onionluke

http://youtu.be/a5Utmo5URJY

There is a moon in the sky called the moon !

Oh I had a sister who liked this and I loved it

It is a bit heavy with oil for my pardner's constitution . She is not alone , I have observed , in preference to a diet of twigs and leaves . We have had a few Chungking talees in the past , but alas my blood diabetes now says " no to that " .

Hey onion luke - do you know the name of that bike shop that had the tandem?

Mikecwm - getting one made is an option but I don't know much about this kind of stuff so I'd prefer to buy something already manufactured. May come down to this in the end though!....

I don't know the name of the shop . It is on Thepyoti rd around the corner from the hospital .

One notable sign from the lucky number spirit was a two tailed lizard wich gave her the number 17 . I don't know why .

I saw on e in Ubon Ratcathani , in the bike shop around the corner from the hospital .

None required. Thai's do not require a visa either.

China, yes required,if flying from Chiang Mai get it done here around 1000 baht for most countries citizens although Americans have the privilege of paying 4K plus.Many domestic flights out of Macau in to China to the more exotic locations and generally inexpensive,

is it possible to obtain a visa for the PRC in Macau?

It is possible to get a day visa for the trip over to Zuhai . I think it is a tour group visa so you need at least 3 people applying at the same time . There is a Philipino agency across the road from San Malo square . It is up the hill towards the carpark on the left 2nd floor . Only a few hundered patacas .

If you are not into gambling and all that -

There is a nice restaurant down at Hac Sa ( back sand ) beach . It is called Fernandos . It is portuegese run . The food is super dooper , with roast chiken , curry crab , clams in black bean being some of the best , all served with home made bread and salads . You can sit in the garden with a cold super bock or a glass of aqua verde whilst waiting for a table inside the hall .

There is a good little pub called the Sports Bar run by an affable potuegese bloke , in Taipa across the road from the racing track .

A visit up to the Red Market (Hong Gai See ) , careful when you say that to the taxi driver because if mispronounced it also means chicken shit , is good for bargain hunting .

They also have cultural shows on with unusual artitsts from time to time .

The ferry over to HK is cheap at about 20 $ . There is so much to do in HK with all the island day trips and walks , as well as the big Buddah and ocean park .

Macau

Fernandos, probably the best food I've had anywhere. Did you try eating at the Venetian. I was very surprised how cheap it was and how good. They make so much money at the tables downstairs they don't seem to bother about making a profit in the restaurants,

Good break but 3 days was sufficient ( sounds better than enough )

I used to go for an " 0 burger " Oh what a burger ! In the venetian food court . There is also a place that does very nice margharitas there for about 30 patacas . I quite like the 180 bar up on the macau tower , nice place for a sundowner , although Iam not sure if it is open at present . Fernando's is a must do if you enjoy food .

Hello ,

I still am not getting through this thing . I have a few questions about how start the process off .

Am I wrong in starting the process on the airasia website ?

Should I start the process on the kasikorn website ?

Do I need them running at the same time ?

Thanks for the help .

Luke

No. Do it all from the Air Asia page. They say their site is optimised for Mozilla Firefox so it might be an idea to download that if you don't have it.

It sounds like you are having problems with the Air Asia website, which is sometimes unstable when being heavily used.

I have bought at least five tickets from Air Asia using my K-shopping card: it has always worked, and I have never been asked to show the card on boarding.

Make sure , as advised above, that your credit limit is high enough for what you are buying, and just fill in the credit card info on the Air Asia website with your K-card info, ie type of card (Visa), card number , expiry date, 3 digit security number and it will work....

Thanks partington , that is clear as highland spring water .

If you are not into gambling and all that -

There is a nice restaurant down at Hac Sa ( back sand ) beach . It is called Fernandos . It is portuegese run . The food is super dooper , with roast chiken , curry crab , clams in black bean being some of the best , all served with home made bread and salads . You can sit in the garden with a cold super bock or a glass of aqua verde whilst waiting for a table inside the hall .

There is a good little pub called the Sports Bar run by an affable potuegese bloke , in Taipa across the road from the racing track .

A visit up to the Red Market (Hong Gai See ) , careful when you say that to the taxi driver because if mispronounced it also means chicken shit , is good for bargain hunting .

They also have cultural shows on with unusual artitsts from time to time .

The ferry over to HK is cheap at about 20 $ . There is so much to do in HK with all the island day trips and walks , as well as the big Buddah and ocean park .

Macau

What a ride , what a ride !!!!

There are no guarantees that your child will be an economic success, even with a western education.

But, the bottom line is that a western education is far, far better than a Thai education.

Anyone that is the parent of a 50% / 50% child that doesn't give them that opportunity at whatever cost to themselves shouldn't have had children in the first place.

The bottom of the line is ? Should'nt have had , should have had , .. why don't you love your baurns ?

No chance of a slot for little Benjamin Scott Wateranoopu at the old school then ? Course ther is , and he will not be any smarter than young Billy Kaewtoon

born and bred in Brighton . I hope all the bairns in your elitist clan are learning Chinese .

