 2009, 02:03 AM	#137
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July 14th, 2009, 10:15 PM	#123
Juan Pilgrim Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 891 Likes (Received): 11	Very interesting thread krub.

July 15th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#126
one-la-view Sa-was-dee Thailand! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangkok Posts: 275 Likes (Received): 0	ถ้าพูดถึงเรื่องไข้หวัด 2009 เนี่ย ประเทศเราคงจะ Top of the World เหมือนกัน อ๊ายอาย..

July 19th, 2009, 06:32 AM	#130
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July 19th, 2009, 06:56 AM	#132
HomesickAlienn WE F*** YOU Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: M A H A S A R A K H A M Posts: 1,465 Likes (Received): 1	The Ambassador one gets very old already It's still extremely BIG for eyes to see, and i love it just the interior quality currently doesn't do its justice and what's up with those hotels in Las Vegas ??

July 19th, 2009, 09:42 PM	#133
fridaynightlights Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,585 Likes (Received): 20	With the internet ranking, our country should be higher in this coming years. True is now going to launch their 12Mbps soon. Maxnet is now having 10Mbps.

July 23rd, 2009, 02:02 AM	#136
Juan Pilgrim Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 891 Likes (Received): 11	What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

July 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#138
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August 1st, 2009, 06:27 AM	#140
Imperfect Ending Or is it? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In Portland, Oregon with Leo Posts: 10,444 Likes (Received): 24	2008 GDP https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat.../2001rank.html 1 European Union $ 14,820,000,000,000 2008 est. 2 United States $ 14,290,000,000,000 2008 est. 3 China $ 7,800,000,000,000 2008 est. 4 Japan $ 4,348,000,000,000 2008 est. 5 India $ 3,267,000,000,000 2008 est. 6 Germany $ 2,863,000,000,000 2008 est. 7 United Kingdom $ 2,231,000,000,000 2008 est. 8 Russia $ 2,225,000,000,000 2008 est. 9 France $ 2,097,000,000,000 2008 est. 10 Brazil $ 1,990,000,000,000 2008 est. 11 Italy $ 1,821,000,000,000 2008 est. 12 Mexico $ 1,559,000,000,000 2008 est. 13 Spain $ 1,378,000,000,000 2008 est. 14 Canada $ 1,307,000,000,000 2008 est. 15 Korea, South $ 1,278,000,000,000 2008 est. 16 Indonesia $ 915,900,000,000 2008 est. 17 Turkey $ 906,500,000,000 2008 est. 18 Iran $ 842,000,000,000 2008 est. 19 Australia $ 800,500,000,000 2008 est. 20 Taiwan $ 738,800,000,000 2008 est. 21 Netherlands $ 670,200,000,000 2008 est. 22 Poland $ 667,400,000,000 2008 est. 23 Saudi Arabia $ 582,800,000,000 2008 est. 24 Argentina $ 575,600,000,000 2008 est. 25 Thailand $ 553,400,000,000 2008 est. 26 South Africa $ 489,700,000,000 2008 est. 27 Pakistan $ 452,700,000,000 2008 est. 28 Egypt $ 442,600,000,000 2008 est. 29 Colombia $ 399,400,000,000 2008 est. 30 Belgium $ 390,500,000,000 2008 est. __________________ Las Vegas \| Los Angeles \| San Diego \| San Francisco West Coast Road Trip \| Road Trip Part 2 ︷︸︸︷︸︷︷︸︷︸

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