taffyjack

The best film I've seen lately is The Next Three Days with Russell Crowe.

Ooops sorry, didn't mean to break any rules, just thought I was passing on a bit of useful information ?

And I seem to get very confused when in Thailand, to what is legal and what is not ?

just payed $5 for a months subscription to unblockus, I used the 1 week free trial to start and I thought well worth the money.

You have the uk, bbc, itv plus all radio stations. You can also download a fair bit off the bbc web site.

Hope to be meeting up with you all for virgin run, don't really know what it's about but sounds fun & a good way to meet and hopefully make new friends.

Today's not that much better, was thinking of having a few beers down Ricos ? But smoke is doing my head in !

We shall be arriving in Bangkok on the 24th Feb, just in time to watch Wales v England at Twickers. Not a problem down there, as I know plenty of bars showing most games live.

But we shall be spending 5 weeks in CR from the 27th, just wondering if there is anywhere covering the matches up there ? Most games kick off about 2-3pm UK time which would be a nice time to round the night off in the Rai . I've got my laptop as back up but would would rather be propping up a bar somewhere.

What about us part time residents, who have properties, stay on our vacations but can't afford to retire just yet ? Reckon there must be quite a few of us waiting patiently for our retirement cheques or golden handshakes ?

Count me in from the 26th, for 5 weeks anyway be easy to spot pale skinned and sweating profusely.

Living in good old Blighty, my favourite months are Nov; through to Feb; only need the fan at night.

Qantas seem to be giving some good deals. Just booked return lhr/bkk £575.

The wife and I went to the Arisara on Phahon Yothin rd, cost 300 baht for 2 hours. I crashed out big time, giving it big zzzzzz much to the amusement of the girls.

Not much response to that ? O.K how many of you miss the good old days, before you became expats ???

Check this out, and I bet you get a tad home-sick. WINTERSUCKS.WMV

Not so poetic but in the same vein, " is your glass half empty or half full" ?

We bought a plot of land in Feb 2010, behind Big C. 145 T/W cost 950,000 baht but checking on a few prices this year, land has gone up quite a bit. But as it is the world over location-location-location.

Just thought I'd share this movie with you all, wondering if it's happened to anybody with a Thai bride ?

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Thank you one and all, for the warm welcome shown too myself, wife & sister-in-law at our first get to gether. Its nice to meet new people based in CR, If only to nod or pass the time of day if u bump into each other, and it's always nice to swap ideas and experiences of living in CR. Unfortunatly we fly back to the UK on Wednesday, but hopfully we will meet up with you all come November. :jap:

HI Raylo, nothing against village life in-fact Thoeng is getting bigger and more modern every year we go back. I think it's just the comfort of knowing, that there is a bar or restaurant if the urge takes me, which it rarely does. But take them away and boy-o-boy !!! It's like where I live in Swansea a modern city I seldom use, and some of the finest coastline in Europe which I visit even less, but it's there, if that makes sense

Thoeng's got Bars and restaurants Taffy. Quite a few Farongs too, but they are mostly readers not writers . Like yourself

Best to have a place in the country and a place in town methinks Bets of both worlds

Totally agree Jubby (that must be a first for this First for this Forum, but then I am a Newbie) I could use my fish farm for R&R, sort of like my very own Betty Ford clinic where I could dry out and detox ?? I know they have bars and restaurants there, using the plural very loosely but I tend to start feeling thirst about 8-9pm, followed by a late night supper. Which is Mission Impossible in Thoeng as it's all in darkness by 9pm, don't get me wrong I'm all for this early to bed, early to rise. After all I am an avid fan of Emmerdale and Country File.

But there again at this moment in time I see everything through the eyes of a holiday-maker and not of a settler, maybe when my time comes to join the ranks of expats I wont want to party so hard ??

And also due to the fact I wont have 11 months to save my hard earned pennies, to blow in 4 weeks .

HI Raylo, nothing against village life in-fact Thoeng is getting bigger and more modern every year we go back. I think it's just the comfort of knowing, that there is a bar or restaurant if the urge takes me, which it rarely does. But take them away and boy-o-boy !!! It's like where I live in Swansea a modern city I seldom use, and some of the finest coastline in Europe which I visit even less, but it's there, if that makes sense

Hi Biff, we got a fish farm which is very-very basic out in a place called Thoeng. Which many moons ago was going to be where we would settle down, but the better arf reckons she couldn't handle it after living in the UK for the past 20 yrs. So we will be staying in a small apartment that we have in CR, behind Big C .

We bought a plot near by and had the architect draw up the plans, so hopefully we will start the build towards the end of the year ?

I started this topic as a reader not a writer, and here I am waffling on wifey reckons I can talk for Wales. Maybe that how she's developed her funny Welsh accent ? How do u manage with the lingo in the village, I've given it up as a bad job ?

Likewise myself mtb, hoping to up-sticks in the next 12 months or so. Been planning since meeting the better half, that's let me see............ 20 years ( doesn't time fly ?). Burnt many a midnight oil with wifey, North, South, village or city ???? My vote was Pattaya, hers village so after 20 years we hit a compromise Chiang Raiiiiii ! Ever felt like you've been conned ?

And by the way if ever I've been spotted in Boy's Town, it's only a short cut I use to Beach Rd.

As it happens we are coming out at the end of the month, one week in Pattaya & 3 weeks in CR. Haven't been down there for about 4 years, be good to catch-up with afew

expats I know down there. Be glad to write something ( hotel/bars/grub) if it's of interrest ?

Just like to say, to the regular writer on this forum how much I have enjoyed reading the majority of topics.As you can see by the amount of posts, I am not much of a writer and only recently subscibe as a member.Not that I'm the silent type, it's just that I'm crap when it comes to doing anything on a computer.And to be honest living in the uk, and only holidaying in the LOS for 4-5 weeks of the year, doesn't really qualify me on the do & donots advise on topics ?Anyway well done too all who take the time, to help and advise people who visit CR, keep up the good work.

Don't tell me there's another one I've got to get my head around ?

I remember about 20years ago just after we got married in Thoeng. The wife was eager to please me, and asked what I would like to eat ? Now in them day english food was hard to come by, and I had been living on sticky rice and hot sauce with raw veg (as a side salad). But I had spotted cocktail sausages in a vacuum pack in the local market, so I said I'd love some sausage & french fries (she didn't under stand chips in them days). Nor did she understand sausage, the harder I tried to explain the more confused we both got. I said pig, she said moo, I said no not cow, pig. I started to grunt (like a pig) she said yes moo, I said no moo moo, honk honk P-I-G. After what seemed an eternity she led me outside and to her next door neighbours house, around the back she pointed and said moo. I followed her finger and low and behold a pig, I thought to my self then, I'm going to have trouble with this Thai lingo ??? Thankfully 20years on my wife speaks english but amusingly with a Welsh accent, and I know moo = pig.