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dudemeister

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  1. British expats should be buried where they fall to save unecessary expense.... :)

    Buried in the bars? Those headstones will be a tripping hazard for all the future imbibers.

    Amazing, yet again, all the people whinging about the British Embasst closing. The self same people who bleat on about the encroachment of the nanny state.

    There you go boys, nanny has gone, what are you gonna do now? Cry?

    Go down to the beach and look for nanny I suppose.

  2. I've a friend staying in a 30 room hotel and apparently he's the only one staying there. Another couple I met are in another place and again, the only ones staying there and soon to move into the place I'm at. The place I'm at is almost full mainly because the owner is willingly to lower his prices to attract new customers.

    What! Lowering the prices to attract the customers, causing the competition to follow and undercut even more - but TIT - I bet some of the other local hoteliers will not take kindly to such sensible economic practices!

  3. Escape plan? For what? A load of <deleted> from someone not here to see how life is.

    I live here and am happy amongst Red / Yellow / Sky blue pink with red and yellow dots on. I get along with the great majority of Thai people I meet from the worker on the building site upwards. All it generally takes is a little effort to get along with people. Yes, some are never going to like us, no problem there.

    And the British Embassy? What a load of tosspots they tend to be in a crisis. If I had to get out I would drive to the airport or the border, give the wife the keys to the car and tell her I'll be back when I can. Cannot see any reason for that to happen.

    Cant blame the Brit Embassy, after all thats what all those juicy overseas postings are about.

    UK bank holidays, Thai bank holidays, Staff training days, Civil unrest - Lock-up shop, and hit the beach!

  4. Rich v Poor, the North v the Bangkok elite

    if it was that simple:

    offer them a new "Nation of Isaan" (and other adjacent provinces who vote are paid to join)

    Main industries: sticky rice, durian, lao khao, and choice exotic partners for the expat.

    And as Thaksin loves these people so much, offer him the presidency - I doubt he would accept it though!

    Agreed...

    Except for durian, the best are coming from Nonthaburi. :D

    ok might give you that.

    but do the best ones also stink the most?

    :)

  5. Rich v Poor, the North v the Bangkok elite

    if it was that simple:

    offer them a new "Nation of Isaan" (and other adjacent provinces who vote are paid to join)

    Main industries: sticky rice, durian, lao khao, and choice exotic partners for the expat.

    And as Thaksin loves these people so much, offer him the presidency - I doubt he would accept it though!

  6. Here is the fully dressed Thai beach vendor, just for you, Kan.

    Fortunately, it was not the majority... :)

    Well in Kan and around Thai beaches it is the majority of grown-ups (Thais that is), Thai culture and all. Both of them went in the water as they came out :D friends of my daughter btw :D

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    Sawadee :D

    Love the green monster.

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  7. Open a Hifx account in the (UK company signup online, account formation instant)

    Bring your debit card with you

    Open a Bank account in Thailand (any bank) and ask for their SWIFT number

    You can then transfer money through HIFx from your UK bank to your Thai bank using the internet ...... 3-5 days for SWIFT.

    The advantage is there are NO SWIFT fees to pay using HiFx (usually 30UKP) and you can transfer small amounts.

    The exchange rate is fixed at the time of purchase and there are no fees (apart from the exchange rate)

    I have found no cheaper way to transfer money.

    There is no problem getting a Thai bank account using a tourist Visa and UK passport, but every bank is different, you may have to ask in two or three banks to open an account. Use your hoter/gueasthouse address, but don't give them the name or say it is a hotel, just the street address. Please note ........ banks with the same name but different branches are also different.

    Thanks for the info, sarashbloke.

    I second that! Thanks sarahsbloke.

    by the way - you could be missing out on some "free flights to one of ten fantastic European destinations when you refer a friend to HiFX"

  8. Buses Stop frequently, just because he is in the outside lane doesnt mean he wont stop and disgorge his passengers as they run across two lanes of traffic to get to safety!

    The BIB may also, already be stopped in the outside lane, on a corner - and wave you down to stop on the outside lane!

    (but that was another story in another thread).

    Logging trucks? Does transporting eucalyptus sticks count?

    If so plenty of that going on round our way. All far too top heavy. Almost as bad as those durian fruit laden pick-ups.

  9. I was able to make a recording, and then run it through my new iPhone app.

    Its a voice activited translation system but works equally well from a decent recording.

    At present it recognises 15 different languages (including Thai), and converts them on screen into English text.

    Anyway, this was the results:

    "ALL YOU ANTI-RED SHIRT POSTERS ON THAIVISA - WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!"

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