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    Anyone ever had a ladyboy LTR?

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

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    3 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

    Another thing I have noticed through the years... though some lady boys can be beautiful, the future is mostly sad. You don't often/ever? see a beautiful lady man. 

     

    One acquaintance every once in a while sends me photos of his ladyboy GF - I met her maybe 15 years ago.. now she looks like a truck driver. But one of the lovely quirks of life is that I think we see our partners as they were when we first met them. I see my wife that way. And it has been over 20 years... 

    If I could she'd be thinner....

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    Why are avacados cheaper in UK than Thailand?

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    4 hours ago, DJ54 said:

    Can you post a picture what they look like and I’ll look for some. Local are hard to determine when ripe and seems spoilage. HAAS is my favorite when in S. California they were decent prices… one of the imported brands here seem to have roots instead of fruit.

    Similar to this more slender than round.....

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    Soi Dogs

    in Plants, Pets & Vets in Thailand

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    I bicycle ride about 5-7 kilos almost every night.....I can encounter 5 to 20 dogs.....I buy dog treats from Lazada that I carry in my pocket.....On my route I run into the same ones.....

    I've made some friends along the way = have 2 dogs I've taught tricks to & 1 Bangkeaw dog whose owner moved away and left with an empty house....If I see him I'll whistle & he'll follow me home and I'll feed him, brush him down, and chat with him for awhile.... He'll often sit on my lap when I sit on the front step & has jumped up in my arms for attention.....Then he goes back to guard "his" house, where he was abandoned.....

     

    For the dogs that have proved aggressive - 2 - I just pass by because they will attack other dogs while I'm giving treats....After awhile the aggressive ones just started ignoring me.....

    However, there is one dog the will chase and bite at my foot .... Treats didn't work, stopping & fronting didn't work, shouting didn't work....

    I took a squirt bottle and filled with half half with water & lemon juice.....2 times he's attacked & 2 shots stinging in his eyes sends him cowering off about 20 feet away..... He's now afraid to approach..... I've used this on a couple of others & now I'm also on their ignore list....

    Works a charm & educates them without touch or harm or being within snapping distance....

     

    I imagine a 16oz coke bottle with a hole in the cap would squirt just as well and stop them in their tracks too.....

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    Chiang Mai - Looking for a good repair shop.

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    5 hours ago, Formaleins said:

    The bolt is inside a shroud, the biggest thing I can grip it with is a pair of 200mm pliers. Mole grips, pipe wrenches just do not have enough room to get the jaws in. I have used the helicoil system before and it works well, certainly worth considering once I get this bolt out. You are correct too about the stripping, the truck had been taken to B-Quick tp have the fluids replaced on the day I bought it - Bquick had used a windy gun to do up the bolts and when I tried to break it free it just stripped out. Apparently, they used the same windy gun on this drain bolt as they used on my wheel nuts! It took a two metre bar to loosen the damn lug nuts - unbelievable.

    I had very poor experiences there - like crushed parts from racking & axles that fell out after R&R for servicing CV  joints....0 for 2 vehicles....

    Chiang Mai - Looking for a good repair shop.

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    There should be some rubber expansion plugs that can be used....They are designed for stripped drain plugs, inspection plugs, & freeze plugs..... I've used them successfully in the past on the old crappy Ford crankcase plugs.....

    There is no pressure build up to worry about as the diff splash lubricates.....

    I'd go to ProAuto on Hang Dong Rd.... Speak to Tonn....

     

    There has to be suppliers here....In the states any Napa Auto or parts store carried them..... There's a few different designs.....One is a push in type where you push a screwdriver into the rubber to stretch/thin the diameter & it pops in & out using the same method....Others have turn bolts that sandwich the plug expanding it to seal..... That's what's shown....

    I'm sure there's some other ways others have devised.....

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    What are your health rules you live by?

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    4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

    Intermittent fasting seems to work but the guys i know who do it don't eat the best diet at all but get away with it until they stop fasting. Personally i don't like starving myself, prefer eating whenever i want 

    I eat meal #1 at about 9am - meal #2 by 2pm.....

    On some days (once every 2 weeks?) my daughter will make some popcorn/french fries for a snack & I will grab some.....

    After establishing this initial routine/habit I found myself not craving food/snacks....

    As a result I have lost about 24 kilos & my BMI is sitting right at 2.....

    I'm 6'4"/195cm so I wasn't sporting a gut when I started, but I was more rounded....

    If I took it to the next stringent levels I probably lose more weight, but right now I feel good and eat anything I want....

