SABloke

He obviously married a rich lady 

If memory serves me correct there were 3 people killed as a result of drivers having epileptic seizures this year (reported in the news), but I do recall that people killed by bus drivers, reckless driving and a total lack of enforcement by the police was....well I lost count to be honest 

For those of you that don't understand Thai I shall translate. The guy filming said, "I'm sorry that you did something wrong which caused me to crash into you. Next time you should not brake so hard, so that when I'm not paying attention to the road more than 5m ahead of me, and I don't notice slow traffic ahead, I have time to avoid you as you take out the guy in front."

I guess I won't be abke to buy beer at tbe restaurant on Doi Inthanon anymore 

2 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Why should these little snowflake farang be surprised?

They aren't in Kansas now Toto, eh?

I don't think the facebook poster was  a 'snowflake' and offended or shocked by the sale of weapons...he was pointing out the stupidity of screening people for weapons at the entrance of the building and then selling weapons inside the same building. 

What an idiot. Original article stated that the engine was "left running" and a "Thai man later came back". Not the case at all.

500 Baht fine for assault.

500 Baht fine for riding on the pavement (I know right)

5,000 Baht fine for turning off the motorbike 

I wonder how Steve's gonna spin this one? 

On 11/19/2017 at 12:43 PM, wirat69 said:

What a bunch of sexist comments.... even if she was not very ladylike to start with.... Two wrongs never made a right!!

One question - If I woman makes a comment of having sex with the lady, is it sexist, or just a horny person talking shit?

9 hours ago, Nigeone said:

Will we get some honest arrival figures now I wonder ?

With Gen. So-and-so in charge we can expect the utmost truth i.e 10 Trillion tourist arrivals next year 

15 hours ago, DM07 said:

...yet they get their knickers in a twist, whenever someone somewhere does something with or to a beloved Buddha...

I doubt these Muslim kids would give a flying <deleted> if someone did something to a Buddha  But hey, generalizations and all

I bet cached images (automatically generated/stored by your web browser) will be counted as being "in possesion" so be careful of viewing any 112 related links folks.

4 hours ago, newnative said:

    Instead of removing seats they need to be adding rail cars.  Some trains often only have 5 or 6 rail cars and no matter when I travel, it's always crowded.  They need to check out Sydney's double decker rail cars.  Bangkok really needs to step it up with its metro--it's getting ever more usage but is really not that good as it is. Especially poor for tourists as there are few fare card machines at most stations so often long waits to buy a card.   and needs lots of improvements.

Double decker trains in a single decker underground tunnel. Brilliant 

1 hour ago, coulson said:

It's lovely that this fellow sees 5 baht as a very low charge, compared to the 200 baht they stick on tourists.

The point is that you can make a bill payment with "ATM Card A" at "ATM B". Most bills can already be paid with "ATM Card A at ATM A" and many have a charge (10 Baht, 15 Baht etc) but you could never pay your electricity bill at a SCB Atm if you had an Kbank card..now you can. And 5 baht is 'cheap'. Hell, it costs me 15 baht to take money from a Kbank ATM outside of Bangkok with my Kbank ATM card (Issued in Bangkok).

Foreign card fees (Not "tourist" fees) are a totally different subject but this service can be useful in a remote area where there aren't atm's of every bank. 

Also, if you think Thai banks are sharks, some South African banks have a minimum charge of 75 Baht...for LOCAL, but different bank, bank cards. I was charged 250 Baht last time I got cash there.

"Meetings of between five and 10 people might not always be counted as political activity"

When did this become a thing? All those drunken nights that could've been had at my house!

Well, you need 5000 members total (or 500 in each voting district - I can't keep track) and each member needs to pay to be registered. So how the f-c- are you supposed to convince people to join your party if you can't meet with them? 

This is of course the whole plan, and come February there will be a proclamation of an election delay becuase political parties failed to register in time. All blame will be placed at the feet of the parties. 

2 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

Thanks for the link SABloke...that's interesting....actually its amazing..--amazing that you can run a poll on how much bribe money is paid year by year....I have only had to go to the land office 3 times in the 20 years I have been here--& yes paid a small amount to queue jump....instead of waiting the 7 hours in the non air con Place. I wonder what the huge bribes are for.

 

Still its good to see that the Thai police are on the job & will  investigate the land office.... 2nd most corrupt is to investigate 1st.........

"I wonder what the huge bribes are for."

A friend's father wanted to divide 100 rai into 10 plots. The total cost for surveying and production of new land documents came to 200 000 Baht. That was all above board. On the day that he went to fetch the documents the officer in charge (the one whose signature validates the new chanotes) wanted 14k per document. His reasoning was that since the land was worth close to 100 million, my friends father could afford it.

That's what the huge bribes are paid for.

