slipperylobster
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I have a few friends who have been around Thailand for quite a while and one of them said he really likes Songkran, as long as he doesn't draw a sober breath until it is over.
bad timing for booze...it will be banned (most of the day)....so just stay home and drink all you want. remember to stock up a few days ahead
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Appears to be broken today! Successful last couple of times but when entering the same info as last time get the "Report to ....." message when submitting the first page. No change in my details and not left the country since my last report.
No..not broken
Works every time. Been using it for a year.
Only problem is that I had to use the dreaded IE explorer (which I hate).
Just careful to click on the acceptance, and drop down boxes. Dates in order.
If you make a typo, then start over. Takes only 5 minutes.
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At a barbecue in Jomtein and an extremely drunk Thai man approaches me having a cigarette out back,,"where you from?",,America I say,,"Peyton Manning!" He slurs out. I couldn't stop laughing.
German guy I know here was in the Army for several years and was sent to America for some exchange/training program, I think he said Texas. Said he and his buddies stopped at a small town diner and after a bit of initial trouble with their heavily accented English, the waitress asked, "Where ya'all from?".
"We are from Gerrrr-man."
Said she got really excited, "Oh, wait right here!", ran into the back, and were slightly unnerved when she returned a moment later brandishing a large kitchen knife...... pointing excitedly to the blade exclaiming, "See? Made in Germany!". Ya'all make really good knives, this one's our favorite!".
People are funny sometimes.
...They make good beer too, eh?
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..being short on Som Tom, Sticky Rice and Laowkhao pretty makes my country unappealing...to most.
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Popular mythology says you are blessed, by their appearance.
Some may even try to win extra merit, by kissing the back of the cobra's head. I would not try this, if I was drinking that day.
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I moved back to Udon...just could not handle the pollution/smoke/traffic of Chiang Mai. We are about 4 kilometers outside the city. The air is sooo much better. I really don't miss CM overly much....except our trips outside the city. Cool and windy outside this morning. but hot weather for 10 days this month.
Poster might build a fireplace in his home, to mask the smell of the outside smoke. (lol)
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What did you say in Thai?
Perhaps..."I can pay you 200 baht if you leave me alone?"
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at my current rate of spending it would give me 100 months or 8.33 years.
that accounts for EVERYTHING i need in life!
Problem is...exchange rate can drop, Also, prices could go up.
Some people would need a hospital room / surgery at any time.
I would not count on things staying the same for eight years.
When people first get here...there are expenses to set up insurance, car/motorbike.....and perhaps a few emergency trips back home. First few years will be more expensive then the following....if all was the same.
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All of it gone with the first lady you decide to stay with.
I am not kidding.
A single man...three years tops.
Put it in a business and lose everything in a month.
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Good that The Axis powers lost
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Not the last war...stay tuned. However, Thailand is much older than Australia, or the USA, and has seen worse times in their history (and much more relevant).
The gap between the haves and have nots is not getting smaller. Korea and China are making noises more often than not, the Middle East is a hornets nest of malcontent and the West, as we would want to remember it...is history.
I would say....no relevancy for her.....other than beware of cruel dictators, and giving away all your power to one man...(i.e. Hitler). Economic stability, and security will become the prime motivators....not divide and conquer. No more empires....(I hope). Perhaps Trump Casinos everywhere...
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lucky stiffs.....getting that 15 to 25 dollar freebee.
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I understand rat meat is "on the menu" in many households here. Why poison a food source?
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Some small towns in Mae Hong Son Province. You have to get away from Mueang Mae Hong Son and head for the hills. The wife owns a resort in town, and we go there often. That area is supposedly the place where people are "happiest" in Thailand.
I suppose not connecting to TV would be a positive thing. As for myself...reading all the negativity makes me feel like I am riding on the clouds. (My life here is good !)
I do wish I could have been here forty years ago....I am kind of jealous that you had that experience.
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Yes, That's why third world Japan drives on the left and first world North Korea drives on the right.
Touchee! You beat me to it. In fact from what I can make out, with the exception of some of South Africa, all of the 3rd world countries drive on the right.
I see a lot of posters on TV using the term 3rd world incorrectly, in particular to describe Thailand - clearly they have no understanding of the meanings.
Although to be fair the term has morphed slightly from the original designation of countries into 1st, 2nd and 3rd dependant mainly on alliance during the Cold War period, it is now also used as a descriptor for socio-economic development status.
However Thailand does not fall into 3rd world category by either definition of the term. It was classed as 1st world in terms of Cold War alliance:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
And in terms of its current economic growth and development it is not in the 'least developed' category:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_country
It can be seen that the Philippines does have 3rd world status regarding CW alliance, but it also does not fall into 3rd world as far as economic development goes.
The 3rd World in terms of socio-economic growth :-
silly boys.............lol
it was a joke...i wasn't being serious. You guys are too sensitive..but it is funny.
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Angeles...
