bruceky

"she had transferred her nationality from Burmese to Thai."

makes it seem so easy that anyone can just transfer nationalities, maybe as a skilled applicant?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/12/08/korean-air-executive-goes-nuts-over-service-delays-plane/

Interesting... I don't think it was about the nuts but moreso about the fact that staff aren't doing what they should be doing from a management point of view. Not necessarily the way I'd go about it but it set an example I guess. We just flew back on a different airline where the purser of the flight was a grumpy old bat whose first reaction to everything was 'no' (in business class) while the rest of the staff were actually quite good.

“If I am Angyee [a Triad gangster], what does my supporting local government officers for almost 10 years signify?” he asked.

if that's the case, doesn't that signify that government officers are connected and possibly influenced by the traids?

will have to drop by next time we're down that way...all the best :)

Interesting question. I'd hate for them to have salary deducted, sometimes it's not their fault and kudos to those that actually work to make their money. I've not asked for the coupon before and they're generally really polite or they call to apologize if it's running a little late. The cynical side of me just hopes that they are not pocketing vouchers for themselves or their friends to get freebies in return.

"...saying it will launch a brand new study with a focus on flood prevention."

so this time it's going to have a focus on flood prevention? what was it before?

it's a pity people don't think before they even put their deposits down before buying a car they can't afford... for those that got their cars, some can't afford to get them serviced...

having said that, I too agree that the cancellations are a good thing from a drivers point of view, how many more small cars have you seen out there being driven like they're motorbikes weaving in and out and going any random direction they feel like.

i know copper has value, maybe i'm lucky but bangkok is the first place that i've had someone steal the copper pipe around the water meter in front of the house... to which i was told 'you should have left the light on out front' apparently the whole soi got hit whose lights were off

maybe he got sick of hearing "you hang up.. no you hang up.. no you... you... you... no you hang up"

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/imagery-on-google-maps-of-fukushima.html

Found this google blog if it helps anyone

I get more and more confused reading this... so her boyfriend killed a different woman? thinking it was her? ... if they're in a happy relationship, has be been getting crap from the family for the last year for killing his GF? so now he can say 'see i didn't kill her' or at least 'i didn't kill Nigora'.... and what's become of him if he was jailed or something for killing her and she shows up a year later? great girlfriend by the way to wait a year if he is (sorry i missed the original story when all this first happened).... either way.. *scratches head*

You're not the brightest star in the galaxy, are you.

Post #32 explains it in quite easy-to-read terms.

no need to be rude, i actually missed #32 and scrolled too quickly... yes it does explain it quite well thank you

'Miss Nigora Muminova showed Tourist Police a scan of a news item in a Thai Newspaper which related to the murder of a woman by her Uzbekistan boyfriend, Mr. Sobiyon Sobirov aged 23, in Bangkok, whereby he killed her and then placed her in a suitcase which was thrown into a river on 16th August.'

I get more and more confused reading this... so her boyfriend killed a different woman? thinking it was her? ... if they're in a happy relationship, has be been getting crap from the family for the last year for killing his GF? so now he can say 'see i didn't kill her' or at least 'i didn't kill Nigora'.... and what's become of him if he was jailed or something for killing her and she shows up a year later? great girlfriend by the way to wait a year if he is (sorry i missed the original story when all this first happened).... either way.. *scratches head*

oh i see they're adopting luxury car valuation methods... seems legit

i guess they don't have phoneboothes upcountry? might have been dryer to get the whole body inside rather than just the head... poor bloke could have drowned if it flooded

I still can't stop having a quiet laugh every time i see these photos....

I get the intent... but is it only when a student gets to uni here that they are taught not to cheat?

A child born overseas to an Australian national and registered with the Australian embassy is automatically an Australian citizen, he should have stayed cool, taken the daughter on a holiday to Grandma in oz and stayed there, chances would have been slightly better and the payoff,more affordable......anyway..

