[Coming Out - Aged 60]

15 minutes ago, onthemoon said:

here is no reason to keep it secret whether you like men or women. If I am invited with a +1, I bring my husband. It's nobody's business to comment on that, and I don't see any reason to hide it. So sorry for you, my husband is as private as your wife. You show everybody that you are heterosexual, don't you?

 

Everybody announces to the world that they are hetero (if they are). Why did you just plaster all over social media that you are hetero, I wonder.

Huh? I'm not heterosexual! Whatever my sexual preferences are, there is no reason to shout these details out to everyone.  The only relevant person is my partner (if I have one) or a potential partner.

 

 So zero points for you to assume that I'm announcing all over SM that I'm straight.....

[Ear candling]

5 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

The problem with hydrogen peroxide is that it doesn't really penetrate very far if the wax runs deep or is impacted. Plus, you're putting an acid in your ear, so you don't want to do it on a regular basis.

Well, it's a base (alkaline) actually.  But indeed it could be nasty.  Think of blocked loo pipe cleaner >> similar kind of chemical.

[Dentists busy busy]

Why you don't drop your teeth at the dentist today and pick them up later in the week? 🙂

[Coming Out - Aged 60]

As others have said, your sex life should be your private life.  No-one announces to the world that they are straight.  I don't announce to my family and friends that I like rubber gimp suits and dressing up as a French maid whilst being slapped with a smelly kipper.... and then wait for their questions about when I discovered that I liked this fetish etc etc, blah, blah blah!

 

Maybe I'm old school, but sex of any kind is for the bedroom, not something to announce and plaster all over social media.

[St George's Day rally in London descends to chaos: Protesters slam Met's 'two-tier policiy]

9 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

There are local election in May and a general election due.

 

There are a range of political parties contesting these elections.

 

Voters have a choice.

 

 

 

 

You seemed to have missed out my opinion about corrupt, elected representatives. It is a waste of time voting when no mainstream political party has the gonads to do what is needed to restore order and to start giving power and preference back to the indigenous population and legal, integrated migrant communities.

[St George's Day rally in London descends to chaos: Protesters slam Met's 'two-tier policiy]

Personally, it is of little surprise to me that there is a growing number of right-wing English people who are outspoken in their views about the state of the country, immigration, deprivation etc. 

 

If you are a middle-of-the-road patriot, then your view is ignored by the government, by the London Lord Mayor, by elected MPs (who IMHO are nothing more than a bunch of corrupt b*st***s who line their own pockets, regardless of whart party they belong to).  I hold the same view for almost ALL elected representatives right across the world.  There are very, very few honest elected representatives.

 

I foretell that if the views and wishes of patriotic English people continues to be ignored by whatever government is in power, then widespread civil unrest will occur, possibly leading to the overthrow of the government by a combination of honest, patriotic citizens with the support of the armed forces.

[Oldest person found at 114 years old, living in Krabi]

I am of the opinion that this old lady is in fact dead, and has been for some time.  This is clearly a scam to obtain 5,000 baht each year... 🙂

[Thai scooter tales - add yours]

Not quite a scooter, but a story about downgrading from a big bike to a small bike:

 

25 years in when I lived in the UK, I rode a beautiful Honda GL1000.  It was a very heavy machine (obviously!), but it took me to and from work every day and al around the Swiss Alps 2-up with lots of luggage.

 

 

Nowadays, and living in north Laos, I do not want a large cc bike. At 65 years old, I'm not as strong as I was all those years ago in the UK.  Furthermore, the roads in Laos are rough!  You need an off-road bike and a light bike that you can pick up when you fall off, (as you will many times on the mountain roads which have potholes inside potholes!).

 

When working in Burma around 2017, I had a genuine Honda XR150 which was an excellent bike to get me over the hills in Shan State, (the yellow helmet photo is just above Inle Lake).

 

 

Then I used to ride a KLX in Laos around 2019, but sold that a few years ago when I left Laos just after Covid. 

 

 

Now I have a Honda XR150 again (this time a Chinese clone, but very comfortable and reliable).

