huuwi

53 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Where's the rest of it??

you right, looks to me like a major rip off.

Pass land and house in chalong torwards phuket town, after the trafic light about 300m left side.

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

You remove the head and hands to avoid the body being identified.

Then you can burn & bury the head and hands which are much easier to carry around an dispose of.

welcome back.........dexter.

2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

DLT or asking for an "agent"?

If you had a europe driving licence they changed it easy to a thai licence.

37 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Run a google search for DLT Phuket...   (or a google Maps search). 

 

 

Ok found it on google. Are this the same guys? Sounds maybe crazy, but realy asking for a friend.

Hi all,

opposite villa market chalong was a office that did driving licences.

Do they move or did they close down.

Thanks in advance for any tip.

20 hours ago, Reginald Prewster said:

I had set some budget and requirements calculated as I usually would do in my Offshore jobs, when I was working for the insurance side:

The bridge had to have a static which can carry a schoolclass and a safety factor of 30% extra.

2500Kg SWL (safe working load) plus 750 Kg safety factor..

The budget was set at 250.000 Baht and the Castle Bridge would have been with these requirement three times the price,

But, me, drunk with blurred view I might miss the bridge anyway and falling into the water which needs no aesthetics..????

 

But I can add an update here too as the island is a part of this story:

 

I need to go back to the 10th of December last year.

The connection of the new lake and the old existing pond was in the final stage.

All what was left, was a dam and a little tiny mount, where some Leucaena Trees were growing.

 

The next day already the lake and pond were joined and made the wanted lake of 5500 squaremeter was completed..

My wife (the little dot on the island) was over the moon, the main miliestone of our food jungle, her biggest dream was done...

 

Not much later the story was (of course) over a ghost on the Land.

An old lady walking around the lake and as well uncle and auntie (70+ Years) as also out Housemaid (35 years) confirmed that she is there...

 

I am not so into this stuff and have more the mind: If I would go tomorrow for a life sentence into prison I would have the night before the same good sleep as always..

BUT, as a foreigner choosen Thailand to live, I always respect the traditions, because I have seen how the old traditions got kicked with feet in Europe and how the hate and racism is building up there.

 

So I told my wife to get a monk on the land and sort it out.

Last Monday, my wife and the Farm Gang (3 Generations Thais and since decades best friends) went to a Wat about 10 Miles away from the Land (which is in the middle of nowhere)

The Monk there is quite young for his rank, but he came to the wat as he was a child and never left again and so he has built some reputation...

 

Well, surprisingly he knew the group would come and he knew already that we disturbed the piece of the spirits on the land by removing a mount, that was there for many generations.

The mount was beside a hut which was built as shelter used by the farmers before, right beside a small lake..

OOPS Bullseye! (my thoughts, just that)

If you look at the picture, yep, on the spot.. Here a 2nd picture where the poles of the hut and the mount are still there.

 

Two days later after we donated for the temple, the Monk came.

I am still working in Taiwan, so I had to "participate" from our site office via WhatsApp Video call..

 

The Monk, my Wife and our "Farm Gang" started the celebration by collecting some earth in two buckets (one from the Monk and one from us), some rice seed and water in the others. 

This had to be blessed, because it might be dirt and water, but it was the "home from the former owners" and it will be "our new home"...

What the sword had to do I could not understand but somehow it should keep the evil away and open the door or give enlightenment to ask the spirits for receivement of the Merit to be the new owners...

 

After the items were blessed all went to the location where the mount has been before and a little hole was dug out.

In this hole they put some gifts from everyone and we had to close the hole with the blessed earth, while the Monk spread the water in the surrounding and chanted his prayers..

 

The monk then walked over the entire land and obviously recommended my island to the spirits..

(I was in tears, my sacred island, where I was seeing myself already in front of a well stocked fridge with Leo, a Pizza oven and BBQ, a little cosy hut, singing dirty songs... You all know: the real man's world thing...)

 

But after the ceremony was completed and the monk was gone back, my wife told me that made me thinking:

Hey, As young boy in Germany, the Punk Parties in the Village Cemetery was actually not disturbing the peace of the dead...

 

Because she said, the island was chosen for the reason, that it will be in future a place of happyness, many laughing people will gather there and the spirits will be happly joining.

We only have to put the usual bowl of rice, some lao khao or fizz drink and some scent sticks in one place, before the party starts to invite the spirits to join us... 

 

Well, and there is our Housemaid...

She has given her Talisman with her lucky Lottery Numbers... 

If the numbers are not coming this month, there is no refund and not return, this little brick stays in the ground forever... I not want to see the "old Lady" roaming restless around searching for her little brick in the night....

???????????? 

 

Fair enough and worth it I guess. How do you think? 

I can see you have done a lot of work there. Realy nice, hopefully you will have always enough water in your pond and lots of fish. On the other hand, as you mentioned your safety standarts, forget the bridge do the portcullis.......hahaha. I have to much time here on Phuket, have to go back to the farm.

On 6/2/2023 at 9:27 AM, Reginald Prewster said:

At least she has made a little effort to show me in clear pictures how the trees a doing.

I was quite surprised and getting a little more optimistic.

 

Failure:

I though it is good to plant nitrogen fixer around the trees when they get planted.

Arachis Pintoi was the choice,

Chickens, Geese, Goats all love the greens and as harder the Pinto peanut gets grazed, as better it will cover the ground in its resting times...

