Neeranam

I know a guy who managed to take in enough methadone to knock out a herd of elephants for weeks only last month - in his luggage!!!

The last big crackdown over 3 years ago saw quite a few people shot for just taking drugs and not actually selling them. 

The boys in brown personally finished dealers off, A thai guy I knew was shot about 6 times in front of his farang wife,

It was just over 2 years ago in Isarn and most of the country.

You are for this to happen again?

Maybe booze will follow, and that wouldn't be good for you.

There seems to be a lot of interest in gardening and pets recently, so I will throw out my question.

I am wanting to build a fish pond in my garden under a banana tree, is this ok?

I want to make it about 6 square metres.

Can anyone offer ideas on the best way to do this. I want to do it for my daughters birthday, so want to do it myself. What I am thinking of is digging the hole and lining it with cement. Anyone got experience of pumps etc. I don't want to spend more than 5,000 baht on the pond and maybe the same for fish.

Absolutley 

I'm goona start by pointing out the guy who stands near my bar trying to sell cocaine

Fair enough.

There is another side to the recent war on drugs though.

I work with addicts who are trying to recover upcountry and I have heard some terrible stories about what happened during the war on drugs. People killed for buying 1 yaa baa pill. Innocents who never touched drugs in prison for a long stretch just becaause they didn't cooperate with the police in other matters.

terrible terrible terrible!

อีหลี is what you stick in after eating and you are over full or it was very very tasty (saap illee)

หลาย ๆ -- kin lai lai (kin mut) ate it all!!

อีหลี means very much, not only for food.

หลาย ๆ kin lai lai , gin hai moht.

Sorry I can't use the Thai script right now.

Another Isaarn one I hear is " im kak ee lee der" meaning really full.

1. khot aroi.

2. roi jung hoo

3. aroi jung loei

4. aroi mak mak

5. aroi jing jing

6. aroi jing

7. aroi

8. choei choei

9. moi koi aroi thaorai

10. mai aroi

These are responses to my wife's question of " aroi mai"?

Does anyone else know of anymore?

There are alsoa few in Isaarn which I use locally.

Maybe you want to get back to the subject now and answer the question why you are still living in Thailand. I have already done so while you are still owing an answer.

I used to like the partying and late nights, but after a few years I got burnt out. I am speaking excessive abuse here. I couldn't care about the licensing laws, closing times now. If I wanted to drink(or do drugs) I know where I could do so 24 hours a day in Bangkok, or elsewhere.

Why not just go out drinking earlier?

Why do I stay here? Family is not an issue, as they would be just as happy, if not happier abroad. I still love this country and I am perfectly happy most of the time. When I am not happy, I think to myself how unhappy I would be if I were elsewhere and soon change my mood.

There are of course a few negatives, but the positives outweigh them every time. I can see myself spending the rest of my days here.

One negative today, it is too hot. I can live with that.

One positive, there is a lovely swimming pool nearby that I am off to now with my daughter, after we finish off about 7 mangoes.

Well, we all know what "dakling" is in Thai, right?

A Monkey's ass!

HA ha.

Nice pics. Where are you?

If I were a tycoon, I would have a lot more greenery around the mansion.

The locals must think they have won the lottery.

I for one am glad that Thailand is cracking down, There are too many people here who don't contribute anything apart from drugs and problems.

Here's to the end of these idiots. 

Are you agreeing with the recent crackdown on drugs?

Appears like government is on the right track and all the work and activities start to bear fruits.

Congrats TRT and well, keep going.

Is this a case of trolling?

You must be either joking or ignorant(of what the government is doing to the country)or both.

Seems fair enough to me. He obviously thought you were not going to buy it. He probably couldn't give a toss if it sells or not. He probably just cleans them.

we had a pool table in our canteen &a darts board ,they used to come over and ask us to play a game of pool- which at first we used to do,--but boy oh boy!if they started losing all ###### was let loose!talk about "throwing their toys out of the buggy"they used to sling the pool cue across the room then storm off ,so perhaps they have something i common with some thais !

There is a big difference between "loss of face" and "loss of temper".

QUOTE(andy50 @ 2005-05-03 03:26:54)

what happens ,if a farang challeges/engages a thai/some thais to a game of ---say snooker or a card game , or they challenge him/her to the same,  etc

The falang should know better either way. If he challenges and wins, then of course there is the potential for problems as you suggest. There is no way to win, because even if you win, you lose.

Same goes with the opposite challenge. Even if you win, you lose.

The easiest thing to do is smile, say you don't gamble, and offer to buy a round. No fuss, no muss, and everyone is happy.

In my experience, the Thai may lose face against a farang in a tourist area, when gambling. Outside Patpong or Nana etc., I don't think it has anything to do with face. Most farang who have been in Thailand for more than a few years don't go to the touristy areas as they know what the locals are saying about them and the way they feel about them. In my opinion, most of the Thais that hang around Pat Pong or Nana, or Khao San Road are the scum of the country.

That sounds about right you have to smile and joke even if you are losing, to show that you dont really care. Its not smiling and joking that will lose you "face". His misses probably gave him sh1t though when he went home 

So true. My Thai friend who was saving up for a new car lost all his savings that had taken him a year to save playing cards over two days in Songkran.

100,000 baht!

He of course, just smiled and said "mai pen rai".

I used to play snooker everyday for money.

No big deals once you get to know the locals.

They get pissed off if they lose, but who doesn't.

The alkies are the ones to look out for, never accept theier challenge.

I just got back from the Department of Labour.

Then I realised that this is Labour day.

They seemingly do not class themselves as labour(they are above it!)

10 pm last night in central Khon Kaen, trees blown over and much flooding. I couldn't get the car along Mitraphap road(highway 2) . All the cars were diverting around the area just past big C.

Cowboy? Expiry date predictions anyone?

May 2006

I have a Thai logic question. I must have 800,000 baht in my Thai bank account to qualify for my retirement visa. HOWEVER, if I marry it drops to 400,000. Is this proof that two can live cheaper than one?

Two can live cheaper than one!

Half all the expenses.

Makes sense to me.

My marriage extension was not given on the basis of my taking the cahs out after a couple of weeks, I think.

They told me the last time that they check every three months now, whatever that means. It pisses me off having to borrow the money but that is what I will do and keep it there as long as the lender is happy with.

The first time I did it I took the money out after one week with no problems. I think they are clamping down, the b@stards.

How many of the immigation staff have 400,00 in the bank, I wonder????

I'd be quite happy if the place were knocked down.

Too many bad memories. I used to drink there regularly years ago and knew heaps of people. I went there recently and didn't recognise a single soul.

Anyone got any info about this place, or any other visa agent?

The gym is called Leaders, Wellness and is above Tesco Lotus in the Hang Dong Road, Chaing Mai.

I don't know about your theory regarding my Wife, but hey , who knows?

Speaking about gyms, I went to Fitness first a few years back and they offered me membership for 8000 (only if I paid monthly by credit card). I said that I would pay for a year cash. The price 20000 b!

They are a British company, I think

So in Summary, if you can use it and all your paperwork is correct go to the 1-stop, so so so much easier than Suan Phlu and the Labour office.

Could you please tell me more about this 1-stop place.

I haven't met anyone, but there are many i would like to meet. Maybe at the planned piss-up. There are also a few that I definately wouldn't want to meet

Am I that forgettable, mate?  (just kidding of course)

Have met only two TV members in person, R.C. (current) and KevinN (former). Enjoyed company of both.

Have exchanged PM's with many, and have tried to meet others, but alas, time and circumstances don't often come together.

Whatever happened to KevinN?