Onionluke – You are trying so hard to disagree and voice your protests against socio-economic differences and elitism that you have not yet noticed we appear to agree...

Lets try again:

A poorer mixed child in Thailand has less opportunity to be treated normally and receive a good education in Thailand than in *England (*for example).

A Poor kid in a Western School in the UK can succeed, he will face far greater difficulty in Thailand, not becuase he is a mixed child, but because the system here simply favours those financially and socially better off.

Rich richer richest ,. I agree . Well not every thing is as it appears . Snobbery on the other hand is an agents game .

http://youtu.be/iFkRisSYWbE

OK , crap post but here is a musical interlude .

No chance of a slot for little Benjamin Scott Wateranoopu at the old school then ? Course ther is , and he will not be any smarter than young Billy Kaewtoon

born and bred in Brighton . I hope all the bairns in your elitist clan are learning Chinese .

My wife’s cousin is one of 7 kids, all were sent to Australia or UK for Uni, their child (my wife’s niece) will likely follow the same path. I can already see how their child is treated, she receives more western influence than her cousins.

Whether or not this leads to a better future for the child is yet to be seen, however I would suggest that their child who is likely to study overseas will face much greater opportunity.

While we were all holidaying in Hua Hin, on the next table was an Australian chappy comfortably accommodating every stereo type. Tattoos, vest, board shorts and ‘thongs’, he was also quite over weight and accompanied by a lady half his age, a nice couple though, they were polite and appeared happy. Their child was a pretty little angel, clearly in need of the company of others as her parents appeared to ignore her while she played on the floor. It was obvious she wanted to play and talk with the kids on our table, it was a shame she’d been playing on the floor, her dress was dirty, her hair was messed up, she looked like she hadn’t been washed that day, the kids at our table had to be pushed a little to be polite and play back with her.

All I could think of was Poor Child. She will never see the opportunity she may have had in her fathers home land, and all perhaps due to the lack of ambition the part of her parents.

I may have been over judgmental in my thoughts, I may have been incorrect, I may have been wrong on many accounts, but that is not the point of my comments here. My thoughts were that a child who’s parents appear not to be able to afford her a good International school is missing out on significant opportunity by growing up in Thailand. I thought this was somewhat unfair.

Based on my experiences with mixed couples and how well their children are received in Thailand. As with m any other aspects of life in Thailand and how well people are respected and treated, I believe a large socio-economic factor is at play.

Richard , you realy are a socio economic slave without any imagination , and long may you remain so .

You are correct. Imagination is not a requirement to see things as they are.

Apologies to you if you harbour some jealousy to those who maybe seen as more successful in a materialistic manner – these are my observations of the way Thailand works.

I respect those who take pleasure and pride in a life less universally ambitious. However, I do believe children should be able to reach a point whereby they have the options and have been given the intellectual tools make their own decisions.

This dependant on how well they are educated, brought up and how they have been treated by society. Therefore, the costs and education required of a child to successfully achieve this fits within a certain demographic.

In Thailand, a poor Thai Child, or poor mixed child is less likely to receive neither the ideal education or ideal treatment by society to achieve this. Like it or not, all other things being equal, a poor mixed child is likely better off being educated in his alternative home country.

This is simply my opinoin which in the Opening Post has been asked for. You don't agree with it 'onionluke' thats your choice, they way you see society and how it treats mixed children of a poor background might be different. From your perspective a poor child will have every equal chance to a wealthier child in Thailand, however, in truth I wonder how many would agree with that......

I would like to add blinkered to that . Educational opertunities are not reffereed from a fair playing field in Thailand , or the west , elitism runs with fascism .

Come on OP,spill the beans, tell us the whole story.

Yep, this seems a message in a bottle for some or no reason? Come on, out with it!

Hmmmm....

The initial subject sparked a curiosity. As there is saucy [more than gossip and rumour] talk in Surin expat circles that this "scandal" has been exposed. Those that keep abreast of Surin/Buriram happenings [many here on TV] know of what I speak already......and the culprits accused.

Good to see ya back and mixing the colours Zzaa .

My pardner plays the black market loto . She also uses a lot of superstition , and a fair bit of revelation to divine the lucky number . . So this morning we were all busy getting ready for our day , when my son found a little beetle on his mum's boots . That one is OK , she says , no need to kill it . So as me and the boy were busy scooping the little creature up with a name card , donated by some exterior director or something , my pardner was counting how many zipper teeth up her boot the insect had climbed for to find the number ........

Fantastic Ian......and that is exactly what they are saying because remember, I speak dog very good. MaiChai and GarryA........your not wrong about the driving. I genuinely was terrified, I have never felt such a sustained fear in my life. In my defence Dundee and Fireman felt the same way.

In future it's fly everywhere for me, or drive with someone I trust.

Go for the bike like a true nature's child .

I don't like the electronic menu / order set up . The duck is ok but overpriced . It was ok all in all once , but not really worth the price . I like a bit of fluff on my duck .