 

 

Scooters are fine for me if I stay in town, but useless on the 'red roads' and tracks when you leave the town.

[Minister warns against fake Labubu doll scam]

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In related news, Buriram celebrated BLACKPINK Lisa’s 27th birthday with a feast of meatball consumption and the unveiling of themed pants.

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The mind boggles!!

 

 

[Clever Finnish man beats the system....or does he?]

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

I'm giving the wrong impression here. I don't mean Europeans aren't criminal, I simply observe a strong trust in laws within the Europeans (I mean American, Canadian etc... too) when compare to the Thai people.

 

In the mind of the Finnish guy Jay he has a piece of paper which gives him a sense of security because he believes the system will protect him. Thai people in my observation don't have this same trust because they know there is a corruption in the officials and the paper is only as good the person willing to enforce it, which may never happen.

 

I've never gone through the legal system in Thailand but I don't trust it because I see the Thai people themselves don't trust their authorities. That's my only point.

 

Another personal example of corruption in the Land Office.  Many years ago my ex #2 wanted to borrow some money with the land plot as security. She borrowed privately but a charge was placed on the chanote by the lender and therefore this charge and the loan contract were registered at the Land Office in Phuket.  I went along to the office with her.

 

The loan contract stipulated that the loan had to be repaid in full after 12 months, or the land was forfeit.  We both checked the loan contract and then the lender went into an office with the Land Office official, emerging 10 minutes later with the contract to sign.  I spotted that the period '12 months' now read '2 months'!!  Rather than accusing them of attempted fraud, I politely suggested that their printer had a problem.... They forced a smile and reprinted the contract with the correct term.

 

Anyway, it actually made no difference, because dopey ex failed to make the payment after 12 months and the land was forfeited! 🙂

[Are You Reading AI-created Fake News?]

On 4/22/2024 at 2:56 PM, BangkokReady said:

 

I wonder how long it will be before people are watching AIs set to "left-wing" argue with AIs set to "right-wing" in online forums.

 

Or perhaps it's already happening... 🤔 

Well, in a similar vein, the AI chat-bot (Natachata) that I wrote almost 20 years ago did just that!  I programmed it so that if an end-user was abusive to the chat-bot (believing it to be a real person) then the program would reply back with the most abusive 'put-down'.  The end-user felt compelled to reply and argue with the chat-bot, and then be on the receiving end of yet more abuse and withering comments about his virility, manhood etc.  And so the argument would continue... with the end-user willingly paying out 1.50 quid each time to receive the abusive text message!!

 

Believe me - I made a lot of money from AI all those years ago 🙂

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3503465.stm

[Clever Finnish man beats the system....or does he?]

A usufruct simply allows you to 'use' the land, not own it.  If he gets divorced, he still doesn't own the land.

 

I just watched the video. Nothing new at all - he has a usufruct to use the land.  But that means nothing if her brother and friends come along with knifes and 'ask' him to leave the land.

[Clever Finnish man beats the system....or does he?]

I don't think he is doing anything new, and AFAIK pre-nups are not legal in Thailand.

 

Look, you can create any type of usufruct or contract if it makes you feel better.  But the bottom line is that if he falls out with his wife (or vice-versa), no amount of legal paperwork will protect your body if the 'ban nork' in-laws want to make things difficult for you...

 

Not related to a Thai wife etc, but years ago, I was forced off my land/guesthouse in Phuket by the local police who were working with the local yaba dealers.  Life got 'dangerous' for me and I had no choice but to make a speedy exit 🙂

 

Sometimes, it simply ain't worth the trouble and I like my kneecaps.... I hope this Finnish guy doesn't assume that he's legally OK if his relationship goes south...

[More pop-ups is not a good start to this forum's new owners...]

From this morning I see that a pop-up on my laptop reminds me to remove my ad-blocker when viewing AseanNow.

 

As one of the oldest forum members (in terms of membership length), and an internet 'guru' to boot, I can say that it is better to use a 'carrot' rather than a 'stick'.  More pop-ups and more intrusive ads that slow down and spoil the user experience will not end well for the new owners......

