Oscar2

Thanks for the humour, mamborobert. Yes, this topic did take on a new life. It just points out how valuable the road is to the population here. Would any other road in Chiang Mai draw as much attention? What about the kareoke bars along Chang Klan road? The Nimmenhamen road topic sort of died out. Maybe the hooker bars can all move over their because it's going to be a one way to... to... to where?

"Population here" referring to what?

MSPain

just a guess...he refers to old, bald, over-weight, farang men.

this is common practice in some European countries. If a staff make a mistake, they bear the burden of the loss to the establishment. it is deducted from their wages.

and BTW, you don't have to pay for Thai girls, you can pick them up in shopping centres, markets, restaurants and coffee shops.

chok dee!

a lot of foreigners in Thailand lack the social skills to be able to do that, just like they were unable to have normal heterosexual in their home countries.

Is being with a lady of the night really that unsafe?

one could get robbed or end up with everything from head lice to Herpes or HIV. your call.

Isn't that the same as spending time with a backpacker low on funds?

uhhh. not really.

Is being with a lady of the night really that unsafe?

one could get robbed or end up with everything from head lice to Herpes or HIV. your call.

JJ,S ist in the Charoen Muang road in the end,50mt before the highway, on the left if you go on direction Sankanpeng. It is still open. I go many times for the best yogurt and cakes!!

Are they open? Some members have reported they are gone from that location.

in pattaya they jump from balconys,here there is the moat

Plenty of balcony's if they really want to go that way !

Out of the question. nononono!

Balconies are a Pattaya thing.

there was a jumper up at Teppanya Hospital a few nights ago. we drove by and saw dozens people in the street, all looking up, many police, rescue, etc. no trampolines, air mattresses, etc. or anything you might see in the West. only concrete.

don't know but they are everywhere. even in the smallest, most remote villages you will find a farang or two. i would guess no one really knows as so many of them are hiding out and evading their own governments so they don't register with consulates, etc. so many of them are loners, or have been living here for years without a visa, etc. no one really knows.

considering the cost of living in Thailand now, 9000 Bahts minimum is a reasonable step forward. the cost of food, healthcare, raising children, etc. has skyrocketed over the last 5 years.

I believe it is December 20 to December 23rd at the convention centre on Nimmenhaemin Rd.

correct, saw the sign today out in front.

At Kad Suan Kaew there is post office in the basement. Have done international EMS mail there, and I think they are open full hours, 7 days a week. They do have boxes, but I have never checked how large the sizes are.

open until 12:00 Saturday, closed on Sunday.

of course the airport branch is always open until 8:00 p.m.

Is that a full Post Office, able to handle international EMS?

yes 100%

of course the airport branch is always open until 8:00 p.m.

It is OK to watch TV follow Thai Visa.

hopefully not with the same obsession/compulsion as you

re.

And the katoeys were, and always will be, men too. Dresses and lipstick notwithstanding.

there were plenty of them at the

miss healthy thailand beauty competition at ksk in september

dave2

what a scary bunch!

it's difficult finding a place with a nice kitchen like that. our place is great but the kitchen is terrible. we know a Thai family with a huge, 5 bedroom, 5 bath home on more than a rai of land and they have a kitchen that is very tiny and not at all meant for cooking, only storing cold drinks, wine, and dishes. they both work 12 hours/day and when they are home they always have food delivered.

Yes, I went and there were some nice things and some not so nice things about it:

1) the location sucks. It doesn't help that there is another JJ Market near the Night Bazaar and this location is out of the way. Lots of people who have lived here for years had to consult maps to figure out where this was.

2) it was too commercial; too many businesses (especially hotels and restaurants) selling overpriced food and drink and there just "flying their flags". I saw a wine tasting for about B 240; really? Come on, who's going to pay that at a casual, outdoor event like this? How about a community/organization run BBQ (chicken, burgers, pork, sausages) that offers good food & drink at sane prices? That would go over big, in my opinion. Maybe the restaurants and hotels should consider giving out some free samples of their food rather than charging B 100 or more for small servings. There was a local monthly magazine there (maybe one of the sponsors) selling yearly subscriptions to their tourist magazine which is given away for free! I noted that they had no customers.

3) the best part was the individual people (not businesses) who brought unusual things for sale and were ready to bargain on their prices (unlike the commercial ventures). Lots of nice books, records, cds, dvds, clothing etc. for sale at great prices. But again, food and drink were vastly overpriced. Because some of the money goes to charity, does that mean it's an occasion to nick the entire community? High prices also meant that locals were effectively screened out (or smart enough to stay away and visit the far vaster and cheaper Saturday morning market). This was mostly an expat affair, not many Thais except for the "usual suspects" as vendors.

4) lots of the same vendors that sell the same things everywhere else and can be seen time and again at all the other walking streets. Why not try to screen these people, who seem to make their business off of such events, out? They're boring and repetitive.

5) I heard no music. How about some live, free music to attract customers and also to keep them?

6) the timing was bad. Kind of post Thanksgiving for Americans; competed with the Jazz festival; and in the middle of Loy Kratong activities for Thais plus at exactly the same time as the Saturday morning market.

figures you wouldn't like it. you don't seem to like anything.

You are completely clueless the article was written to put Thailand down using heart breaking stories that every country in the world could tell

As for try to put yourself in their place do you have any idea of what it is like to lose a son. Mine was 18 when he drowned and I went through agony and it hurt for years after. Yes I know what it is like to lose my own but I cannot imagine what it would be like for another parent. One friend of mine had a successful construction company he lost because he could not work for a year. I strongly suspect that the person who wrote the article is doing it for one of two reasons.

1 they got ripped off by a Scam in Thailand or

2 It is the only way they know how to deal with there grief.

That point I understand very well. I do not condone the article but if point number 2 is true I fully understand.

7 years after my son's death I found my self with tears in my eyes recalling a very rewarding experience my boy and I had had shortly before his death.

Stick to your doom an gloom attitude and don't even try to imagine about the feelings of others.

you talk too much (and post too much). maybe find a hobby?

it adds to the allure of visiting an exotic culture. Risk of death in Paradise.

Ladyboys

Tuk Tuks and other traffic dangers

STD's

Exotic diseases like malaria, typhoid

Tsunami's, floods, steroids, Yaba , opium

etc, etc

They keep coming despite the warning signs. or because of them?

Nice BIG paint brush you have there. Painting all ladyboys bad.

most of them are trouble makers.

rode one the other day. first time in about 5 years. what a miserable experience. kid sitting next to me was picking his zits. will probably be another 5 years before i have the pleasure of doing that again.

what was the name of the decedent?

I use Google Thailand but when I click your link, it shows the contential USA.

I'll be in Chiang Mai tomorrow, but I still don't have a clue how to find your place. Not a complaint, just honest feedback...

forget google. all the needed info is contained in the first post as well as a map of the area. i found it easily using the info in post 1.

Went to Pern's recently on a weekday night and found it to be a very progressive place. It was conspicuous though that the clientele was almost entirely 60+ yrs old and male (not that there's anything wrong with that). The food was good.

is that the place that has been there for quite some time now under a few different names? I think one name was Supasteak or something. then it was called some wine bar or something. yes the food is very good there. same owner i imagine? yes i noticed the clientele being 90% older gay men. not that it bothers me either except one time while dining when they were openly talking loudly about young hilltribe boys they were shagging. that was a turn off. haven't been back.

Okay, Dave! Over to you! Tell us about your salad menu !!!!!! Then tell us how much you make off salads for lunch compared to hamburgers!!

obviously you've been drinking to have made such a remark.