Had a home behind Swagman hotel in Diamond subdivision (where my son and his mom stayed). I lived in Subic, but would ride my Yamaha Serow (and previously, Kawasaki KMX) across the lahar fields into the backway (friendship bridge) to Angeles. Had to take my boots off and roll up my pants. Splashing across two lahar river flows before the bridges were put up. Was there since Pinatubo...and way before (many military exercises at Subic) since the late 70's. Also been to most places North and south.
For those who had a trouble free trip (yes, there are nice places to go where you will not run into trouble so often)...just a word of advice. When you live there for more than 15 years straight, you see and hear things that go unseen by the infrequent traveler. Philippines has problems...kidnapping in the south, NPA in the middle and north. 8 years or so ago, the NPA assassinated 4 policemen across the street from where I lived. Also they robbed a group of sailors on tour of pinatubo. Several homes (foreigners) were being broken into.... This is not in Manila. This is all over Luzon (a big place),as well as Mindoro, Leyte, Cavite (where my 17 year old son lives), Laguna (where my 25 year old daughter lives)...Negros (where my wife lived)....etc. Philippines is more on par with Cambodia than Thailand. There are dangers from extremely violent gangs, drug lords and their peons, and the corruption is far worse than Thailand. Police carry weapons off duty, and you may be pissing next to one, while he reveals a weapon (not his longanisa) and tries to get you to hire him. Trikes will call you into card games (tong-its) that you have no chance of winning. Everyone on the street will claim they know you. This is outside of Manila...and is far reaching. Congratulations to those who have been there and claim to have see no evil. You just had blinders on, or were hanging out at a resort. The real Philippines can be..and is...a dangerous place. Not saying that you should be afraid to go....but what washes in thailand, will not wash in the PI.
The experiences I have had were up close and personal. Several "hits" were done on friends/acquaintenaces. I was in their homes the next day, and carried more than a few people in a plywood box, up the hill. New York (my home) does not even come close to those experiences.
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They drive on the wrong ( American ) side of the road. Too freaking hot. Haven't been there; however, if the food is as bad as other posters say, not interested.
Like Thailand, the Philippines has its share of horror stories about women. Lang Hancock is the most famous example.
A majority of the countries in the world drive on the Right side of the road. It was influenced by France, Russia and the US.
http://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/driving-on-the-left/
Today, only four European countries still drive on the left: the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta.Yes. Only 3rd world countries still drive on the left side.
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I lived in Barrio Barretto,Olongapo for 15 years. Violent crimes happen frequently, but I have only been hijacked on a jeepney once....late at night. Darn thing sped up and left town, with only me in the back. The driver and his copilot demanded money, and flashed a knife. I grabbed both of their heads by their hair and shook them until they stopped. Immediately ran to the other side of the road (they took off)...and found a jeepney full of passengers.
When I was younger, I liked it. Have now 3 grown up kids. I liked that most could speak english, and I could speak Tagalog. Friendly girls (more so than Thais)...and you don't need to go into a bar to find one. No sin sod or silly stuff like that. Despite the murders, assassinations, and hitmen (more killings in that area between subic and angeles than I could count...including many friends/close acquaintences..I still visit annually to see my son. The weather is atrocious (typhoons and storms in rainy season). It can be less developed than thailand, in my areas. If you are street wise...you could enjoy your stay..... more caution is required there.
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Sorry just to clear this up...you are all in the UK?
If so leaving a young girl all night in the care of a 15 year old has to constitute an offence in itself I would have thought.
People hire teen babysitters all the time. However, a 15 year old boy would not be suitable for watching a young girl. Especially when there are two. Boys do masturbate at this age (go figure), and their hormones are flowing.
I would definitely have an adult present in the house.
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Sounds good to me. All the women where I live had been kicked out of both Pattaya and Ban Chang.
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Put something in it ? starting an empty machine ?
As they say. When all fails, read the instructions! I'm in the process of descaling it and quit a bit of junk has drained out. Thanks anyway. I may be a bit hung over but I think I would have noticed no water in it.
Yes. I bought a coffee maker and it only lasted 3 months. There was a plastic tube that had to be cleaned out (the hot water was not being delivered). I could see the tube, so I yanked it out. Problem was, however, it had a flexible bottom end that could not be reconnected unless you took the whole bottom off. The engineering wizards that built this used unrecognizeable screw heads in the casing. No screwdriver I owned could fit. I should have taken it to an authorized repair, but cracked the whole unit out of frustration. Threw it away.
My lesson.....make sure you can clean your internal plumbing on the next coffee maker. I don't want to bring it into a repair shop every single time.
(tried other methods first..such as vinegar)
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By the way....make sure it is a fully refundable ticket, and use a credit card. You purchase it, and then cancel it after you are already in Thailand. Refunds take a while....
Some tickets say refunds are allowed, but only under emergency situations...etc. You want one with none of these restrictions.
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Actually, that will not be the longest night for me....
The longest night I had was my toss in jail, after I got boozed up...last June. Shortest day is always payday.
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you think it's gonna rain?
How my bills in Thailand are ฿8000 baht a month or about (£150, $230)
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i seen retirees live on that...but only because they spend 30,000 for beer and mongering