OneMoreFarang

Only 6 months...

My "favorite" zebra crossing is this one on Ratchadaphisek Road between Sukhumvit and Rama 4. Typical vehicles speed on that section is regularly something like 100km/h. This zebra crossing is just somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Whoever had the idea to put that zebra crossing at that place should be prosecuted.

Obviously I am not half as smart as you are. And obviously all those marketing companies are just stupid to pay celebrities for ads. After all, everybody would drink alcohol also without ads. Why are those companies so stupid? Maybe they need a bright manager like you.

Most of the time I see them playing with their phones. I guess they do that anywhere, at home, at work, whatever. I guess when they are in Foodland then they get paid while playing with their phones.

Lisa is an idol for many many Thai teens. Many of them will see that ad and many will think drinking whiskey or alcohol in general is cool. Is that the message teens should see? Obviously lots of teens and lots of people of all ages will drink alcohol with or without Lisa. But is it really good that she promotes it? And about making money and being a business manager: Maybe if you would be her business manager you would try to maximize her and your profit. But like I said, does she need all that extra money? I am sure she would still earn a fortune without that ad. And she could be a hero for i.e. promoting positive things like don't drive and drink, etc. Many more people would admire her if she would do something like that.

I find it interesting that it seems many people here support Lisa's activity to promote alcohol. I know people will still drink alcohol even if Lisa wouldn't promote it. But with her millions of young Thai fans I wouldn't be surprised if more young people would be inspired to drink alcohol. Do you think that is positive? I am sure Lisa makes enough money without this. She doesn't need extra income. She could promote i.e. don't drink and drive or similar. That would make her to a real role model.

That reminds me of those old women who try to look sexy in Foodland in the spirits row. Even in Covid times they still are there - I wouldn't exactly call it work. I wonder if they ever convinced anybody to buy a bottle or two. But I have to admit if Lisa would be there then I would let her convince me to buy that whiskey. Especially if she would promise to introduce me to Jennie. ????

Someone who hates them and/or wants to get rid of the bodies. Is it so much better if a murderer dumps the bodies in concrete or at sea or wherever? He killed them, that is IMHO the important part. How is secondary.

Let's start by saying nobody should be forced to have sex. And no older sister should bring her younger sister to a bar to offer her to customers. Personally I think one problem is this exact age definition. And let's not forget that officially prostitution is illegal in Thailand. As far as I understand it a 20 year old prostitute is accepted in Thailand. A 18 or 19 year old is not allowed to get paid for sex. And a 16 or 17 year old it definitely underage. But then, as far as I know, the age of consent in Thailand is 15 (Ages of consent in Asia - Wikipedia). And in reality lots of teenagers have sex. That is apparent just by the number of all those young mothers who work in the business. It seems to me that many Thais, and many foreigners who live a long time in Thailand, don't take laws too serious - i.e. no smoking, traffic laws, prostitution. So if a girl who works in a bar brings her younger sister to the city, does she really care if the sister is 18 or 17? Maybe she cares about it in the sense that she knows many bars wouldn't employ the 17 year old. But otherwise, who really cares? I saw in many bar that girls who work in the bars are visited by family members and friends. If a girl brings her own 2 year old child then I guess most of us don't think anything suspicious is going on. If she brings her 12 year old sister I guess most of us will still don't think anything bad about it. But how about if she brings her 16 year old sister? Maybe she is drinking Cola outside the bar and eating somtam with the girls. Is she just a visiting family member? What if a regular customer asks the older sister if he can buy the younger sister another drink. I think sometimes the lines are very blurred.

If you ignore all the pretty girls and only look at the children which maybe some girls have with them then you are in trouble.

I am sure lots of us don't see it because we don't look for it. I.e. there was a time with lots of young (maybe 12 year old) girls were selling flowers in Nana. Many of us, including me, saw girls selling flower, and nothing else. Until one guy who I know told me they are available for a lot more than just flowers. I don't know if that is true but it could be true. And "we" don't see it because hey, they are just selling flowers...

Murders happen all over the world all the time. It is not only Thailand.

Is there any information how much his "incredible network of friends" donated already? He needs initially 80k$, that should be no problem at all for such a network.

It seems some of those bikes have (maybe working) lights. But the owners don't switch it on. Maybe they try to save energy or maybe someone told them the bike will be 1km/h faster with the light out. TiT

I am always amazed by those strategically placed shopping carts. It seems the function of the front light is to light up whatever is in the shopping cart.

Just make sure you carry an orange or two in your pocket so you have an excuse.

There is only one real solution. ????

Define "fiddle around". Whatever you do, it seems to make a difference.

It is always difficult to see the real width of that on a video. I rode an unprotected concrete way (I think) similar to that for maybe 200m straight and I could see that nobody was on that thing. The big difference was the "bridge" which I was riding on was about 1m above standing water. So worst case I and possibly my bike would be in water. I think wind is certainly a big factor. One I rode over the Rama III bridge over the river in Bangkok. That bridge does officially not allow motorcycles. The bridge is very wide so even if I would have crashed there was no way I would have fallen down. But the wind up there and sudden gusts was very uncomfortable. I wouldn't like to do it again.

Yes, that is another option. But somehow it reminds me of a school or something like that. I better leave that one out.

I like this one, no idea if it is available in Thailand. And if it is available and if I do it then my idea is to slide it completely out of the way so that it's not visible when it's open. Let's see...

I have that workshop in the little room which my girlfriend suggested we should misuse as a guest bedroom. No way!

Sorry, I don't understand what you are complaining about. If online order is the only or cheapest possible way to get anything then the only alternative is not to order anything, or not?

In Thailand shipping is often very cheap - a lot cheaper than driving to a shop, maybe parking, driving back, etc..