jayenram

I think we'd all agree that Elvis was the king of rock n roll, but not the father.

I agree. I'm not aware that Elvis penned any of the songs he's known for.

Given that the son is not necessarily a clone of the father, I'll go abstract and say that I consider the Deep South Blues singers/composers to be the father(s).

Happy Birday Bukk me owd mate.

My head is looking forward to seeing you up here again.

Cheers

"Thigh boots are us"

I think I've tried all of the internal flight carriers' websites but I can't find an operator that goes to these airports, despite being almost certain that these flights exist.

Can anybody help please?

Thanks

PBair fly to Buriram:

http://www.pbair.com/

Not sure who is flying to Khorat these days.

My extension was based upon my retirement. A mate went to extend his visa based on marriage yesterday (Kab Cheong). They required two copies of all his documents.

Bur compared with Jayenram with 1.4 tonnes (lets call that 1.5 cubic metres per year) he's nearly double my consuption. & Archa too!!! Yuck!!!

I've just passed the 58 tonnes mark so you can now w*rk out how old I am!

Considering my first pint was 1 shilling and 5 pence which escalated to over 1 pound a pint prior to leaving UK and now I am paying on average Bht 35.00 a pint, I reckon the total outlay must be in the region of Bht 3,500,000.00. Oh well!

Home: Archa

Out: Archa (or *Chang* if no Archa available)

Consumption: 1.40 tonnes per year (approximately)

Now I use mine all the time - just have to remember to pay off the full amount each month!

There is an option for a direct debit from an account of your nomination.

I think I received my Thai Airways/ Amex card in 2001 but I've had an Amex card since 1975. I use it primarily to pay my TOT, AIS, UBC and Internet accounts. Kasikorn Bank settles the bill by direct debit every month.

Another Sam Law

Song laws?

A Mototuklaw

Bloody marvellous me side are aching

That song came to mind the first time I met you Mac.

I went to the Kab Cheong Provincial Immigration office yesterday to apply for my sixth consecutive Extension of Stay in The Kingdom. For the first time, the Immigration Officer required only one copy of my supporting documents instead of the usual two.

It appears that the computer age has arrived in Isaan.

A question for the Last of the Summer Wine crew at the Farang Connection pub.

What hotels in Surin offer WIFI? Also I have heard of a new hotel in Prasat…..any comments?

I will be up for a couple of days early July and will pop in to the FC.

Most of the "Last of the Summer Wine" crew wouldn't know how to turn on a computer. "WIFI?"

Nothing for sex-tourists here at all.

Not 100% accurate by I understand your point.

A little Jiggery Pokery

Happy Birthday Mac

And as a present, I'll direct you here:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/8eba0265-93a2-40...ghing-Policeman

Cheers

:D

Tried a pint last night (this morning) whilst watching the Montreal qualifying. It was very still and very, very dry and appeared to pack a bit of a kick (difficult to be sure after a gallon of Archa/*Chang*). Whatever, I'll certainly be brewing some more; maybe fizz it up a little bit next time.

After my lard/suet question I noticed they have 250gm Atora at about 120 bahts.

As I now have some Atora suet (kindly donated by a frequent traveller) and I'm reminded of my old Yorkshire mum's recipe for what she called "seasoned pudding". It's not a pudding in the desert sense but eaten as a starter as a change from Yorkshire puddings (same idea, fill you up so you don't eat as much meat). I've never known anyone else but my mum make this.

1 loaf of bread (preferably past it's sell-by-date) broken up and soaked in milk for 1 hour.

Suet to the equivalent of 1/2 the loaf.

Chopped onion to the equivalent of the loaf.

1 Egg.

2 tsp Sage.

Salt and pepper.

Squeeze the bread with your hands to remove the majority of the milk. Discard the milk. Add the remaining ingredients to the bread and mix well. Place the mixture in a greased tin or oven-proof dish to a thickness of 30 to 35 mm. Bake in a preheated oven (200 degC) for around 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the pudding is a dark brown colour. Serve hot with lashings of onion gravy.

Some of it comes down to the freshness of the herbs and spices

In my opinion, you've hit the nail on the head here. And the freshness of the vegetables. etc.

I think some of it comes from the fact that the food you eat in the west, has been well, westernized.

I totally agree here also, however I have not lived in the West for many a year. But I am old enough to remember the so-called Chinese and Indian restaurants that were around in UK in the 70's which were so far removed from their original food styles as to be virtually western.

Thanks for the info guys. I'll be going on the 14th.

Cheers

In the past, I have normally renewed by visa extension within a week of the expiry of the old one. However, this year it would be convenient for me to renew it 2 weeks before the old one expires. Does anyone know if there is a stipulated maximum period prior to expiry within which time the extension may be renewed?

"Without cigarette smoke, the environment is good and life is fresh and clear".

Of course the car, truck and bus exhaust emissions in Bangkok are environmentally friendly.

There are some maps of Surin and the surrounding district in this thread:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...=63324&st=0

drivers who load their cars up with so much stuff that the rear of the vehicle is nearly rubbing on the tyres, and the front wheels are barely touching the ground.

The maximum load capacity of this pick-up is likely to be 700 kg. There's at least 1,000 litres of water in each of those tanks plus the gasbottle, etc. Probably amounts to 2.5 tonnes!

Educate road users. Make them aware of risks, consequences and responsibility, only then will the extraordinary death toll in Thailand stand a chance of being brought down.

I have taught two women to drive in Thailand. I taught them the correct way (as I was taught in UK) but unfortunately, driving the correct way here can actually be dangerous as you are confusing the other drivers. Until all Thai drivers drive in a correct manner (which is likely to be never), it may be necessary to effect some form of compromise.