[A one-shot vaccine for COVID, flu and future viruses? Researchers say it's coming]

34 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Did you ever research how those vaccines invoked immune protection?

Yes, I am a scientist and have a fairly good understanding of Immunology, the Immune system and Genome modifications - I teach these subjects to students on a regular basis.

[Ladyboy Arrested For Throwing Glass Bottle At Tourist In Pattaya]

1 hour ago, 1happykamper said:

"it".? I hope that was just a typo on your part.... Yes? 

 

As others have said, we are free to use whatever pronouns we want to use.  If you speak Thai you'll maybe know that many Thai women disrespectfully refer to their male partner/customer as 'มัน', which literally means 'it'.  Goose for the gander etc...

[A one-shot vaccine for COVID, flu and future viruses? Researchers say it's coming]

Wow, so many anti-vax posters.  Did you never have vacs as a kid to protect you from Polio, Tetanus, Whooping Cough etc?

 

[Who doesnt tip?]

23 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Who don't you tip then ?

Everyone else....  I tip barbers because it's ingrained into my brain - my mum always gave me an extra sixpence to give to the local barber back in the UK.  I tip motodop riders because their charge is so low anyway.  Oh, when in Pattaya I always pay 20 baht for the baht bus because the 10 baht charge is just ridiculously small.

[Dead Burmese man found in water tank of Bangkok condo]

RIP

 

Somewhat off-topic, (the only related part is to do with Burma...), years ago when I worked in Yangon, I rented an apartment in a very old tenement building.  The shower consisted of a water pipe coming out of the wall and supplying dirty brown, smelly cold water.  I hated taking showers!

 

One day I decided to see why the water was so dirty.  I asked my neighbour who told me that the water was pumped from the river at the end of the road.  What a filthy river.

 

Then I had a worrying thought.  "Where do our toilets empty into?" I asked my neighbour.  "Why, into that river" was his reply......

[Russian and Israeli Motorbike Riders Arrested for Drunk Driving in Patong]

Here in Luang Prabang the motorcycle hire shops are only allowed to rent smaller motorbikes or electric bikes to tourists.  The Snoopy bikes with sidecars are very popular with Chinese tourists who seem unable to balance on 2 wheels... 🙂

 

[I now live next door to my wife]

When I lived in north Phuket, I lived a few hundred meters away from Thai ex #3 and also a few hundred meters in the other direction from Thai ex #2.  Both had small hotels (10 rooms) that I built for them and I lived in my own little guesthouse in the middle.

 

This worked out fine (for me), because I was able to pop over to see each ex, do any repairs etc that were needed and so on.

 

The fly in the ointment was that these 2 exes hated each other!! - a lot of jealousy between them.  I ended up as 'piggy in the middle' 🙂

[Thailand faces a decline in British tourists and expats: Causes and Consequences]

15 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

Blackpool

 

I went 'on holiday' to Blackpool early last year, but it didn't seem to be full of British tourists.  All I saw were Turkish barber shops.....

[Who doesnt tip?]

Tipping was never a thing in the UK, except for a small tip for the barber and taxi driver.  So no, I haven't changed my habits since leaving the UK 22 years ago.  I tip the barber and I tip the taxi/motodip driver - that's it 🙂

[Prince Harry renounces British residency, declares US is his ‘new country’]

2 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

The hatred for a man who simply decided that the organisation he was born into and was expected to uphold was so internecine, so corrupt and so out of date that he wanted nothing to do with it is astonishing, and shows how remarkably adept the palace is at keeping the sheep on side while they bleed them dry. 

Yes, but 'he wanted nothing to do with it.." is simply untrue.  He wants everything that a Royal title can provide.  If he wants rid of the Royal Family, then he should renounce all his titles and simply be known as Mr Harry Doormat, (US resident).

[Pattaya Beach Road Needs Shade Trees]

Please delete your photos of Lat Krabang beach!  Otherwise, you may alert the authorities who will come and cut down all those nice trees... 🙂