OneMoreFarang

What's the point of being rich if you can't spend that money with the girls?

I was never married and I wasted a lot more than that in Thailand - in the last 25 years. Let's have fun!

I am soldering a couple of boards together for my LED lights. I still have to get used to SMD technology. For most parts it works fine but for some tiny components this is not so easy. I finished already one board completely which works. Now I work on 4 more. This is one with only the SMD parts which I did today. Here is a long video about that project. The guy has also a website with great information about all kind of LED lights.

It seems with large tiles the chance of having problems is much higher compared to smaller tiles. And with even larger tiles it gets worse. This guy seems to know what he is talking about - at least I get that impression.

Great that you got at least three words right.

The Thai electorate didn't protest. The red mob protested and burnt half the city. Is that what you call democracy? And apart from that, do you think people who vote again and again for corrupt leaders and their family member are smart?

No, I was there to watch them and cheer for them. It wasn't necessary to pay me for that. The yellow shirts helped to get rid of Thaksin. What a beautiful day.

Really? I don't know if it is sad or funny when some people spent all their time "back home" and then they think they will retire somewhere far away in a different climate and different culture with different laws and somehow they think they will be happy in that new place. Really? Most of us are creatures of habit. Sometimes a holiday with some exotic elements is fine. But changing the whole life in almost every aspect is difficult to impossible.

Yes, a few of the yellow shirts were bad people...

I saw lots of yellow shirt supporters. I would call many of them middle class. And I saw the aggressive red mob in their pickup trucks and at their barricades terrorizing the city. They were very different from each other. And I spoke with a few people who got offered money to join the red shirts in the middle of the city. For what? Democracy? Give me a break.

The 2010 protest was about what Thaksin calls "his" money. People who want democracy don't need huge bamboo and tire barricades with gasoline ready. They also don't need war weapons. And looting and arson is definitely not the way to democracy. Or did you miss those important clues?

No, even he can't purge them. But you know there are always algorithms which pictures come up first with which keywords. And there are companies out there who manage perception. Did he pay anybody to do it? I don't know. But he certainly has enough money and a big enough ego.

What motivated many of those protesters was money, free food and drinks and party time. And someone paid for all that.

I just tried to find one of those pictures with MiB on stage with the red-shirts. I know the pictures exist, I saw them before. But now I can't easily find them anymore. Strange. Is someone, maybe someone with a lot of money, is cleaning up history?

And I thought the protest happened because a greedy criminal wanted "his" money back.

Who organized the red mob? Who financed the red mob? Who controlled the red mob? Here is a hint: It wasn't Abhisit or Suthep or Prayut.

I also think about those people who died in 2010 who did their duty. People who had no chance to just walk away. People who had to fight terrorists. It's sad that so many soldiers were killed by the mob of the criminal fugitive. I remember them.

Maybe you missed it: He was at one of his parties while the Queen was mourning alone. And maybe you also missed that the Queen was not the only person who was alone. Probably millions of people in the UK were mourning for dead friends and relatives while the guy who made the rules ignored them. And he still doesn't see a problem with his behavior. I am sure psychologists have a name for that condition.

Did it occur to you that partygate is just typical for Boris? He is incompetent and he doesn't care. He wanted to be PM but he doesn't want to do the work. What a pathetic creature! And it seem you think you can trust him with handling Putin. Yeah, sure, dream on!

Is anybody surprised? Will he resign? Or will he just do what he always did? Rules are for the others, he can do whatever he wants. Nobody should be surprised by the behavior of him. Why was he elected to be PM? Vote for a clown and hope things work out?

Lots of owners have no money. So they spend only money when they (will) receive money. I.e. I asked for a new air-conditioner before I move in. The owner told me: yes, after you pay the deposit. I paid it and the new air-con was installed. And I have no idea if that is "normal".

And do you think it's a good idea to do such things on a motorway? Why not compete on a racetrack without endangering innocent people? And for the record: I also like to drive a little faster from time to time. But there is a difference between fast and insane.

It seems someone thinks about those poor Thai police officers. Imagine if bars would be allowed to open, possibly even with dancing girls on stage. Who would pay the police?

I agree, but I think it starts even with standard cars from the manufacturer. A long time ago in a country far away I had a BMW 323i with about 140 HP. My friend, who worked as a car mechanic at that time called it a rocket. Max speed was about 200km/h and the acceleration was pretty good. Now, I wonder if BMW sells any cars with less power. I know they sell cars with 3 times that power and more. For what? And if people really use that power, i.e. to go racing or drive on the Autobahn, fine. But what's the point of a fast and powerful car in Thailand?

One big problem seem to be the laws in this country. It seems every hairdresser and laundry shop and security guard can demand 3% commission from the seller. Knowledge: zero, Opportunities: a lot. Maybe that is the reason that nobody wants to do a proper job. Because if a real real estate agent who puts in the work has to fight with the hairdresser who mentioned that the apartment is available about the whole commission then the system is just broken.