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Troller.....

Just interested anybody have any photographs of these fantastic Thai women that we could have a look at?

This may clarify a few things, thanks

Yeah - knock yourself and your negative connotations out.....

Anyone that puts Pattaya and Lous (forgot the e?) in his moniker pretty much explains himself.....

Sometimes timing and happenstance & when you least expect it......case in point today......we went to a movie in CM Airport Plaza Mall.....we had lunch and walked around and my wife had to use the toilet so away we went - seems like she takes forever every time and usually I just find a place to sit and wait while watching the legs and other good parts walk by.....today I also had to get rid of some liquid & headed for the adjoined Mens room - - - - whoa - the gal mopping in there was 22-28ish and very good looking (much different from the usual 60ish wrinkly ones that have that job)......I finished and walked out to wash my hands - she was mopping at the center sinks and so I used a sink to her left - while at the sink she "stumbled/tumbled" right into me....I saw her in the mirror and turned to catch her and it was a soft landing with her being in no hurry to move away - I caught her as a gentleman should but at the time had fleeting other thoughts & again she seemed content to nestle briefly.....most Thai gals would break out and away laughing in an embarrassed manner quickly - then look away from eye contact but she didn't....it was not awkward off balance fall withlout feet underneath it was almost like a dance step so I have to believe it was intentional but of course I could not pursue.....I went out and sat on the bench in the hallway - she came out giving me a really nice lingering smile and kept it & kept looking back at me as she went down the hallway......

I'm not a young sprout any longer and don't look like I used to....so - for me it was a very pleasant interlude/question mark.....I am used to giving and getting a lot of smiles because I also smile....I find the Thai gals very friendly, open, willing, and engaging.......but - I am no longer on the prowl/trolling/obviously hunting (like the OP)....can't say that I ever was - not my nature.....

Had I been on the prowl and looked it chances are this - whatever the heck this was - would have never happened.....

I'm still not sure what exactly happened & couldn't follow it up - but I'm glad it happened......and yes based on what I observed and felt 100% female.....

It's all timing and opportunity....I didn't have the time and it wasn't opportune but it was fun/interesting/thought provoking.....

I think many opportunities are out there if you don't look like you're stalking and hoping for prey.....

The movie was good too "Lucy" - weird ending though.....

Hmmmmmm, hate to disappoint you but I think many of us older extremely hansum guys have this stuff happen now and again. For instance, last night this hansum old guy was kissed by 2 ladies. Yes I had sung a few numbers but I seem to be an old irresistible guy...... ............

Good on you...I enjoy singing and am actually good at it but never get the chance...the karaoke places around here carry dangers - wish I could find a venue.....when single before and with a chance to sing it was magnetic.....

I don't need the fringe benefits anymore but it would be nice for me to sing more.....enjoy it.....

Not exactly sure what farang - or not farang means.....

Sometimes timing and happenstance & when you least expect it......case in point today......we went to a movie in CM Airport Plaza Mall.....we had lunch and walked around and my wife had to use the toilet so away we went - seems like she takes forever every time and usually I just find a place to sit and wait while watching the legs and other good parts walk by.....today I also had to get rid of some liquid & headed for the adjoined Mens room - - - - whoa - the gal mopping in there was 22-28ish and very good looking (much different from the usual 60ish wrinkly ones that have that job)......I finished and walked out to wash my hands - she was mopping at the center sinks and so I used a sink to her left - while at the sink she "stumbled/tumbled" right into me....I saw her in the mirror and turned to catch her and it was a soft landing with her being in no hurry to move away - I caught her as a gentleman should but at the time had fleeting other thoughts & again she seemed content to nestle briefly.....most Thai gals would break out and away laughing in an embarrassed manner quickly - then look away from eye contact but she didn't....it was not awkward off balance fall withlout feet underneath it was almost like a dance step so I have to believe it was intentional but of course I could not pursue.....I went out and sat on the bench in the hallway - she came out giving me a really nice lingering smile and kept it & kept looking back at me as she went down the hallway......

I'm not a young sprout any longer and don't look like I used to....so - for me it was a very pleasant interlude/question mark.....I am used to giving and getting a lot of smiles because I also smile....I find the Thai gals very friendly, open, willing, and engaging.......but - I am no longer on the prowl/trolling/obviously hunting (like the OP)....can't say that I ever was - not my nature.....

Had I been on the prowl and looked it chances are this - whatever the heck this was - would have never happened.....