On 11/16/2017 at 4:56 PM, sanuk711 said:

I must have missed out on this vote SABloke.-.

--When was it taken ?

Who arranged it all ?...

What are the voting figures ?

& of course.....who came first ?.............

The land department came first

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Land-offices-most-corrupt-30248110.html

14 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

Yes, that's true.  But I'm glad that I don't live in the same Thailand that you live in.

 

As the author, Anais Nin said; "We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are."

 

 

Why did you cut the part of my qoute that deals with Thai people's opinion of the police? Doesn't fit your narrative or what?

7 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

You're not seriously suggesting that more than 50% of the police are corrupt, are you?

50% of the bureaucrats?

50% untrained doctors? 50% of the monks pedophiles or just unfit to wear the saffron robes?

 

In the past 17 years living here, I have seen a couple of bent cops, certainly a doctor or two who didn't know ass from elbow, and a few monks living more like playboys than the Dali Lama.

But  just a few. Perhaps you might consider new lenses through which to view your world.

 

Every single cop that takes 200 baht at a checkpoint is bent. Every single cop that takes payment in order to investigate a theft etc. is bent. Every single cop that pays for a promotion bent. None of my Thai friends or colleagues has faith in the police. The Thai Police Force was voted 2nd most corrupt department in the country. Thai police chiefs refuse breathalyzer tests and carry guns on airplanes and they set the example for lower ranks to follow.

I'm generous if I say ONLY 50% are corrupt. 

Squirting in Pattaya - who would've thunk? 

17 hours ago, worgeordie said:

The only thing good about this is,he's denying it,so when

he is found guilty,he will not get the 50 % reduction in

sentence,and will have to serve the full term,I dont know

about Thai jails ,but a child rapist or murderer is the lowest

of the low,in Western prisons,and can expect rough treatment

from the other prisoners,hope it's the same here.

 

regards worgeordie

Incorrect I'm afraid. Jenpop the Merc killer, denied all charges originally and was then made aware of the CCTV and dashcam footage that showed him crash into the toll barrier and later driving at high speed into the other car, killing the 2  students. He pleaded guilty and as such had his sentenced reduced and was released out on bail

On 11/13/2017 at 4:09 PM, FolkGuitar said:

In which country are..

... all the police honest?

... all the religious leaders pure?

... all the teachers qualified?

... all the doctors knowledgeable?

... all the cooks skilled?

Or should I ask, 'on which planet?'

 

If there are 10,000 of them, and 4-5 are bad, does this mean all of them are bad?

 

I don't think there is a single country that has a perfect record BUT in Thailand it isn't 4 -5 out of 10,000 that are bad - it's on the other side of halfway. And if you live here and can honestly tell me the police in your country are more corrupt, then I apologize: Somalia is a tough place to live. 

On 11/14/2017 at 12:29 PM, Lowryderen said:

If a breath test is refused, then a blood test should be mandatory, taken as soon as possible in the nearest hospital/clinic/police station/doctors office or even on the spot.. Otherwise its just moot to even have the breath tester.

Well the current police order states that you may refuse a breath test, but then you are immediately charged with a DUI...unless your name is Jenpop and you go out and damage a toll booth and kill 2 students whilst travelling 180kph (His refusal to do a breath test was = DUI charge was dismissed due to a technicality  )

On 11/8/2017 at 5:15 PM, missoura said:

My Thai wife of many years says "I am not a red shirt. I am not a yellow shirt. I am Thai 100%". She supports the present government. Her reasoning is that the Army has been the only one to actually try and stop corruption in Thailand.

 

Yes, she was part of the group that strolled the streets of Bangkok a few years ago.

 

During our discussion about these things,  she will usually end up saying "It's my country". And she is right. As an American, I know very little about politics here or back home. But, I do know that it is fun to watch. Sometimes.

 

 

"My Thai wife..."

When you find yourself in a situation that you need to qualify your wife you might need to reassess the situation ... When you were back in America, did you used to refer to your "my American girlfriend" or just "my girlfriend"?

Here's my situation - my wife and I agree about many things and disagree about even more. (I've been told that was normal throughoutt the galaxy) My wife is Thai and she will tell you that her husband is South African, but she is not my "Thai wife" and I am not her "South Africa husband" because my wife doesn't have a  "another country husband" and neither do I have "another country's wife"

5 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Available in Thailand?             No doubt it's a real Paarl of a cider.

Savanna is available in Tops and many liquor stores (I even found it in a bar in Chumphon). It's 67 Baht for a bottle and well worth it on a hot day. But for multiple neckings, I like Thatchers ("Like" in the way everyone likes a squat toilet at the petrol station that actually has a spray nozzle instead of a shit laden floor with a trough and scoop - its better than the rest at that point in life )