Gsxrnz

Got two food stories in line with the OP.

Once ordered an English breakfast and the menu offered jam or marmalade for the toast. I ordered the marmalede. The meal arrived with jam - oh well, not a problem. I'd no sooner downed a mouthfull of sausage when an omellete arrives. I didn't order this says I. "Yes you dit, you order armalet." Truly a Thai moment.

Second case was in a mall at a steak restaurant. Three of us (all falangs) and the serving staff had zero Thai. No probs, my mate and I reckon we can use our various levels of Thai to get through this. He has a wide vocab but is tone deaf - I can wing it on the tones. We each order a steak dish on the menu and we all also ordered side orders of onion rings, a baked potato, and french fries. We used the point and shoot method on the menu but had to elaborate about the side dishes.

Our meals arrive, but missing the side orders. Never mind, we're hungry and running late for an appointment. We each had a mouthful of food when suddenly, three more plates arrive - the same steak orders, but complete with the side orders. So we now had six meals for the three of us. We explained and suddenly they understood. To be fair, probably our fault for thinking we're too flash on the Thai - I think we said laew-gaw and dooay to much.

They didn't charge for the extra food but we saw them tucking into the food as we finished our meal.

So where are all the women in the photo, looks like it was a gay sex party or did they just arrest the guys

Nope. "....15 men and 7 women, who all later failed drug tests, were arrested..."

I too, was a little concerned about the disparity of female party goers vis a vis males, but then it's a little unclear as to how the BIB attributed sexuality to the ladyboys.

She sure got the trifecta.

Nuh - a copper's missus probably managed to pick three up and down and got stiffed on the 28K Baht payout.

Hows that old sayin' go - "If I had 50 satang for every time I've been ripped off for 50 satang, I'd have enough baht to buy a condominium contraceptive."

A benevolent dictatorship is superior to a corrupt democracy.

I agree, but unfortunately the benevolency of a dictator is often in conflict with the absolute power corrupting absolutely theory.

2nd dentist confirmed it was not cracked. They did the same test, for free.

Um.......why did you believe the second dentist made the correct diagnosis when he/she totally contradicted the first dentist's diagnosis?

So now you have the dilemna of not knowing which of the two dentists (if either) are giving you the correct information/diagnosis.

The heavy ceramic sink had crashed to the floor.

Off-topic (slightly): Be very careful with hotel ceramic sinks/basins. The wall fixings may be strong when the unit was initially installed, but those fixings are notorious for coming loose, with the result that you'll pull the unit right off the wall! (I know - I have done this).

[DIY builder tip #128):

The basins in my hotel businesses are fixed with 6 inch long bolts that go right through the supporting wall to the exterior of the building. You would have to pull the whole wall down before the basin falls off that wall...

Considering that the cinder block walls between the piles are usually erected with crappy mortar and sans rebar, I'd have thought your walls would be coming down on a regular basis.

I watched a condo being built and on the third floor the "bricklayer" must have lost the plot and didn't set the wall back about a foot from the face of the piles as on the other floors. A month later I saw them remove the wall from the inside.

They removed alternate bricks at the top with a sledge hammer and then as I was casually sitting by my pool having a smoke, I saw the wall fall out in one piece - In the hole that was left were about a dozen Cambodian labourers who had basically formed a scrum and pushed it out. Made a helluva bang - luckily none of the Cambodians followed it down.

Once again I find myself living in a different Thailand to many TV members.

Daily, I receive acknowledgement from strangers for opening a door, making a gap in the traffic, standing aside to let someone pass and similar such acts of common courtesy. Maybe some of you guys don't see (or don't want to see) the deference that is offered - the nodding of a head or a quick smile, or even a full fledged dip if the generational gap is significant. Sure, not 100% of the time, but no less frequently than I would expect at home.

As to specific payback, I could list dozens of situations where we have helped others in minor ways and been rewarded with favours or gifts that meet or exceed the help given. And made some very good family friends in the process.

The latest that happened just yesterday was receiving a box load of vegetables from a very remote acquaintance because she needed a lift to the bus station with her luggage two weeks ago and I just happened to be going that way. On her return she makes a point of bringing us the box of veges at some cost to herself in terms of time and effort.

It's not so much you live in a different Thailand,more like a different planet,what are you on,and where can i get some.

I rest my case.