As he did not have sole custody awarded by a Thai court, requires Thai mothers written permission for the child to depart Thailand

That is incorrect, I brought by 11 month old son back to Australia (December 2012) to live when I split up with my wife. All I had was his passport and birth certificate (we had already contacted the Australian and Thai embassies and they both said that I didn't require anything other than his passport) and we left Thailand and entered Australia with no problems. As long as there are no court restrictions children can leave Thailand freely with their father or a relative.

i'm guessing that's where the difference is... you already had the passport... which consent would need to have been given by both parties to obtain... i'm not as familiar with the thai side of things, but even in australia, if both parents are australian, and one party doesn't sign, the other can't take their child overseas, not even for a holiday.

Sorry for the long link, but i don't know how to add pictures in here... did a quick google search and there's already human blinders/blinkers out there (like the blinders over the eyes of horses) .... maybe they'll make these standard issue in the exam halls

https://www.google.co.th/search?q=horse+blinders+for+humans&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=iJ8NUr7cNqmUiQeNmoCQDQ&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1577&bih=942

didn't know they trained people at noodle making at 'Banthongyord Badminton School, where she trains' but i could be wrong...

Congratz to the young lady, she's done really well

sacked is a slang word, maybe in this case they weren't fired but they got 'sacked' for getting caught

Call me cynical but that sounds like a nice story to tell some passengers if you're fishing for a sympathy tip.

i know what you mean though, i do get quite cynical at times over here...

Hi fellow farangs. Like most of you either living or regularly visiting Bangkok or I guess Thailand in general, we’ve probably come across a heap of taxi or tuk tuk drivers that want to spend more time not working and pick up a big fare without turning on the meter or ones that are so rude you just want to smack out but occasionally, and maybe I’ve been lucky but in more recent times we’ve come across some more decent ones. The reason why I’m writing this post is not to have a go at taxi drivers but because we got a bit annoyed after hearing what happened from a taxi driver today so I wanted to share what happened.

We got into the taxi and the guy without hesitation started driving and picked up that we were speaking both a mixture of English and Thai and we got into a conversation. Turns out he was a decent bloke, well mannered, spoke politely and did all the right things that you would expect for a pain free cab ride home. After a little chatting, he told us what happened to him earlier on in the day. At 6pm, a farang youngish couple he was guessing around ages of 30 jumped into a taxi (you know what traffic’s like at this time of day) from Silom and wanted to go to somewhere down Khao San Rd. As they got into the taxi, quite abruptly they told him to turn on the meter (which is fair enough since lots of drivers these days try to prey on tourists) however what I thought was really rude was when they arrived at their destination, the fare came to 95 baht. The couple argued with the taxi driver that their previous fare was only 75 baht and didn’t want to pay the full metered fare. The poor bloke was telling us he didn’t speak enough English to try to explain to them that the fair was probably higher because of traffic jams. So, in the end, the driver with his little language knowledge said “nevermind” and accepted the 75 baht.

I’ve seen some disgusting behavior from tourists like this where people have taken 2 beers from drink vendors at floating markets and only pay for one thinking they’re great for getting a bargain on something that’s already dirt cheap and you know these little guys don’t charge any more than what you’d pay at a 7/11 or Tesco.

Yes there’s a fair share of scum out there that try to rip off the farangs but there’s also a lot of decent people around. Let’s not taint them too. When we have visitors come over, we do warn them to watch out not to get ripped off in general, but also to be fair. 20 baht for some of us back home can’t even buy a bottle of water, but it could buy a working person here their lunch.

why did they pixelate the girls area too? she's in jeans... has that become offensive too? or is it because she's in jeans it's offensive?

i didn't know you could arrest a bloke for his man boobs, fake or real... i better open up a mankini shop by the beach, there might be some money in it soon

Hi everyone, I've just renewed from the 1 year to 5 year license and rather than bombarding the forum with all the details, I've share about the experience here http://i3ruceky.com/?page_id=1835 hopefully it helps.

Quick background if it helps to set a scenario, I have a Full South Australian Drivers License and am here on a partner visa where I can't work so I don't have a work permit and I'm based in Bangkok.