    The man in the mirror also looks improved...

    No starving/cravings 98% of the time....

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    Do Filipinas make better wives than Thais?

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    Posted · Edited by pgrahmm

    1 hour ago, lextsy said:

    I have experience dating both.

     

    1) Educated middle class thais are warm, sweet and caring and loyal and show love

    2) Farm girl pattaya thais are devoid of all emotions and dont even pretend to care

    3) Educated Filipinas (Never met one) but we can flip (no pun intended) this to "Religious nut job" filos who can be studying science and suddenly ignore all that to put 3 potatos under a mat so world peace will come because their lola did it once

    4) Bar girl (Manila, Bicol, Samar, Cebu filos are funny, cheesy, cute and loving but are money grubbing opportunists using their looks / personality to take everything

     

    In summation option 1 is the only viable choice here based on my experience

    After living with & dating both over decades I'd have to say Thai women are much better than Filipina....

    I have lived in both countries & lived with/dated in both countries..... Regular women, along with women of education & accomplishment....

    The one caveat is I have never been in the bar scene or gone with a bar girl in either country so I cannot comment from that angle.....I probably missed out on some fun - and probably avoided a sh*tload of trouble....

     

    The Philippines alone would be enough to default away from a Filipina.....

    I've also had Filipina/Filipino guests here in Thailand for weeks at a time = not one wanted to return to the Philippines....To them, this looked & felt like heaven....

     

    The reasons are myriad....I posted them in great detail a few times waaay in the past & I'm just not going to write another book sized response.....

     

    Let the buyer beware (and aware)......

     

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    'thin brakes' Cockpit on Vios?

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    Usually about 3.0mm is at, or close to replacement...2.0 for sure....Unsure whether your car has squealers....

    It's a fwd car so the front brakes provide most of the stopping power....

    Brakes are a friction device....The thinner they get, the hotter they run & wear down quicker.....You don't want to go into/ruin/score your rotors....

    If they are correct you have about 20-25% brake linings remaining....They are close to, or at replacement thickness....

     

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    Why do you think 95% of Thai's still wearing a mask while riding a scooter

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    Face it, pre Covid nobody was even thinking to look at/to see if someone was wearing a mask.....

    I remember some riders wore neck gaiters, which seemed like a good idea....My wife & I have some we pack away for trips.....

    I think masks became a Covid norm + some discovered some benefit maybe from sun or fumes....Others just didn't want to bother with keeping track of the damn thing and leave it on....

    Thailand's % of Covid deaths is small compared to other countries whose people beat on their chests citing their right was to wear/not wear them....While millions were lost.....

    Our Uni daughter wears one under her high end full face helmet....I don't dissuade her....

     

    If, for some reason a motorcy rider wears one for whatever reason - let them...

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    What are your health rules you live by?

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    Posted · Edited by pgrahmm

    Intermittent fasting brought the weight down to 95 from 117 (195cm)....We eat about 9:30am and 2pm....

    The wife raises veggies & fruits in our small garden & makes sure I eat my "greens".

    I bicycle about 5k in the evenings saying hi to the neighborhood puppy's & teach them a few tricks with doggie treats....

    I bought a home gym and workout 6 days a week + a few light dumbbells - sometimes 2 a day = Sundays off....Nothing overly strenuous & reps of 40-60-100 go by quickly depending on which exercise.....At first I was using less reps with heavier weights but I didn't like stretching the machine cables too much....

    Breakfast usually is the standard eggs, bacon, toast, veggies....

    I make our bread & make our large pizzas 2x large baking sheets....

    No smoking....Saturday nights we'll karaoke accompanied by some Rum & Coke....

     

    Weeding sugar and coke Zero out of my life....Water works just fine....

     

    I ride the bike rather than walk because for too many years or rigorous team sports (until 71) have worn the knees & hips to a frazzle.... I've done 1 hip replacement & really want to avoid doing the other hip & a knee....They don't bark unless I over stress them....The bike seems like the best alternative.....

    Daily vitamins & that's about it.....

    Not as much as some do, but more than others....

    At 74 = still flexible & no real aches and pains.... Pulse rate at 58 which is unchanged over the years - I take that as a good sign = less wear & tear.....

    I generally avoid most fried foods....

     

     

    5 people

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    I hope not = I hate those other 4.....????????

     

    Jim Rohn was a required seminar in many Foutune 500 companies back in the day (mine included)....

    Without Googling I think one series was Adventures in Achievement.....

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