I'm still not sure what exactly happened & couldn't follow it up - but I'm glad it happened......and yes based on what I observed and felt 100% female.....

It's all timing and opportunity....I didn't have the time and it wasn't opportune but it was fun/interesting/thought provoking.....

I think many opportunities are out there if you don't look like you're stalking and hoping for prey.....

The movie was good too "Lucy" - weird ending though.....

Please report back later OP after you get asked to buy a new............

Marlene's normally like Mrs pgrahmm and 96tehtarp and doing nice things for me, so I try and give back a little. I was giving Marlene a foot massage one evening and she started shouting out in pain with cramp and asked me to pull her big toe, so i did......and she broke wind, followed by

I know i'm a lucky man.

Basically she asks for very little...a littlr bit later she was reconciling the monthly budget and chastising herself for some little personal things she'd gotten herself ....we sailed through the month just fine....only thing it looks like we nerd more of is clothes hangers...

Plastic pouches with a double sealed ziplock top and fold over snap buttons and an adjustable sturdy string for neck wear is available at beach front tourist shops in Ao Nang ... I bought one - thought I would hate to wear it -- but don't... It is waterproof - sweat proof and very difficult to lose...

We have a bunch from our beach travels too....+ some from Songkran both purchased and give aways.....always know right where they are - and always forget them - because handy for the phones around water....going to stick a couple of the good ones in the back pack right now.....

My wife wears a leather backpack type purse when we are on the road.....in crowds she'll move it to the front.....we will either keep the PP in that purse or in a zipper pocket in my backpack while on the move.....generally I don't carry it around - so far no one has ever asked for more than my TDL when traveling in country.....usually in the hotel safe on day walk abouts - if someone wants it bad enough we can go back for it....when flying it stays on me.....all of my trekking shorts, travel slacks, and 3/4 legged pants have at least one zipper pockets and some have a hidden zipper pocket - I don't buy any others......

One of my worst fears is getting in water somewhere and forgetting I have my PP or phone in my pocket.....

So far - so good.....

I'm sitting in the living room watching baseball on my phone while the wife is out tending to her roses and orchids.....

In she walks through the front door with the shy Thai smile.....takes her hand out from behind her back and gives me a beautiful Red Rose - a big smile and a kiss ...... another big smile and back to her Rose garden.......

Anyone that pays enough attention, is patient enough, and lucky enough to find the right Thai woman is a very lucky and blessed man.....

If you hear an angle it's probably because you took a wrong one driving and it's the crash you're gonna hear......you might hear Angels shortly there after.....if you smell something burning - then forget the Angels because you've worked all the angles just to get to where you are.....

Cute kids in the stroller.....closest thing to Angels we'll see from posters in TVF

That's only authorized to be used in the ones in Pattaya, near Nana Plaza, and Phuket I think.........

All this harping going on around here......

If you are there - which wasn't made exactly clear = why the need for a nanny.....with a young baby and guessing breast feeding this is the easiest time for care....just have to get use to the hours.....manning up is just that - you're the Dad so you're 1/2 the help too & probably all that is needed in the immediate future.....maybe talk nanny later if your wife goes back to work and/or more children come along.....the toddler years are the ones that are more useful for a nanny....most of the friends I have with nannies scale back on using them once the kids are in school because basically the kids will be learning more than a nannys infuence can give them and the parents want to be more intimately involved with the forming of learning/people skills and character guidance.

Seems people on here have enough trouble trying to get/keep a decent maid to do simple house chores let alone someone to entrust a child to.....

Maybe a maid 2 days a week for awhile until the routine becomes easier.

Back in the states the worst behaved children I've ever witnessed all had nannies....they knew who had the leverage and basically held everyone hostage playing everyone against the other. The nannies and parents were bascially powerless.....

Congrats on the new family......

Saw some pruney looking guy driving down the road not watching what he was doing.....looked like he was trying to make his horn work by pushing all over the place on the steering wheel with two fingers.....almost ran over a herd of domesticated badgers on the way to the milking barn......DANGEROUS situation......if badgers run it ruins the milk.......

We got a Pajero as we have two little kids, need the space, enjoy the safety factor, and it's not insanely expensive (1.2mb).

It also runs on diesel, which is cheaper.

