astanhope

If life is like a holiday, then i should scrap thinking about the Visa's etc and just move to LOS.

I would imagine that living up north is very different to living in a resort, so need to think about that one plus a little night life is a plus with a few bars.

maybe a little house, sitting in a rocking chair with my chang and watching the world go by

Bring some good books.

Just another example of the unfortunate backward nature of these people.

What an unfortunate, backward thing for you to say.

I do believe that the sound is explicitly "piew piew piew."

Somebody mentioned Drysol. It contains aluminum chloride - I think it is the same type of product I once received a prescription for.

My recollection is that the stuff burned like hell. It stopped perspiration in the precise spots where it was applied. You might try to get a bottle to use in a pinch.

I find that the "Prickly Heat" mentholated talcum powder helps quite a bit.

Button-down cotton shirts work better for me than t-shirts or polo shirts.

Other thoughts:

* keep hair cut short

* remain clean shaven - (I think Thai ladies aren't terribly fond of beards generally, either. hehe)

* If you've got an office or are out in your vehicle, bring a second set of each clothing article with you to swap out as needed

* Move to Chiang Mai

* Visit wat frequently to implore the universe to bring back the weather we had this past winter (excluding the torrential rain and flooding in the South)

Am I right about the weather in December - March this past winter, Gentlemen?

I've slept on the ones from Bangkok Futon numerous times and they are so much nicer than my Thai bed which looks like a western bed but feels like a giant cardboard box with fabric stapled to it.

Please post the links to these articles when you post them - and copy their content. It is only fair to The Nation.

They keep going back to the same bag of tricks!

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

"... and - oh - btw - greedy farang scofflaws are the cause of all problems here in almost-heaven..."

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Next: a dusty strawman caricature of George Soros is being hauled out of a secret vault to be cleaned and prepared for deployment.