canardo

Spending by Thai people during Labour Day on Tuesday is expected to rise by 10.53 per cent to Bt1.79 billion this year, it said.

Is there another another bank holiday on Tuesday?

YES, next Tuesday and the Monday after are, and 2 more holidays to come within the next weeks...

Many Australians call them " trolleydollies " !

I Germany we call them "Saftschubsen" (juice pushers)...

Hi,

I like to know, where his shop is, please.

Entering Soi 23 from Sukhumvit side, is it on the left or right side just before Cowboy?

Thx in advance,

C.

WAIT WAIT, LET ME FINISH THIS HEADLINE:

...still directly to the police.

Fight the corruption first before you aim for other goals!!!

Welcome to Thailand!!!

Forget reporting or complaining, but never forget:

"Mai pen rai" (Never mind) and TIT (This Is Thailand) and get used to it.

Free PR for WPP?

Google helps too, but there is a big on in Ratchadapisek Rd next to the BigC and there is another one in Lad Phrao Rd...

http://www.homepro.co.th/

...and both will be valid / have to be renewed after one year.

I was charged the same amount for the same thing but at UOB lately, even had to come back the next day as this confirmation needed to be done / aknowledged by the HQ first...

Seems normal, I rather complain about the 150 THB ATM fee, for foreign cards...

Thank you both for your kind and helpful replies!!! CDNVIC: your

link is invaluable, and you, CharlieH, have given me some much-needed optimism!

I will post here on the progression of my Thai oddesy, if you're interested.

Thank you again!

The link works for me...

Actually, after renovation the good old QBar became better, less annoying freelance handbags, more space to cruise and more space in general, just the spacious DJ "room" is blocky and the loose seating furniture, whether sofa or footstools are a bit annoying and rather a trap for falling over later at night after a few too many CARLSBERG's...

Groundhog Day? RIP you poor souls...

If this modell is 5 years old and imported, you probably won't find a offical service here and hardly spareparts either. I had the same with a AEG washing machine what I brought from EU when I moved here. Maybe buy a new one?

And, dude, you probably american (no offence), but english is NOT a common global language (yet), so learn Thai, it isnt so difficult to get to a certain level.

English is the second or third most spoken language in the world (depending on which poll/site you want to believe)

http://www.krysstal.com/spoken.html

http://listverse.com...s-in-the-world/

http://www2.ignatius...r/languages.htm

Or you can jsut google for yourself...

But dont let facts get in the way of a good rant!

Well, I guess still more people speak Hindi or Mandarin and not complaining anywhere else in the world that nobody speaks there language.

Take it easy, man.

Have a nice flight!

Nobody is forced to live here, this is NOT our country, accept the rules and inconveniences, because your are just a guest, however you are a 2 day business traveller, a 14 days honeymonner, a 3 years expat or a 10+ years dirty old man (no offence).

Well, things are diferent here, this is more or less a development country without much development, but this is not central Africa either.

And, dude, you probably american (no offence), but english is NOT a common global language (yet), so learn Thai, it isnt so difficult to get to a certain level.

Anyway, sooner or later you will miss it, I am sure.

P.S.: Try to get a working permit / visa i.e. in Germany, if you are not invited by a company as specialized expat or bring money to found a company, it is afaik quite tricky.

Pls chk your PM inbox...

Cheers

Full Face for 8 years old? Never seen here.

I would try the big bike shops, like DUCATI Thonglor, Harley Davidson Lard Phrao, Dr. Bike Chok Chai 4, Red Barom Ram Intra Rd, may be they have or at least can order from Japan.

Good Luck!

Assuming you will turn 36 soon and got some 15+ years of nightlife on your watch already: Forget Bangkok, seriously!

If you are flexible, fly to Saigon / Ho Chi Min and go to the legendary APOCALYPSE NOW, or fly to Jakarta and go to RED SQUARE.

BedSupperClub is still hip but boring as hell, QBar full of "handbags" (freelancing hookers), GLOW is unfortunately empty always, RCA Road is primarely for Thai kids in groups in their early early 20th and KaoSanRoad for me a no go area (as a resident)...

Good Luck!

Apocalypse Now, are you joking? It was apocalyptically bad even 10 years ago, but now... And never really a nightclub, more of a bar where a few people will occasionally dance. Boring as hell, filled with Vietnamese hookers who are waaaaay more pushy, businesslike, costly and full of tricks than Thai ones, and with expensive drinks by Viet standards. Apocalypse Now may have been Now before about 1990, but today abagofchips would be more enjoyable. Try finding decent nightclubs (in the western sense) anywhere in Southeast Asia. They don't exist. They do in North Asia though (Japan especially, also Korea and now increasingly in China too...)

Well, Apo might be a bit outdated but still great party going on there. Sure "handbags" are everywhere in Asia, but in Apo not only, easy tomake new friends, just buy a bottle of Vodka or so, get a table and rock on...

NO, if I could chose every weekend where to go, places like Apo or Red Square versus the good old clubs back home in Europe, I would beam myself over every given Saturday, but this is not the way yet.

Assuming you will turn 36 soon and got some 15+ years of nightlife on your watch already: Forget Bangkok, seriously!

If you are flexible, fly to Saigon / Ho Chi Min and go to the legendary APOCALYPSE NOW, or fly to Jakarta and go to RED SQUARE.

BedSupperClub is still hip but boring as hell, QBar full of "handbags" (freelancing hookers), GLOW is unfortunately empty always, RCA Road is primarely for Thai kids in groups in their early early 20th and KaoSanRoad for me a no go area (as a resident)...

Good Luck!

What about the cheap and convenient predials like 009 or 005???

Just with every mobile phone provider or any landline, dial 009 then country code (without 00 etc, so for VN just 84) and talk on for 5-9 THB a minute (exact prices to be found in the www).

Hi,

there is an extraordinary wallpaper and interior design shop at Ekamai, coming from Sukhumvit side, about after 600-800 m on the right hand side. Next to it / close to it is an Irish pub.

They have nice but not cheap wallpapers!

http://www.goodrichglobal.com/

Good luck!

The issue is not the roads but the users...

Thailand, the hub of potholes. I've even seen a tree growing throw a recently tarmced road. However the drivers are worse than the roads.

Totally agree, especially for motorcycle riders, the street conditions suck extreme!

Better take a train, if you are short on budget, or fly, what is rather cheap as well! Busses and mini busses is kind of a Russian Roulette...

Unless of course, you get a moronic driver trying to beat the train at a level crossing which subsequently dis-rails two carriages causing injuries to over 120 people !!!

EDIT: Take a plane!

He a snapshot from the theoretical driving licence test, no kiddin...

OK, again, NO KIDDIN, the right answer of the question regarding the BLUE 30 sign, is NOT "minimal speed 30 KMH" as one might think, NO, it is "maximum speed 30 KMH". When I told the officer this obivious mistake, he said, yes he knows...

LOL

TIT

I wonder how many of those deaths are motor cycle related, it’s unfair to compare UK and Thailand for many reasons. Yes the numbers are shocking but I am not surprised the standard of driving in Thailand is shocking treat everybody as an idiot on the road as most of them are!

I am also quite shocked at the number of busses coaches and lorries I see almost every day with completely bald tyres! Doesn’t anyone check them?

...not to compare cars / trucks without any or at least back lights!

I just did my Thai driving licence. Seeing how easy it is to get one without any proper training or theoretical drill makes me understand the traffic situation in Thailand.