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+ 1 for the Pajero - been driving them since the 80's on and off road in 3 different areas of the world....have seen them roll and or land on the roof - turn them back over & let the fluids drain down and away they go usually with a cracked windshield (we ususally had to pool our AAA cards for the other 4x4's that tried to come along due to carnage) - these are very strong cars.....had someone hit in Calif by a drunk driver in a dually 3/4 ton Ford F350 - the drunk was doing 70 MPH down hill when he lost it - hit head on to the Montero doing 55-60 going uphill - everyone survived....many reports over the years of these stout cars giving it up while keeping their owners alive/safe under accident conditions.....that's what I drive in LOS (diesel also) and although I may not have the mobility many espouse sometimes trading armor for mobilty has proven fatal more often than not when push comes to crunch.....I like driving a vehicle that sits high for visibilty reasons - if I'm not driving as squirrelly or as fast as the more mobile cars so be it....I can get 650+ k per tank (important to me) and usually keep rolling along while their getting topped off......

In the states had 3 vehicles - Montero/Pajero = fun car could go anywhere feeling safe.....Lexus sports car I drove thoughout the western states participating in sports - extremely quick for a production car and very agile - but I never felt completely safe - a lot had to do with limited visibilty compared to the other vehicles even though the mileage was great as well as the fun of pure driving.....car 3 is a Toyota 4 Runner - same safety rating as the MB 400 (highest at time of production) - this is used for touring and towing and has all the airbags and curtains + a capable 4x4 for adverse conditions (important to me) - of all the vehicles this is what I feel safest in.....have driven the Fortunas (not avail in US) and they are not very solid feeling or impressive.....Did had a Hilux 4 door 4x4 Diesel here in LOS for 2 years and felt safe in that but not very good on twisty wet roads.....

I have experienced this also......

Best sentence used to describe it to me = there are NO secrets in Thailand......and Thai women love to be intuitive/chat/tattle/spy/assume/share/alert.....

I have noticed that people you know and haven't seen for a millenium pop up when you least expect it (if you see them at all)......now they all have smart phones/cameras/video.....and are not shy about asking other Thai's about almost anything.....

If their police forces were this effective Thailand would be crime free.....

In my view the median age of bargirls over the last decade has increased in the order of 10 years.

Well....so are you - maybe when you were younger they just looked younger......with the crowd they hang with it ages someone pretty quickly - even with those stunning beautiful Thai genes that help women look younger for decades.....

One thing I've noticed is gals have started to adopt a "western culture" attitude with wearing more make up - on that beautiful Thai skin it actually detracts instead of enhancing......I'm sure it would be a losing battle trying to convince them of that......

It does not apply now but a few years ago it did and I was one of 2 farangs within a 15 mile radius....the other farang is a great friend and person.....I quite enjoyed the temple and village parties - had I known more of the ground rules then I could have found some delicious trouble to get into....however I - being quite visible would never know who might have taken offense if I (as tempted to) made moves with some of the gals & found myself in more trouble country style than it would have been worth.......did manage a fun time or three anyway.....

I was 28 k away from a major city with all the entertainment I'd ever want to find - when I wanted it......

Started in the time of Alley - Og & Ug.......at first the round orbs were hard to find.....they noticed that a dinosaur or bird egg would roll but when they started hitting them with their clubs to try and invent golf, cricket, bowling, and baseball it got messy and attracted predators, flies, and angry dinosaurs & birds that noticed their eggs were missing.....one day they happened by a volcano and found one shaped like a donut.... Og and Ug didn't like it because it was hard to roll when hit by a stick.....Alley - who's last name was Firestone put it in his cave thinking it might be proven useful later......

They continued their search until one day they tripped on a round orb....they noticed right away it was different from the other rocks they hit about because they could no longer play on a hillside because they had to chase the damn thing forever........so they made a playing field - which they had to level - thus the term "level" the playing field.....eventually poked holes in the field and drew lines so they could do different things with the orbs using different sticks.....all went well until they invented lawyers and then rules were created which put limits on scoring and how long a game could last (except for cricket which never ends)....as time went on they used shells to barter to sell and buy tickets - pretty soon the demand outstripped available venues and inflation was invented.....with inflation then came volleyball, football, and basketball soon became the rage and bats & sticks had competition for the for the shells, sheckles, and metal bits of the fan base......Og and Ug went on to franchise sports entertainment as we now know it......Alley was never any good at sports - one day he was in his cave scratching his balls when his brother Harvey stubbed his toe on the donut shaped rock and asked Alley if he could have it......

Harvey Firestone eventually figured it out ..... and as they say - the rest is history.......

