Metapod

1 hour ago, impulse said:

I'd be a regular weekend passenger if they picked up at Khlong Toei Port in BKK...  And went just about anywhere nice.  Getting out of BKK traffic on Friday afternoon and back into town on Sunday makes weekend getaways too stressful.  

 

Hop on a boat, kick back with some videos, live scenery of the female persuasion and a cold beverage or 6, and watch the water going by.  Or white knuckle it in downtown traffic.  Hmmm.

 

Yup, me too.

80 to 40? Why not incrementally drop it? That is an enormous change. 80 to 70 or 60 would make a lot more sense.

how much time would this service save if coming from BKK?

Okay, they finally opened it up today.

22 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

I used it at the weekend. It's handy as it means you can avoid travelling down to the street, around the street vendors and farious hazards, and you don't have to use the haphazard concrete obstical course that constitutes a road crossing. But I don't think you could really call it a landmark. Maybe in the sense of "meet you at the skywalk", but not in the sense of "I can't wait to visit the large concrete walkway i've heard it's so beautiful".

You couldn't have used it as it is blocked off currently. I walk past it everyday.

pretty clear at this point that Bangkok will be Singapore-lite in another 5 years

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Crimes using corrosive substances in London jumped in 2016 to 431 from 261 in 2015, Metropolitan Police numbers show. So far this year, there have been 282.

 

There is no clear explanation for the rise,

 

Pretty obvious explanation......

I walk past it everyday and it doesn't look finished just yet. They are still spray painting those giant mushroom/tree things. 

man that area is going to be <deleted> dead without the minivans and street food. lol

Didn't he have something stupid like 2 months left? Who escapes out of jail to avoid a 2 month sentence? 

what an absolute <deleted> moron that guy is. 

RIP

I knew Nick personally (other guy mentioned in the article) and it is absolutely terrible what happened to him. I wouldn't step foot on that island ever again.

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

How if you are a pillion passenger and you are knocked off by a hit and run driver on the wrong side of the road, can it be your fault?

Insurance company showing once again what scumbags they can be. Take your money and then leave you high and dry. I hope they are publicly shamed and boycotted for this. Good luck to the family and I hope the guy recovers.

I also ask what about the 72 hours free treatment policy Thai hospitals are supposed to have?

Pretty sure no insurance policy will cover a pillion passenger if the driver isn't licenced (which I doubt he was)

59 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Shooting a gun at a unarmed woman gosh.

Unarmed? She did get out of her car and threaten him with a baseball bat. Let's not bend the facts here.

If it was something that happened very rarely in situations like a guy finishing his 12hour shift and driving home etc, that would be one thing.

The reality is that it happens all the time for no reason other than greed. Sometimes i have to ask 10+ taxis just to have one agree to take me where I want to go and put the meter on. 

These guys are best.

www.tailoronten.com

He must have watched that video on YouTube of the black guy in Paris selling souvenirs to Thai people while speaking Thai and extrapolated lol.

Plenty of jobs available without a degree. The key detail (which you likely miss) is having a useful skill.

For example, if you are a very good chef, you can definitely get work over here. Likewise if you are a shit hot programmer. 

Develop an extremely useful skill and excel at it and then you have a shot. A bit of random work experience and being a native English speaker just isn't enough. 

3 hours ago, gandalf12 said:

I wouldn't as I am home asleep at 2am

Then your opinion on catching taxis in Bangkok is irrelevant. 

51 minutes ago, gandalf12 said:

Where do all you guys live were the taxi drivers won't use the meter? I have used taxis for a long time and apart from the center of Bangkok they all put the meter on without being asked.

Try getting a taxi at RCA at 2am

increase again?

they already increased the prices and nothing has changed. I had to ask 14 taxis last week when I was trying to get home from RCA. 14.......

whats up with Nakorn Sri Thammarat and murder?

I won't be 70s for almost 50 years so I think I'd more than fine in Thailand at that age. Healthcare is already fairly good in Bangkok..

You're an expat here and you seriously think you'll be here in 50 years? That would be very rare.

Never said I would. Not sure if I will.

I hope I don't become one of those bitter jaded olds crying about the good old days of Thailand in 2050 though. lol.

I won't be 70s for almost 50 years so I think I'd more than fine in Thailand at that age. Healthcare is already fairly good in Bangkok..