Result: The pinto peanuts stunted the growth of my new planted trees.

As soon they were relocated the trees were shooting up.

 

Good;

Arachis Pintoi (pinto peanut) has proven that it is a great fodder plant, grows in deepest shade but also in the sun and starts covering slowly the bare soil...

 

Despite planting about 380 trees in the dry season (lucky our well has great water) only 3 trees died immediately after planting, so I can say I did my homework before I started...

 

Also the idea of the artificial river instead of swales pays out now.

 

A few of the trees increased twice their size in just 6 month...

 

Jacaratia Mexicana (Bonete) was just knee height as I planted it..

 

Adansonia digitata (Baobab) grew his trunk from 1.5 inch to 3 inch at his foot (pipe is 2 1/2 inch)

 

Moringa drouhardii with his common Name Bottle tree was a thumb size trunk as he left the pot and did just what we expected to do.. 

 

and in general some other specimens from around the world which I not expected to grow in the Isaan just do fine... 

 

one thing sets me up is, that I had every tree from the date of seeding, pot numbered and listed, then I put a label with name, date and place of origin on the trees, before we relocated them from Pattaya to Isaan.

 

As they were planted, our farm gang decided to take the ugly yellow plastic things off, because "Lung"

(Uncle) said we have a zero plastic policy on our farm... 

 

AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!

I have to calm down, it's my fault my wife said, because I was swearing like a Broommaker when a blown away Som Tum bag crossed my path..

And when she said so, then it is so... 

 

I hope one day I meet some fellow here who helps me to rename all these trees.. 

 

BBQ on the island and a fridge full of beer will be a promise..

That is one of my next winter tasks, because my island is a (my) sacred place for BBQ, Pizza Oven, Hut and Fridge..

And if not there: "Gone fishing"

 

 

 

great idea with your beer island, if it was me, i had a entrance build like the old castle's.....up the bridge.

16 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Get up before the Germans !

oi....we lost that war to the english alredy, do you not read the news. 555

looks like your big lime got hit by a fruitfly.

if i understand your request correct, try haefle opposite big c.

On 12/26/2022 at 3:07 PM, scorecard said:

"Chevrolet in Chiang Mai are still offering servicing at the same premises as before, Ford has taken over the showroom." I hope they are more focused than their marketing was.

 

My Thai son was doing the rounds of various brands of SUVs / bigger sedans. Went into the Chrysler showroom on Mahidol RD CM (I was with him).

 

Instantly appraoched by 2 very short skirt 'pretty' girls with too much make up. He asked a simple technical question, the reply from both 'pretty' girls was 'It's a very beautiful car'.

 

Son walked across the floor to where some male employees were sitting, and he asked the same question several times. They just redirected him to the 'pretty' girls. 

 

We walked out. Later he made a list of possible vehicles and called each of the brands and asked about gas mileage. Most instantly gave him specific data.

 

The Chevrolet guy, on the phone said 'it doesn't matter and you can check it yourself after you buy the car'.

 

Son responded I want this data before I buy any car, low gas mileage and I don't buy that brand. Chrysler man answered 'never heard of this before, but maybe Chrysler in Jakarta, Indonesia can tell you. After you call them please call me back and give me the data'.

 

Chrysler immediately scrubbed off son's list of possible vehicles. 

good one. i like the pretty girls in the show room, but my buddy said it and thats true, they better sell potatos.

14 hours ago, Nabbiex said:

All the cakes at Central Festival or Tops are not exactly the same as UK-traditional Xmas fruit cake. ???? 

so traditional english, maybe food for foreigner in chalong.

haha, more like 20 month. hint khun Waranyoo Boonsit, get up early and stroll around the market, you maybe find out where your rubbish comes from.

22 hours ago, KhunLA said:

And yet, I saw them by the side of the road.

 

If eating, raising, selling, you'll need to buy anyway, unless you hunt & forage for your meals/farming????

5555 good one, i cant see myself with bow and arrow, leave alone hiting this little birds with any other then a big shotgun.

On 10/27/2022 at 7:52 AM, KhunLA said:

These are the species (6) found in Thailand:

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/king-quail

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/rain-quail

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/japanese-quail

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/barred-buttonquail

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/common-buttonquail

https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/yellow-legged-buttonquail

problem is that they live in the national park, so not much use for people who like to have them for egg or meat production.

34 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

An old thread.

You might get lucky.

 

thx, will try.

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Spotted in UT, haven't a clue about Trang.

any contacts for the shop?

Hi all, is there any infos on or any farmer who has quails, egg and meet birds?

Down here in Trang no chance to find some.

Thanks in advance for infos.

huuwi

2 hours ago, Olmate said:

100bht in BKK seems fair then... Whats the difference? 

in phuket the gals are much older and more experience then there counterpart.....i guess.

if you got a car or a motorbike, just drive around and watch the locals, there are always people fishing, so join them and see how they do.

31 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Wrong about prices.  Many vehicles on tires costing less than 1000.

damn, should read your post before i change tires, can you share where to get this tires for 1000 baht each. thx.

gold shops can do, just ask how much a test is.

not hear any sirene hauling, not sure why. anyway, drivers of ambulance should have propper training. ambulance should only drive with flashing lights and sirene when on emergency call and on there way back to hospital. not when they go out and shop for food, and yes i saw it plenty times. people stop pay attention any more.