For most Westerners somebody with a tattoo is somewhat low-classed or belongs to a certain group of people who would like to distinguish themselves from "normal" people.

For Thai (if not many more Asians) a tattoo has often a different meaning; in many cases it protects the bearer against evil and attacks and in many other cases it brings a lot of prosperity.

It's one of the reasons, that a Thai doesn't appreciate a farang with tattoo's; "Why should they have a tattoo as a non-believer?"

There are Asian countries that see the tattoo as a character flaw.....at one time the Korean armed services (for one) would not take any young man that had a tattoo believing as such.....then the young men got smart and started getting them to avoid the time due in the service.....from what I understand they started taking them and then had the tatoos removed from said young men.....

I don't like tats and are seldom knowingly around a lot of people that sport them......

I think some of the asian tattoos are much more a work or art than the counter parts from western countries....don't know whether to laugh at or pity the 50+ year old farangs that wander around with their new Thai tats showing - especially on their calfs or ankles.....

The consulate made it a point to explain the letter and purpose when I received my new passort......immigration = no problem

I have not been but live close enough that we shop at the Rimping next door.......From what I've heard from friends that have been is the food is over priced and mediocre at best 180B for Pad Thai.......the non Thai food is not very good with small portions at a high cost versus other places (sounds like a remix from the Rosewood that use to be there - hope they didn't hire the same cook he single handedly drove people away with his food)......the beer is over priced.....the pool tables are poorly placed with one camped against a wall to too close to one.......

Undoubtably there is a very high rent factor in place - KF is known for that.......

On the plus side was the multiple TV's and decor.....location if you happen to live there (fair smattering of farangs - but not enough for this place)....there will be a McD's nearby but personally I hate seeing them popping up 10K away from each other......hate to see them at all in Thailand......

I think the Rimping will do well as time goes on - as far as the Game - I look at it and think wrong approach and location......when I lived close enough to bicycle to Rimping the neighborhood is a very high percent Thai and all are established purchased homes with few rentals - not exactly the perfect market for this place.....two nights a week there is a nice clean night market there the wife loves & sometimes I'm the only farang I see - other times might see 5 farang there but certainly not from what I've seen from when I lived there for over a year is there enough support for this place....the little bar right across the way on nights and market nights used to have live music .......even with called mixed drinks at 100-110B it was unusual to see up to 8-10 farangs there & the Thai's would buy their food at the night market then come and use the tables for hours and listen to the music.......

As Elvis said "cool never goes out of style"......my wife thinks she is old at 36......she in fact looks much younger.....I'm 66 and have/still participate in sports & have had people put me as younger....associating with the younger players and people of all ages through the years probably helps....but body wise the years of sports is catching up......I think there is alot to grooming and care - there is also something refreshing about a young spirited open mind and approach to life that dis-enfranchises age to those around you....they love it when I'm out running down the frisbie with them or hiking....for me possibly middle age just left but fortunately my family have gone to their 90's+ with rosie cheeks and young spirits so part might be genetics disposition too.....

As Elvis said "cool never goes out of style"......my wife thinks she is old at 36......she in fact looks much younger.....I'm 66 and have/still participate in sports & have had people put me as younger....associating with the younger players and people of all ages through the years probably helps....but body wise the years of sports is catching up......I think there is alot to grooming and care - there is also something refreshing about a young spirited open mind and approach to life that dis-enfranchises age to those around you....they love it when I'm out running down the frisbie with them or hiking....for me possibly middle age just left but fortunately my family have gone to their 90's+ with rosie cheeks and young spirits so part might be genetics disposition too.....

If I were to import a vehicle that NO immigration person nor any of his friends would desire to own, might the import process be less forbidden?

I am planning to retire to Thailand, and that lets me import a car without duty, as well as household effects, including decent size shovels (I hope) and maybe a ride-on mower for the lawn.

I was thinking of buying an almost defunct, but still drivable box truck (10 to 14' box) fill it up with my stuff and ship it.

Maybe in a container or whatever. Then, once arrived in BKK , i drive it to my new domicile (300 mls up north).Then junk the truck, or use the box for storage.

Seems to me a very economical way to move to a far away country, until some Thai official needs a truck just like mine.

Where am going here, in all my pure innocence?

R.

Anything they deem as having the possiblity to make money would not be allowed.....4x4 not allowed.....I also brought mine over with the retirement shipment.....everything was AOK until the day came to pick it up - then told - sorry that type not allowed.....nothing anywhere in writing to back it up.....but - the car is no longer mine....