Somebody at TOT might want to mention the jetski scammers to him. Be nice to see the army boys carting a few of the scammers off to pastures new.

"OUTSTANDING inventions by Thai women, including one that promises to change the lives of diabetics, have won international recognition."

Now, if they can invent a way to get their lazy boyfriends and husbands to stop drinking, support the children they father and take responsibility in supporting their families, they could be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

Funny. I always like to say Thailand would be nowhere without its women, who are far, far more dynamic than their counterparts, on nearly all levels, except perhaps some sports. Without its women, not sure where this country would be. Though the men pretend to run things, it is the women behind the scenes who are the glue that holds this nation together. When families stop telling their boys how special they are, just because they were born male, perhaps things will chance. But, you have to convince those little boys they are nothing special. I would start by telling my son he is nothing special. His sister is smarter, more capable, and he needs to play catch up to be as special as she is. Study hard, excel at everything you do, show some pride in your work, and maybe you can be as special as your sister some day!

You would have thought Singapore and Pearl Harbor would have taught some people some things but they keep making the same mistakes at underestimating Asian Males.

Those that don't know much about history are doomed to repeat it. Is that how that old saying goes?

I believe pearl harbor was my exact point. Women in Thailand are smarter. Perhaps in Asia? I cannot speak to that. Would women have invaded pearl harbor, or started WWII in the Pacific? I doubt it.

Spidermike007

Ever heard of the late Maggie Thatcher?

Also Kamagra is a prescription drug here (presuming it is a legal import) why not get the Thai produced "sidegra" cheaper and at least legal in Thailand.

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Kamagra is 24B a sachet if you buy a box of 50. That's 1,200B. Or the uninformed might pay 1,500-2,000B.

How much is Sidegra?

On topic, I know a bloke that used to take Kamagra and Viagra home to NZ by the suitcase full and made a fortune selling it. He got away with it eight times before he got pinged. The result was the goods confiscated and a fine (can't remember how much but it wasn't huge) and he now gets searched every time he re-enters the country.

@Gsxrnz thanks

Where is there a tukcom in BKK?

Unsure if there is one, but any decent looking repair shop should do it cheap enough. But concentrate on freeing up space and defragging first as this is more than likely the issue.

EDIT: Just had a thought - the defrag will take a very long time so make sure you keep the unit cool. Aircon and a fan blowing at it should help considerably. You don't want it to shut down part way through a defrag.

It all depends if the Paying Bank has a direct relationship with the Beneficiary Bank to clear or remit funds. A very simple explanation (although not technically accurate) of this is does each of those banks have an account with each other. If they do, they can exchange currencies easily and you pay the standard fee at your Paying Bank ($20-$30) and a small commission in Thailand by your Beneficiary Bank - say 0.25% or a flat fee.

If they do not have a direct relationship as explained above, there is a network of international banks that specialise in clearing FX and they maintain relationships with banks all over the world. This would be a Correspondent Bank, which your Paying Bank uses as an intermediary agaent, and yes they will take a fee/commission along the same lines as your Paying Bank.

Typically, the Correspondent Bank will be domiciled in the country of the origin of the funds, but not always.

^^ Thanks for the replies!!

I will see what I can remove.

I already did CCleaner earlier today, removing temp files, cookies, browser cache etc and wiping free disk space.

Will see later if it starts up better because of that

How does one swap RAM modules?

Open it up and remove/replace them. If unsure, a techi at Tukcom or similar will probably do it for 2-300B. Get it cleaned out while they're inside it - that will help your overheating issue as well.

It all sounds like a good idea to me, provided they do it to lending at the same time.

I wouldn't mind an overdraft with a negative interest rate. Just wait long enough and the bank will pay it for you.

Borrow $1,000,000 at -10% p.a, don't pay the sods a cent, and in less than 10 years with the compunding effect, you're debt free - AWESOME!

Agree re the nearly full drive. Strip some stuff out and put it onto a remote drive, do a defrag and see how it goes. Get it down to less than 80% if you can. Run CCleaner also to clean up your registry - it's probably a mess if you've never cleaned it up be before. Also, deinstall all unnecessary programs that you may have installed over the years.

I'm guessing it will improve somewhat but if it's a dodgy piece of hardware you may have to go further.

re the shutting down after extended use due to overheating - get a fan for it to sit on and install something like Speedfan to monitor your temperatures.